Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo is having quite a shift in the scenery in recent times. After moving from Man United to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, he will also have a new Head Coach for his National Team, Portugal. Fernando Santos was at the helm when Ronaldo won the Euros in 2016 and also the Nations League in 2019. But now, he will be playing under Roberto Martinez, who has been signed as the new Head Coach. Although, Martinez seemed oddly coy about Ronaldo’s role in his team after CR7’s dismal World Cup campaign. Follow all Football LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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The new boss of Portugal spoke about his intentions to sit down with Cristiano Ronaldo and discuss his future and role in this Portuguese team. Santos dropped Ronaldo to the bench for both the knockout games in Qatar but Martinez insisted that he was keen to contact Ronaldo after being appointed the Head Coach.
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Martinez was announced as the new Head Coach after Fernando Santos’ tenure ended in a sad manner after losing to Morocco in the Quarters. Even though Martinez struggled with Belgium and failed to get them out of the group stages, Portugal has placed their faith in him.
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Martinez spoke about creating the best team going forward at his first press conference. He said, ‘Decisions are made on the pitch. I don’t make decisions in the office. I hope to contact all the players.’ Talking specifically about Ronaldo, Martinez said, ‘Cristiano Ronaldo is a player that makes the list. He has been in the national team for 19 years. I hope we can sit down with him and create the best team. It’s a day of great satisfaction, but tomorrow we’ll get down to business.’
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Martinez has quite some decisions to make as he has two sides of the coin to deal with. One side involves players who are at the end of their careers – Ronaldo, Pepe, Rui Patricio, etc. Whereas, the other side has a bunch of exciting young players like Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos, Ruben Dias, Rafael Leao, etc.
The new Coach spoke about how he wants to get to know his players through ‘a footballing process’. He continued, ‘We’re going to start a footballing process to try to get to know all the players that could make it to the national team. We’re going to give all the players an opportunity and respect all those who are already in the national team. Cristiano is one of them’
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Ronaldo is in the twilight of his career and he is not getting any younger. It will be interesting to see if Martinez counts on the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner or if he decides to move on to the younger crop of players. Another thing to note will be if Ronaldo accepts a bench role if he is offered one. All the answers will be clear come the next International Break.
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