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'This guy is a genius' — The Man United coach who helped Cristiano Ronaldo become the best player in the world
26.03.2022 - 08:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Cristiano Ronaldo has been called a genius before. Those dazzling feet down the left-wing had the mark of genius, those knuckleballs free-kicks were the touch of a genius, that goalscoring record is something only a genius could conjure up.
But when Mick Clegg calls the 37-year-old a genius, he isn't thinking of any of those footballing traits. For Clegg, Manchester United's former power development coach, Ronaldo's wisdom is what has enabled him to become one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game.
It is an intriguing thought. We witness players at the level of Ronaldo and presume most of those skills come from natural talent. He was born to be brilliant.
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The teenager who turned up at Old Trafford in 2003 certainly didn't lack in ambition. He told Clegg he would be the best player in the world, but the 'power coach' had heard that before; what set Ronaldo apart was the order he brought to his life to make sure he got there.
"When he told me he was going to the best player in the world, I’d heard that before, but when someone makes a claim like that you watch to see if it’s right," Clegg tells the Manchester Evening News.
"What he was doing was sorting his life out, all the bits he didn’t know, didn’t understand, or needed to improve on and increase knowledge of, that’s what he wanted. He had a really good concept, the concept just needed expanding on.
"He was a marvel to work with, he ended up becoming the pattern for me, for development to be the best. His pattern can be used for anything, any sport or any business, it’s understanding all the things you require and that’s what he epitomises.
"He was so thoughtful about what he needed. People tend to
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