Cristiano Ronaldo Rips Real Madrid Teammates: "If They Were All at My Level, We Would be First"

Oh, this isn't going to end well.

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It's a widely known belief that you win as a team, and you lose as a team. Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't believe in that same philosophy. 

Following Real Madrid's 1-0 loss at home to Atlético Madrid on Saturday, Ronaldo called out his teammates after reporters questioned whether the 31-year-old striker, who hasn't scored a goal against Atlético in the last five matches, has fallen off a bit. "It annoys me that they say that Cristiano has dropped his level, and that is why Madrid have dropped their level," he said. "If they were all at my level, we would be first." 

After pointing out how his club has played a significant amount of time without stars, like Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Cristiano took some thinly veiled shots at some of his own teammates. "I don't want to knock anyone, no teammate, but when the best are missing... I like to play with Bale, Benzema," he said. "I don't want to say that Jese, Lucas[Vazquez] or [Mateo]Kovacic are not good players, they are very good, but... to win a competition you need to have your best players." 

Don't be surprised to see Ronaldo's teammates administer the special handshake when they interact with him from here on out. 

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[via ESPN FC]

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