Portugal coach Fernando Santos mentioned he was unimpressed with Cristiano Ronaldo’s behaviour after the ahead reacted angrily when substituted throughout the group’s ultimate group sport on the World Cup in Qatar.
Santos, who mentioned the matter was now closed, is making ready his group to face Switzerland within the final 16.
Ronaldo initially mentioned he was “insulted” by a South Korean participant as he was substituted within the second half of his aspect’s 2-1 defeat to the Asian aspect.
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But Portuguese media have proven pictures that recommend he used vulgar language in response to Santos’s choice.
Asked how he had reacted to these pictures, Santos advised a information convention: “I didn’t prefer it in any respect. I didn’t prefer it in any respect.”
But he mentioned a line had been drawn underneath the incident.
“Then these issues are resolved, resolved in-house,” he mentioned.
“They are over. It is the tip of the story concerning this situation and now we’re fascinated about the sport tomorrow and everyone seems to be absolutely centered on the match preparations.”
Ronaldo’s beginning function within the group stays a sizzling subject amongst Portugal followers, however Santos mentioned he was not listening to the talk or on-line polls on the problem.
“I don’t learn such a materials,” he mentioned.
“It just isn’t a scarcity of respect, it’s merely that we now have three days to coach for a sport and I’m not taking a look at other forms of stories. We concentrate on the upcoming match.”
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Santos mentioned he anticipated a detailed contest towards Switzerland. Portugal beat the Swiss 4-0 within the UEFA Nations League in June earlier than dropping 1-0 within the reverse fixture.
“It received’t be the primary time towards the Swiss, we all know it will likely be a troublesome match,” he added. “They are a well-organised group with high-quality gamers and so they know their approach of taking part in very nicely.
“They are very nicely synced and are all the time centered and that’s what we anticipate on this match — we’ll face a disciplined aspect.”
