THE BALL – «Our Cristiano Ronaldo has to play with Switzerland» (Portugal)
Ricardo Chéu believes that Portugal has all the conditions to reach the world title. The coach of the Cypriot team Doxa expresses Cristiano Ronaldo’s strong desire to play with Switzerland and explains the reasons.
– What are Morocco’s strongest arguments?
– Morocco is a team that is worth it as a whole, compact, aggressive and waiting for the opponent’s mistake. Players to watch out for in this selection, Ziyech (n.º 7) a technically very good player, one of the best players in history in Morocco, and Azzedine Ounahi (n.º 8) who has been growing from game to game, helping a lot your selection to be at this stage of the world cup. When we reach a final phase like a World Cup, we can’t expect facilities, not least because the vast majority of tracks are full of players who play for the best teams in the world. Therefore, Portugal will have to play with maximum strength and maximum concentration.
– How far can the National Team reach?
– Up to the world title! We are clearly one of the tracks with the most solutions in individual and collective terms, the responsibility is great, but the ambition is even greater on the part of this group of players, who are making a country dream of this possibility.
– Importance of victory over Switzerland…
– Allows you to reach this stage of the test, increasing expectations and responsibility. It is important to have your feet firmly on the ground and face the next game with the same humility. Managing expectations is always the most difficult role to control in a work group… all of them in their heads felt prepared to play and contribute, but only 11 intertwined on the field to play.
– With or without Ronaldo in the eleven?
– With Cristiano a starter! The Portuguese insist on having a short memory. Cristiano Ronaldo is in my opinion the best sportsman ever, he worked harder than others to achieve everything he achieved. He’s going through the worst moment of his career, due to various personal and professional situations, and we can’t let someone who has already given us so much and who continues to give, drop. I don’t have a short memory, so for me, Ronaldo, our Cristiano Ronaldo has to play with Switzerland! He is someone who is missed and I did not let him “fall” into oblivion. With proper help and trust there can be no one who says he can’t help us when we talk about the best ever. Ronaldo has the courage to try to overcome himself, to do his best and he wants more than anyone to succeed in his last World Cup. He is up for the challenge and for those who challenge him, and he has never left anyone behind. Ronaldo believes a lot and just needs the opportunity to be launched into the game.