Former Portuguese international player Paulo Futre, legend of Atlético de Madrid, defended his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday and assured that “He will take revenge” on the pitch at the World Cup against Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag. Futre, in a publicity event in Lisbon, praised Cristiano’s “mentality” and said that the striker “is the number one to take revenge on the field”, and that the Dutch coach, for whom He assured that he did not have any “respect”, he will have “nightmares”.
“Cristiano is the number one to take revenge on the field, and let’s see if this artist (Ten Hag) is not going to have nightmares throughout the World Cup. I hope so”, said the former rojiblanco striker. Futre assured that “There are no words for what he (Ten Hag) did to her” and opined that the Manchester United coach sought a “confrontation” with the Portuguese player, who left the Old Trafford team on Tuesday.
“What he did to him when he told him to come in with two minutes until the end… Cristiano is not just another player, he has five Ballon d’Ors”, defended. Regarding the future, Futre said that Cristiano “would be very well received by the fans” of Sporting de Portugal, his first club, and Real Madrid, where he spent nine years.
“If he clears up the problems he had with (club president) Florentino Pérez, he could also be the next destination and end up there. Di Stéfano and Cristiano are the great myths of Real Madrid”, he pointed out. Cristiano is at the World Cup in Qatar with the Portugal team, which will debut in the competition this Thursday against Ghana.