Portugal national team coach Fernando Santos is worried about Cristiano Ronaldo’s condition with Manchester United. Does this concern make Fernando Santos reserve Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2022 World Cup?
Cristiano Ronaldo has had a difficult season with Manchester United this season. He failed to attract the hearts of Manchester United coach, Erik Ten Hag.
Apart from his arrogant attitude, Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance is also not as good as usual. Therefore, Erik Ten Hag dared to reserve Cristiano Ronaldo in a number of Manchester United matches this season.
Throughout the 2022-2023 season, Cristiano Ronaldo has only scored three goals from 16 matches in all competitions. Of the three goals made, two of them were even scored against clubs in the middle of nowhere, namely Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2022-2023 European League.
Not only sluggish at club level, Cristiano Ronaldo is also sluggish with the Portugal national team. In the last three matches played by the Portugal national team, Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score.
“There was a moment when I was worried about Cristiano (Ronaldo). When I heard that Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t training with the team, it was very difficult,” Fernando Santos quoted O Jogo as saying.
Now it’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s job to rediscover his best form. The Portuguese national team really hopes for this 37-year-old footballer.
Moreover, Portugal will not be strengthened by Liverpool’s goal machine, Diogo Jota, who suffered an injury. Therefore, it is interesting to wait for the response shown by Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2022 World Cup.
At the 2022 World Cup, the Portugal national team is in Group H with Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana. Only the group winners and runners-up will be allowed to qualify for the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
