“His Performance Is Low”: Al Nassr Coach Blames Ronaldo’s Strike Partner After Costly Draw

• Dinko Jeličić chided Cristiano Ronaldo's partner-in-crime after Al Nassr shared the spoils with Al Khaleej
• Al Nassr missed out on a chance to put pressure on Al Ittihad at the summit of the Saudi Pro League table following their 1-1 draw
• Ronaldo endured a difficult game at the Mrsool Park, failing to add to his 12-goal tally

Al Nassr manager Dinko Jeličić appears to fault Cristiano Ronaldo's attacking partner Anderson Talisca following his side's costly draw with Al Khaleej on Monday, May 8.

The Knights of Najd had the chance to temporarily usurp Al Ittihad at the summit of the Saudi Pro League. However, they fluffed their lines, sharing the spoils with the visitors.

It was a Portuguese forward who broke the game's deadlock. Unfortunately, it was not Ronaldo but Fabio Martins who gave the visitors a shock lead after just four minutes.

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Veteran defender Alvaro Gonzalez levelled the score in the 17th minute. From then on, it was all Al Nassr, who huffed and puffed in search of the match-winner but proved to be a case of much ado about nothing as they were held to a frustrating draw, GOAL reports.

Ronaldo came agonizingly close on several occasions, but a mixture of ill luck and brave goalkeeping robbed him of another goal in the Saudi top flight.

Following the end of the game, Dinko, who is serving as Al Nassr coach on an interim basis following the sack of Rudi Garcia, appeared to blame the disconnect between his two attackers - Ronaldo and Talisca.

"Talisca is good with Cristiano in training, but in matches, his performance is low,” he said as quoted by CXtra.

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Rivaldo claims Ronaldo was 'fooled'

Brazil legend Rivaldo has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo was 'fooled' into signing for Saudi Arabia giants Al Nassr. Ronaldo sealed a sensational January transfer move to the Riyadh-based outfit after he left Manchester United, Sports Brief reported.

The veteran striker had his contract at Old Trafford terminated following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

According to Rivaldo, Ronaldo may have been 'fooled' into signing for the Saudi giants, with the ex-footballer claiming the forward could be unhappy in his new surroundings.

Why Ronaldo refused to buy iPhone

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Cristiano Ronaldo recounted how he blatantly rejected a request by his son, Cristiano Junior, for an iPhone in order to teach him a life lesson.

Ronaldo, who came from a humble background before rising to stardom via football, holds his family in high esteem and does not hesitate to share with his fans and the entire world his fondness for both his nuclear and extended family.

The former Real Madrid goal-scoring machine took a trip down memory lane on how he instilled an important life lesson into his son in the most profound way - turning down his request.