Xinhua News Agency, Doha, December 10 (reporter Wang Haoyu, Xiao Shiyao, Zhao Jiantong) the Portuguese team lost to Morocco on the 10th and stopped the Qatar World Cup eighth round. The team’s top star, Ronaldo (Ronaldo) for the second consecutive match, he served as a substitute in an important match. Portugal coach Santos said he would not regret this controversial employment decision.
On December 10th, Portuguese player Ronaldo was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang
In the top 16 match of Portugal’s 6:1 victory over Switzerland, Ronaldo unexpectedly failed to enter the starting line-up. At the pre-match press conference against Morocco, coach Santos admitted that Ronaldo was unhappy because he was a substitute, but he continued to put C Roan on the bench in this critical quarter-final.
“I don’t regret letting him (Ronaldo) replace.” Santos said after the game, “the lineup we sent today performed well against Switzerland. Cristiano is a great player and he plays when the team thinks it needs.”
On December 10th, Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo (middle) appeared as a substitute in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang
C Robben was switched to play in the 51st minute of the game. He had the opportunity to help Portugal equalize the score when the injury stopped. After the match, 37-year-old Ronaldo left alone and was caught crying in the player channel.
Santos believes that the Portuguese team failed to win this game because of lack of luck. “We have shown our ability in this World Cup, but you need luck to win some matches, unfortunately, we are a little unlucky today.”
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