Ronaldo on Premier League goals: say what you like | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he would score the same goals at a top Premier League club, compared to his current record at Al Nassr. The Portuguese star gave an interview to Piers Morgan, where he discussed his current form, also speaking about Diogo Jota’s funeral.

"I think I’ve always been a great finisher. Now maybe I’m more focused on that because as you get older, you lose some things, but you evolve in others. The important thing is to be mentally well, and that’s what I focus on. I try to be mentally well, fresh, because the brain doesn’t age as fast as the body. I adapt. Of course, in the first three, four, or five years, I wasn’t as good, but I was still good," Cristiano Ronaldo began by saying Cristiano Ronaldo.

The player who came up through Sporting continued: "After 25 years old, I’ve stayed at the same level. If you ask my teammates and friends, they’ll say the same. Maybe now I’m more focused because I’m no longer a winger. These are things of instinct and experience. What makes the difference is that we can always improve, even at my age. There are many players who think they know everything and have nothing left to learn, especially after 30, when they start to slow down. I’m the opposite, I scored more after 30. People can say whatever they want".

Then, Cristiano Ronaldo countered the idea that it’s easier to score in the Middle East: "They’re excuses... Excuses after excuses, it’s always the easiest thing. Year after year, I keep adding more goals. Even in a bad year, I scored 25 goals [24 on his return to Manchester United, and 2021/22]. If I played in the Premier League, at a top club, I would score the same as now. Easy. [Piers Morgan cites his last full season with 18 goals in the Premier and 6 in the Champions League and says any team would take a player with those numbers] In a good team, at 40 years old, I’d score the same."

"You can’t talk about the Saudi league if you’ve never been here or played here, running in 40 degrees... I just keep doing my job and I’ll repeat: the Saudi league is better than the Portuguese league, of course, the French league, which only has PSG. The Premier League is obviously the best. All numbers should count for awards. Why doesn’t the Saudi league count for the Ballon d’Or? Look at the number of top players we have here. Ask the other players what they think of the Saudi league... I’ve played everywhere, for me, it’s easier to score in Spain than in Saudi Arabia," Cristiano Ronaldo concluded.

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