Cristiano Ronaldo He is already focused on the Portugal team ahead of the duel against Liechtenstein for the start of the qualifiers for Euro 2024 this Wednesday.
The Al-Nassr player will wear his country's shirt again after the Qatar 2022 World Cup. It also marks the beginning of the cycle of the Spanish Roberto Martinez on the Portuguese bench.
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“I am very happy, the atmosphere is very good. Everything is different, the energies are good and we have a coach with different ideas, with a different mentality”, declared CR7 at a press conference prior to the match.
"The atmosphere was good before, but now it's cooler, we've only trained once, but all the players have a different energy," he said.
Cristiano took the opportunity to refer to the Saudi Arabian league where he lives after his time at Manchester United.
“I am surprised for good. Foreign players have different qualities. Five, six or seven years from now it will be the fourth or fifth most competitive league in the world”, he maintained.
He was precisely consulted for his second stage with the "Red Devils" in which he was not part of Erik Ten Haag's game.
“When we are on top of the mountain, we often do not see what is below. I went through a bad stage in my career, I have no problem admitting it, ”she said.
Now CR7 made clear his role on the Portuguese bench after 15 years defending his country.
“I go step by step, I don't think in the long term. I try to help the younger players”.