Ex-Al-Nassr defender Alvaro Gonzalez on Ronaldo’s dressing-room warmth and on-pitch edge | OneFootball

Alvaro Gonzalez has offered insight into Ronaldo from their time together at Al-Nassr.

"Honestly, and after confirming it with other team-mates we've had in common, he's absolutely fantastic inside the dressing room. Inside the dressing room, he's a completely normal person, approachable and someone who helps you," he said, speaking to Radio MARCA.

"From the moment he leaves the dressing room and steps onto the pitch, he completely changes. He's a competitive beast."

"Afterwards, we'd go to the jacuzzi, have some laughs and joke around, and it would all be forgotten."

"People like him and [Lionel] Messi will go down in the history of football."

The pair featured together in 11 matches across all competitions in 2022-23, winning six before Gonzalez departed.

Ronaldo, now 41 and contracted to Al-Nassr until June 2027, is pursuing the 1,000-goal milestone with 978 in 1,333 official appearances.

Source: Goal.com

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