Portugal lost the game, Martinez seems to be in the layout, and Ronaldo is in a bad situation

During the international break, Portugal's shock defeat to Slovenia was like a premeditated layout, and the person who laid it out was coach Martinez.

After the Qatar World Cup, the physically and mentally exhausted coach Santos announced his departure, the veteran coach who personally created the most glorious glory of Portuguese football put himself in the limelight because he insisted on letting Aveiro substitute in the World Cup, and Martinez had just resigned as coach of the Belgian team at this time, and took over Santos's gun.

Martinez was at the helm of Belgium for six years, during which time he led the team to the top of the FIFA rankings for a long time, but Belgium failed to go further and became the first team in football history to fail to win the title during the first ranking period. However, the European Red Devils, with a tradition of infighting, did limit Martinez's talent, and these six years of coaching experience have really made Martinez mature a lot.

Those who know the ball know that with the current strength and configuration of the Portuguese team, the best choice for Aveiro, as the first person in the history of Portuguese football, is to be a substitute, use experience and spirit to help his teammates, and carry a gun to impact the opponent when the game is deadlocked. But Aveiro's almost paranoid competitiveness and obsession with scoring goals have made even Santos, the veteran coach who single-handedly created the pinnacle of Portuguese football's glory, unable to protect himself, let alone Martinez, an outsider who is not familiar with his life.

So, the first thing Martinez did when he took charge was to announce with great fanfare that his tactics would revolve around Aveiro, and he did.

In the 2024 Euro Cup qualifiers, the Portuguese team drew a lottery, Martinez also led the team to easily win 10 consecutive victories, and Aveiro scored 10 goals in 9 starts, which is quite good. But the only game Aveiro missed, Martinez commanded Portugal to a 9-0 thrashing of Luxembourg, setting a record for the biggest win in the club's history.

This victory is not conspicuous in the 10-game winning streak, after all, with the strength of the Portuguese team, even if it is all substitutes, there is no suspense in winning against Luxembourg. However, Martinez seized the opportunity of Aveiro's accumulation of yellow cards and suspension, sending a strong signal that he can command the team to play better without Aveiro.

Of course, Martinez directly denied the remarks after the game that Portugal is better without Aveiro, still saying that Aveiro is an important part of the team, and his experience and value are irreplaceable.

To judge whether a person is telling the truth, it is certainly not to listen to what he says, but to see how he does it. Martinez played big this international break – he called up a total of 32 players and set an eight-up, eight-down strategy for the last training session before the European Championships.

In the first game against Sweden, Martinez arranged for Aveiro to rest and offered a midfielder with Bernardo and Bruno as the core, with Ramos in the middle, Leao on the left, and Bruma on the right. Portugal played another smooth and sharp game, winning comfortably 5-2. After the game, Bruno, Bernardo, Leao, Diaz and other main players returned directly to the club and prepared for the game with peace of mind.

In the second match against the Slovenian team, Martinez arranged Aveiro to start as promised, but the layout was intriguing. Marc Felex, who plays as a winger, has made it clear that he is not obliged to pass the ball for Aveiro, while right wing-back Joao Cancelo has only recently stated that his team does not need Aveiro......

Bruno and Bernardo may be the few in the current Portuguese team who are willing to pass the ball to Aveiro, but the two main midfielders have been arranged by Martinez to go back to rest, and Aveiro, who is not supported by his teammates, is struggling to play. It wasn't until midway through the second half that Aveiro had a chance to shoot from his feet.

But the first goal conceded by the Portuguese team came from the counterattack after Aveiro was cut off with the ball, whether this was the script Martinez expected or not, Aveiro should have stepped down to make Xian full of foreshadowing.

After the game, Aveiro scolded at the referee and spat fragrant behavior, which once again sparked criticism, although Martinez said high-sounding words as he always did, but who can guarantee that the bald coach who knows the essentials of infighting will not unload the donkey at the last minute and abandon this competitive, almost paranoid legend of team history?

Chances are......