“Cristiano and Pepe are examples for Portuguese football”

The choice of PortugalThe Spanish Robert Martinezhas secured the promise of Cristiano Ronaldo with the national team he is “total”, and he made sure that the star is an “example” for both Portuguese and international football.

“Cristiano’s commitment is complete”

In a press conference ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Bosnia, Martinez stressed that the promise of christian together Portugal is still intact and his experience is an asset. “We have three ways of evaluating a player: individual quality, experience and commitment. Cristiano is fully committed,” declared the Catalan coach.

In addition, he stressed that the current player of al nassr “He is an example for the locker room and an example for Portuguese and world football.”

By praising christian, Robert Martinez He also highlighted other former Real Madrid players in the ‘quinas’, the central defender Pepenow on Porto, at his disposal for the first time after missing the last few games due to injury. “We need a high-performance environment with competition for our players. Cristiano and Pepe are examples for Portuguese football and we need them to give all their experience and wisdom to the youngest,” he insisted.

Portugal face this Saturday Bosnia Herzegovina in the third match as selector of Martinezassured that the team needs to “grow”, although he acknowledges that he has been able to see what he wants on the pitch in recent games.

“I’m so happy”

“The players surprised me to play football that requires more time. In March we saw many moments: the attacking movement, the connections of the players, the tactical concepts. I am very happy and now we have to do the same against Bosnia” , concluded.

After the collision with bosnian will follow a trip to Reikjavik to deal with Icelandalso qualified for the Eurocup in Germany 2024.