Analysis of the rivalry between Ronaldo Nazario and Thierry Henry with CR7
Rio Ferdinand spoke about Ronaldo Nazario and Thierry Henry's competition with Cristiano Ronaldo.
As for the Brazilian, the answer is simple: the common name and its connotations. “There's a grudge somewhere. It's because of the name, okay? He must think “You stole my name and that's why I have problems with you”, he said on the Andreas Pukki programme, when analyzing the last list presented by the Brazilian with the top 10 strikers that did not include the Portuguese. the host Stephen Howson, also in the conversation, went further: “It was Ronaldo, wasn't it? Suddenly Cristiano appears and everyone starts talking about him as 'Fat Ronaldo', which is disrespectful.”
Ferdinand returns. “It's the same thing with Henry. The way I see him talking about Cristiano… it's more what he doesn't say. He doesn't talk about him with any enthusiasm, it's like he's undervaluing him,” Cristiano said, recalling a moment from the time when they were rivals. Manchester United player and Arsenal player Henry.
“There was a situation at Highbury [antigo estádio do Arsenal] Where Henry hits him on the back of the head and Cristiano pushes him; Then Chris scored the winning goal for United… Maybe he still thinks about moments like this…
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