Original archived Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024
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https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/20/no-player-should-be-given-absolute-power-al-sheikh-slams-al-nassr-over-ronaldo/Ronaldo is known from the early days of his career to have had some level of influence on his clubs and national team. He sometimes influences the players and coaches that the club management hires. This is also the case in Al Nassr. It is believed that he was behind the sacking of coach Stefano Pioli and the replacement with Jorge Jesus. He also used his reputation to influence the sacking of the club's CEO Majed Jamaan Al-Sorour and he also made sure the club replaced him with his close friend Jose Semedo.
Former Saudi Arabian Football Federation Spokesman, Mohammed Al-Sheikh, has frowned at this excess power given to the Portuguese captain. Al-Sheikh appreciates Ronaldo's positive contributions to the SPL but he thinks that his powers should have limits.
Before he continues with complaining about the too much power given Ronaldo, he should look back and tell us what the SPL was like few years back without Ronaldo, I am not saying he should be the sole decider of how things happens in that team but at same time his influence on the team and the league as a whole is one that cannot be over looked and deserving of certain preferences because he is not just skilled and talented but experienced and influential which was gotten from hard work and most times he has influenced decisions, it has always turned out in the favour of the team so I do not think it is so much because he has not obviously abused the power recently.
A person becomes the best through hard work. Because if a person does not work hard and if he does not have experience in something, then that person will never be able to become a good player. There is no doubt that Ronaldo is a very good player. Maybe the influence that Ronaldo is exerting on the subject will be good for his team, just like we see Messi, Messi accepts whatever his entire team says, no one ever questions him. Maybe he wants to see his team improve and make it the best through more hard work.
A person can definitely become the best through hard work, but in the case of a sportsperson's life, perhaps this scenario is different because I think he must be talented along with hard work. We know that Cristiano Ronaldo has made an impact at club and national team since the beginning, So maybe there is no room for complaint on this issue because it can be said without a doubt that the important and iconic players of the team will definitely be ready to take any decision and they will do the same on the field of play. You are right that the entire team accepts whatever Messi says, in fact everyone has accepted him as an idol for which his important role stands out in everyone's eyes. Nowadays, it has been mentioned that no player should be given absolute power and there is criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo.