January 09 News Roberto Martinez officially announced his appointment
The head coach of the Portuguese national team made a speech afterwards, and reporters kept asking questions about Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo…will you count on him?
Portugal is one of the best teams in the world, is it suitable for a player to play in Saudi Arabia?
"We have to make decisions on the pitch and I’m not a manager who makes rash decisions. I want to know everyone and from today I want to talk to all the players and get to know them.
Cristiano is one of them, he spent 19 years with the national team and deserves respect, let’s talk about it.
From then on, it was up to me to draw up the best list for the Euros.
Tomorrow we will start working to get to know all the players and Ronaldo is one of them.
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Can you briefly describe Ronaldo’s status and role…
"What we will start is the natural coaching process of football, trying to get to know all the players who could be included in this European Championship. We will give all the players a chance, respect all the players who have been selected, and Cristiano is one of them. Can
With them around me (good), it’s a natural process that we have to face with responsibility and we’re going to make big decisions for the team."