No thanks to Santos: The telling silence of Cristiano Ronaldo – SOCCER

Cristiano Ronaldo (37) has worked hard for the position that he can choose when and with whom he wants to speak in the course of his successful career.

When he wanted to clarify his point of view on his situation at Manchester United and explain his frustration, he chose an exclusive interview with the English presenter Piers Morgan, in which he could be sure that the former CNN man would not contradict him, but even agree with him would provide templates.

To present his take on what happened at the World Cup, CR7 chose his social media channels, where he doesn’t get caught up in a controversial discussion, but rather gives his point of view. The truth – from his point of view.

The day after Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup, the tearful and lonely farewell to the big stage, Ronaldo wrote his last post to date. With a lot of pathos and no self-criticism.

Since then he has been silent – ​​although a lot has happened in Portuguese football. The departure of national coach Fernando Santos (68) is the end of an era. In September 2014, the gnarly coach took over and led the national team to the 2016 European Championship, the biggest success in the association’s history. The triumph in the Nations League followed in 2019.

Two successes that Santos celebrated together with Ronaldo. Both owe each other a lot.

So far, however, Ronaldo has not publicly thanked Santos.

Ronaldo’s silence is a big issue in Portugal. The newspaper “A Bola” headlined: “Everyone reacts to the departure of Fernando Santos (except Ronaldo)”. And “Record” stated: “Cristiano Ronaldo and 7 other players are silent after Fernando Santos’ departure.”

The fact that Santos removed the 37-year-old superstar from the starting XI at the World Cup and suddenly let youngster Goncalo Ramos play in the lead in the round of 16 game against Switzerland shook Ronaldo and annoyed him. He must have felt it as an insult to majesty. And as further disrespect after being sorted out at Manchester United by coach Erik ten Hag.

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The German record national player Lothar Matthäus (61) analyzed on BILD TV that Ronaldo had “missed the right time for the end of his career a bit”: “Ronaldo isn’t enjoying it anymore. How can you have fun when you slam doors everywhere, in Portugal, at Manchester United? (…) He has done a lot wrong in the last few months, and I hope and wish that he can still correct it to some extent, even if it will definitely be very difficult.”

Ronaldo’s contract with Manchester United has been terminated. How the superstar will continue is open. Ronaldo is silent about his future.