2026-03-07 12:31:18
Marcelo thinks Cristiano Ronaldo is “an extraterrestrial”.
The Real Madrid legend hailed playing with the Portuguese star at the Spanish Club an “immense privilege” and admitted he has never come across another footballer like him.
Asked what it was like to play with Ronaldo, Marcelo told FourFourTwo magazine: “An immense privilege.
“Cristiano is different from everyone else – a leader, a tireless worker, and a player of great quality.
“Many people think he’s only about power, but they’re wrong.
“He’s an extraterrestrial.”
Marcelo quickly forged an easy playing relationship with Ronaldo.
He said: “[We had] a relationship born out of spontaneity. Both of us are players shaped by the streets – we learned to play barefoot and just enjoyed ourselves.
“It’s a part of our essence, so we understood each other perfectly with just a glance.
“We never planned too much – I knew where he’d move and he knew how I’d make runs.
“Cristiano gave me advice from time to time – he was smart and understood the challenges we faced in every match.”
One of Marcelo’s former managers was Jose Mourinho, and he praised the coach for being a “tactical master”.
He said: “He was capable of changing your way of thinking.
“Even if you believed you weren’t going to achieve something, Mourinho had the power to convince you of the opposite.
“Beyond being a tactical master, he had the insight to inspire his players and we gave everything for him.”
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