Cristiano Ronaldocaptain of the national team Portugal“never wanted to leave” the 2022 World Cup, his partner said on Thursday otaviowho insisted on the union of the group throughout his press appearance, while he answered questions about the attacker, after the information published by ‘Récord’ that ‘CR7’ threatened to leave the tournament, which was rejected by the Portuguese Federation of Football .
“He never said anything, because he never wanted to leave. On the contrary. He has always helped us by playing or not playing. He is an example. Our captain. The team is with him. Our strength, we are all united. . The atmosphere is always normal. No one has seen an argument or anything like that”, assured the Porto midfielder, pointing out that it is “normal” for a player to “get angry when he is not playing, but no. Only Christian, but everyone”.
“Everything he does, or doesn’t do, is news. We are all united,” he proclaimed. otaviothat matched the message you posted Cristiano Ronaldo on ‘twitter’ about unity in the face of “external forces”: “You are absolutely right. The group is united. And this news from the outside will not hinder. We know everything that is happening, inside and outside, but we is focused on one thing, to play with Portugal and win”.
“christian He always shows support for the team, inside and outside. The pictures only show the negative and not the positive. He is an example, he is our captain and in the same game (against Switzerland, when he was a substitute) he was one of the most supportive of the team, even though he knew he would not play. We are united”, added the player.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is an ideal player, one of the best in the world and in history, but we know the quality of everyone. Gonçalo Ramos came in and he did well. There were 24 of us (Nuno Mendes and Danilo Pereira abandoned the concentration due to injury to continue his recovery with Paris Saint Germain, his club). Everyone is ready to play,” he continued. otaviowhich was “one hundred percent” from the “muscular problem” he suffered on the first day against Ghana and kept him out of the group stage clashes against Uruguay and South Korea, before his reappearance in the 6 -1 in Switzerland.
The player does not care who the rival will be in the event of reaching the final, when he was asked about a hypothetical duel for the title against Brazil, but he only thinks about “winning”, although there is still a long way to go. meet that chance of competition.
First, in the quarterfinals, Morocco awaits, “a very difficult team”, which “has not lost any game” and which is “very strong” both in defense and “in transition to attack”.
He also spoke about his teammate Pepe, a starter in Portugal and a World Cup at the age of 39. “It’s a secret. Everything comes from his work. I’ve been working with him for several years now (he also plays with him in Porto, apart from the national team) and I know what he works to be at this level. . It’s very difficult to do what he does at his age,” he explained.
Source: La Verdad
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