Al Hilal coach on Ronaldo red card: He’s not used to losing

Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo is so accustomed to profitable that he can not settle for defeat after the 39-year-old was despatched off for elbowing Al Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi within the closing minutes of Al Nassr’s 2-1 defeat on Monday.

Speaking after the sport, Jorge Jesus mentioned: “Ronaldo is one of the most important players in the world and an example for many.

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“But he is not used to losing in his profession, so it’s pure for him to lose his head when he loses, in addition to for him to lose emotional and psychological focus in defeats.

“It’s not easy to play against [Al Hilal’s Kalidou] Koulibaly and Al-Bulayhi, they are the best central defenders in Saudi football. I’m not going to take credit away from Ronaldo, he’s still very strong, he always has been and will continue to be the most important player in the world, he’s an example and a model.”

After receiving his red card, Ronaldo appeared to increase his fist in a punching gesture towards the official, who had already turned his again on the 39-year-old.

Al Nassr expressed their disappointment with Monday’s refereeing on social media, suggesting the sport’s end result was pre-determined.

The club wrote on social media after the sport: “You can’t change what was already decided before! Thanks to our fans.”

Al Nassr coach Luis Castro claimed that VAR ought to have intervened as Ronaldo did not deserve to be despatched off.

“It is difficult to talk about the incident in which Ronaldo received the red card,” Castro mentioned.

“We’ve seen several clips throughout this season where Ronaldo was provoked and, after seeing some footage, Ronaldo didn’t do anything that merited sending off. The rival player [Al-Bulayhi] pretended [to have been hit.]

“There was little contact between Cristiano and the rival defender. He induced a scene and the VAR ought to have known as the referee to assessment the episode of the sending off.”

The defeat is a big blow to Ronaldo and Al Nassr, who’re doubtless to finish the marketing campaign with out silverware.

They are out of the home cup and the Asian Champions League and sit 12 factors behind leaders Al Hilal with seven video games left within the season.