Mick Clegg, who came to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s physical preparer at the time of both Manchester United, argued that the advanced Portuguese “would love to be the coach or owner” of the red devils.
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“ I think he'd love to be coach or owner of Manchester United, that's what characterizes him: he's always planning... He's a planner. It's not someone who just waits for things to happen. That's what he did, and that's why he planned to go to Real Madrid, even though everyone thought he had come to United to stay there forever, probably. But no, he had a plan to get out of Manchester United. He was there as an apprentice. That's how he saw it. And it was really hard for me to know what was going on in his head, but knowing how hard he was trying to accomplish that. But he loved United. I think what he left behind marked him deeply, because he knew the people there and loved that place ", continued.
Clegg also examined the recent withdrawal of Portuguese from the selection and rejected the claim that Cristiano Ronaldo's decision was motivated by ego or by the fact that he had difficulty accepting that he might no longer be the main figure of the selection.
“ I don't think he's so self-centered as to think he's always the best. He will know whether he is the best or not based on truly reliable information about himself, about the other players around him, about the squad, about the coach and about the technical team. Top players retire around 33, 35. He's over 40. You know, sooner or later, it's gonna have to end... But I think it will be well prepared for this ", finished.