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Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo became the player he is today thanks to former assistant Walter Smith, according to Darren Fletcher.
Fletcher tells be in sports: “For me it was Walter Smith. Walter Smith joined around Christmas time, New Year’s time as assistant manager.
“You could see the talent and the skills with Ronaldo. The players were one of the reasons he signed against Sporting Lisbon in that preseason game when he tore us apart.
“We just got off a plane, jetlagged from America. That’s John O’Shea’s apology!
“But you could see the talent. You could see this charismatic boy, you could see he had a drive to be the best player in the world – but he frustrated everyone’s life.
“Eventually Walter Smith came in and decided not to give fouls in practice. I think the only purpose was for Ronaldo. So when Ronaldo used his skills, missed the ball and took Mick, the boys fouled him.
“Ronaldo tore his hair out for two weeks – and he went nuts! What happened after a few weeks? Ronaldo starts moving the ball because he’s tired of being kicked.
“Now he’s starting to play a touch or two and running, now he’s starting to score more goals and it’s clicking in his head, he’s having more impact on the games. That was the beginning of Ronaldo’s transition.”
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