OPORT (PORTOGALLO) (ITALPRESS) – The door remains open. Cristiano Ronaldo remains the elephant in the room in a Portugal that, however, can win without him: last night, at the “Do Dragao”, the flatteners beat Norway again and, with four wins in four races, qualified in advance for the quarters of Nations League. But the break with CR7, which left the withdrawal of the national on the eve of the race with Denmark on September 30, continues to dominate the scene.
Focused on the theme in the post-race of Porto, ct Jorge Jesus tried to tend an olive branch: “I don’t know what Cris can decide. What I had to say I already said, but I will add something. For me, at first, it was never a case. It was something I thought was normal as a coach. There are principles, as a coach, that are non-negotiable, but as there has been nothing special about my authority, for me Cris in the next window will be, if he is playing al Nassr, a summonable player if he wants to return to the National Team.” Jesus recognizes that “just because it was about him – and perhaps rightly because it is a symbol – it created all this problem of the fact that with Norway he warmed up and then he did not enter. If Cris wants and is playing al Nassr, the next call will be inside. We talked before this call and we can talk before next. But Cris will decide.”.
The ct of Portugal insists that “it doesn’t depend on me” and, taking back also the thought expressed by Bruno Fernandes, “one of the things I told Cris was that he couldn’t stop playing in National at the Worlds losing and crying. He had to close his experience in the national team playing. For this reason he played in the first game at the Alvalade, and he had to play here too (at Oporto, ndr). But, in the light of what happened, everything was different. For a year too, I shared everything that represents the symbol and the Ronaldo brand, especially for children – adding to the shared experience of Al Nassr – I don’t have the problem. The question between me and him was exasperated. Many people came into the story and made it look like it was a problem when there was no problem. The fact that a coach puts a player, with a different status, to do the heating and then do not let him in has created this problem. Do you think that’s enough for what Cris represents to end like this from one moment to another? I want him to be there. He knows that it will end, that it will not last forever.”.
“But I’d like you to end your experience in the National Team as he wants. He’ll decide. At the first call I told him: “I need you. What games or not games, I need you.” And now it’s the same.” One thing, though, Jesus makes it clear: “I do not apologize to anyone. What am I supposed to do with it? ”.
And Ronaldo also spoke about the federal president, Pedro Proenca: “We are talking about the best player of all time, a player who has dedicated more than two decades to Portuguese football. It is in the National Team for sports merits and this must be absolutely indisputable. It will always be part of this working group whenever it will be technically able to do so. On the specific case, let me say that we are facing a misunderstanding that must be solved in the house. We will have time and tranquility to sit together and solve it. I repeat: Cristiano Ronaldo is part of our heritage and will always be here if the mister will. What we want is that in November we can all be together again with our national team.”.
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