With Cristiano Ronaldo recently joining Al Nassr, a member of the club's staff has revealed the changes the football icon has already helped enforce among the squad.
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After what appeared to be a stuttering start to life in Saudi Arabia, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner now seems to have adjusted to football outside of Europe.
Five games into his career with the Knights of Najd and Portugal's all-time top goalscorer already has five goals to his name.
The 38-year-old is certainly making a difference on the pitch, but according to the club's nutritionist, the forward is also making a massive difference off it with his professionalism and commitment to staying in shape.
Jose Blesa is among those now working with Ronaldo in Riyadh, and while speaking to Ideal, revealed the impact the Madeira native has had on Rudi Garcia's men since arriving, stating: "Every conversation with him is a learning curve. We met and talked about his diet, about how he understands the importance of this and rest for performance. He wears two rest metres: the ring and the bracelet.
"He is the first to arrive at training and the last to leave. Dealing with him is wonderful."
Blesa also lauded the former Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward for making his job easier, adding: "Cristiano helps me a lot, because we can no longer teach him anything, but he creates a school around him.
"The rest of the players do what he does because everything he does is wonderful to improve his performance.
"Since he has been here, all the players have trained more intensely and followed a stricter diet.
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"I have not seen a club like this in which the players improve practically 90% in their body composition every time I see them: they have less fat, more muscle and they do all the exercises at their fingertips. It is a luxury to work there."
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