Are you annoyed with your boss? You can fire him!
Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 13.04.23. | 09:36
Kindly note that this recipe only works if you're Cristiano Ronaldo
In every organisation, you have to know who's in charge. Normally, at a football club, you'd think that the owner gets to decide who deals with hiring and firing, the director of football brings in the first-team manager, who then says which players he needs to satisfy the club's ambitions. In that scenario, players train and play. But if one of the players is Cristiano Ronaldo, the hierarchy changes.
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According to writings in Saudi Arabia, the Al-Nassr star has informed the club leaders that he's unhappy with head coach Rudi Garcia. Unsurprisingly, rumours of the Saudi club firing the French tactician emerged immediately.
The final straw was a confrontation Garcia had with his players. Ronaldo was angry after this team could only manage a goalless draw with Al-Feyha. CR7, who had several clashes with opponents, was the first to leave the pitch. He implied that Al-Feiha were playing 'anti-football', seeking to frustrate the opponent and break up play rather than attack. After the game, the Portuguese turned against his coach.
Al-Nassr are now three points behind Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Ittihad after the poor run of form, and Garcia could be seen entering the pitch to talk with the referee after the latest poor result. If you add the Saudi Super Cup humiliation against rivals Al-Ittihad, it's clear that the French coach has failed to turn Al-Nassr into a winning machine.
Al-Nassr aren't satisfied with results and Rudi Garcia is no longer on a good relationship with main players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.
— The Goalpost (@TGoalpost) April 12, 2023
Al-Nassr have to decide if they will sack him immediately or give him two games. [@NicoSchira]#TheGoalpostNews #AlNassr #Ronaldo #Garcia pic.twitter.com/pYeiH6yN7r
Ronaldo has scored eleven goals in ten games for his new club and is trying his best to justify his departure from the big scene. He's not there just to earn $200 million per year but also to decide who's good enough to work with him. Having a big ego is one thing, but urging club owners to sack your superior is another. After all, why didn't Ronaldo get Erik Ten Hag fired from Manchester United when the Dutchman decided to bench the former Real Madrid star? He couldn't because you cannot do that at a properly-organised club. In Saudi Arabia, though, anything can happen.
