christianwho is on holiday as he played his last game with Al Nassr on Friday, will join the rest of the Portuguese squad on June 7, so Roberto Martínez will not have a Madeira footballer for matches against Finland and Croatia, on June 4 and 8, respectively.
Ronaldo will only play in the last three games of the preparation that Portugal will play before the Euro 2024 Championship in Germany, against Ireland on the 11th, as confirmed this Monday by the coach, Roberto Martinez, at a press conference.
Robert Martinez He announced on Monday that in tomorrow’s clash he will try to work to make Portugal “a flexible team” for the Euro 2024 Championship in Germany.
“I think we have a very important journey and preparation period. The goal is to have individual players at the best level,” declared the Spanish coach.
“I really liked the desire and commitment in the first training session. Now we have to continue step by step,” he added.
Pepe, between cotton
In addition to Out came Cristiano and Rúben Neves -who also plays in Saudi Arabia-, Martinez cannot rely on the central veteran Pepefrom Porto and former Real Madrid player, who is “in the recovery phase.”
The long life of Pepe, who is 41 years oldwas highlighted by João Palhinha, English Fulham midfielder, who assured the press conference that “all the players want to know the recipe” of the former Madrid player.
“What does he eat, what does he do to be where he is at the age of 41? He is an example as a professional (…) Being here at the age of 41 as if it were the first… is a pleasure for us ,” he said.
Looking forward to the next matches, Palhinha promised that “no one will spare the countryside.”
“We want to better interpret the coach’s ideas. Despite the short time, most of the team has competed in the classification and already knows the ideas” of Roberto Martínez”, said the Portuguese midfielder.
Portugal begins its preparations for the Euro Cup on Tuesday with a friendly match Finland at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.
They then face Croatia on the 8th at the Oeiras National Stadium – outside Lisbon – and on the 11th against Ireland in Aveiro (Portuguese centre).
In Germany, Portugal will be in group F, along with Türkiye, Czech Republic and Georgia.
Source: La Verdad
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