Figo blames ‘Santos’ for dropping Ronaldo for the World Cup

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Luis Figo says it was Fernando Santos’ fault that Portugal were eliminated. After deciding to drop Cristiano Ronaldo,

Ronaldo is the real one of the “Portugal” army for all the first 3 matches in the group stage. But he managed just one goal

. He netted a hat-rick in Portugal’s 6-1 win over Switzerland,

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward started all three of his country’s group-stage games. However, he was left out of the starting XI in the last 16 clash against Switzerland in favor of 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos.

This time, he was introduced just six minutes after the start of the second half. By then, the North African nation were leading through a 42nd-minute goal from Youssef En-Nessyri

however, Portugal suffered a quarter-final defeat to Morocco, another game in which Ronaldo had to play on the bench and Phi. Koh saw that it was Sandos’ wrong decision that caused the team to be eliminated.

“You can’t win the World Cup with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench,” he said, according to UFABET. ” Victory

over Switzerland? It’s awesome! But can you do that every game? no way”

“Putting Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench was a mistake. This defeat is the responsibility of the manager and staff.”