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Zinedine Zidane: Don't write off Cristiano Ronaldo yet

Updated on: 06 December,2017 11:19 AM IST  |  Madrid
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Ahead of Real Madrid's clash with Dortmund, boss Zidane insists critics should be careful while dismissing out-of-form Ronaldo; says Portuguese star will start scoring goals soon

Zinedine Zidane: Don't write off Cristiano Ronaldo yet

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Madrid: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned Cristiano Ronaldo's critics not to write-off the Portuguese, who is expected to pick up his fifth Ballon d'Or this week. Ronaldo has scored just twice in 10 La Liga matches this season as a stumbling start by Madrid has left them eight points adrift of leaders Barcelona. However, Ronaldo leads the goalscoring charts in the Champions League with eight in five games and Zidane expects that form to soon return on league duty. "He is so good that when things don't go as he is used to then people start to talk about him," Zidane said yesterday ahead of Real's Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund.


Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo heads a ball during a training season yesterday ahead  of his teams Champions League clash against Dortmund in Madrid tonight. pic/Getty Images
Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo heads a ball during a training season yesterday ahead of his team's Champions League clash against Dortmund in Madrid tonight. Pic/Getty Images


"He will keep trying until the goals come. Not long ago, only last year, he had a phenomenal season. There is a long way to go, we are only nearly halfway though the season. Be careful with Cristiano." With Karim Benzema also failing to find the net regularly, a lack of goals has blighted Real's season so far. Until September, Zidane's men had scored in 73 straight games. However, they have now drawn blanks in three of their last nine La Liga outings against Real Betis, Atletico Madrid and on Saturday in a 0-0 stalemate at Athletic Bilbao.


Zidane, though, rejected widespread suggestions, most recently from Valencia coach Marcelino Garcia Toral, that Madrid's squad is poorer this season for the loss of Alvaro Morata, James Rodriguez and Pepe in the off-season. "It is true that we need to score more goals because, being eight points behind in La Liga, the situation isn't ideal," added Zidane.

Two No. of goals Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 10 La Liga matches this season

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