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After Madrid's star Portuguese player Luis Figo stated in the press that he was unhappy about learning from the media that he would be sitting on the bench in the next game ("Real" coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo had said before "El Clasico" that Michael Owen would replace L.Figo on the field - ed. note), another Royal club star, Brazilian Ronaldo, declared that Figo, by lamenting in the press about not regaining his spot in the starting lineup, will not win it back.
Ronaldo, who had recently been criticized a lot by experts and fans, responded to Figo's comments by saying: "I have been in a similar situation and my experience tells me this: by lamenting, you won't regain your place. You have to prove your worth and show that you deserve a place in the starting lineup."
"Even in such moments, you have to remain calm and focus on what's best for the team," Ronaldo said. "You have to support the coach's decisions."
