On Thursday, Ronaldo gave a lengthy interview to Sky Sports, saying he could not accept results other than the top three. However, in an interview, Manchester United star Paul Parker believes that Ronaldo is not a "top professional player" and calls on Manchester United to sell Ronaldo, the following is the transcript of the interview.
"Again, he was acquired by the club because what he could do off the pitch was valuable to the club. He was bought to appease fans because he relieved pressure from the top. ”
"I think crippling everyone with Ronaldo's presence, he sold a lot of shirts, it's smart to do that from a PR point of view, it's fantastic for the club. I think he's also influenced the mentality of other players, about how to be a top player, to be a top pro, Cristiano Ronaldo is a top player and he's proven that, but I wouldn't say he's a top pro. ”
"Everyone couldn't help but talk about how he changed his eating habits, saying he ate this and ate that. So what, everyone is not the same, everyone's metabolism is different. Your mindset, the way you treat everything, the way you prepare for the game is different.
"Everything he has is fantastic, but he thinks he's different, he likes to think he's different and he's going to do it his way and it puts pressure on a lot of players. So on the pitch, he didn't have the same success as he did off the pitch. ”
"He can't play the role that [the team] asks him to play and it's hard for him to do that when Solskjaer was in charge, he wasn't theoretically the kind of centre-forward that the Premier League needed. He's not going to play like that, and he can't go to the wing like he was before, so you just have to adapt, but to be honest, it doesn't work. ”
"Looking at football now, for Manchester United, if they want to go back to where they belong, back to where they should be, then they can't keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, it's impossible to do. He's changed the way he plays, he adapts, he adjusts himself and plays centre-forwards in a different way. However, when playing for Juve, he was always running around. It wasn't about running as wide and long as he had before, but just moving around the restricted area. Juve can keep the ball in the attacking third zone so they can always pose a threat, but United can't control the ball. ”
"This is Ronaldo and Manchester United, in theory, it should always be the most important thing for Manchester United."