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Queiroz: Ronaldo will end goal drought naturally

"I've worked with many great forwards like Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, players who always show that pride and will do what they do best, score goals, but goals from these players end up coming naturally," Queiroz told reporters on Friday.

"As much as people think they are obsessed or disturbed with the issue, goals end up happening and they carry on scoring," he added.

Ronaldo, who became the world's most expensive player when he moved to Real Madrid from Manchester United for a fee of 80 million euros last year, almost scored against the Ivorians but his long-distance drive hit the post.

"It's still early. I think at the end of the World Cup you will see 30 or 40 percent of goals have come from dead balls.

"In our case against the Ivory Coast, we simply didn't get a chance to score from those situations as many illegal tackles were not penalised," Queiroz said.

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