Whether we love it or hate it, we are forced to admit that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in history. However, moving to play in Saudi Arabia for Al Nassr, where the teams have a clearly differentiated strength and 14/18 clubs have an average number of fans attending the stadium of less than 9 thousand people, marks the last stage of his career. of the Portuguese superstar.

Ronaldo’s decision to leave Europe to play football is actually understandable. It’s hard to turn down a record salary of $200 million a year along with the prospect of being treated like a king. However, after pocketing such a dream amount of money, Ronaldo took actions that disappointed many people.

Ronaldo received his dream treatment when joining Al Nassr

On the day Al Nassr faced Al Hilal at the Saudi Super Cup on April 9, Ronaldo used his elbow to impact Ali Al-Bulayhi’s chest area, not just once but twice.

Al-Bulayhi is so famous for his “chopping” and is not afraid to collide with anyone. The Saudi Arabian player once grabbed Son Heung-min’s hair at the Asian Cup in January and often argued with Lionel Messi. in the 2022 World Cup. Ali Al-Bulayhi even had a fight with Ronaldo himself in a match at the end of last year.

If Son and Messi chose to react peacefully, Ronaldo decided to “take action”. The impact was clear from Ronaldo’s side and the referee was right to give the Portuguese star a direct red card. However, Ronaldo seemed dissatisfied. The Portuguese superstar raised his fist, as if he wanted to attack the referee. Even though CR7 lowered his hand afterward, the above action is still difficult to accept for many fans.

Outside, Al Hilal fans kept chanting “Messi” to annoy Ronaldo. They were successful. CR7 smiled bitterly and raised his thumb towards the stands.

Ronaldo elbowed Al-Bulayhi

The referee did not hesitate to give Ronaldo a red card

Ronaldo raised his fist towards the referee

At that time, Al Nassr was leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Salem Aldawsari and Malcom. After CR7 left the field, Al Nassr suddenly got another goal but that was not enough. In the end, Ronaldo’s Al Nassr lost 1-2 and was eliminated.

However, with his actions, Ronaldo was the most talked about topic after the match, instead of the result.

In fact, this is not the first time Ronaldo has lost his temper since the beginning of 2024. At the end of February, Ronaldo acted in front of Al Shabab fans and was banned from playing one match. Also in February, Ronaldo also made many people unhappy when he balled up an Al Hilal shirt and put it in his pants.

If that action comes from an 18-year-old player who doesn’t have much experience and bravery, we can click our tongues and ignore it, thinking it’s because of “youthful impatience”. But this is Ronaldo, 39 years old and has won countless big and small titles.

The Athletic newspaper used the word “childish” to describe what Ronaldo did and confirmed that the Portuguese superstar had reacted like that a long time ago.

“Such actions have become a part of Ronaldo throughout his career – he refused to come off the bench for MU, left the field early because he was substituted, broke a fan’s phone, no Celebrated a teammate’s goal because they weren’t allowed to pass, shouted at the referee or pushed a fan when they tried to come take a photo,” The Athletic wrote.

The examples given by The Athletic actually took place within the past 3-4 years. At the age of nearly 40, Ronaldo needs to be more calm and mature, instead of constantly losing control under the influence of external circumstances.

When the home team loses, has to receive unfavorable decisions from the referee, is substituted or the opponent’s fans chant Messi’s name, Ronaldo may do something that makes the fans shake their heads and exclaim: “Mr. What are we doing?”

The action caused Ronaldo to be banned from playing one match in February

The loss to Al Hilal, accompanied by a red card and a two-match ban, could not bring Ronaldo down. He will stand up again and continue to make efforts as he has done for the past 2 decades.

However, Ronaldo should see the recent story as a wake-up call. As the greatest player in history and a role model for millions, he needs to keep a cool head instead of easily getting frustrated and losing control.