What is Ronaldo’s position in Portugal? Trainer with response
Portugal have appointed former Belgian coach Roberto Martinez as their head coach to replace Fernando Santos, who drew criticism from fans for benching superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup. Martinez, who stepped down as coach following Belgium’s first round exit in Qatar, immediately took up the new role.
When he arrives as the coach of Portugal, the main challenge in front of Martinez is the superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was not included in the starting XI in Portugal’s final matches at the Qatar World Cup. With the arrival of a new coach to the team, fans are looking forward to whether Ronaldo will continue in Portugal.
Coach Roberto Martinez has come up with the answer. Martinez responded that he will definitely have Ronaldo in his team and that he is not a coach who takes decisions sitting in the office.
Martinez said his first task would be to contact all the current players and that he would anyway speak to Ronaldo, who has played with the national team for almost two decades.
“It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to coach one of the best teams in the world. It has great interest. My arrival in Portugal has great hopes and missions. Hopefully we can achieve all those goals with the best team and the federation,’ said Martinez.
Martínez added that he does not speak Portuguese and will learn Portuguese as soon as possible. After the quarter-final defeat once morest Morocco, Sanros’ chair fell.
Martinez’s contract runs until 2026. Roberto Martinez is the third foreign coach to coach the Portugal team. Martinez, who coached the Belgium team for six years, stepped down following the team was eliminated from the Qatar World Cup in the group stage.
Martinez, who has been in the coaching field since 2007, took charge of the Belgium national team in 2016. During this period, under Martinez, Belgium remained at the top of the world rankings for a long time.
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