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"We should be grateful to him for the emotions he gave us, not blame him today"

"We should be grateful to him for the emotions he gave us, not blame him

While Portugal were eliminated by Morocco and could not make it to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the main focus remains Cristiano Ronaldo, who was left on the bench for the last two games by coach Fernando Santos.

Paolo Crepet writes for La Stampa that Cristiano Ronaldo has reached his maximum and that the time has come for you to leave your role to other players. "We," says the Italian columnist, "must be grateful to him for the emotions he gave us and not blame him."

"I don't know what exactly happened between Cristiano Ronaldo and the coach of his team, what prompted coach Fernando Santos to "hand over" the great champion and allow him to play only part of the game. Most commentators were quick to point out that Ronaldo's angry behavior was to blame for the loss. What intrigues even more in this unfinished story is one word: narcissism! If he, only he, represented the most prominent and most unpleasant example of it," writes Crepet.