While Cristiano suffers the defeat against Spain, his coach sends this message that outrages the Portuguese
Ronaldo's coach downplayed the loss against Spain.
Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo yesterday received a hard blow when they were eliminated from the UEFA Nations League, due to the defeat against Luis Enrique's Spain, by a score of 0-1. In addition, the defeat was even more tragic because the Spanish goal reached the 88th minute, courtesy of Alvaro Morata.
The player who most notoriously suffered as his team was eliminated was Cristiano Ronaldo himself, current Manchester United player. During the game he looked tense, trying plays and getting frustrated because they didn't end the way he wanted.
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However, Cristiano Ronaldo is already well known to know that he is a very competitive player, even his teammates have shared that he does not like to lose even in training. What he surely didn't like was how his coach downplayed the defeat.
Fernando Santos, coach of the Portuguese National Team, spoke after the defeat against Spain: 'This does not pinch me at all. We wanted to win and I have a contract until 2024, so I can't be more direct,' he declared in the post-match press conference.
A not very good year for Cristiano Ronaldo
It is rare to see Ronaldo with only 1 goal at this point in the season. In addition, it was a penalty against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League, however, it must be recognized that the Portuguese is not going through his best moment in his club, where Erik Ten Hag does not consider him a starter and that is why he spends more time in the bench, than playing.
