Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Mesut Ozil had been teammates at Actual Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s former Actual Madrid teammate Mesut Ozil got here out in help of the Portuguese celebrity amid criticism for his behaviour on the club- and international-level. Ronaldo is presently with out a soccer membership after his fallout with Manchester United following an explosive interview with journalist Piers Morgan, the place he criticised the membership administration for not doing sufficient to win titles.
The interview got here after Cristiano Ronaldo has struggled to be the primary alternative of the membership’s new supervisor Erik Ten Haag. On the ongoing FIFA World Cup the 37-year-old striker was relegated to the bench by Portugal coach Fernando Santos within the all-important knockout sport towards Switzerland.
His on- and off-field behaviour didn’t sit properly with many soccer pundits, together with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Roy Keane amongst others. 2014-World Cup winner Ozil, nevertheless, got here down arduous on the naysayers by saying they’re doing so to deliver themselves within the highlight as soon as once more as their enjoying days are over.
In a sequence of tweets, Ozil wrote: “I actually don’t get the place this fixed negativity from the press about Cristiano comes from. The media is simply making an attempt to get clicks, and pundits who don’t have a profession anymore simply wish to get consideration along with his huge identify and attempt to make him look unhealthy.”
The 34-year-old German additional added that everybody ought to respect the truth that Ronaldo remains to be enjoying soccer on the top-level for 20 years.
“I don’t suppose anybody from the brand new technology will be capable of match his numbers once more. He’ll without end be in his personal class. Everybody ought to present extra respect to one of many best athletes in sports activities historical past,” he added.
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