How Real Madrid's stars are STILL 'using Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration during pre-season' as influence on Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. is 'revealed'

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly has an enduring influence on the way Real Madrid's stars go about their business on the training pitch. 

So devoted are the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. to following his example that it has been dubbed the 'Ronaldo method' in one report. 

Ronaldo left the Santiago Bernabeu in 2018 for Juventus in a £88million deal but his imprint is still evident at the club where he won four Ballons d'Or and Champions League titles. 

Current boss Carlo Ancelotti was in charge from 2013 to 2015 as well so perhaps it is only natural that some scent from the Ronaldo era still lingers. 

Players have been taking an intensive approach to pre-season as inspired by Ronaldo's summer fitness regime,according to AS. 

Players such as Vinicius Jr. see Ronaldo as a 'reference' for how to approach training and care

Meanwhile,Kylian Mbappe's presentation as a Real Madrid player bore striking similarities to Ronaldo's own in 2009,with fans speculating he had watched it for inspiration. 

For the likes of Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.,Rodrygo,Aurelien Tchouameni,and Arda Guler,'Cristiano's Madrid is a reference' for how to dominate football,AS claims. 

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