A mentality which makes the Portuguese captain an example for the younger generation, especially as he has evolved his role to pass on what he has learned over the last 20 years. “I think he’s made a lot of effort in the last two years to be very, very, very close and you have to admire him, because it’s not easy, they’re different generations and that helps a lot, it’s that he gives the feeling that you can do it. If a young player wants to come to the national team and succeed as a Portuguese player, he can do it because he is so. an example that affects a lot of people, which is very, very strong for the players who saw it on television”explained Roberto Martinez who assured that he would not grant any privilege to the Madeira veteran. “The players in the selection are there because they deserve it, Cristiano like all the others”he argued when asked if the former Real Madrid player would continue to be called up if he was no longer guaranteed a starting place. A role that he wanted to put into perspective. “Portugal won Euro 2016 and Éder scored the winning goal, the historic goal, a player who had not started (…) You have to be important. To be important, you have to have the level to make a difference on the ground”he defended.
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