The Spanish DT will take charge of the Portuguese team after being in charge of the Belgian team after six and a half years.
The Portugal team already have a replacement for Fernando Santos. After the Portuguese stopped coaching the Portuguese on Monday The Portuguese Football Federation has announced that the Spaniard Roberto Martínez will be responsible for the management of the European team .
Martínez has just played a big role with the Belgium team, in which he was in charge of the technical direction for six and a half years. In this new stage, he will have to know how to lead the generational change of the Portuguese team, in which established figures such as Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Ristiano Ronaldo stand out, as well as rising players like Joao. Félix and Gonçalo Ramos, exceptional performances at Qatar 2022.
“I am very happy to be here, I am delighted to be able to represent one of the most talented teams in the world. This is the project I wanted. I understand that there are a lot of expectations and goals, but I also understand that there is a large group of people working to achieve our goals. “, began by saying Martínez in his presentation.
One of the rigorous questions of the conference was the case of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was relegated to a secondary role in the last World Cup and who, moreover, with his transfer to Al Nassr, is excluded from major competitions in Europe.
Considering this, Martínez stressed that “decisions regarding football must be taken on the pitch. I don’t make decisions in the office. My starting point is the list from the last World Cup and Cristiano is a player on that list. He’s been on the national team for 19 years and deserves the respect to sit down and talk. and tomorrow we talk “, held.
In addition, he assured that he wanted to add a former player selected to the technical staff who will allow him to give better potential to the team. “I am clear about the structure and roles of the coaching staff. I will announce it in the next few days. I would like to integrate a Portuguese assistant, who was a national team player. It will be important for the technical staff and it will give us an acceleration for Portuguese football. I don’t believe in systems. I think you have to have the talent to win games ”.
“Portuguese is adapting well to foreign leagues. He always gives a competitive note to his team. I am very happy that the Portuguese can offer a winning way of playing that is representative of what the Portuguese footballer is. I believe in the project, in the Portuguese player and that is why I am delighted to achieve the objectives “, he added.
And regarding these challenges, the closest is the start of the qualification process for the next edition of the Eurocup. In March, Roberto Martínez’s current side are due to host Liechtenstein at home in Group J. Afterwards, they are due to travel to Luxembourg to face the home side.
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