The reaction between Erik ten Hag and Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the hot topics of the current season and was once again commented on by Paulo Futre. The former English international recalled the journey of the captain of the National Team and guarantees that he would have the same opinion if Messi were in the same situation.
“Ten Hag cannot do what he did. I have respect for him, but Cristiano was a five-time Ballon d’Or winner. You can’t tell him to come in with two minutes to go. If Ronaldo says he doesn’t want to, there is controversy, if he enters it is humiliation ”, he said, recalling the case against Tottenham.
“If Ronaldo is called up, he should play 20 minutes, not two. And if he’s not well, it’s better not to summon him. So he’s being humiliated and he was right to leave the bank. Did you see what [Ten Hag] said after the City game? He didn’t put him on the field out of respect, but two weeks later he wanted him to play two minutes. He can’t do that. Cristiano is Portuguese and a friend, but I would say the same if it was Messi,” he added in an interview with SerieANews.com.
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