Original title: Portugal boss: Cristiano Ronaldo will be a substitute if he is not in good condition, and the European Cup group stage is a failure
On Monday, Portugal national team coach Santos gave an exclusive interview to RTF and touched on a number of hot topics. Santos said that if he is not in good form, then Ronaldo will also serve as a substitute, and the teacher has also bombarded the format and grouping of this European Championship.
Will Ronaldo act as a substitute?
'If we think Ronaldo is not good enough to give the team what we want, obviously he will be the substitute and he has to understand that as well.
"When you have the best squad in the world, not just in Portugal, Deschamps says the same. You'll build your team based on 1 or 2 of the most influential players. ”
"Defensively, Ronaldo hasn't helped the team much and we don't need him to do that. The team knows this, so it has to act accordingly. Now, what can he bring to the team? The way the opponent respects us and the way he scores. ”
"Some of the players in the national team are a bit like Cristiano Ronaldo in their respective clubs. Therefore, these managers also choose tactics according to the characteristics of their players. ”
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Compare the lineups for Euro 2016 and Euro 2020
"Portugal have always had fantastic players and it's hard for me to talk about players who are not in the national team right now, like Andre Gomes, Adarian, Cedric, Vierinha, Quaresma, Nani, Ricardo Carvalho, Bruno Hernandez. Eder, he's so important, all these players are outstanding. Rafa, who is now in the national team, is one of the players with the fewest appearances other than the goalkeeper, but he has played a fundamental role in the development of the team. ”
"One thing I agree with is that in terms of the characteristics of the players, this group of players is very different from the players in 2016. We have players who are faster and better at using depth on the pitch, and I can't say players are more creative now, but they have another gene, like Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes. From this point of view, there are some differences between the two teams. ”
Compare the squads of the UEFA Nations League 2019 and Euro 2020
"It's not a big difference compared to 2019, when we spent some time building that team. We were hoping to win the title, which was a defining moment for Portuguese football. ”
A new model for the European Cup
"It will have an impact on the European Championship and I have no doubt about that. UEFA wanted to do that, it felt good and everyone was very supportive. Now, it's even more important that only one country hosting the European Championship is completely different, with only one host, and now 11 teams will enjoy the benefits of the host. ”
"We have 11 hosts. In our group, Portugal and France have always played away, Hungary will have two home and one away and Germany will play three. Not just in our group, every team that plays at home will benefit, and it's even harder to say when it comes to the knockout rounds. ”
Portugal are out of the group stage
"As the defending champions, not being able to make it to the knockout rounds would be a failure. But I believe that this will not happen to Portugal. It's a very difficult group and I don't know how the three teams are in the same group, it's hard to understand. I don't remember seeing anything like that. ”