Live bar April 28 , former Portugal international Adrian Silva recently gave an interview to the goalscoring network, talking about the topic of winning the Euro 2016 Championship with Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Asked if his appearance played a key role in Portugal's European Championship win that year, Adrian Silva said: "I don't know if I can say that (laughs), but I can say I played my part. Everyone has their own role, and everyone divides and collaborates in a unique way to achieve the goal in the form of a team. ”
"Nobody expected us to win before the game, but we had a team mentality and that's where the real strength of the team lies. To be honest, we never wanted to win the championship in the group stage. Remember, Portugal hadn't won a major trophy before that year, and there were many strong contenders that year, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. ”
'But the coach encouraged us to have a team mentality, if we play as a team, it's hard to beat, all we want to do is fight until the last moment.'
'Of course, Ronaldo's role was crucial, he scored key goals in the final, and in extra time in the final he became Santos' assistant coach.
"I'm not just talking about the 11 players who started here, everyone gave their all in between, even if they only played 5 minutes. This attitude is very important, and Cristiano Ronaldo has always been very contagious in this regard. Not only is what he does on the pitch, but the mindset and spirit he creates in the dressing room is also very positive. He always gives speeches to boost the morale of the team, which is very important for our whole team. ”
C Ronaldo still has excellent competitive form at the age of 37 and is expected to continue to lead Portugal to this year's World Cup, to which Silva said: "It's not surprising because he's Ronaldo, but you can't help but think, how old can he hold out? ”
"The length of his career is the most special thing, of course physically, playing so many games can become more and more difficult. But he still maintains an attendance rate of 60-70 games a year, and it's still in good shape. ”
"Even if he gradually starts to reduce the number of games, he can still maintain the scoring rate. So I think he could end up playing in the top flight for another four or five years, which is crazy. After collecting so many trophies and achieving such a high achievement, he is still not satisfied and is still seeking more championships. ”
'It's something you can't take more out of him and I'm happy to see him still shine in football today.
（key39）