For a long time, the Portuguese national team has always faced a discussion in the recent stage, that is, whether the team's star Cristiano Ronaldo should be substituted? This question has been hotly discussed by outside fans since the emergence of the Qatar World Cup. The Portuguese media have twice launched a vote on the official website before, allowing local fans to choose whether to let Ronaldo be substituted. The results of both times were in favor of the Portuguese star as a substitute in the national team competition, especially in the second vote, and the number of fans who supported Ronaldo's substitute was even as many as 70%.
Objectively speaking, no star can escape the laws of nature. After the player enters the twilight of his career, his physical condition and comprehensive strength in all aspects will decline significantly, and Ronaldo is of course no exception. It's hard for him to consistently perform at a high level these days, and he's just as hard to adapt to a full 90-minute high-intensity match. In this case, it would actually be beneficial to have the veteran rotate properly on the bench.
After all, he is 39 years old, and it is not easy to still play in football at this age, and it is indeed unrealistic to continue to let him start every game to fill his form. It won't be much good for him or the team. And in the case that the body can only support 40~50 minutes of high-intensity confrontation. The Portugal team should be best equipped with Cristiano Ronaldo as a rotation player. Playing only half of each game and letting him play at his best. It doesn't matter if you start after the start, let him play the first half and then replace him in the second half for 50 or 60 minutes. Or to put him off the bench in the second half to attack the opposition's weak backline, it would have been a reasonable choice.
In this way, Ronaldo will be able to play his full strength in a limited time. Judging by his current shooting skills and keen nose in attack, Ronaldo still has the ability to bring goals to Portugal in the tournament, which is the ideal state at the moment. At present, the new coach of the Portuguese team, Martinez, is indeed thinking about it with the coaching staff, and letting Cristiano Ronaldo play with substitutes in the second game of the previous national team break has actually shown his attitude.
He wants Cristiano Ronaldo to be the main force in the rotation rather than starting every game. Although this has caused dissatisfaction among many Ronaldo fans, the situation seems to be moving in the direction of Ronaldo being a substitute in the European Championship. However, no one expected that the reversal would come so quickly. Judging from the current situation, Ronaldo still has hope of starting, why do you say that? Because among the forwards that the Portuguese team can recruit at this stage, the performance of other strikers is not as good as Ronaldo, and I have to say that this is still very dramatic.
Objectively speaking, the Portuguese team has produced a lot of talented players in the recent cycle. Whether it is the backfield, the midfield or the forward line, it can be said that there is a lot of talent. Especially in the forward line, Ronaldo has had many excellent partners around him in recent years. Whether it is Gonzalo Ramos, who caused a sensation in football with a hat-trick at the World Cup, or the talented Felix, who once transferred to Atletico Madrid for 130 million euros, or the current first winger of Serie A, Leao. It can be said that the Portuguese team has no shortage of famous stars, and even the likes of Bruma and Conceição are very competitive. But interestingly, the players mentioned above have been in very poor form this season. Sergio Ramos was originally seen as Portugal's new starter in the centre-forward position after squeezing Cristiano Ronaldo onto the bench.
But after he joined Paris, he completely lost himself and even became a substitute. With his gradual marginalization, his form this season is not guaranteed, and his stats have shrunk significantly. Next, let him start directly in the national team, and it is inevitable that Ronaldo will be put on the bench. Even his current form may not be as good as that of Cristiano Ronaldo, a 39-year-old veteran. In addition, Felix and Leao have also fallen into a slump to varying degrees, and these young players are not in good shape. Continuing to put Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench Martinez may not be able to convince the crowd, and this may be Ronaldo's chance, and he still has hope of starting in the middle of the European Championship. What do you think about this?