Cristiano Ronaldo will he do for good band apart in the current great adventure of the Portuguese selection in Qatar? A few months ago, this question was almost unimaginable as CR7 was destined to arrive as the absolute star of the group of Fernando Santos, for his last World Cup at 37 years old. But his status gradually weakened during this World Cup, as was also the case at Manchester United, until his departure.
So much so that on Tuesday evening against Switzerland (6-1), the five-time Ballon d’Or had to take a seat on the bench and only came into play in the 73rd minute of play. a euphoric selection, after the fireworks of this round of 16, images thus showed the person concerned spinning away from the group, and not celebrating the qualification with the supporters (and therefore his teammates).
CR7 zaps substitute training this Wednesday
In the process, we quickly realized that the reactions of his relatives on social networks confirmed the thesis of the status of replacement very badly experienced (what a surprise). Present at the Lusail stadium, his companion Georgina first slipped on Instagram: “What a pity not to have been able to appreciate the best player in the world during the 90 minutes. The supporters have not stopped claiming you and shouting your name”. The most vehement reaction came from one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s two sisters, Elma, also on Instagram: “It’s a shame to humiliate a man who has given so much”.
New episode so that this clash has all the ingredients to become ultra-problematic this Wednesday morning, three days before the quarter-final against Morocco: brand We thus learn that Cristiano Ronaldo did not take part in the traditional training of substitutes, the day after the match against Switzerland. The ex-Mancunian thus remained in the room with the group of holders. Is this a pass validated by Fernando Santos? In any case, the Spanish newspaper explains that it would be CR7 who would have refused this training. After all, it’s hard to imagine a player, in the whole world, living worse than him as a substitute. This is the terrible puzzle that awaits Fernando Santos, even though the hat-trick of Gonçalo Ramos (21) and the resounding success of Tuesday should be enough to validate his choices.