Al-Nassr coach spoke about Cristiano and shocked everyone: "I have confirmed what I thought"

Cristiano Ronaldo shone during 2023 at Al-Nassr. He arrived there after his troubled departure from Manchester United, in exchange for a multi-million dollar salary of more than $200 million per season, making him the highest paid player in the world. And he quickly proved to live up to expectations: in his first year he scored 44 goals and provided 13 assists in 50 games. He also led the team to the Arab Club Champions Cup title.

At 38 years old, CR7 proves he is still in his prime and on par with Europe's biggest stars, such as Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappé and Manchester City's Erling Haaland. In fact, during the last year he scored more goals than all of them with Al-Nassr and the Portugal National Team, becoming for the fifth time in his career the world's top scorer for a year.

That's why everyone is happy with his performance, including Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro. He gave an interview to O Jogo and talked about his coexistence with Cristiano during these last months in Saudi Arabia: "I have only confirmed what I thought he was, a person who easily overcomes any bad patch he may have, because he has mental and physical skills and a great understanding of the game. He has a natural ability to always react."

He also highlighted the striker's virtues, not only on the field but also off it: "In addition to being the best player in the world, he is a person of great dimension, who looks a lot at others and is very attentive to the particularities of the group he is in".

They will have many objectives this year

Al-Nassr will have a break during January and from next month they will return to compete in the Pro League. There they are in second place in the standings, 7 points behind Al-Hilal. In addition, they are also in the semifinals of the King's Cup and in the round of 16 of the Asian Champions League.