Real Madrid "He is strong but doesn't have much technique"

As one of the top performers in the Brazilian top-flight across the 1980s and 1990s, Renato Gaucho was undeniably a very decent player, however the ex-forward has perhaps a lofty idea of his own talents.

Now the coach of Gremio, Gaucho will come up against Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday, a man that he previously insisted that was better than while turning out for the likes of Flamengo during his playing days.

"Today's generation mostly looks to Cristiano Ronaldo," he stated last March on ESPN Brasil's Bola da Vez. "That generation didn't see me play.

"Talk to the older generations, the ones who saw me play, and you can be sure that they will have a different opinion.

"I would like to see Ronaldo play and win the championship with the clubs I played for, in some circumstances where we were owed three and four months of back pay.

"I would like to be at Real Madrid today, playing once a week, with a pitch in good condition and playing with the teammates he has next to him, who are monsters."

Although the 55-year-old did admit to Ronaldo being a top footballer, he did have a couple of reservations when praising the Portugal captain.

"[Ronaldo] is a monster, a great player, but he works hard on his strength and he doesn't have much technique," added Gaucho.

"You just have to watch him for Real Madrid, the moments when he leaves the left wing, he produces almost nothing.

"I was more versatile, since I could play on the right wing, in the centre, or on the left."