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Cristiano Ronaldo fumes as Postecoglou subs him
CRISTIANO RONALDO was fuming with Ange Postecoglou after subbing him off for Al-Nassr – but his decision was justified following their comeback win against Al-Ettifaq.
TL;DR
- Cristiano Ronaldo showed anger after being substituted by Al-Nassr manager Ange Postecoglou at halftime.
- Al-Nassr was down 2-0 and had a player sent off before halftime.
- Postecoglou replaced Ronaldo with a midfielder, aiming for a different approach.
- Al-Nassr achieved a 3-2 comeback win with goals from Sadio Mane and Abdulelah Al-Amri.
- Postecoglou defended his decision, highlighting the team's performance and Ronaldo's recent lack of play time.
- Ronaldo has a history of reacting negatively to substitutions.