Original title: Portugal’s full firepower Ronaldo’s position is awkward
In the round of 16, Portugal played against Switzerland. Ronaldo played in the 73rd minute. This is the first time he has come on as a substitute in a World Cup match. He stays on the bench. Ronaldo ended his record 31 consecutive appearances in the national team competition. When he came off the bench in this match, the Portuguese side were leading 5-1 and Ramos, who started for him, had already scored a hat-trick. Ronaldo is in an awkward position in the Portuguese squad.
Ramos said
Ronaldo is our captain
keep trying to help me
It is worth mentioning that the last Portuguese player to score a hat-trick at the World Cup was Ronaldo. When people were talking about the young Ramos who would replace Ronaldo and have a chance to start, Ronaldo still attracts all kinds of ‘guns’. long and short guns”. on the sidelines, and Ramos revealed himself like that, starting his perfect performance.
Almost every Portuguese general interviewed will be asked about Ronaldo after the match. Ramos, who experienced a highlight in this match, said: “He IS our captain and he has tried to help me. He is progressing very well.” -called young are scary, Ronaldo, who has not been on the bench for a long time, has seen this boy exude youthful breath in the way he once used, shine with the light he once had, leading the team continues his journey in Qatar .
Santos coach
Put Ronaldo on the bench
just a tactical choice
Placing Ronaldo on the bench, Portugal head coach Santos said that this was just a tactical choice: “This is a tactical problem that we have been preparing for several days, it’s just a different change, that’s all. We’ve been old friends for many years, created a model for the captain”. Santos then said that the team also needs to reposition Ronaldo’s role. Gonzalo Ramos’ peak performance made people feel more confident that Santos’ deal for this season was correct, but Santos said Ronaldo and Ramos are different types of players and didn’t explain too much about the upcoming staffing arrangement.
When the Portuguese team has to be infallible in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, the rising Ramos, the strong old Pepe and the icing on the cake Leo let the team show its offensive firepower and flourish more, even If With Ronaldo on the pitch, teammates can also replace him and lead the team forward.
Sure, Cristiano Ronaldo is always the hottest topic in the Portuguese team, he always tries to refresh his goalscoring record in the game, but at the same time, people also saw that his status in this World Cup is really far from the its peak period. . Bruno Fernandez frankly said after the match that no one would like to sit on the bench: “I don’t think Ronaldo will be happy. If the coach asks me to sit on the bench in the next match, I will get very angry. “
Fernandez is well aware of these comments about Ronaldo from the outside world, but expressed his annoyance: “I don’t think people should be talking about why Ronaldo didn’t start. If when he came in and the team won, no one would ask Ronaldo is doing his job, he’s playing a part and he’s happy with the result, because everyone’s goal is to go as far as possible in the World Cup.” the problem of his substitute Leo, who scored a goal in this game, said that the team has many excellent players on the bench. This is the coach’s decision. “It could be Ronaldo, or it could be me. They all know what they’re dealing with.”
stay on the bench
Ronaldo could be in the
The most controversial period of his career
Indeed, with Ronaldo’s status, his sitting on the bench is in itself news worthy of discussion by the outside world. Given some of his incidents on and off the pitch this season and his status on the pitch, Ronaldo he may be in a most controversial period of his career. Ronaldo’s first major competition started from the 2004 European Cup. At that time, he was voted the event’s best rookie and won runners-up with the team. His World Cup tour started in Germany in 2006 and the Portuguese team finished fourth in that session, he himself was elected best newcomer. Since then, Ronaldo’s name has been endowed with more missions and expectations, until today, when he played for the fifth time in the World Cup, he finally had to accept the reality of coming off the bench.
Some say he pays too much attention to beating personal bests and seems a little greedy for credit, some say he should get along with the coach more professionally and respect all team members, Ronaldo certainly has some problems of one kind or another, and he also faces the impact of age and the ruthless years on his state, but the meaning of his existence for the Portuguese team is still irreplaceable. Portugal’s opponents in the quarter-finals are Morocco, who knocked out Spain. The hot state of his team-mates has made Ronaldo’s position rather uncomfortable for a while, and it is almost certain that Ronaldo will have to remain on the bench superior. (Reporter Wang Fan)
