René van der Gijp has expressed his hope that Ronaldo will quickly achieve his 1000th goal, but he is not convinced of the Portuguese player's current level of performance. "He's playing like a ball of clay at the moment! It doesn't look good," Van der Gijp said. Ronaldo has already scored three of his 27 needed goals in seven league matches this season, but it remains unclear when he will achieve his target.

Ronaldo has never kept the significance of his 1000th goal a secret, repeatedly stating that he values it highly and will be the first and only player to achieve this feat in his career.