“Ronaldo deserves more respect” Zidane

Cristiano Ronaldo deserves more respect, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said, as s he backed the usually prolific Portuguese to come good in the second half of the season amid his worst domestic campaign in Spain.
Ronaldo has scored two goals in 10 league games and came in for criticism in the Spanish media for his display in Real’s goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao  which left the Liga champions eight points behind leaders Barcelona.
“I think Cristiano deserves more respect because he is such a great player that when things don’t quite go his way everyone has something to say about him,” Zidane told a news conference. “The club and the fans who love Cristiano Ronaldo know what he is doing. Just last season he had a phenomenal campaign. We are halfway into the season, we still have six months left of the season. Six months is a very long time for Cristiano.”  Ronaldo has lived up to his high standards in the Champions League in which he is the top scorer with eight goals from five games and on course become the top marskman in Europe’s elite competition for a sixth straight year.