Transcript · Spanish → English
Discussion on Cristiano Ronaldo's Departure
Cristiano's outburst, whatever it is, it's an outburst.
That's what I'm saying.
I think he backed down a bit.
The coach and the president rushed to the airport to try to
stop him
and keep him from leaving. I mean, after he posts it and leaves.
That's worse.
That's very wrong on both sides.
Of course.
That's worse.
There's something fishy going on there.
Yes.
No, this is for me.
That's worse.
I think it's a whim.
An outburst.
Why? He has a point too.
No, but that's not the way to do it. That's not the way to do it.
Then they should tell him before calling him, "Look, don't come, dear,
because we no longer count on you athletically, announce your retirement and
leave," instead he goes, they expose him, uh, we're still talking.
No, he exposed himself. He exposed himself.
The coach isn't obliged to field a player—
Exactly.
In a call-up. No way, under any circumstances. No,
he's not obliged.
He's not obliged.
He may be obliged in a utopian world, but in real life, there are these
little arrangements.
But look, Modric didn't play.
Modric wasn't a starter, he hasn't started lately.
No.
Yeah, well, he's not good enough even for Serie A.
Well, then. What a great inconsistency.
You bring in Cristiano, then don't play him.
The coach says, "I'm the coach," Cristiano gets angry.
That's how he put it.
He starts. He played the first match.
Right. The second one.
It's not that, no, no, but…
But he took him off, and he got offended.
He starts.
But that's normal.
He takes off, goes to the airport, and then you go—
Chasing after him.
Like a dumped boyfriend, you know, trying to chase him down
the fiancé. No, no, if he wants to leave, let him leave.
Of course.
It's no place for a federation president.
Ah, he got away.
Nor should a coach go chasing after anyone.
You want to leave, go ahead, buddy. Don't worry about it.
No, but it's Cristiano.
No, no, that's not cool.
Then Cristiano, then put him in the game.
No, no.
No, yes.
Of course,
of course.
It's not the same.
No, how is it not? Why are you kicking him out?
Because he could— You called him up.
He played the first game.
No, it's...
He didn't play the second. What's wrong with that?
Whether he's Cristiano or not, a coach can't go chasing after
a player, begging him not to leave. Period.
That's right.
The national team is like a call to Mass. If you want to go, you come.
If you don't want to come, don't come to church, buddy.
But a coach can't go chasing after a player. That's...
Where does that leave you? As a coach.
Honestly, it lowers his standing a lot.
I'm against what he did. I, withou— obviously, we're all
speculating because we don't know the, what really happened.
He's not that huge in Europe either, huh?
What I mean is,
uh, I'm against what Cristiano is doing,
abandoning the national team, but
I think that because of, because of the image Cristiano represents
for Portuguese football, I don't see it negatively
that the coach and president— I don't know if they went after him, but in
fact—
It's because of the rules.
Come, let's talk. Come, let's talk. Well, but maybe it didn't happen, maybe Cristiano
made the decision.
The reason he left is because he didn't play.
Because— maybe he, made the hasty decision.
And then he'll tell us, I mean.
I insist.
What I think happened is that this man, I understand he's the coach, he
can say whatever he wants.
Of course.
I mean, he didn't consider what it would entail.
And suddenly, in the heat of the moment, s-something was said.
But he's a special character, huh? I mean.
But you have to think.
This isn't the first time it's happened with him.
Having these kinds of players, Cristiano, Messi, Mbappé,
you do need, as a coach, special handling.
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Original transcript (Spanish)
Arranque de Cristiano, como quiera que sea es un arranque Por eso te digo. Creo que se bajó un poco. El técnico y el presidente se fueron corriendo al aeropuerto a intentar frenarlo
y que no se fuera. O sea, después de que publica y se va. Eso es peor. Eso es muy mal de los dos. Claro. Eso es peor.
Algo, ahí hay un gato encerrado. Sí. No, esto es para mí. Eso es peor. Yo creo que es un capricho.
Un arranque. ¿Por qué? Está en su lugar también. No, pero no es la manera de hacerlo. No es la manera de hacerlo. Pero entonces que le digan desde antes de llamarlo: "Mire, no venga, querido, porque es que ya no contamos con usted deportivamente, que anuncie su retiro y se
vaya", sino que va, lo exponen, eh, seguimos hablando. No, se expuso él solo. Se expuso él solo. El técnico no está obligado a poner un jugador- Exacto. En un llamado. De ninguna manera, bajo ninguna circunstancia. No,
no está obligado. Obligado no está. Obligado en, en, en el mundo utópico, pero en la vida real hay estos acuerditos. A ver, pero Modric no jugó.
Modric no era titular, no fue titular estos días. No. Sí, bueno, no le alcanza ni en la Serie A tampoco. Bueno, entonces. Qué tamaño de, de incongruencia. Traes a Cristiano, no le pones a jugar.
El técnico dice: "Yo soy el entrenador", Cristiano se enoja. Así lo puso. Se arranca. Jugó el primer partido. Eso. Segundo. No es que, no, no, pero...
Pero lo sacó, se sentipico. Se arranca. Pero eso es normal. Se arranca, se va al aeropuerto y ahí vas- A perseguirlo.
Como un novio, este, digamos, dejado, tratando de corretear al prometido. No, no, si se quiere ir, que se vaya. Claro. No es lugar para un presidente de federación. Ah, se dejó escapar.
Ni para un técnico ir a perseguir a nadie. Te quieres ir, vete, compadre. No te preocupes. No, pero es Cristiano. No, no, eso sí no copa. Entonces Cristiano, entonces ponlo a jugar.
No, no. No, sí. Claro, claro. No es lo mismo.
No, ¿cómo no? ¿Por qué lo corres ahí? Porque te puede-- Si lo convocaste. Jugó el primer partido. No, es... No jugó el segundo. ¿Qué tiene de malo?
Están de que sea Cristiano o no, un técnico no puede ir a corretear a un jugador, a rogarle que no se vaya. Punto. Eso sí. La selección es un llamado a misa. Quieres ir, vienes. No quieres venir, no vengas a la iglesia, compadre.
Pero un técnico no puede salir a corretear a un jugador. Eso... ¿Dónde quedas? Como técnico. Honestamente, baja mucho la categoría. Yo estoy en contra de lo que hizo. Yo, sin sa-- obviamente, todos estamos especulando porque no sabemos la, lo que realmente sucedió.
Tampoco es gigante en Europa, ¿eh? Yo lo que quiero decir es, eh, yo estoy en contra de lo que hace Cristiano abandonando la selección, pero me parece que por ser, por la imagen que representa
Cristiano para el fútbol portugués, no lo veo con malos ojos, que el técnico y el presidente lo haya-- no sé si lo fueron a corretear, pero de hecho- Es por las reglas. Ven, hablamos. Ven y hablamos. Bueno, pero tal vez no se dio, tal vez Cristiano
tomó la decisión. La razón por la que se fue es porque no jugó. Por-- tal vez la, tomó la decisión impronta. Y luego va a contar, o sea. Yo insisto.
Lo que siento yo que pasó es que este, hombre, yo entiendo que es el técnico, él puede decir lo que quiera. Claro. O sea, no valoró lo que iba a implicar. Y de repente la reacción o el momento, alg-algo se dijo.
Pero es un personaje especial, ¿eh? O sea. Pero tenés que pensar. Esta no es la primera vez que pasa con él. Tener esta clase de jugadores, Cristiano, Messi, Mbappé, sí necesitas como entrenador un manejo especial.
