Edwin van der Sar Reveals Real Madrid Legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s Unique Free Kick Training Regime
Edwin van der Sar has revealed how Cristiano Ronaldo shunned his free kick techniques at Manchester United.
Van der Sar played alongside Ronaldo at Old Trafford before the Portuguese superstar moved to Real Madrid. During his Manchester United career and early Real Madrid career, Ronaldo used to be one of the best free kick takers in world football.
He put in hours of practice to perfect his technique and Van der Sar has now revealed his experience of training alongside the former United and Los Blancos number 7.
Speaking to Rio Ferdinand, the former Dutch goalkeeper said:
I remember after training, Cristiano would ask me to take some free kicks at him. I would tell him to take the second or third goalkeeper, but he would reply: 'No, no, I want to score against the best!' And if he didn’t succeed, he would try again and again until he scored.
- Edwin van der Sar
Van der Sar added:
I would say to him, 'Cristiano, what about my self-confidence? Why is everything about your confidence?'
- Edwin van der Sar
⚽ “Cristiano Always Wanted to Finish With a Goal!”
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