Cristiano Ronaldo closes his embarrassing year in Arab football this Wednesday. He Al Nasr played its last league game tonight against Al-Fateh in a meaningless match where the team the Portuguese winger plays for is no longer at stake: Al-Ittihad was proclaimed champion last weekend.
With no league, no Club World Cup, no Cup and no Super Cup, Ronaldo had the option of finishing top scorer for the Riyadh team. But neither. His 14 goals do not exceed the 18 of his teammate Andersonn Talisca. And he won’t be the top scorer in the Saudi league either, a ranking that Abderrazak Hamdallah tops at 20.
Apart from the competitive face, where it can be said that he lived a shameful year, in extra-sports he was also frustrated by his constant belittling of teammates, fans, rivals… Everyone experienced his exaggeration and hitting anger at close range, the result perhaps from his general frustration at the lack of titles, something he was not used to.
Just when it seemed in Saudi Arabia that he would find calm after a hectic season in his second spell at Manchester United, all indications were that he was going through one of his worst moments. And that would have sparked the first rumors about the Portuguese’s alleged interest in leaving, despite the fact that he has signed a contract until 2025. It is expected that in the next few days Ronaldo himself will reign in his intentions for the future.
Source: La Verdad
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