Ten Hag has recalled that his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo was sometimes deeply strained. The Dutch coach, aged 56, and Ronaldo, then 41, did not always see eye to eye during their time together. Ten Hag also singled out particular incidents from the training ground as evidence of the difficult connection. 'He betrayed me,' Ten Hag said of Ronaldo in the reported remarks. The comments focus on the personal strain behind their shared period, rather than presenting a smooth partnership. Ten Hag’s account places much of the friction in day-to-day work at the training base. The brief report does not spell out the full sequence of events behind each episode.