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“Players Improve Practically 90%….” – Al Nassr Nutritionist Explains Cristiano Ronaldo’s Everlasting Impact on Saudi Arabian Club’s Players

Published 02/21/2023, 8:30 AM EST

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been in Al-Nassr for over a month now. He is not just bringing his vast fanbase to the club and the league but also is influential in the club to change many things. After a fallout with Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a deal with the Saudi Arabian giants. Going through a slump, the Portuguese star’s road hasn’t been easy.

However, he seems to be bouncing back with his magical 4-goal performance against Al-Wehda, as he achieved historical feats in the match.

On top of everything that happened with Manchester United, Qatar World Cup 2022 turned out to be a nightmare for the star. Ronaldo only managed to score 1 goal in the entire tournament and hence was benched in the quarterfinals. He saw sitting on the bench, En-Nesyri pulling a ‘Ronaldo’ on Portugal. A 1-0 loss meant fans had to see Ronaldo walking out with tears in his eyes.

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Cristiano Ronaldo influencing his peers

One of the main reasons to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the Saudi Arabian league, apart from his skills, was his fan following. The Saudi Arabian soccer officials are working towards getting their league internationally recognized. While that is being worked on as more and more fans are talking about the Saudi Pro League. Bringing Ronaldo has been very changing for the players of Al-Nassr.

Talking about Ronaldo’s influence, Al-Nassr Nutritionist Jose Belsa said, “Cristiano has a very good nutritional education and eats a wide variety of foods to have energy for every game and training, without any strange intervention that is in fashion. Since he’s been here, all the players have been training harder and following a stricter diet…”

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“I have not seen a club like this in which the players improve practically 90% in their body composition every time I see them: they have less fat, more muscle and they do all the exercises at their fingertips. It is a luxury to work there.

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He also talked about the feeling he had while working with the Portuguese star. He said that Ronaldo is the most professional soccer player he has ever worked with. Not only he provided important inputs on his diet, he learned a lot from former Real Madrid extraordinaire.

Influenced an entire team to do his celebration

Cristiano Ronaldo a few days back had met Al-Nassr Women’s team. The team was playing for the trophy in the inaugural season of the women’s league. The team would eventually go on and win the trophy. But their special celebration has gone viral.

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Watch this story: “Cause Man U Terminated His Contract” – Fans Destroy Cristiano Ronaldo on Social Media After Comments From Terminator Star Arnold Schwarzenegger Resurface

The Champions did the famous Cristiano Ronaldo ‘prayer’ Celebration. It was a clear tribute to the most followed soccer player on the planet. How will bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia eventually turn out for the league? Give us your views in the comments below.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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