Fernando Santos speaks clearly about the controversy with Cristiano

The previous of the quarter-finals between Portugal and Morocco arrived marked by the possible conflict between the seleccionador Fernando Santos and the captain luso, Cristiano Ronaldo. But the trainer put the clear points on the sucedido before the meeting against Switzerland in the eighth of final of the World-wide . The technician resolved the controversy with an extensive speech in which it asked respect for CR7. "They leave in peace to Ronaldo, no deserves it to him, by all what has done by the Portuguese football", asked to the press.

On his previous conversation with the forward, the Portuguese technician recognised that "sucedió". "It would be bad that had not happened. Since I arrived here, only I say him to the team the alignment an hour and average before the party. I write it in the blackboard. It had to happen, it was more than the normal, do not do this with all, but the captain, somebody that is the one who is, regarding projection, what represents for the Portuguese and for the team, of course had to have this conversation".

Santos recalcó that "had a conversation in my office, he came and said him that it did not have he for this party from the beginning. I thought that his entrance in the second part could resolve the party. If Christian was very satisfied? No. It is used to to play to title. It is normal that was not very satisfied". The forward finished going in in the minute 73 in the victory 6-1 in front of Switzerland.

The míster Portuguese finalised explaining that "it was a perfectly normal and calm conversation. Never it arrived me to say that it wanted to go of the selection. I think that it is time to that we detain some things. It is a bit fashionable only signal to Cristiano. If there is a better example, is the example that he gave in the party. It was the one who shouted in the changing room, the one who jumped , saw it in the TV applauding beside Joãor Mário. At the end it was he the one who called to applaud to his mates".

A rival of a lot of care

On the meeting of this Saturday, Fernando Santos commented that "it will be a very difficult party". "Morocco is a very strong team, but also will have a very complicated rival", recognised the technician of Portugal. Equally it stood out on the African team that "has four or five players that play in the best teams of the world, and each day confront to situations like this".