{"id":266619,"date":"2022-12-07T03:36:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/fifa-world-cup-2022-dropping-cristiano-ronaldo-purely-strategic-says-portugal-coach-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T03:36:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:36:30","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2022-dropping-cristiano-ronaldo-purely-strategic-says-portugal-coach-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/fifa-world-cup-2022-dropping-cristiano-ronaldo-purely-strategic-says-portugal-coach-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2022: Dropping Cristiano Ronaldo purely &#8216;strategic&#8217;, says Portugal coach | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>DOHA: <!-- -->Portugal<!-- --> coach Fernando Santos said his decision to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/cristiano-ronaldo\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_cristiano-ronaldo\" frmappuse=\"1\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> out of his team for Tuesday&#8217;s 6-1 triumph over <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/switzerland\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_switzerland\" frmappuse=\"1\">Switzerland<\/a> in the <!-- -->FIFA World Cup<!-- --> last-16 match had been &#8220;strategic and nothing more.&#8221; <br \/>Santos had expressed his unhappiness with Ronaldo&#8217;s reaction to being suspended in the final group stage game against South Korea but he said that matter had no impact. <br \/>&#8220;I said that it was closed and it was closed. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world playing professionally and as a captain &#8230; so we have to just think about this team collectively,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Asked whether it was the most difficult decision of his career to leave out Ronaldo, Santos said: &#8220;I have a very close relationship I always have, known him since he was 19 at Sporting, and then for years here in the national squad,&#8221; he said. <br \/>&#8220;Ronaldo and I never confuse the human and personal aspect with the coach and player relationship. He is a very important player to have in the team,&#8221; he said. <br \/>Santos said he expected a &#8220;very difficult&#8221; game against Morocco in the quarter-finals but said his team were clearly in good form. <br \/>&#8220;If we can continue like this and improve some things then that is a good path,&#8221; he added. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup-2022\/fifa-world-cup-2022-dropping-cristiano-ronaldo-purely-strategic-says-portugal-coach\/articleshow\/96045084.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] DOHA: Portugal coach Fernando Santos said his decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of his team for Tuesday&#8217;s 6-1 triumph over Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup last-16 match had been &#8220;strategic and nothing more.&#8221; 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