Giorgio Chiellini has made it clear that former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo need more strength and support with which he’ll get the goals.
Ronaldo was instrumental to Manchester United win against Tottenham Hotspur, scoring a hattrick at Old Trafford. This season he has scored 18 goals in 31 matches across all competitions.
Speaking to The Times, the defender discussed the quality of Ronaldo and noted how he cannot do everything alone, despite his abilities.
“Cristiano and Messi are aliens. Not from the herd. I was lucky enough to play with Cristiano at Juventus for three years and seeing him day by day, you understand some of his secrets.
“He works every day to achieve his goals, and finds new goals all the time. In the big moments, when you need him, he is there.
“In the end, he’s just a single player. If Cristiano is in a team that supports him and plays better than the other, you can be sure he’ll get the goal.”
Chiellini also spoke highly of Paul Pogba, who spent four years at Juventus before returning to Manchester United in 2016.
“Pogba is the LeBron James of football. Really, when I see him growing up it’s fantastic. When I saw him that first week of training I said, what? He is not real!
“He was from Manchester United, so I expected to meet a good player but I also thought if he is not playing for United he cannot be a top one. But he was. He was different from the others and I’m sad that he is not showing completely what he is.
“He has done fantastic in many matches but has not been lucky, with injuries and for other reasons. He has not been able to show, continuously, all his skill.”
Ronaldo spent three years at Juventus, he scored 101 goals and provided 22 assists in 134 appearances across all competitions.
