Cristiano Ronaldo has what it takes to play at the top level for another 10 years, according to one of his former coaches at Manchester United. Tarik Cohen Youth Jersey . The Portuguese star signed a bumper new deal at Real Madrid earlier this week and, despite being 31, claims he could play on for another decade.And speaking at the #CR7Live event in Lisbon, Tony Strudwick told Sky Sports that Ronaldo possesses the physicality and talent to do just that. I think he wants to play for another 10 years and I wouldnt doubt that in terms of his ability to play and recover, said Strudwick, who is the head of athletic development at Old Trafford. With that robustness and resilience he can continue to play as long as he wants. I came [to Manchester United] in his final two years. My first year was when we won the Champions League and beat Chelsea in the final, and at that point hed got to a level where he was a world-class performer. Look back at what happened when Ronaldo coached a lucky group of youngsters live on skysports.com When you talk about the top elite players like Cristiano obviously is, theres a relentless pursuit of excellence and I think we saw that from a very young age. The stories of him being the first one into training and the last one out, but also him wanting to take his game on.He was strong, powerful and quick, and he transferred all that onto the pitch, which was the most important thing.We had a fantastic working culture at Carrington that had been created by Sir Alex Ferguson all those years ago, and even in that environment Cristiano was a standalone. He would always practice on his own to ensure he had that quality practice time. He made everyone uncomfortable, not only the senior players that saw him do it but also the young players to look up to him. Ronaldo says it will be an amazing moment when he returns to face Sporting Lisbon with Madrid in the Champions League Invariably as coaches we had to drag him off [the training ground], but that was the level of discipline and professionalism required.After being forced off due to injury during the Euro 2016 final earlier this year, Ronaldo was incredibly vocal on the touchline as he helped steer Portugal towards a 1-0 win over France. And Strudwick believes it is important for people like Ronaldo to stay in football beyond their playing career.Youd like to see people like Cristiano stay in the game, as long as youve got the passion for it, he said. The incentive will be to just keep playing football but obviously hes a great talent and all those learning experiences will be invaluable for young players. Football needs people like Cristiano [to stay] and continue that legacy of what it takes to be a world-class player. 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John Wall scored 33 points, Gooden got 11 of his 21 in the final quarter and the Wizards overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 101-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England offensive line, maligned through the early weeks of the season, has rebounded to do a terrific job protecting the teams 37-year-old prime asset.Quarterback Tom Brady contributed to the teams highlight film with a 17-yard scramble that ended in a hard hit instead of a slide last week against Miami. On Nov. 2, some Brady footwork led to a circus catch by tight end Rob Gronkowski, another highlight-reel play.Overall, Brady has been mostly upright over the last 10 games, nine of them wins.I think it was just a matter of time, tackle Cameron Fleming said Friday as the Patriots finished preparation for Sundays game at the New York Jets. There were a lot of changes coming in and I think we all just needed time to shore up our technique and mould together as a unit — and realize that were interchangeable, that if one man goes down then another man can come in and help and get the job done.I think it was time that got us better and we focused on what we needed to do to improve, because we knew there was something wrong that needed to change and we just made it happen.Changes? Start with long-time line coach Dante Scarnecchia retiring and being replaced by Dave DeGuglielmo. Then, just before the start of the season, Pro Bowl guard and team leader Logan Mankins was traded to Tampa Bay.The result: four sacks in the opening game, nine in the first four, with Brady getting hit way too much and the team going 2-2.Now, with two games left in the regular seasonn and the Patriots on the verge of clinching home-field advantage for the entire AFC playoffs, the team is second in the league (behind Denver) in fewest sacks per passing play. Brian Urlacher Bears Jersey. . New England is third in total sacks allowed (behind Denver and Baltimore).So the team that yielded nine sacks in the first four games has surrendered nine in 10 games since. The continued health of tight end Rob Gronkowski has helped, but the line has been good.We dont look back too far, said left tackle Nate Solder. Our goal right now is the Jets and I think thats been our approach all season. One week at a time you improve, you get a little bit incrementally better, and by the time you get to this point in the season, you see some big improvements.I think its incrementally because I think each guy improves a little bit each week and that gets you to where youve improved a lot over the course of the season.Added guard Ryan Wendell: I would expect every year to get better throughout the season. We work hard to try and get better every week, so if we werent doing that, we wouldnt be doing our jobs.As far as the coaching change affecting the group, Wendell added, Its still the same system. Players and coaches change every year and weve been real fortunate around here to have one coach at that position for a long time. But across the NFL coaches and players are moving all the time, so its not that out of the ordinary.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '