Portugal: ‘You must realise you’re no longer main man’ – Ex-Chelsea star slams Ronaldo

Former Chelsea player, Craig Burley has expressed his enactment for Jorge Jesus amid the contentious quality involving Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portugal nationalist squad coach.

The erstwhile Scotland midfielder further argued that Cristiano Ronaldo should not beryllium Portugal’s main striker astatine his existent age.

Ahead of Portugal’s UEFA Nations League lucifer against Denmark, Cristiano Ronaldo made headlines aft departing from the nationalist team’s grooming facility.

The 41-year-old released a connection indicating that helium would soon disclose the “truth” regarding his departure to his supporters.

Subsequently, commentator Edu Aguirre reported connected El Chiringuito TV that Jesus had compromised the assurance of the Portugal icon by failing to honour his committedness to the superstar. Jesus’ remarks during the media briefing allegedly provoked Cristiano Ronaldo, prompting his determination to leave.

Burley maintained that Jesus demonstrated dependable judgement by refusing to capitulate to the Al-Nassr player, dissimilar his predecessor, Roberto Martinez.

From an analytical perspective, the erstwhile Chelsea midfielder believes that a guardant implicit 40 years aged should not beryllium the superior striker for a starring European shot federation specified arsenic Portugal.

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