Placed on the bench towards Switzerland (6-1), Cristiano Ronaldo remained skilled. Definitely, the fivefold Ballon d’Or didn’t present a giant smile, however he didn’t make a wave when getting into the stadium to go sit with the substitutes. With every purpose scored by his crew, CR7 received up and celebrated along with his household. In public, probably the most well-known unemployed individual on the earth of soccer didn’t present something.
Behind the scenes, nevertheless, it’s a distinct story. If his clan received unfastened on social networks to defend him, Ronaldo did have a extreme textual content clarification along with his nationwide coach, Fernando Santos. As a reminder, the latter had publicly declared that he didn’t just like the habits of his quantity 7 in any respect when he was changed towards South Korea.
CR7 was upset
Nonetheless going through the digital camera, Santos had nevertheless defined that the soiled laundry was washed within the household and that the case had been settled. That was earlier than the sport towards Switzerland. The sequel is Record who tells us in his version of the day. Thus, CR7 and his coach had a vigorous textual content clarification. Livid to be taught that he was not going to begin the spherical of 16 towards the Helvetians, the ex-Mancunian nearly left all the pieces behind.
The Portuguese newspaper certainly claims that Cristiano Ronaldo was very near packing his luggage and leaving the choice and Qatar on the spot! An occasion that might have been an actual planetary shock. However ultimately, CR7 got here down underneath stress and calmed down, conscious that he nonetheless had a job to play. For its half, the Portuguese locker room doesn’t wish to dramatize this affair. Two days earlier than the quarter-final towards Morocco, Portugal nonetheless averted the worst.