{"id":289931,"date":"2023-09-25T10:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289931"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:33:59","slug":"arturo-vidal-savages-erik-ten-hag-for-ditching-cristiano-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/arturo-vidal-savages-erik-ten-hag-for-ditching-cristiano-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Arturo Vidal savages Erik ten Hag for ditching Cristiano Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arturo Vidal savages Erik ten Hag for &#8216;coming in badly&#8217; at Man United by dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and &#8216;leaving a mess&#8217; &#8211; as he claims &#8216;the bald guys are very complicated&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Chilean Arturo Vidal hits out at Erik ten Hag for getting rid of Cristiano Ronaldo\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The\u00a0midfielder accuses all bald managers as being complicated on his stream\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chilean star Arturo Vidal has called-out Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag&#8217;s decision to get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo and accused bald managers of being &#8216;complicated&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo left Old Trafford for Saudi Arabia in January, after falling out of favour under new United boss Ten Hag, and moved to Al-Nassr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese had been top scorer in the season before Ten Hag&#8217;s arrival, but was seen surplus to requirements under the Dutchman and offloaded Ronaldo just months into his tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A decision that Chilean midfielder Vidal believes was a wrong one, and slammed Ten Hag during an outburst on one of his streams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder, currently playing his football in Brazil with\u00a0Athletico Paranaense, was asked about Ronaldo&#8217;s situation and defended his United departed, while also taking a shot at bald managers &#8211; who he described as complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75803939-12557287-image-a-6_1695633328145.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arturo Vidal has hit out at Erik ten Hag for removing Cristiano Ronaldo from Man Utd\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804059-12557287-image-a-8_1695633336878.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vial also accused bald men like Ten Hag of being complicated during a chat on his his stream<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804387-12557287-image-m-17_1695633480684.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo struggled for game time under Ten Hag and was often used as a sub by the Dutchman<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That coach came in badly.&#8217; Vidal said referring to Ten Hag&#8217;s arrival in Manchester.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;How are you going to take out Cristiano Ronaldo? That&#8217;s how these guys are. He was the scorer and he takes him out. The bald guys are very complicated.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vidal&#8217;s accusation towards bald managers stems from his time under coach\u00a0Jorge Sampaoli, who managed the midfielder at Flamengo last season.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old won the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Cup in his season with the club, but played just 21 matches and was often overlooked by Argentine coach Sampaoli.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On making his debut for\u00a0Athletico Paranaense, Vidal hit out at Sampaoli calling him a &#8216;loser&#8217; and accused of him of not appreciating his players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804053-12557287-image-a-18_1695634608932.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo left United for Al-Nassr, becoming the first big name to move to the Saudi Pro League\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804983-12557287-image-a-19_1695634784453.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vidal had a similar falling out to Ronaldo with Jorge Sampaoli during his time at Flamengo\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An opinion Vidal now seems to be applying to Ten Hag and his treatment of Ronaldo upon his appointment as manager at United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford on a free transfer from Juventus in 2021 and scored 24 goals in 38 games during his first season back in Manchester, earning a place in the PFA Team of the Season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, after the appointment of Ten Hag, the Portuguese icon struggled for regular game time as the Dutch coach looked to put his own stamp on a team that were struggling for identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lack of game time led to Ronaldo&#8217;s departure to the middle-east, where he become the catalyst for the Saudi Pro League&#8217;s assault on recruiting big-name European players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12557287\/Arturo-Vidal-savages-Erik-ten-Hag-coming-badly-Man-United-dropping-Cristiano-Ronaldo-leaving-mess-claims-bald-guys-complicated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Arturo Vidal savages Erik ten Hag for &#8216;coming in badly&#8217; 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