Fahd Al-Hraifi, a former star of Al-Nassr, spoke out about Kingsley Coman’s behaviour toward Cristiano Ronaldo in Friday’s 3-0 Saudi Pro League win over Al-Diriyah.
Controversy ensued when Coman chose to end a promising attack himself instead of passing the ball to Ronaldo.
This incident sparked new conversations about players’ tendency to be egotistical on the pitch and to try to steal the spotlight from other players during big games.
While appearing on “Dawrina Ghair,” Al-Hraifi hinted that he would have taken a different approach if he had been in charge.
On Friday nite, Al-Nassr took the lead over Al-Diriyah thanks to a goal from Ronaldo.
The captain of the “Al-Alami” squad continued his quest for a record-breaking 1000th goal in his career, playing brilliantly and setting up numerous scoring chances during the match.
Speaking about his prediction that Coman wouldn’t give the ball to Ronaldo when he broke free in the attack, Al-Hraifi admitted that he would have done the same if he had been in his position.
Nevertheless, Coman is striving to become a league superstar and is under a lot of pressure. He appeared more assured and had an innate ability to score goals; maybe he even felt Ronaldo was offside. Even Ronaldo had great morale, as he scored and assisted on goals.
Despite the backlash, Ronaldo was heavily involved in the Al-Diriyah triumph and showed a lot of energy.
He is clearly focused on winning the Saudi Roshn League title, and Al-Nassr is keeping up their winning streak.