Fabio Capello believes that former brasile service ager Ronaldo would have been “number one in history” if he had been ready to contain his excessive lifestyle.
Capello worked with Real Madrid with Ronaldo, but was increasingly frustrated by the lack of self -discipline of the player, which inevitably led to injury problems.
At this point, Ronaldo had already suffered serious knee problems, in which his game waned through the explosive young striker, who turned out to be the best player in the world during the magic sayings with PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona and Inter Milan.
The relationship with Capello finally ended in a sharp end in January 2007 when he signed for AC Milan. The Brazilian left the Santiago Bernabeu by thanking all coaches at Madrid “except one”.
Ronaldo’s career derails injuries – Capello
Despite her failure, Capello keeps the conviction that Ronaldo could have been the greatest ever.
He said to El Mundo: “Without the injuries and through care, he would have been number one in history, at the level of (Lionel) Messi and (Diego) Maradona.
“In one aspect (the injuries) he and on the other (the lifestyle) he could not. There are football players who are so. “
He was fat Capello
When asked how he got to make him leave Madrid, Capello said: “He was fat. He didn’t want to lose weight and he liked the good life too much.
“In addition, the worst thing was that he moved his teammates into this life and finally caused an even more serious problem for me.
“I gave him the opportunity to lose weight and behave, but he didn’t want to. Out of. There is no more. “
Guti was another one who couldn’t knuckle down – Capello
Capello said in this regard that Ronaldo was similar to Guti, another extremely talented former man from Real Madrid, who was probably not reached up that his talents had earned.
“He could have been anything he wanted,” he said of the former midfielder of Spain. “I spoke to him all the time and said: ‘Why don’t you sacrifice yourself a little? Do you lead a decent life for a while and at the age of 36, if you have done everything, can you devote yourself to enjoying things? ‘
“And he replied to me: ‘Mister, you have to have a good time before it’s too late. There was no way to convince him.
“For players like Ronaldo or Guti, I would always like to point out how important Raúl was in Madrid. He didn’t have the pure talent of others, but he was so intelligent and ambitious that it didn’t matter. This is the football player I want. “
