How Cristiano Ronaldo was tricked into becoming a striker at Real Madrid after 最初 辞退するing Carlo Ancelotti's wishes to move off the wing

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Carlo Ancelotti's former assistant coach at Real Madrid has 明らかにする／漏らすd how the fabled 経営者／支配人 tricked Cristiano Ronaldo into moving off the wing to become a striker.

Managing Ronaldo is one of the most 需要・要求するing 職業s in football with the Portuguese superstar carrying an aura that very few players ever have, and he 最初 辞退するd to 交換（する） positions at Madrid.

The 39-year-old starred in the formative years of his career at Manchester 部隊d and Madrid as one of football's most destructive left-wingers before later readjusting as a striker.

However, 納得させるing Ronaldo to move from his favoured position was no 平易な 仕事 that was made harder after he told Ancelotti he 'preferred' playing off the left rather than through the middle.

His 不本意 led the Madrid boss to come up with a genius 戦術の 調整 that 確実にするd Ronaldo was kept happy while agreeing to b ecome a central attacking 人物／姿／数字.

Carlo Ancelotti 's former assistant coach at Real Madrid has 明らかにする／漏らすd how the fabled 経営者／支配人 tricked Cristiano Ronaldo into moving off the wing

Ronaldo starred at Madrid as a winger during his formative years before moving into a central 役割

The Portuguese superstar won four 支持する／優勝者s League 肩書を与えるs during his time at Madrid

Ancelotti's former assistant and ex-Swansea 経営者／支配人 Paul Clement has given a fascinating insight into 取引，協定ing with Madrid's 'Galacticos' and 明らかにする／漏らすd how Ronaldo was finally 納得させるd.???

Speaking to the Sun, he said: 'At Real Madrid, Carlo had an idea of Ronaldo as a striker so he didn't have to 跡をつける 支援する.?

Ancelotti's former assistant Paul Clement (left) 明らかにする／漏らすd how Ancelotti 納得させるd Ronaldo to change positions

'He had a discussion with Cristiano who said he preferred playing off the left.

'Carlo knew he had to make him comfortable, so brought in two systems for when we were attacking, 4-3-3 with Ronaldo on the left, and then 4-4-2 when defending, with Ronaldo up 前線,' he 追加するd.

The 戦術の change worked wonders as Ronaldo and Ancelotti went on to 勝利，勝つ the 支持する／優勝者s League together in 2014 along with other major 集団の／共同の and individual honours.

Ancelotti is 試みる／企てるing to 勝利，勝つ Europe's biggest club prize for a 記録，記録的な／記録する fifth time this season ahead of upco ming ４半期/4分の1-final games against 統治するing 支持する／優勝者s Manchester City.