Portugal Must Start Moving On From Ronaldo – Carlos Queiroz

Portugal should start preparing for Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement, Carlos Queiroz has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Portugal will have to face the decision of the departure of a brilliant player sooner or later, and while Ronaldo has left his mark on Portuguese football, future decisions must be taken now to prevent the national team from going into decline.

Carlos added that Portugal has a new generation of players who can guarantee success, and they must be trusted more.

His words, “We still have the illusions that recent years have accustomed us to, but I think we are approaching a very critical moment.

Sooner or later, we will have to face the decision of the departure of a brilliant player, who left his mark on Portuguese football, Cristiano. The big decisions for the future must be taken now to prevent the national team from going into decline. We have a new generation of players who can guarantee success, but if we go into decline, getting back on track will be more difficult.

We need to rethink the entire process of training players, identifying clubs, and make more comprehensive decisions about the potential of players to bring to the national team. We need to review the competitive frameworks to make players more dynamic.

We also need to increase the number of players in Portugal. I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t have 300 or 400 thousand effective players. The more there are, the more we can expect the genetics of Figo and Ronaldo’s mothers and fathers to continue there.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club, Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in the nearby parish of Santo António. He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, who worked as a cook in the hospitality industry and a cleaning woman, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener at the Junta de Freguesia of Santo António and part-time kit man for football club Andorinha.

Ronaldo’s move to Manchester United was completed on 12 August 2003, too late for the 2003 FA Community Shield but in time for their game against Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the 2003–04 season, and made him the first Portuguese player to sign for the club.

Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee at the time of £80 million (€94 million). His contract, which ran until 2015, was worth €11 million per year and contained a €1 billion buy-out clause.