Ronaldo told the details of the conflict with the coach of Portugal
Ronaldo said that he twice violated his word: did not release him for the match with Norway, and then agreed, but did not say the promised public statement that he should have made
Five-time winner of the “Golden ball” Cristiano Ronaldo said that the head coach of the national team Jorge Jesos twice did not keep his promises. This is stated in the statement of the footballer published by A Bola.
41-year-old Ronaldo on September 30 left the location of the national team of Portugal because of the conflict with Rzesouch, who half an hour before the end of the game with Norway sent the striker to warm up, but on the field and did not release. After the final whistle, the player immediately went to the dressing room, without hiding disappointment and without thanking the fans.
Ronaldo claims that he and the coach agreed on a plan: he plays the first and last matches of the collection, and in the game with Norway does not go on the field at all. According to the player, the request of Jesouch to play 30 minutes was a surprise for him, but despite this, Ronaldo agreed. But in the end, he was never released on the field. Ronaldo for the first time in 18 years remained in the reserve in the official match of the national team.
According to the footballer, 48 hours after the match with Norway, a meeting was held with the participation of the striker himself, Rzezush and the sports director of Saudi al-Nasra Simau Coutinho. According to Ronaldo, the parties agreed that the coach will start the press conference with this incident and tell the truth: that he himself offered Ronaldo a plan for the gathering, that the player did not ask for game minutes and that it was a mistake to release him for warm-up without going on the field.
“At the end of the meeting, the head coach hugged me and promised that at the press conference he would say exactly the same thing that he told me now and that this issue would be closed. <...> A small document was prepared, which I checked myself and which, as far as I know, was handed over to the coach as he asked,” Ronaldo wrote.
But the press conference Jesouch “had nothing to do with what was agreed”, and the striker left the location of the national team. It was the second time the coach had broken his word. I decided to leave the camp so as not to wait for the third. For me, truth in relationships is the most important thing. As much as it hurts, tell me the truth, Ronaldo said.
Jesos himself expressed hope that the country will support him against the background of the conflict with Ronaldo, and also said that he is ready to return the player to the national team if the striker himself wants it. However, the coach stressed that he is not going to apologize for the conflict with Ronaldo.
