At the FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony, Cristiano Ronaldo received the FIFA Men's FootballEr Special Award, and together with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and his eldest son MiniRo, he traveled to Zurich on a private jet to receive his award. Bayern Munich goalscorer Lewandowski won the World Footballer of the Year Award.
Interestingly, in his acceptance speech, Ronaldo referred to Georgina as his wife. "First of all, I have to thank my team-dins, especially the Portugal team-mates. I never thought I could score 115 goals to break the record, six goals ahead of the original record. I'm proud to receive this special award from FIFA and I have a lot of respect for FIFA." Cristiano Ronaldo said, "Of course, I also have to thank my family, my wife and children, I will soon be a father again, so I feel really proud, this is a great achievement." I'm still passionate about the game, not just scoring goals, football is enjoying, I've been playing since I was five or six years old."
"When I step on the pitch, even if it's training, I feel enjoyed. I'm still motivated, though I'll soon be turning 37. I feel good, I'm motivated, I've been working on it since I was 18 and I'll keep going. I love football, I still have enthusiasm and I want to continue. People sometimes ask me how many more years I can play, and I always say, 'I hope to play for another four or five years.' The key is mental, because if you take good care of your body, you will be rewarded."
Before participating in the FIFA awards, Cristiano Ronaldo had resumed training and won the training match at Manchester United. Ronaldo posted a group photo of the 7-man team that won the training session, with his teammates including Tom Heaton, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, van der Beek, Pogba and Rashford.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed fab and Premier League matches against Villa due to a hip flexor injury and now has a chance to make a comeback in the league with a visit to Brentford on Wednesday. Pogba's return is also much earlier than Lonnick has said before, according to the German, Pogba, who has a thigh injury, needs to wait until late February to return, but now after resuming training, he has the opportunity to fight for a comeback in the last two games in January.
Lonnick has previously confirmed that he does like to arrange small matches in training. "We organised 3 teams and played 7-on-7 mini-tournaments. We've also tried 5-on-5 in the first few weeks. Depending on the number of players involved in training, I really like to schedule such a game once a week because the players need a high level of confrontation. If you play a seven-a-side or five-a-side game, it's so confrontational that no one can escape it, and every player has to invest. If you don't, your teammates and coaches will see at a glance."
After this week's two Premier League games with Brentford and West Ham, United will have a two-week winter break before returning to the pitch in early February to face Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Originally, the club arranged a trip to Dubai for a training camp in the pleasant climate, but because of the new crown, it has now been cancelled. Lonnick and his team will have to stay in England and try to get his tactical philosophy recognised and familiar to the players through training.
At the same time, the British "Daily Mail" revealed that Lonnick has held talks with Martial, who had a conflict with him after the last round of matches. After a league trip to Villa, Lonnick said United refused to play, while the French striker flatly denied it. On Monday, Martial was involved in the team's training as usual, but he was very disappointed by Lonnick's public remarks (feel let down).