With Ronnick in charge, Cristiano Ronaldo has encountered more doubts, with media revealing that he discussed the future with his agent Mendes. In an interview with Sky Sports, Ronaldo, while supporting Lonnick, also said That United could not accept "below the top three in the Premier League".
Cristiano Ronaldo began by saying, "Manchester United can only win the league title or be in 2nd or 3rd place. Honestly, for Manchester United, I don't think there are other options and I can't accept that our mentality is to finish below the top three in the Premier League. ”
"We have to try to make changes, but I don't know of any special way (to do that). After all, I'm just a player, I'm not a manager, I'm not a chairman. What I can say is that we should do better at certain things that we can control, and we have to do it together. ”
"I didn't want to come to this club but I was only fighting for sixth, seventh or fifth place, I came here to win, to compete. I think we have the ability to compete, but we haven't found the best 11 players yet. We still have a long way to go, and I believe that if we change our mindset, then we can do something big. ”
After Lonnick took charge, United won 4 of their 7 games and conceded only 3 goals. However, United have scored more than 1 goal in just one of these seven games. At the same time, Ronaldo only scored 2 goals, and the media also questioned whether he could gain a foothold in Lonnick's tactical system.
Cristiano Ronaldo said, "He has changed a lot of things since he came to the team 5 weeks ago. However, he needs time to pass on his ideas to the players. It will take time, but I'm sure he'll do a good job. We know we haven't played the best football, but we still have a lot to improve. ”
"Since he's been in charge, I think we'll be better in some places, but he needs time. It's not so easy to change the mindset of the players and the way they play, the culture and the system. I'm sure he'll do a good job. ”