Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo was embroiled in a violent altercation with his coaching staff during the Saudi side's 0-1 loss to Al-Wehda in the King's Cup of Champions.
Cristiano Ronaldo was visibly agitated as he left the field during Al-Nassr's loss to Al-Wehda
Cristiano Ronaldo was visibly agitated as he left the field during Al-Nassr's loss to Al-Wehda
Cristiano Ronaldo lost his temper again and unleashed an angry verbal volley towards coach Al-Nassr after the Saudi side entered the first half 1-0 against Al-Wehda. in the King's Cup of Champions final.
Ronaldo, 38, has moved to the Middle East after leaving Manchester United by mutual consent last year. And although the veteran striker has scored plenty of goals for Al-Nassr, his brief stint at the club has not been easy.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was embroiled in a fierce post-match controversy after his side were held to a 0-0 draw by Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League earlier this month.
And the veteran tennis player fell again on Monday night when Al-Nassr trailed Al-Wehda in the national cup. As the two teams entered the break, it was clear that Ronaldo was disillusioned heading to the bench before angrily protesting against his own coaching staff.
Ronaldo and his teammates reappeared after the break but were unable to sustain their trophy campaign - although Al-Wehda was down to 10 men in the 55th minute after Ronaldo was knocked down by Abdullah Al-Hafith.
Al-Nassr is currently without a manager after parting ways with former boss Rudi Garcia earlier this month. The Frenchman, who has been at the helm for less than 12 months, has left his post by mutual agreement with the club in second place in the Championship.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was embroiled in a furious argument with Al-Nassr .'s coaching staff
Ronaldo got into a dispute with the Al-Nassr coaching staff
The club have yet to confirm Garcia's successor, although a host of famous names have been linked to the role, including AS Roma head Jose Mourinho and former Spain national team coach. House of Luis Enrique. Dinko Jelicic, the club's former Under-19 team coach, is now in charge.
Failure in the King's Cup of Champions would deal a blow to Ronaldo, who has responded to critics who have criticized his decision to move to the Middle East. The veteran, who has won the Champions League and numerous domestic titles in England, Spain and Italy, explains that he left Europe to win new awards because he has achieved "everything". something he predicted" to win during his time at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. "I'm lucky to have won everything I wanted to win in European football," the striker said shortly after his lucrative move to Al-Nassr was confirmed. "I feel now is the right time to share my experience in Asia."
He added:
"Al-Nassr's vision is inspiring and impressive. I'm looking forward to experiencing another tournament in another country. I'm excited to join my teammates as soon as possible."
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