Paul Roger, Media365: Published on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 11:08 am
If he retains the trust of his coach, Cristiano Ronaldo will no longer be very popular with Portuguese fans, the majority of whom want him to leave, according to a recent poll.
Last month, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th goal in his career during Portugal's victory over Croatia on the first day of the European Nations League (2-1). Before explaining that despite his advanced age (39 years), his next goal was to reach the legendary number of 1,000 achievements since his professional debut. A somewhat crazy goal, and an unattainable one, even if he continues to score goals, first against Scotland and then with Al-Nassr, the Saudi club with whom he has scored four times in the last four matches. And he should start again, alongside Rafael Leao and Joao Felix, on Saturday evening in Warsaw against Poland, still in the UEFA Nations League, to increase his (impressive) goal total. But the Ballon d'Or five times is no longer popular in his country…
74% of Portuguese fans no longer want it
According to a recent CNN Portugal/Mais Futebol poll, 74% of Portuguese fans surveyed no longer want 'CR7' in the national team. Discontent that may be sudden but not recent. During the 2022 World Cup, a poll conducted by daily newspaper Apola revealed that 70% of Lusitania fans want to see him on the bench for the round of 16 against Switzerland. A match in which he was a substitute, and in which the Portuguese, who was then coached by Fernando Santos, won with a large majority (6-1), thanks to a hat-trick from the future Parisian Gonzalo Ramos. He started again on the bench in the losing quarter against Morocco (0-1). He has since found a starting place under Roberto Martinez, but faced another complicated Euro, where he failed to score a single goal. But he retains the trust of his coach, for whom Cristiano Ronaldo remains an “example.” how long?
