Cristiano Ronaldo‘s desire to win an official title with Al Nassr has motivated him, and his way of reflecting this enthusiasm is with goals. He scored a brace as his team beat Al Fayha 2-1 to stay at the top of the Saudi league table. If that wasn’t enough, his goals allowed Al Nassr to continue their perfect run of seven consecutive wins without defeat.
Contrary to what is thought about him and his individualistic thinking, the Portuguese focuses his current discourse on collective work. Knowing that he is the star and the most experienced player in the squad, he assumes his leadership to inject encouragement to his teammates with the purpose of motivating everyone to win the championship.
I’m very happy to help the team win. The most important thing is that we won. Individual awards don’t matter.
He declared at the end of the match. Despite being recognised as the best player, ‘el Bicho’ spoke in the plural to emphasise that his goal is to win the local tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his debt to be an official champion at Al Nassr
The demand that he imposes on himself and seeks to transmit to the rest of the squad has as its spearhead his goal of being champion in Saudi Arabia within an official competition. Although he already celebrated the Arab Club Champions Cup with a 2-1 victory over Al Hilal, the event is not recognized by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), so it is not considered valid.
Of the three official finals he has played with Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo has lost all three. He lost twice in the Saudi Super Cup against Al Hilal and Al Ahli respectively. Luck was also not on his side in the 2023-24 King’s Cup when he was witness to the glory of others at the hands of Al Hilal, a team that has become his nemesis.
He’s close to 1,000 goals!
Cristiano Ronaldo is practically a historic soccer player. He has broken and set all kinds of records and is still active. As long as his physical condition allows, he will continue in search of new records, among which stands out his proximity to 1,000 goals in his career
He is close to reaching that figure. With the 107 goals scored in 114 matches played with Al Nassr, the Portuguese genius has 952 goals in his career. Based on his current level and pace of play, the probability of him reaching and surpassing the thousand-goal mark is very feasible. It may be, because in this sport nothing is written, that in the coming months he will write in gold letters another feat with his name in soccer.
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