Cristiano Ronaldo's Agent Discusses Star's Desire to Regain Elite Form

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to get back in the good graces of Los Blancos supporters after a rare dip in form and some questionable off-pitch decisions.

ESPN Deportes (h/t Dermot Corrigan of ESPN FC) reports the stretch, which included a heated exchange with a journalist and a birthday celebration shortly after a Real loss, have left the forward in a tough spot. His agent, Jorge Mendes, is confident things will change soon: "You get heated, you are at home, you have family...and tomorrow you have an argument. For any reason. You can see that. But is not easy to be Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano is human. He has good moments and bad moments. He has always been improving, but he is a human being."

He also discussed the continued evolution of the reigning Ballon d'Or winner: "Since I have known him, he has always been the same in terms of ambition and determination – he always wants more and more. And I can be sure that he will evolve in ways that will impress people, because for him it is always important to be the best."

Marca notes the Portugal international is "repentant and feeling the pinch" as a result of the stretch and is looking to some of his longtime teammates for support.

Ronaldo has failed to score in four of his last six matches, which almost amounts to a drought, based on the standards he's set over the past few years. He also picked up a red card during a victory over Cordoba late last month.

As always, on-field production has a way to make on-field drama fade away. His track record would suggest he's set to go on a goalscoring binge in the near future. That should put all of this behind him and allow him to focus on the game for the rest of the campaign.

These type of stints come very seldom for Ronaldo. So when they do, they tend to get blown out of proportion, which is seemingly the case here.