Castro said in his interview with the Spanish newspaper “Marca”: “If it had not been for Al Hilal, things would have been different in Al Nasr. For example, Real Madrid often does not achieve its goals because Barcelona is there, and vice versa.”
Castro continued, saying: “The team does not stop being great because it does not win at a certain moment. Al-Nasr has begun a new project and I am happy because, apart from titles, we have developed a lot as a club in different fields.”
The former Al-Nasr coach added: “Al-Hilal also had Mitrovic, Cancelo, Neves, Bono, Milinkovic-Savic, and also broke the Guinness World Record for consecutive victories.”
He continued: “But we cannot resort to that or to specific moments, such as the missed penalty kick that would have given us victory in the King’s Cup. We must look inward, and in this sense, my conscience is clear. We gave everything and achieved progress in the team.”
And about his evaluation of his experience with… VictoryCastro replied, saying: “We won the Arab Cup, we lost the King’s Cup final on penalties, and in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League we also went out on penalties. It was a very intense season, with many matches, and the expectations were high, but people also forget that the competitors ( Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Ahly have the same goals as you.”
Regarding the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, Castro said: “He is always determined to be the best. You see him every day in every training session. He has a constant desire to play, break records and score the most beautiful goals, and when you are close to him you understand why he is a phenomenon. He is still decisive in everything.” He does, he knows that football has given him everything and he loves it very much.”
He continued his talk about the Don, saying: “We tried to get the most out of Cristiano and made him finish the year 2023 as the best scorer of the year (54 goals), and I hope that he will enjoy suitable conditions and exceed the 1,000-goal barrier.”