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11th November 2021
12:35pm GMT
"The whistles are never nice," he said.
"No one is perfect, we are not machines and I know what is expected of me.
"I have seen parents, who were with their children, with angry faces and that's what they convey to their children.
"There have been times when I didn't even want to get out of bed. I've often said I've had a lot of bad times and, with another mindset, maybe I could have been a better player." The Juventus striker then went on to add that he recognises that he has the ability to fight his battle, whilst part of his struggles have been couple with getting back to fitness and dealing with the added pressure of replacing the void Cristiano Ronaldo left in the summer. He said: "I also have great willpower to get out of the dark times, otherwise I wouldn't have had the career I had."We are all under pressure after Ronaldo left. Myself maybe more because I am on loan. But when you are the master of your own destiny, the only thing you can do is work.
"I was out for almost a month and because I rushed my return I did not feel fully fit. I had to work a lot for the team and I didn't have the necessary clarity to score and be 100 per cent ready.
"In the last few games I played on the left, almost as a winger. But the important thing is to play and do what the coach wants.
"Obviously I would like to play better and score more but before the injury I was fine and then struggled to recover."
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