Ronaldo made himself

Ronaldo made himself –Ferguson

Alex Ferguson believes he can take little credit for
Cristiano Ronaldo’s development into one of the
finest footballers of all time.

Ferguson brought a teenage Ronaldo from Sporting CP to
Manchester United in 2003 and oversaw his development to Ballon
d’Or winner in 2008 before a then world-record move to Real
Madrid a year later.

The 74-year-old Scot made his share of records tumble during
a trophy laden reign spanning four decades at Old Trafford and
feels Ronaldo stands a cut above other stellar names he oversaw
during 26-and-a-half years at the helm.

“Ronaldo is a perfect example of someone who made himself.
It’s easy for me to say, ‘yeah, I made Ronaldo’,” Ferguson said
when he was honoured with the Walther Bensemann prize,
which is awarded for outstanding work in football.

“Many coaches might say I made this player and I made that
player, but Ronaldo made himself.

“We just gave him the tools and the platform to excel. His
practice ethic was incredible. He was a fantastic player, he was
the best.

“We had fantastic players in Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and
Eric Cantona. We had some fantastic footballers, but Ronaldo
was just something else.”

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