One of the greatest players of his generation, Ronaldo has made it clear for months, if not years, that he has no intention of riding off quietly into the sunset.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo high-fives Portugal's Goncalo Ramos during his substitution. Next to him are Portugal's Pepe and Portugal's coach Fernando Santos.
Santos insisted benching Ronaldo against the Swiss was tactical, not punitive. That could be true. Ronaldo is a luxury player at this point in his legendary career. Inside the penalty box, he remains as efficient a finisher as there is in the sport. Outside of it, he can’t or won’t do the non-stop defensive running that is required of all modern strikers.Ronaldo had played every minute of the last three World Cups for Portugal. Now it’s clear he’ll occupy only a supporting role.
It's hard to know which way it will go. Even in his absence Tuesday, Ronaldo was the main attraction. There were more photographers’ lenses trained on him sitting on the bench before the match than on Portugal’s starters. A recent poll conducted by Portuguese newspaper A Bola claimed 70% of respondents wanted Ronaldo benched, but that wasn’t the reality Tuesday inside Lusail Iconic Stadium. The red and green-clad fans in attendance let out a huge cheer when Ronaldo started to warm up in the second half. Then they began chanting his name.When their hero finally replaced Ramos with a little more than a quarter-hour to go, the thunderous response was as loud as it was for any of Portugal’s five goals.
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