Naturally, this begged the query if Ronaldo could be the person his fellow Portuguese would select to step up on his behalf.
“I feel you had many on this membership that had been good penalty-takers, as I say Cristiano, within the decisive moments, may be very chilly and is somebody that may be very effectively ready mentally to take penalties within the decisive moments,” he defined. “However I might say that Marcus [Rashford] can also be somebody, since he modified his approach.
“As a result of, earlier than I got here to the membership, I’ve by no means seen Marcus take penalties how he takes them now. He modified the way in which he takes his penalties. He waits for the goalkeeper for much longer and, earlier than I got here to the membership, I noticed that he was going with a a lot faster run-up to the goalkeeper, with out like having a facet and simply taking pictures there.
“Since he modified and, sure, he has a really, very excessive fee of success. So he’s additionally somebody that you might put into the combo, clearly understanding that Cristiano has been, many extra instances, in these decisive moments and is extra ready for that. However do I feel that Marcus can also be excellent penalty-taker.”
