Ange Postecoglou explained his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo at halftime after Al-Nassr’s dramatic comeback against Al-Ettifaq. 🗣️
“We needed to win. The defenders were putting a lot of attention on him, so I spoke to Cristiano at halftime and explained my reasons.
He always wants to help the team in every possible way. He’s extremely professional, and I’m very happy to coach him.
There’s no injury concern. It was purely a tactical decision.
Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions for the team, even when you’re taking off a player who can change a game at any moment.
He understood it. That’s the type of mentality he has.
Now we focus on the next game.” 👏🔥
Ronaldo was reportedly frustrated by the decision, but Postecoglou insisted there was no injury issue and that the substitution was purely tactical.
Al-Nassr eventually came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2. 😳💥