Al Nassr boss outlines 3 areas Ronaldo and his teammates must improve after Saudi Super Cup exit

Rudi Garcia, head coach of Al-Nassr, has identified three areas his team needs to improve on in order to get the best out of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Rudi Garcia's charges suffered elimination from the Saudi Super Cup after falling to a 3-1 defeat, by extension their first loss since September 2022.

The game also featured superstar signing Cristiano Ronaldo, who has since found life difficult since completing his sensational move after missing a gilt-edge chance, per MARCA.

Reflecting on his side's defeat, the former Olympique Lyon manager highlighted key areas his team must improve going forward.

It is very important that the players play normally and don't always try to give Cristiano the ball,” Garcia said after the game as quoted by All Football.

He continued: “I told them they had to make the right decisions on the pitch. “Obviously, when Cristiano or Anderson Talisca are alone and ask for the ball, we have to give them the ball.

These two players are capable of making a difference.” The 58-year-old gaffer added that the positioning of his two attackers was also proving to be problematic.

“I think sometimes we had good crossing positions, but there were not enough people in the box, sometimes not Ronaldo or Talisca. "We have to work on it, have one of them in the area and maybe the other will play outside the area.”