Cristiano Ronaldo has been slammed by former Premier League striker Glenn Murray for his recent behavior. He has also hailed the example of James Milner to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has given an explosive interview to Piers Morgan after which he is being badly criticized by pundits and players.
One of the critics is former Premiere League striker Glenn Murray who has pointed out the example of James Milner to highlight Manchester United outcast’s shortcomings.
The 37-years old criticizes club owners for betraying him and forcing him to leave. Ronaldo also said that he doesn’t respect Erik Ten Hag as he doesn’t show respect to him.
Murray highlights Milner
Glenn Murray thinks that Portuguese International could learn a thing or two from James Milner. While discussing Milner’s milestone of 600 appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport, he said:
“It makes Ronaldo look even worse leading into this story, doesn’t it?”
“600 appearances. Everything good you can say about James Milner. I was reading something about an evaluation when he was 12, so it was in 1998, and even then, it said ‘natural leader, sets good examples, a great attitude and very confident’.
“24 years later, you can actually say exactly the same about him. For me, we question Cristiano Ronaldo about not evolving as you demise as a footballer, which is natural as a footballer. He, for me, has evolved through a massive change in football. Technically, tactically and physically.
“But also you can start to see him nurture people around him and that is the right way to end a football career, not that it is at the end yet.”
“I think his [Milner’s] whole demeanour opens up a lot of options for him, but whereas what we say with Ronaldo, it has closed a lot of doors on him. No one wants to take him when you act like that.
“Milner, week in and week out, he does as he is told. He is a team player. Why wouldn’t you take him on to drop those pearls of wisdom in the team around him?”
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