Football, Capello: ‘Ronaldo didn’t want to lose weight, so I sent him away from Real Madrid.’

Trento, 10 October (LaPresse) – “In the dressing room, there is a psychological aspect and you have to understand the importance of the leaders you have at your disposal. The leader does not necessarily have to be the most important player, but someone with charisma. There are leaders who drive the team on the pitch and there are negative leaders: they are the most dangerous. At Real Madrid, I sent Ronaldo away because he loved to party, weighed 94 kilos and didn’t want to lose weight. But he remains the greatest player I have ever coached.” Fabio Capello said this during the eighth edition of the Trento Sports Festival, which runs until Sunday, in conversation with Giovanni Floris, journalist and television presenter who recently obtained his UEFA-B licence in Coverciano.