The head coach of the Lusitanians does not understand the tragedy against DR Congo and completely trusts his 41-man captain.
Head coach of the Portuguese national team Roberto Martinez criticized his team's problems with implementation and took over captain Cristiano Ronaldo after the disappointing draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
For Ronaldo, this tournament became historic: he became the only other football player in history after Lionel Messi, who took part in six world championships.
I couldn't break my goalless streak. The Al-Nasr striker has not scored in the fifth match of the world championship after the tenth match of the great tournaments.. Moreover, he was not awarded a goal (without a penalty) in the Emergency or Euro from 19 June 2021.
In the match against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ronaldo won 90 hits, having scored only three shots, but he didn’t get it at the plate.. However, the replacement of the captain, behind the words of Martinez, was not visible:.
It makes no sense to change the world’s top scorer in football, because goals are needed,” the coach categorically stated, having guessed that Ronaldo may have 143 goals for the national team.
Roberto Martinez explained the misfire of his team with a quick goal, which, paradoxically, played an evil fire against them. Joao Neves is already on the high road, after which Portugal created a minimum of effort, having scored just six shots per game hour.
We started even better, even better. Our control, those who entered before the penalty area. If the ball is scored, which helps to control the match, it has a lasting effect. Emotions have negatively impacted our group. We stopped rizikuvat, we stopped searching for space. We simply wanted to save the ball, which gave Congo the opportunity to reorganize in defense and carry out counterattacks. It was more about the nutrition of emotions, tactics and techniques,” explained the coach.
Varto also means a rival: DR Congo, for which the first appearance at the World Cup for the last 52 years, became another African team that sensationally took points from the European favorite (formerly Cape Verde.
Martinez said that it is not possible to create a tragedy from one misfire, bringing to mind historical parallels:.
The World Championship is a tournament, where such speeches are made. Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in 2022, and then won the title.
In 2010, Spain lost to Switzerland and also became the champion. These were not the appearances of future triumphs, but rather part of the process. This is how it gets caught. Now we evaluate this and save our game for another match."
Martinez's team will play against Uzbekistan this coming match. Match scheduled for 23 hearts, starting at 20:00.
We guess there was previously information that Roberto Martinez would strip Portugal from the national team after the World Cup 2026.