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In recognition, Cristiano Ronaldo has received hundreds or even thousands since the beginning of his career. But the one that compatriot Manuel Fernandez brought him back during an interview with Goal was really special. Because for the former Everton and Portsmouth player, who ended his career in Cyprus at the age of 36, the five-a-side Ballon d’Or has simply changed the mentality of Portuguese football.
“He had a very positive impact on all the Portuguese players”
“Basically he was dribbling. And one day I saw how much he changed. We played at Old Trafford with Portsmouth and lost 0-3. Suddenly his game became vertical, with or without the ball. At first, he just played with the ball at his feet. But at the time So short, he improved so much. It was great to see him. I think he removed all the players. I’m not saying that before we didn’t want to win. But he showed the others that to do that you have to do something extra to make your team win.”
“It’s easy to say ‘I want to win’ but would you give something extra to make that happen? And what would that thing be? Cristiano has shown that if you do everything in your power, you can go to another level and achieve incredible things. He has had a very positive impact on me.” All Portuguese players.
Interview with former Benfica and Portugal (and Everton) midfielder Manuel Fernandes about 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo, coming to England and why Liverpool is on a ‘different level’ now.#LFC #EFC #UCL https://t.co/oq2qEoyhz0
– Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) April 5 2022
to summarize
Portugal midfielder Manuel Fernandez is being praised by Cristiano Ronaldo who said he changed the Lusitani mentality forever by driving him to victory in even the smallest match.
