Fabio Capello says Ronaldo was overweight and 'a negative leader', the player replies: 'He was already cooked in Madrid'.

The Italian coached 'O Fenomeno' when returning to Real Madrid in 2006, but at yesterday's Globe Soccer Awards ceremony, he described the player in less than generous terms.

“He showed up in Madrid weighing 96kg, I asked him to come down to 88-90, but it was no use,” he said, as reported by Gazzetta.it.

Fabio Capello says Ronaldo was overweight and 'a negative leader', the player replies: 'He was already cooked in Madrid'.

The Italian coached 'O Fenomeno' when returning to Real Madrid in 2006, but at yesterday's Globe Soccer Awards ceremony, he described the player in less than generous terms.

“He showed up in Madrid weighing 96kg, I asked him to come down to 88-90, but it was no use,” he said, as reported by Gazzetta.it.

“He was a really great champion, but for the team he was a negative leader. When we sold him in January, the whole environment changed and we recovered 9 points from Barcelona.”

Today Ronaldo returned the kindness by talking down his former boss in an interview with Brazilian outlet Folha.

“Capello was a great Coach in his time, in the 90s,” said Ronaldo.

“When he came to Real Madrid though he was already cooked and he could no longer motivate his players.

“Proof of that is the fact that in the following years he never won anything with the teams that he coached.”

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