Chelsea striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has come out to say that he took important lessons from Brazil’s Ronaldo in his younger years. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, despite the Brazilian being a bit fat at his peak, he was still the best player during his time and he deserved to be emulated.
Aubameyang added that strikers must have a great character to thrive in front of goal.
His words, “At that time, the team was really strong, to tell the truth. Ronaldo, [Paolo] Maldini, [Alessandro] Nesta… I was very young. That is why I chose to go on loan for a few years. I was just trying to improve and looking at [Ronaldo] to learn as much as I could.”
“To tell the truth, he was a bit fat by then! But he was still the best. I will always remember when Carlo Ancelotti had a go at him about his fitness, he said, ‘What do you want me to do, run or score goals?’ Ancelotti said, ‘score goals’, and the next game Ronaldo scored twice! It that is part of the character and as a striker, you need that because you have to be strong mentally. I was just a young kid among all those stars, just playing and training. I was just trying to get as much as I can and pick up all these things in my career.”
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