London, England.
Erik Ten Hag, coach of Manchester United, He responded to the criticism that was directed at him Cristiano Ronaldo and said that “it’s a long way from Manchester.”
The Portuguese, who left the Manchester United at the end of 2022 due to disagreements with the coach, he said in a podcast with Rio Ferdinand that a United coach, referring to Ten Hag, You can’t say they’re not going to win the Premier League or the Champions League.
“Manchester United need to rebuild everything. The manager said that they cannot compete to win the Premier League and the Champions League. As a Manchester manager you cannot say that you are not going to fight to win these competitions. Maybe you don’t have that potential, but you can’t say that. We are going to try, we have to do it. That is what I should say,” he said. Ronaldo.
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Asked about the player’s statements, Ten Hag He said that everyone has the right to give their opinion, but that “he is in Saudi Arabia, he is very far from Manchester.”
The 54-year-old Dutch coach tried not to give much importance to the comments of Cristiano Ronaldoalthough he respects his opinion.
“He said Manchester United can’t win the Premier League. He said that, if you read the article carefully,” he said. Ten Hag“Ronaldo is far away, in Saudi Arabia, far from Manchester. Everyone can have an opinion. That’s fine,” the coach concluded.
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In his second stage in the Manchester UnitedFrom 2021 to 2023, Cristiano played 54 games and scored 27 goals.
In his first season back he was the Premier League’s third-highest scorer, as well as scoring several key goals as United progressed through the Champions League group stages.
However, a couple of defeats early in his second campaign with United saw him relegated to the bench and his relationship with Ten Hag breaking down.
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