Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended Cristiano Ronaldo after he came in for criticism over the weekend.
The Portugal captain angered some Madrid fans by celebrating his 30th
birthday on Saturday night, just hours after putting in a below-par
display in the 4-0 derby defeat to Atletico Madrid.
But Ancelotti
says there are few players who can match the level of the Ballon d'Or
winner and hailed his influence in the dressing room.
"I should write a book, or at least, a long chapter on him," Ancelotti told Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola. "Cristiano is a player with an efficiency that is unique in today's football."
"He has an extraordinary talent and he enjoys it with such a
professionalism and seriousness that is difficult to find in a player of
that level."
"In the (Real Madrid) changing room he is the leader.
He speaks a lot to his team-mates, especially to the young ones. He is a
very important figure, just like Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas or
Marcelo."
"If he continues to feel the passion that he has for what
he does, he can continue until who knows when, thanks to his great
physique and unique genetics."
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