In the football match that took place on December 27, Cristiano Ronaldo was once again in the spotlight. In leading Riyadh Victory away to defending Saudi Super League champions Jeddah United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to help his side win 5-2. It was Riyadh Victory's first win over Jeddah United in nearly four years, ending an 11-match winless streak against Jeddah United.
And Cristiano Ronaldo also improved his personal goals this year again with his performance of scoring two goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 53 goals in 2023 and no player has scored more goals this year than Cristiano Ronaldo. Riyadh Victory has one game to play this year, and Ronaldo has a chance to refresh that statistic.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be 39 years old in February next year, but he is still the top scorer in world football. On the other hand, Ronaldo's old teammate Rooney left the top five leagues at the age of 33 and retired at the age of 35, and the 38-year-old Rooney has been questioned a lot in the coaching position. 1-3, 8 losses in 13 rounds! Ronaldo's former teammates led the team straight to the relegation zone, and he may be fired twice in 2 months.
Wayne Rooney currently manages Birmingham City in the Championship and host Stoke City in the latest round of 24 of the Championship. By the 53rd minute, Birmingham were 3-0 down. Although Birmingham City then came back to chase a goal, they were unable to change the outcome of the defeat.
Birmingham City currently sit 19th in the Championship table, just seven points clear of the relegation zone. When Wayne Rooney took over at Birmingham, the Championship side were sixth. Since Wayne Rooney took charge of Birmingham, Birmingham have won just two games, drawn three and lost eight in 13 rounds. Because of this, Birmingham's Championship table has continued to slip, having dropped 13 places, and Birmingham fans are worried that Wayne Rooney will take the team to relegation.
In October of this year, due to the poor performance of the American professional league team Washington DC United, Rooney missed the playoffs, and Rooney was sacked. Now, Rooney has another class crisis. In the previous time when he was in charge of Championship side Derby County, Rooney's results were not very good. Rooney, who is younger than Cristiano Ronaldo, has now coached three teams, but all of them have failed.
Rooney's lack of self-discipline as a player caused him to fail to grow to a height that matched his talent, and he was gradually thrown behind by Ronaldo. Now Rooney has proved with practical actions that he does not seem to be the material to be a manager. Compared with Ronaldo, who started at the same time as his career and shined at the same time, Rooney's football career development is not satisfactory, and his face is more vicissitudes.