I hope he fecks off to pastures new as soon as possible, but I fear Ten Hag might not be of that view. The manager has spoken of Ronaldo in terms so glowing it was beyond the call of duty and platitudes. Add to that the fact that we haven't moved to find a replacement, and it just seems like it might be a genuine appreciation of Ronaldo, rather than posturing.
Perhaps the temptation of being able to one day boast about coaching one of the game's greats is too strong to resist, or he genuinely has a plan to use him effectively. Hopefully the latter.
If it be the former though, he's about the learn how costly that's gonna be, the hard way; and it won't be pretty to watch.