Together with Rafael Leão, also the technical commissioner Roberto Martinez attended today’s press conference to talk about the highly anticipated match against Türkiye tomorrow, i.e. the second match of Group F of Euro 2024 of his Portugal: “The second match is the second match, it is very important for us to follow the path, create competitiveness in the dressing room, grow and of course we want to play well in every match. The objective – declared Martinez – is to give everything in the first three matches, then see what we did well, improve and continue with our path. Turkey has three points, and so do we, and it is normal for both teams to try to win.”
Sparks in the press room then between coach Martinez and a journalist regarding the use for all 90 minutes of Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese ace’s poor contribution in terms of pressure: “Can I ask you a question? Do you know how many minutes Cristiano played last season? He has experience, there hasn’t been another player in the history of football with six Europeans. It’s important understand what a player brings. Cristiano brings experience – the words collected by Record -, scoring opportunities, a way of opening up spaces. Cristiano is in the national team because he deserves to be there, just look at what he has done and what he has done in recent competitions”, commented the former Belgium coach.