FC Barcelona’s Pedri Silences Cristiano Ronaldo’s Critics With Bold Statement

It’s a great moment to be a Cristiano Ronaldo fan in early 2024. The 38-year-old’s light hasn’t diminished even a bit, providing stellar performances even now. As a result, he continues to disrupt the regular slander he gets from the crowd. However, recently, FC Barcelona’s fine young talent, Pedri, made a bold claim and hit back at every ‘foolish‘ Ronaldo critique. He chose to defend the Portuguese captain despite having played alongside his archrival Lionel Messi. Without a doubt, it was a glorifying moment for the Ronaldo fanbase.

21-year-old Pedri has not had the best of the seasons, with repeated injuries. However, the star took some time out to speak to Ibai Llanos on Twitch and raised eyebrows with his statement, “Anyone who says Cristiano Ronaldo is bad is foolish and knows nothing about football,” and may have opened Pandora’s box. The two rivals, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, are always subject to trolls on social media and criticism across the world.

Despite performing at such a high level for so many years, Ronaldo is regularly accused of scoring goals in the Saudi Pro League, which the trolls claim are below par. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is also regularly blamed for not matching the level of Messi when it comes to assists and scoring in World Cup knockout matches. However, Pedri has clarified his stance, calling such people ignorant.

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Even though fans claim he is at the end of his career, Ronaldo says he has not finished yet. The player finished 2023 with a staggering 54 goals, helping Al Nassr remain second on the Saudi Pro League table this season. Moreover, the star will now look to seal at least the AFC Champions League title for Al Nassr. The battle for the Saudi Pro League seems to be difficult to reach with the way Al Hilal is poised. Nevertheless, the Al Nassr captain will love to shatter many other misconceptions about him.

Pedri had more to say about Cristiano Ronaldo

The Spanish midfielder did not hesitate to say more about Cristiano Ronaldo. Pedri also said that Ronaldo is the best striker he has ever seen in his life. The player earlier chose Lionel Messi to be the greatest player ever, but for forwards, it’s shockingly the Real Madrid icon.

He mentioned both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in his all-time XI. The star played alongside the ever-famous Argentine for a year at FC Barcelona in the 2020–21 season and against CR7 on just three occasions. Nonetheless, the youngster decided to detest all the criticism that the world’s highest goal scorer gets. What’s your stance on the entire debate? Let us know in the comments below.

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