Ancelotti on Ronaldo: ‘He never caused me problems, on the contrary, he solved them’

THE Carlo Ancelotti He coached Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid for two years (2013/14-2014/15) and celebrated the 2014 Champions League and Copa del Rey together.

Giving an interview to Corriere dello Sport, the Italy manager was predictably asked about the Portuguese star and Fernando Santos’ decision to leave him on the bench.

What Ancelotti clarified was that CR7 was never an issue during the time they worked together.

“It’s good that he feels like he’s 20, but his body may not be giving him the answers he’s looking for. He’s always taken care of himself, but the competition in the national team is tough. If you think about it, even “someone like Rafael Leao starts on the bench,” he explained and continued:

“There were never any problems. I had him with me for two years and he never gave me any problems. In fact, he solved them. A player who scores at least one goal per game can’t be a problem. Cristiano is an athlete who trains well and he’s always careful, it was easy for me to deal with that.”

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