Portugal coach Fernando Santos celebrated the victory behind Switzerland (6-1) to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and was cautious despite showing his team a match with Cristiano Ronaldo as a substitute.
“I already explained it and I will not explain it again, they are different players,” said the coach about Cristiano and Gonçalo Ramos, authors of three of his team’s six goals.
“It was due to the characteristics of the game, they are different players. Dalot also came in, Cancelo came out… It has to do with what I thought of the dynamics of the game. Problem? I already answered that question . No problem, we’ve been friends since many years ago. Everything is completely fixed and he sets the example of a true captain”, added the coach of Portugal.
Fernando Santos praised the game played by his players, but chose to be cautious. “It was not a perfect game, but it was a very successful night. There was attitude, concentration in every moment of the game. It was a good game, but today the most important thing is to get down to the ground and put your foot on ground. Great, but there are three games left and we have the next one in four days,” he said.
Portugal will face Morocco in the quarterfinals, who knocked out Spain on penalties. “It’s not worth making predictions. I remember well the difficulties we had during the 2018 World Cup in Russia,” when Portugal only won the Moroccan team 1-0 in the group stage with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo .
Source: La Verdad
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