Van der Sar: Cristiano Ronaldo told me when he was at Manchester United that he wanted to be the best player and he often asked me to practice free-kicks(danyu)

2024-11-13
Live broadcast on November 14th When visiting Ferdinand's program, Van der Sar recalled Ronaldo's years at Manchester United, revealing that Ronaldo often asked him to practice free kicks and aspire to become the best player in the world.
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Van der Sar said: "Cristiano Ronaldo said to me: 'What are your goals?' I want to be the best footballer in the world'. Rooney (Ronaldo's nickname) said that a lot of people want to be the best player and he wants to be the best player in the world. And the way he trains (very hard). ”
"I remember after training he used to say to me, let's practice free-kicks together. I said to him, 'Ronnie, you go and practice with Thomas (Heaton) or Ben (Foster), find someone else'.
But he said to me 'no, no, no, I want to score against the best goalkeeper'. I said, 'Ronnie, you're not going to score'. He urged me to 'go and stand at goal'. I said, 'Okay, just kick the last three times.'" ”
'But when he couldn't score, he would say do it again. He always wants to finish training with a goal. I said to him, 'Ronnie, what about my self-confidence?' Why we're always developing your self-confidence'. ”