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LUÍS SPOKE AFTER THE DEFEAT OF PORTUGAL

Figo charges hard against Fernando Santos for the substitution of Cristiano

Published:11/12/2022 - 17:10h

Updated:11/12/2022 - 17:10h

The defeat of Portugal against Morocco has left the figure of Fernando Santos very touched. Now it has been Luís Figo who has charged against the coach, assuring that it was a mistake to leave Cristiano on the bench

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The selection of Morocco certified his condition of big disclosure of the World-wide Glass of Qatar 2022 when achieving an enormous victory in front of Portugal in the quarter-finals of the competition. The square directed by Walid Regragui posed a very complicated party for the lusos, those who saw punished by the forcefulness of the African in both areas and did not achieve the classification to the semifinals, in which it has been one of the big surprises of the tournament.

In the duel in front of the Moroccan group, Cristiano Ronaldo went back to go out from the bench, a decision that was very questioned by all and sundry. Fernando Santos bet by the eleven headline that goleó to Switzerland in the eighth of final and was Gonçalo Bouquets the one who occupied the centre of the Portuguese forward from the start. The youngster 'perla' of the Benfica achieved to celebrate a hat-trick in front of the helvéticos, by what the trainer of the 'Seleçãor give Quinas' bet again by his services to the detriment of the of Madeira.

However, Bouquets could not repeat his big performance in the quarter-finals and the world of the football has loaded against his titularity. The last in 'atizar' to Saints by this decision has been Luís Figo, legend of the Portuguese sport, that after the defeat of his selection showed his enojo by the suplencia of Ronaldo. "It can not win a World-wide with Cristiano Ronaldo in the bench. Win him to Switzerland? Excellent! But can do this in all the parties? No", it manifested.

The ex player of the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid continued his plea leaving in evidence to the trainer of Portugal, to the one who held responsible in his whole of the elimination of the lusos of the Glass of the World in hands of the Moroccans. "Leave to Cristiano Ronaldo in the bench was an error, this defeat is responsibility of the trainer", finalised contundentemente Figo.

The wife of Cristiano, also against of Santos

Figo was not the only in 'rush forward' against Santos. Georgina Rodríguez, employer and wife of Cristiano, also left him a strong message through his social networks. "Today your fellow and trainer decided badly. This fellow for which so many words of admiration and respect have. The same that when putting you in the game saw how changed everything, but already was late", went some of the words of Georgina. Now, the future of Fernando inside the combined national hangs of a thread.

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