After being introduced to Besiktas, the Portuguese spoke about what happened to the player at the World Cup.
After more than a year, Fernando SantosThe former coach of Portugal, spoke about what happened with Cristiano Ronaldo Meanwhile Qatar World Cup 2022 Where the coach took a questionable decision to leave the team captain on the bench for several matches.
He did that during his presentation with Besikta Turkish this Tuesday and there he detailed what happened to CR7 at a global event.
“Ronaldo played the first three games, and then we decided tactically that he should stay on the bench. It was purely a collective decision, my coaching staff and I thought of doing what was best for the team, it was not a personal matter. If we hadn’t eliminated each other, this probably wouldn’t have been talked about. “The decision was strategic.”
For his part, he spoke about Turkey, a country he knows well: “It’s very important to be part of a huge club like this and to be here. It’s a 120-year-old club. And not only that. Having won, Achieving the trophy… I have been to Turkey twice as a competitor. Once in Istanbul and once in Ankara. Istanbul is a very beautiful city. I also came for a few vacations with my family.
Similarly, he spoke about the goals he is looking for in the team: “We are not in a good position in the league, but we will be united and work to achieve victory. We need fans on this road. All of them are very important in this story. Now we have to keep calm, be realistic and review our team. We will analyze it together. Quality is very important, a very important detail. “It requires quality, passion, character and the ability to represent the club well on the pitch.”
In the end, Santos confirmed that he spoke to several players passing through Besiktas before making the decision: “Before coming to Istanbul, I spoke to Pepe and Ricardo Queresma. They said I have come to a great club. I also spoke to Simao, I have a good relationship with him. “Everyone congratulated me on my decision.”
