Al-Taawoun goalkeeper Mailson has admitted that he’s excited in regards to the prospect of going through Cristiano Ronaldo when his group face Al-Nassr this week.
After a sluggish begin to his life in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have hit his stride. He has discovered the again of the web 5 instances in Al-Nassr’s final two video games, together with a formidable four-goal haul towards Al-Wehda.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner shall be decided so as to add extra to his tally within the coming weeks. He shall be hopeful of scoring his first aim at house when Al-Aalami face Al-Taawoun within the Saudi Professional League at Mrsool Park on Friday, February 17.
One man, although, has set his eyes on protecting Ronaldo at bay and serving to his group trigger an upset over Al-Nassr within the course of. Mailson, Al-Taawoun’s first-choice goalkeeper, is eager to make life tough for the Portuguese icon on Friday.
Talking forward of the match, the shot-stopper revealed that everybody within the Wolves camp is wanting ahead to testing themselves towards the ahead. He additionally admitted that going through the 38-year-old shall be a dream-come-true second for him. He instructed Brazilian outlet ge.globo:
“They all the time say: ‘We’ll face Cristiano’, ‘It is Cristiano’s recreation’. Everyone seems to be wanting ahead to that second. [You] get that adrenaline rush. However on the identical time, it’s a must to put anxiousness apart and provides your all in apply. Enjoying towards [a player of] such a excessive stage is a dream come true.”
Mailson confessed that he has been enthusiastic about going up towards Ronaldo because the second the celebrity joined Al-Nassr. He stated:
“From the second he got here to Arabia, I stated, ‘I am unable to consider I’ll face the very best on the earth’.”
Al-Nassr midfielder Luiz Gustavo not too long ago defined how Ronaldo’s presence has made life tough for Al-Aalami as opponents are extra motivated to beat them. Mailson testified on the identical. He acknowledged:
“Lots of people say they wish to beat Cristiano.”
It now stays to be seen if Mailson will achieve his efforts to maintain Cristiano Ronaldo at bay.
Al-Taawoun has devised a particular plan to cease Cristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr’s Saudi Professional League rivals are more and more conscious of the threats posed by Cristiano Ronaldo. Al-Taawoun supervisor Pericles Chamusca has thus devised a ‘particular plan’ to limit the participant on Friday.
The Brazilian tactician has reportedly tasked two of his finest midfielders, Aschraf El Mahdioui and Alvaro Medran, to mark the ahead. The gamers have been suggested to stop passes from attending to the Al-Aalami celebrity, whereas additionally stopping him from taking photographs on aim.
