Cristiano Ronaldo claims 2018 was ‘the best year of my career’ as he won another Champions League and signed for Juventus.
Ronaldo won his third consecutive European crown with Real Madrid, before joining Juve in a ground-breaking €112m deal, despite the No 7 missing out on The Best FIFA Men’s Player and Ballon d’Or awards.
“I don’t work to break records, rather I work for the good of the club,” he told Record.
“2018 was the best year of my career. In Serie A they mark me as tightly as they do in Spain, but there’s less space here because all the teams have excellent defences.
“Winning the Champions League is a dream, but we mustn’t make it an obsession. Team trophies count and I’m working to win them.
“Everyone in Turin welcomed me in a fantastic way. We’re all feeling very good. I don’t know when my career will end, but I’m fine and I want to keep going for many more years.
“Will I go back to Sporting like Nani? In football you never know... It was the right decision to leave the national momentarily, but I’ll be back in 2019.”
Ronaldo then reflected on the ‘repugnant and painful’ allegations of rape levelled against him last year.
“The rape accusations are repugnant and painful for my family, but I have a clear conscience and I remain calm,” he concluded.
“The truth will come out soon.”
tropicalda
336
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018: 🏟 53 Games ⚽️ 49 Goals 🎯 13 Assists 🏆 Champions League 🏅 FIFPro World XI 🥈 Ballon d’Or ✍️ €100m move to Juventus 🎉 400 career goals in 🇪🇺 top 5 leagues 😲 Real Madrid’s top goalscorer, despite leaving in July G.O.A.T 🔥
clenzy20
192
Then what happened in 2016 when he won almost every trophy nd individual awards available.
Wipimnotu
109
This shows that Ronaldo is not obsessed with individual awards as people think. I think now at his age and with all that he's achieved, the fierce competitiveness he had is no longer what is used to be and is replaced by the desire to win hearts of people instead. Ronaldo clearly had better years prior (in terms of awards and trophies won) but lacked the affection he from the club fans, teammates and management. He says 2018 was the best year in his career simply because of the love and respect shown toward him by the Juventus fans. Remember when the Juventus home crowd gave him a standing ovation last season? Ronaldo admitted it was one of the most beautiful experience for him. Now in every game he's getting that deserved love, affection and respect he always craved for. That too would make my year. Sometimes a little appreciation can make the biggest difference.
shariffeyyulegunshot
44
CR7 I will not let u go I will never walk alone