Cristiano is “amazing”

“We will do everything to win world. We have many ambitions. If we are at our best, it will be very difficult to beat us,” he warned this Sunday Ruben Neves, midfielder of Portugal and of wolverhampton, also asked about Cristiano Ronaldo, among all the team’s first hours in Qatar and who pointed out that he is in a state of “fantastic shape” for the competition.

At the age of 37, without the journey or the amount of minutes of other seasons, without the goals or fame that he has always monopolized with his coaches and his teams since he left Lisbon to play in his first spell in unitedbetween the disagreement that remains hidden -now visible and evident- to Erik Tenhagthe doubt about what will be the performance of christian in the fifth -and last- world of his career is crossing the air towards the first clash against the Ghana.

“From what I’ve seen in practice, christian it is in fantastic shape. The collective has to function very well for individuals to be unique. And with christian There is no difference,” said his companion Ruben Neveswho appeared this Sunday to the media before the morning training of Portugal, four days from the first day of group H.

Returned to training on Saturday, recovered from the thawing condition that kept him out of the match Nigeriawhich he beat 4-0, and is available for his debut on Thursday, the effects of the Portuguese star’s statements against him Manchester Utd and its effect on the concentration of his team is a recurring issue, especially because of the televised gesture of Bruno Fernandes when he greeted in the locker room, still concentrate Portugal.

“There is no controversy in our locker room. Everyone has spoken. We are one hundred percent focused on world and there is a spectacular atmosphere”, insisted the midfielder of wolverhamptonas he did on Saturday Bernardo Silvato focus on the playing field and the World Cupbeyond the name of Cristiano Ronaldo, the undisputed star of Portugal. His best scorer in history.

Even his less productive period since he was almost a teenager, when he took his first steps at United at just 19, did not diminish the size of the attacker, who played just 47 percent of the games with his club as a starter , who was relegated to the bench in eleven of 21 matches, with only three goals in the 16 duels he had minutes, with a low efficiency of one goal every five games, when in throughout his career it was a goal per 1.39 games.

The difference is huge. He has scored just three goals in his 18 games, between his club and national team, this season, when the worldwhich the Portugal team looks at with full ambition.

“The goal is to win every game and be first in the group. It’s a very complicated competition, with no margin for error. Here you can’t have a bad day, because it can cause you to be eliminated. Committed us not making mistakes and getting as far as possible,” said Nevescentered on wolverhampton, beyond future options, and at world.

“We are well prepared and physically fit,” announced the midfielder, facing his first World Cup: “It’s a dream for any player to be here, the World Cup is the greatest example of football. I’m very happy and motivated. I hope we go far. This is our goal.”

Neves is yet to score a goal in his 32 outings for Portugal, having made his debut for Portugal in November 2015, in a 1-0 defeat against Russia: “Since I arrived, we have always had good players. The quality of the team has not changed much. Portugal He was always very lucky in that regard. We have everything to make a good one world. We are very motivated. This is our big goal.”