DOHA – Cristiano Ronaldo throwing a tantrum in view of the Morocco-Portugal match in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. To be precise, he was absent from a training session with reserve players Portuguese national team and chose to come to the gym to train with the starting XI as the team nicknamed Selecao das Quinas won 6-1 over Switzerland.
As is well known, Ronaldo did not play from the first minute as Portugal successfully brought Switzerland home in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday 7 December 2022 on WIB morning. He was only played in the 73rd minute by coach Fernando Santos to replace Joao Felix’s role.
Since Ronaldo didn’t start and didn’t have many minutes to play during the Portugal-Switzerland match, he should have attended training with substitute players. However, surprisingly Ronaldo was not present at training with Portugal’s reserve players, who didn’t play much against Switzerland.
According to a report by Sportskseeda, on Thursday (8/12/2022), Ronaldo suddenly appeared in the gym, where the holders of Portugal-Switzerland were training. Even if there is no reason for Ronaldo to undergo a workout in the gym.
Obviously Ronaldo’s attitude is back in the spotlight. He was judged to have acted because he did not want to do what Fernando Santos asked of him, which was to train with the Portuguese reserve players.
Previously, Ronaldo seemed unhappy as he was benched by Santos in the Portugal-Switzerland match. It was the first time Ronaldo didn’t start at the 2022 World Cup.
