Before talking about the King Cup semi-final against Al Khaleej, let’s go back in time to the end of last year. In the 73rd minute of the match against Al Ettifaq, the opponent’s defender could not keep up with Sadio Mane so he used his hand to block the ball in the penalty area. The referee did not need to consult VAR to give Al Nassr a penalty.

Initially, Mane held the ball and went to talk to Ronaldo. Fans all thought he would take the penalty to end a streak of 7 failed matches in all competitions. However, the penalty taker is still captain Ronaldo. CR7 made no mistakes to increase the gap to 3 goals for Al Nassr.

Mane seemed to have conceded the penalty so that Ronaldo could continue the scoring race in 2023. The proof is that after the Portuguese senior scored, Mane ran to celebrate first. Ronaldo also signaled to thank his teammate born in 1992.

In fact, this is very normal in professional football. Every team has players who specialize in making set plays. Therefore, no matter the situation, as long as he is on the field, the performer will always default. But Ronaldo was still criticized for being selfish in the match against Al Ettifaq. That seems to be the stereotype that has nailed CR7’s career.

Changing prejudices is almost impossible, especially when the brain always finds arguments to defend its opinion. Therefore, no matter what Ronaldo does from now until he retires, he is still a symbol of individuality.

Fine! No need to change perspective! Ronaldo himself probably doesn’t care much about the opinions of people who don’t like him. It’s just that in the match against Al Khaleej, CR7 showed others a different version.

This time, Ronaldo proactively gave the penalty to Mane. The former Liverpool striker was even a little surprised when he received the ball from his senior. This is a semi-final, Al Nassr only leads 1-0 and is not sure of victory, Ronaldo has only scored 1 goal and with what people know about him, the desire for a second goal should be terrible. . But in the end, Ronaldo gave in and left the public a little more confused with prejudices.

It seems that at the age of 39, scoring goals, making goals, and becoming the center of attention are no longer Ronaldo’s number 1 priority. He simply wants to win the battle and to do that, one person’s strength is not enough. Ronaldo needs his teammates’ support and understands that he also needs to support his teammates. In a difficult season, Ronaldo craves a title and only together can Al Nassr achieve it!