Former assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Rene Meulensteen, has revealed that he is relieved not to be coaching Cristiano Ronaldo after reports surfaced following Portugal's 6-1 victory over Switzerland.
Portuguese media outlet Record claimed that before the Round of 16 World Cup tie with the Swiss, Ronaldo threatened to walk away from the national team once he discovered that he would be a substitute. The country's FA would later deny these reports but the 37-year-old did appear to be unhappy on Tuesday night.
His international coach, Fernando Santos was spotted having a conversation with Ronaldo who appeared disappointed to be on the bench until the 73rd minute in Lusail. At full-time, following Goncalo Ramos' hat-trick helped Portugal to a 6-1 win, Ronaldo was spotted leaving the on-field celebrations early to return to the dressing room.
