Cristiano Ronaldo has attempted
to backtrack on his criticism of Real
Madrid team-mates after the Portuguese laid into a number of squad players
who replaced injured first-choice stars for 1-0 defeat to rivals Atletico on
Saturday, saying it was not the same
playing with them. Gareth Bale,
Marcelo and Pepe all missed out,
while Karim Benzema was forced off
with a hip injury late on, and speaking after the game Ronaldo said “If we were all at my level, maybe we would
be leaders”
Ronaldo singled out some players saying “I'm
not saying the others like Lucas
Vazquez, Jese and Kovacic
are not good players they are very good players but it's not the same. I
don't want to disrespect anyone, but when the best players aren't available
it's harder to win. I like to play with Karim, with Bale, with Marcelo. If we
were all at my level, maybe we would be leaders. For all you journalists it
seems I am sh*t, but I don't listen to what the press say. The statistics
and numbers don't lie”.
Now Ronaldo has tried to back-track his comment telling Spanish
newspaper Marca that “When I said this I was referring to my level
of fitness, not play. I am not better than any of my teammates”. The derby
defeat on Saturday realistically ended Real's title challenge as they now trail
leaders Barcelona by nine points having also played a game more.
Ronaldo's comments still forced the Real skipper Sergio Ramos into a staunch defence of his squad saying “We are proud of everyone that is part of the
squad and the work of all the players that get fewer minutes on the field. Players
like Lucas Vazquez, Jese Rodriguez
or Borja Mayoral are giving
everything because they know how hard it is to get their chance here. But
Cristiano is free to offer his opinion”.
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