Erik ten Hag don tok am plainly say Cristiano Ronaldo no fit deliver for top level for di last seven or eight years, and na that one be di main problem wen di two of dem dey together for Manchester United.
Di former Manchester United manager yarn for Dutch programme Goedemorgen Eredivisie on ESPN Netherlands, wia e explain why im no gree make di team play for Ronaldo hand. “Every top team must embrace the top player, but the top player must work for the team,” na wetin Ten Hag tok. “That was the problem with Ronaldo. The players wanted to work for him, because naturally they looked up to him. But for the last seven or eight years, he just hasn’t been able to deliver.” E add say, as e be now, “it’s simply over.”
Di two of dem no see eye to eye during dia time together for Old Trafford, and di beef bin lead to Ronaldo comot. Di Portuguese striker join United from Juventus in 2021, afta e don score 101 goals in 134 games for di Italian club.
Earlier dis month, Ten Hag bin also accuse Ronaldo say e fall short of wetin dem expect from am for training and fitness. Im tok say di forward let di team down with lack of effort for training, while e dey tell United players make dem go against im instructions.
For di same interview, Ten Hag open up why e reject di Feyenoord job. E confirm say e hold serious talks with Feyenoord’s then-director Dennis te Kloese in February 2025, afta dem sack Brian Priske, before di club later appoint former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie. “I was approached about becoming Feyenoord’s manager,” na wetin e tok.
E explain say e no wan rush enter anoda job afta e spend 17 years straight dey work for coaching without any long break.
Manchester United sack Ten Hag in October 2024 afta poor start to im third season, even though im spell carry Carabao Cup and FA Cup. Before Old Trafford, e win three Eredivisie titles with Ajax and carry di Amsterdam club reach Champions League semi-final in 2019.
