Ronaldo is the best player i ever coached

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has
hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player he has ever
coached after the Portuguese’s blistering start to the
season.
Ronaldo has scored 13 goals in nine appearances this
season, including back-to-back hat-tricks as Real got
their league season back on track with thrashings of
Deportivo la Coruna and Elche last week.
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after
scoring. AFP PHOTO
“Without disrespecting anyone else, Cristiano is the best
player I have coached,” Ancelotti said ahead of his
side’s Champions League match away to Bulgarian
champions Ludogorets Razgrad on Wednesday.
“He fights for the shirt and he is a leader. Although he
doesn’t talk a lot, he leads by example.”
Despite scoring five goals himself, Welsh star Gareth
Bale has had a far more subdued start to the current
campaign.
However, Ancelotti defended Bale’s contribution to the
side.
“There are moments in a game where you are not at
100 percent, but he is having a great season, just like
his teammates.
“He is working hard, scoring goals and I don’t have
anything I have to explain to him. He knows very well
what he has to do and I am satisfied with what he is
doing.”
Real are the early leaders in Group B after a 5-1
mauling of Basel, but Ancelotti insisted they couldn’t
take Ludogorets lightly on their first ever home match in
the Champions League group stages.
The Bulgarians only lost out 2-1 to Liverpool thanks to
a stoppage time penalty from Steven Gerrard in their
opening group game and the Italian wants that
performance to serve as a warning to his men.
“I don’t think there are any modest teams in this
competition. We knew how difficult it is to play at
Anfield and Ludogorets played a very good game there,”
added Ancelotti.
“Our objective is to win to put us in a good position in
the group.”
Playmaker Isco is one of a few Real players who could
be handed a rare start after a tough run of five games in
14 days and he repeated his coach’s warnings against
complacency.
“No game is easy in the Champions League and we
have to go out with the same mentality as always,
respecting the opponent and going out to win to remain
leaders in the group,” said the Spanish international.
“We can’t think that we will win just because of the
badge we wear on our shirts.”
Portuguese defender Pepe returns to the Real squad
after missing the last three games, but compatriot Fabio
Coentrao didn’t travel with his teammates due to injury.