“The special one” revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo once refused to leave the field as a substitute even though Real Madrid, the club where they both worked together before, was leading 5-0.

Sharing on FIVE show , the podcast channel of former football player Rio Ferdinand, coach Jose Mourinho talked about Ronaldo’s ambition: “Once we (Real – PV) were leading Levante 5-0. I told Ronaldo to relax and preserve his physical strength. He refused and said he could score one more goal.”

“When you have someone who wants to achieve more, the only thing to do is sit down and let him do what needs to be done. You cannot teach Cristiano about motivation, desire or technique. What you need to do is come up with a suitable tactical system and let him have fun,” the former Chelsea coach added.

Ronaldo’s memorable goal against Barcelona in the 2010/11 Spanish King’s Cup final.

From 2010 to 2013, while working with coach Mourinho at Real, Ronaldo transformed from a winger into a goal-scoring machine. “He still plays as a wing striker but does not play wide but enters the penalty area more. At that time, we also reduced the defensive burden for him,” the 61-year-old captain recounted.

CR7 is the main nucleus of Real’s squad under the “Special One”, competing with Barcelona’s flamboyant playing style under coach Pep Guardiola. The beautiful header against the home team at Camp Nou, helping “Los Blancos” win the Spanish King’s Cup in the 2010/11 season, is said to be one of the first goals Ronaldo scored while playing in the forward position. target direction.

The book “Fear and Loathing in La Liga” by famous sports journalist Sid Lowe, an expert on Spanish football on the Guardian , published in 2014, tells about stories on and off the field surrounding the matches. El Clasico throughout history.