Cristiano Ronaldo says it was a ‘pleasure’ to have labored below Rudi Garcia at Al-Nassr and has wished him effectively for the longer term regardless of claims he performed a task within the supervisor’s sacking.
The French coach was dismissed on Thursday following a goalless draw on the weekend towards midtable Al Feiha.
Ronaldo reduce a really pissed off determine within the match, with the outcome leaving Al-Nassr three factors adrift of table-topping Al-Ittihad with simply seven video games left to play this season.
‘Al-Nassr can announce that head coach Rudi Garcia has left the membership by mutual settlement,’ learn an announcement from the Saudi membership.
‘The board and everybody at Al-Nassr wish to thank Rudi and his workers for his or her devoted work in the course of the previous eight months.’
Garcia’s post-match press convention on Sunday was cancelled following the draw with Al Feiha and there have been experiences in Spanish newspaper Marca – who’re near Ronaldo’s camp – that the supervisor had had an enormous bust-up within the dressing room afterwards.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was not completely happy in the course of the sport, notably with what he felt was time-wasting from the opponents, and stormed down the tunnel when the ultimate whistle was blown.
It was claimed that the 38-year-old had develop into more and more pissed off with Garcia and the techniques employed by the previous Lille supervisor – and had let Al-Nassr’s hierarchy find out about it.
The Saudi membership determined to aspect with their celebrity attacker and Garcia was relived of his duties, with Below-19s coach Dinko Jelicic taking up the reins for now.
If Ronaldo did have a falling out with Garcia, he didn’t present any indicators of it on social media following the information and despatched an aesthetic message to his now ex-manager.
Alongside a picture of Ronaldo sharing a handshake with Garcia, he wrote on his Instagram tales: ‘Pleasure to have labored with you. Wishing you all the most effective for the longer term.’
Ronaldo has been in glorious kind for Al-Nassr since becoming a member of on a mammoth contract, netting 11 objectives in 10 appearances in addition to laying on two assists.
Nevertheless, he’s believed to be sad with the extent of his new team-mates – who have been dumped out of the Saudi Cup earlier within the season.
Al-Nassr are subsequent in motion towards Al-Hilal – who’re fourth and solely seven factors behind – on Tuesday April 18 in what has successfully develop into a must-win match within the title race.
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