Fernando Santos

2022 - 12 - 10

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Leave Ronaldo alone, says Fernando Santos ahead of Portugal vs ... (Sportstar)

Ronaldo was benched as Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 in the last 16. Later, the country's football federation had to publicly deny reports that its ...

“I invited him to my office (on matchday) and told him, ‘Listen, you’re not going to be one of the starters. “We pass to the best player available. “This is a very strong team, even in offensive positions. “He (Ronaldo) has never told me he wanted to leave our national team. I don’t do that with all my players but he’s the captain of our squad. Ronaldo was benched as Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 in the last 16.

World Cup 2022: Fernando Santos and Joao Felix come out fighting ... (Eurosport.com)

The duo faced the media ahead of the quarter-final clash against Morocco on Saturday afternoon. The winners will face either England or France in the semi- ...

We should all be closer together and not try to get the atmosphere worse." "I would like to leave a message to the Portuguese people and to the press. In a Twitter thread, he said: “I really don't get where this constant negativity from the press about Cristiano comes from. He told me: ‘Do you really think it’s a good idea?’ but we had a normal conversation in which I explained my viewpoints, and of course, he accepted them. We had a frank and normal conversation." "He has never told me that he wanted to leave our national team and I think it’s high time we stopped with this conversation, that we stop with the polemics.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal head coach Fernando Santos wants ... (Sky Sports)

Cristiano Ronaldo denied a report which claimed he threatened to leave the World Cup after being dropped for Portugals 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the ...

"A group too close to be broken by outside forces," he wrote on Twitter. "A nation too brave to let itself be frightened by any adversary. "For obvious reasons, Cristiano was not very happy about it as he has always been the starting player. He will forever be in his own category. Everyone should show more respect to one of the greatest athletes in sports history..." Cristiano Ronaldo denied a report which claimed he threatened to leave the World Cup after being dropped for Portugal's 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the last 16; Fernando Santos says they had "a frank and normal conversation" but Ronaldo never told him he wanted to quit the tournament

Fernando Santos: 'Time to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone' (Sports Mole)

Portugal boss Fernando Santos says that it is 'time to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone', with the 37-year-old again hitting the headlines in.

We should all be closer together and not try to get the atmosphere worse," said the Atletico Madrid forward. "I would like to leave a message to the Portuguese people and to the press. "I think it's high time to leave Ronaldo alone.

Fernando Santos straightforward words to Cristiano Ronaldo on ... (Daily Mail)

DOMINIC KING IN DOHA: Fernando Santos revels what he said to Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of his role as sub in the last-16 clash against Switzerland and how the ...

What does it matter if I spoke to him before the match?' 'An example of what I just said is what he did at the match. I spoke to him after lunch on the match day, ahead of the Switzerland game. 'We have analysed Morocco and it will be complicated,' said Felix, the Atletico Madrid forward. 'What he represents for Portuguese football, the people and its national team, I naturally needed to talk to him. He warmed up with the players. He celebrated all the goals we scored. I said I'd save him for the second half. The time had come to draw a line. But he's the captain. Fernando Santos admits he told Cristiano Ronaldo 'it's better for our strategy if you didn't play' ahead of Portugal's win over Switzerland... That's my approach, to have a close relationship with them.

Cristiano Ronaldo asked Fernando Santos if he 'really' thought it ... (The Athletic)

Fernando Santos has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo asked him whether it was “really a good idea” to drop him for Portugal's game against Switzerland.

At the end, he was the one who led the celebration with the fans. “The only conversation I had was that day, the game day and I explained why he would not play. “I explained it was better to save him for the second half. But we had an important conversation in which I explained my view and of course, he accepted. I think it’s time you leave Ronaldo alone because of what he has done for Portuguese football.” After lunch we met, I explained why he would not be starting.

Cristiano Ronaldo is BENCHED again as Fernando Santos opts for ... (Daily Mail)

Ronaldo, 37, was named among the substitutes for his country's last-16 tie with Switzerland earlier this week - with his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, ...

To the end! 'When a player is captain of Portugal and starts on the bench, it's normal for him not to be happy. 'He called his teammates to thank them for their effort but he came out and left. He was not happy with the conversation, as is normal. It's time to finish this and stop,' he said. 'I told him that he was not going to start in the Round of 16.