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Portugal Coach Denies Ronaldo Altercation, Reveals Who To Blame For Defeat
- Portugal coach, Fernando Santos has dispelled rumors that he had an altercation with Cristiano Ronaldo
- He also took full responsibility for Sunday’s defeat
Ekohotblog reports that Portugal coach, Fernando Santos has dispelled speculations that he was involved in an altercation with Cristiano Ronaldo after world cup qualifier loss against Serbia.
A visibly frustrated Ronaldo could be seen remonstrating to Santos after the final whistle on Sunday which made many speculate that there was an altercation.
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However, the Portuguese coach has denied such rumours. Narrating what happened, Santos said:
“He was saying that, in Serbia, he had scored a goal in the last minute and it wasn’t validated.
“That’s what he was saying. It’s his outburst, it’s normal, he was frustrated. No one will explain, at the end of a game, what happened and what didn’t.”
The coach while taking responsibility for the defeat also revealed that his players played with fear and anxiety which caused them their automatic ticket to the world cup.
“It looked like it was going to be, but it wasn’t. We scored the goal, we had the initial moments. But then we started to drop deep a lot,” Santos was quoted by Mirror as saying at his post-match press conference.
“The players tried. But then we didn’t turn the game on. Every time we did, we created problems. But most of the time, we couldn’t.
“Serbia were better. We tried. Our DNA is to have the ball on our feet and play. Bernardo Silva wanted the ball, but he was the only one.
“We played with fear and anxiety. It’s my responsibility.”
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