Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to be part of the selection of Portugal who ruled the Spanish Robert Martinezwho has now assured that the star will continue to be a “very important” element for the team.
In an interview with the Portuguese channel Antena 1, Martinez stressed the importance that christian in the last matches of the national team, so he will continue to call the Portuguese striker, because “football always makes decisions”, and in this aspect christian was fulfilled.
“I think christian He had a very positive and important role in the games we played in March and it is important to continue with that attitude on a daily basis,” said the Catalan coach.
It treats “a player and a very important person in the changing room. Playing in a key position, is a forward who can mark the difference”, aimed.
Besides, christian He has “a unique experience. There is no other player in the world of football with 198 caps, and that is something that is very important to us,” he added in the interview.
Asked if the player now of al nassr Saudi is on the next call, Robert Martinez was blunt: “Yes, that’s my position.”
christianThe 38-year-old was the great opponent of Portugal’s last games, Roberto Martínez’s first as coach, with two doubles in two games that allowed him to smile again after his tremors. Qatar World Cup 2022.
Martinez also praised the veteran’s “fantastic season”. Pepewhich at 40 years of age continues to be important for port, where he was captain.
The former player of real Madrid He was included in his first call-up, but an injury took him away from concentration.
For choosing Portugal“The important thing is that the players are playing at a great level, with great intensity, and Pepe is having a fantastic season.”
Regardless of age, “it is important that the national team can call up players who are at the best level, and a player like Pepe has a great influence on the young players of the national team”.
One of those youngsters is the Valencian Andre Almeida22 years old, who Robert Martinez he described as “a very nice surprise”.
“He is a very modern midfielder. He plays up front, he has a lot of technical ability and this is a very nice surprise,” he commented in his interview with Antena 1.
The next collisions Portugal is the next June 17 match Bosnia Herzegovina in Lisbon and then on June 20 against Iceland in Reykjavíkboth qualifiers for Euro 2026.
Source: La Verdad
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