The consensus of Portuguese fans around Cristiano Ronaldo like a blow. Or directly, there is no ‘like’, it is definitely broken. And very strong. So much so that at this moment one the majority of Portuguese followers are inclined to separate his captain from the starting eleven who will play in the final match of the World Cup round of 16 against Switzerland on Tuesday.
It was revealed by a investigation launched by A Bola, the prestigious Portuguese sports newspaper, which asked its readers whether Cristiano Ronaldo should retain ownership of the national team.
The result is without doubt: a 30% of survey participants voted in favor of continuing of CR7 in the starting eleven of Fernando Santos, the Portuguese coach, while up to a 70% voted against of this option, which tends to keep the former United player out of the starting team.
We have to see what the coach decides for the clash against Switzerland. Note that Ronaldo would have directed strong words to the Saints in the last game of the group stage, against South Korea (2-1 for the Asians) when he was substituted.
That player’s outburst forced him to face the media to ‘sell’ that his words were directed at a South Korean player, explaining that they didn’t convince anyone. Cristiano has been substituted in the three World Cup matches Portugal have played so far.
Source: La Verdad
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