Cristiano Ronaldo has said ’’everything went wrong’’ in
Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in the final of the
UEFA Champions League and said their tactics
were ’’not good’’.
United set out at the Stadio Olimpico with the same formation
which overcame Arsenal in the semi-finals, with Ryan Giggs
replacing the suspended Darren Fletcher. However, after a positive
start, the Premier League champions failed to recover from
conceding a 10th minute Samuel Eto’o goal and were outplayed for
the remainder of the game.
Sir Alex Ferguson altered his tactics at half-time by bringing
on Carlos Tevez for Anderson, but the change failed to improve
United’s performance.
Ronaldo started the match up front before moving out to the wing
and the Portuguese ace felt ‘everything went wrong’.
“I cannot explain,” he told RTP. “We, the
players, were not well, the tactics were not good… everything went
wrong.
“We have to give credit to Barcelona, but they were a bit lucky
to be here because Chelsea did not deserve to lose and no-one has
mentioned that.
“I have to congratulate Barcelona, they were better, but
football is just like this: only the winners get talked about.”
The former Sporting Lisbon man also refused to comment on his
future amid fresh reports linking Real Madrid with a renewed
interest in his services.
He added: “My future now is the national squad, so that we can
win, so that we can be in a good position in our qualifying
group.
“About clubs, I do not want to talk about that, I want to rest,
go on holiday, I am very tired, I have played a lot of games, a lot
of pressure. The future, we will see.”