The Croatian midfielder who played for Barça spoke about Ronaldo ‘s impeccable work ethic and how the Portuguese star’s presence has brought a lot of influence to Al Nassr’s dressing room.
Vucevic idolizes Ronaldo
The former Blaugrana player worked with the Real Madrid legend during his stay in Saudi Arabia. As for Vucevic, even after ending his relationship with the wealthy Al Nasr football team, he always praised Cristiano Ronaldo for leaving many special impressions.
The former Culer player shared: “Ronaldo always believes in himself that he wants to be the best at everything. And he talks about it publicly. I have witnessed this in his efforts to become the best at everything. Be the best”. CR7 trains from morning to night every day. When Cristiano Ronaldo enters the locker room, he exudes energy as if a saint had entered. “Personally, Ronaldo is the one I look up to as a true god.”
Al Nassr’s former sporting director loves Ronaldo very much. Photo: GETTY.
This is not the first time Vucevic has praised Ronaldo, as former sporting director Al Nassr eloquently stated: “Cristiano Ronaldo is the father of Saudi Arabia’s new national championship. Because it opened the door for other good players to come here and turned the tournament into an important one with a world ranking.”
Although he is no longer linked to the club, the former Barça midfielder has always had a clear admiration for the legendary Portuguese forward. Vucevic ended his time with the Saudi Pro League team last December after working with the team from 2021 to 2023.
Ronaldo had his sentence reduced
Al Nassr will face another challenge in the Saudi Arabian national championship without the services of iconic striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star will have to serve a two-match ban for hitting an opponent with his elbow in the defeat against Al Hilal, which led to his disqualification.
The Portuguese star contributed greatly to raising the level of the tournament in Saudi Arabia. Photo: GETTY.
However, the Al Nassr Club did not accept the decision of the tournament Organizing Committee and filed a complaint because Ronaldo was provoked many times by opposing players. On this basis, Ronaldo’s sentence was eventually reduced and he was only suspended for one match, plus another match due to the red card.
Ronaldo has long become an indispensable star for his team as he left Man United and joined the Gulf side in early 2023, with his goals and personality increasing the club’s value. More recently, Al Narrs won 3-1 in the match without Ronaldo against Al Feiha in the championship, thanks to Sadio Mane’s double. Al Nassr still hopes that Mane will replace the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against Al Khaleej and help the home team overcome the difficulties.
Ronaldo will face the same opponent, Al Khaleej, again in the Copa del Rey semi-finals on May 1. The Middle Eastern rich man hopes to advance deeper in this area. Al Nassr risks ending the season without titles as he leads Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League and is eliminated from the AFC Champions League.
