Rui Águas questions global star’s behaviour: maybe he should have... | OneFootball

Rui Águas believes that Cristiano Ronaldo should pay more attention to the political figures he promotes, in a clear critique of the National Team captain’s meeting with Donald Trump. In his regular opinion column in the newspaper A Bola, the former Benfica footballer – who recently praised a Sporting player – also expressed his happiness with the victory over Ajax.

“The debate continues about Cristiano Ronaldo’s place in the starting lineup for the National Team and, more recently, there has been criticism of the star’s involvement in highly questionable political environments. CR7 has publicly admitted that he can’t watch the news. Perhaps he should, to get to know the actors in today’s global political scene and what they are doing, before promoting them with his presence,” he began, writing about the Portuguese star, who was recently a guest at the White House.

Rui Águas went on, not forgetting the national captain’s abilities: “Amidst all this commotion, there is still time for special goals, which is indeed the main and most refined quality of the Portuguese star. The goal Cristiano scored recently with an acrobatic move is yet another moment worthy of his immense history. These spectacular moments are what delight Cristiano’s followers, capable of confusing—or not—the convictions of critics, whom the super-athlete insists on proving wrong.”

The former Benfica player also commented on the Eagles’ victory in Amsterdam: “The eleven chosen by Mourinho unsurprisingly reverted to the four-defender system, more frequently used by the Benfica coach, giving up natural wingers in favor of greater collective consistency.”

“The decisive play ended up justly rewarding two of the main players, Barreiro and Aursnes, invaluable assets for this Benfica. A match of great physical and emotional strain, but also of insecurity associated with the decisive nature of the game. Objective achieved and with scorers who can’t be measured by their size,” concluded Rui Águas, about the match that ended 2-0 in favor of the red emblem.

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