Sunday, November 05, 2006

Capello insist Ronaldo poor fitness

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Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello says Ronaldo still isn't fit enough to start games.

Although he has made a number of substitute appearances recently, the Brazilian superstar has yet to begin a league game for Real so far after missing the start of the season through injury.
And it may be a similar story for today's Primera Liga encounter against Celta Vigo, with Capello admitting the striker is still not 100% fit.
"His training pace is improving as the days go by and he's getting back in shape," said the Italian coach.
"He's not ready to play an entire game. He's lost a lot, but he still has to lose a little more to get back to his old self, the footballer we all admire.
"When I see he's training well, I play him. Now, he looks like a football player. Before, he had mobility problems because of the five-month period of inactivity.
"The idea, as I have stated before, is that there are 20 starters in the team right now."
However, Capello, who says he will decide on Sunday which line-up he will go for, admits that when he is firing on all cylinders, Ronaldo has few equals.
"They are all athletes (at Real), but I have never seen a player as good as Ronaldo. He's got it all."