The gait of Portugal’s superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed so bright. Not only at the club, he is also an influential figure in the Portugal National Team. In fact, one of the former Portugal national team players, Manuel Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo was the main source of inspiration in the Portugal squad.
As is known, Cristiano Ronaldo is still the main choice in the Portuguese national team. Even though he is already 37 years old.
Amazingly, he can still contribute to scoring goals for the Portuguese national team. This was called by Manuel Fernandes as the cause of Cristiano Ronaldo being a source of inspiration for other players.
In addition, the figure of Cristiano Ronaldo, many young Portuguese talents make himself an idol. Manuel Fernandes is not surprised if the Manchester United bomber can transmit enthusiasm and show it directly on the field to young players.
“I think he (Ronaldo) is starting to transmit (the spirit) to other (Portugal) players, I really believe in that,” Fernandes said.
“I’m not saying that before we didn’t want to win, but I think he showed the players that to win you have to do something that will make the team win.”
“Cristiano showed that if you do everything you can do then you can go to the next level and achieve extraordinary things. I think it is a good influence for all the Portuguese players,” he added.
No wonder the greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo on the field became the main inspiration for the national team nicknamed the Selecao Das Quinas. How not, currently Cristiano Ronaldo has recorded 115 goals in 186 caps throughout his career.
That record can continue, considering that Cristiano Ronaldo has not declared himself retired. Moreover, he recently succeeded in bringing Portugal to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Where later Cristiano Ronaldo et al will work with Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea in Group H.
