Another day, another great Cristiano Ronaldo – Sir Alex Ferguson story is unearthed from the past.
Globally acclaimed football journalist Guillem Balague has a new book, and it’s being serialized in the Daily Telegraph.
Fergie once chewed Ronaldo out so badly in the dressing room following a match that CR7 starting crying. Here’s the excerpt that’s making the internet rounds in multiple articles:
“In the dressing room, Ferguson could not contain himself: ‘Who do you think you are? Trying to play by yourself? You’ll never be a player if you do this!’
“Ronaldo began to cry. The other players left him be. ‘He needed to learn,’ said [Rio] Ferdinand. ‘That was a message from the team, not just from Ferguson: everyone thought he needed to learn.’
“Predictably, the group responded by winding him up. Quinton Fortune and Rio Ferdinand reminded him of the incident a few weeks later.
“’He’s crying in the changing room again!’ ‘Fuck off! What are you talking about?’ ‘Cry-baby, cry-baby!’”
Wow, that’s quite the anecdote there. Here’s another one along those lines.
Most of the gossip publications love to keep re-hashing the “Manchester United working towards re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo” narrative, no matter how unlikely it really is. I still don’t think Cristiano Ronaldo is coming back to Old Trafford any time soon. We’ve covered the many reasons why CR7 won’t be leaving Real Madrid in detail here.
Of course, the story line continues to persist, despite its unlikeliness.
Yesterday however, brought a more interesting than usual revelation. Patrice Evra told the Sunday Times that Ronaldo was on the verge of re-joining United in 2013.
The former United Captain, now with Serie A side Juventus, said former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was “99 percent” sure Cristiano Ronaldo would be returning to the Theatre of Dreams.
Evra said Ferguson told him a deal was nearly completed days before Fergie revealed his retirement decision.
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