Gattuso showers praise on Ronaldo ahead of Supercoppa Italiana
AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has showered praise on Juventus and Portuguese talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, saying that the 33-year-old has developed into an incredible player.
Milan and Juventus are set to fight it out for the Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and Gattuso has spoken of the Portuguese international in glowing terms.
Ronaldo, who made a move to the Serie A in the summer, has hit the ground running, scoring 15 goals in 25 games.
Gattuso said the Portuguese star had changed in recent years after initially being too focused on “doing a lot of show”.
“I think Cristiano has become an incredible player over the last seven or eight years,” he told a news conference.
“When I met him a few years ago he was doing a lot of show but now he stopped doing it a while ago. Now, he does everything with vehemence, attacking with depth.
“He wants to score and wants to give you hard times and put the ball into the net.
“He has changed in the last seven or eight years, now he is the perfect machine. The older he gets the more he sprints.
“He seems a bloke without age, here you understand what kind of top player he has been over the last eight years.”
