FIFA WC 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal – Ronaldo is not having himself the best of seasons. The Portuguese superstar has only found the back of the net three times this season and has fallen out of the pecking order at Old Trafford. While he might be droppable for the Red Devils, it has always been the case that Ronaldo starts every game for Portugal. The Head Coach of the Portuguese National Team, Fernando Santos might disagree. Follow FIFA World Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & FIFA WC LIVE Streaming with Jio Cinemas
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Santos hinted that he is under no ‘obligation’ to play Portugal’s all-time goal scorer with 117 goals to his name, in Qatar this World Cup. Speaking about the same, Santos said, ‘Forced? This is not about forcing me. This is not a requirement. No one is forced to do anything here.’
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Santos further stressed that the norm in the Portuguese team is the same for one and all and that Ronaldo is no exception. He said, ‘The question could be, you could ask me, based on what Cristiano Ronaldo did [in recent weeks on the pitch] should he start? This is valid for Cristiano Ronaldo and all the players who are with the national team.’
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He ended by saying that there is no culture of the Head Coach being forced to put a player in the starting XI in the Portuguese team.
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Portugal played their warm-up game against Nigeria and triumphed 4-0, but without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo. Although the Portuguese team did say that Ronaldo missed a training session and would also miss the game due to a ‘stomach bug’ issue.
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