Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't criticise Rafael Benitez publicly, claims a former Los Blancos manager.
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It has been suggested that the 30-year-old told club president Florentino Perez that Real would not win anything under the Spaniard.
However, Bernd Schuster, who played for both FC Barcelona and Real before also coaching the latter in 2007/08, has insisted the Portuguese would not run to Perez to complain about the coach.
"I have my doubts about that. Cristiano is too professional for that, too co-operative," Schuster told AS.
"I've never seen him criticising a coach like that before, not here or at any other team. He learned at the English school of discretion, and he learned well. I don't believe it.
"Managers always talk to players and sometimes with the senior ones about tactics. The unpleasant things are what they talk about outside the club."
Schuster also believes playing Ronaldo as a striker does not get the best out of the club's talisman.
"I don't think they're boring, they're not yet at their best," he added.
"With Cristiano alone without support, the young players in covering injuries, they've had problems.
"Playing Cristiano at No. 9 makes it easy for the other team because he has less space to work with. He needs more, he's not as comfortable over short distances.
"That's what's happened recently. He's alone between two centre backs without any support."
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Ronaldo and Benitez have a chance to silence their doubters when they face FC Barcelona in El Clasico on Saturday.
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