The captain of the Portuguese team, Cristiano Ronaldo, guaranteed this Monday that he will not stop playing with the team as long as he feels “motivated” and used the words of his former teammate Bruno Alves to point out that “he will not.” give the free seat”.
In a press conference prior to the match with Iceland -which will be Cristiano Ronaldo’s 200th with Portugal-, the captain of the team acknowledged that he hopes to do “even more”.
“That’s why I’m here, that’s why I’m still on my way. Not just tomorrow, I want to keep living in the moment, living from day to day. And also seeing my form, I think I’m still good, helping.” , helping to score goals, putting in good performances and that is the most important thing, feeling motivated. As long as I feel motivated and feel that all the people around me appreciate my presence, participation and leadership, I will not give up the team in any way. It is as Bruno Alves said, that he was not going to give away his seat. I won’t do it Feeling useful and active in this group is a source of pride and motivation, what I most want is to continue helping Portugal”, confessed the Portuguese striker.
Asked about the importance of representing the national team since his debut in 2003, Ronaldo assured that “it was always a dream” to wear the national colors.
“I’ll stay here until I feel like I have to. Me, the coach and the president. I will never stop coming here because it is always a dream for me to play for our team. Making 200 caps is not for everyone. That shows the love I have for the country, for playing for our team and it’s no coincidence”, the player also commented, who confessed that although the road is already “long, it won’t end soon”, adding: “I hope.”
This afternoon, Iceland coach Age Hareide vowed to “spoil the day” of the Portuguese captain’s possible 200th international party. Nothing to worry Cristiano Ronaldo, he assures himself.
“I’m used to it, it’s been a 20-year career full of marks on my face, legs, back, nothing that surprises me. I will be prepared as always, but as I said, the most important thing is for Portugal to come here and show that we are better than them and get a good result”, he summed up.
The Iceland-Portugal match, from the fourth day of Group J qualifying for Euro 2024, is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. (6:45 p.m. local time) and will be refereed by the German Daniel Siebert. You can listen to the story on TSF and follow the minute tsf.pt
The team with the corners leads the group with nine points, followed by Slovakia, which has seven, and Luxembourg, third, with four. Bosnia and Iceland follow with three, in fourth and fifth place, respectively, while Liechtenstein is last, with no points.
Only the top two of the group qualify for the final round of Euro 2024, which will take place in Germany.
Source: TSF
