Pepe, defender of the Portuguese team, expressed that Cristiano Ronaldo “is going to bring a lot of joy” to the team at Euro 2024, despite the fact that he has finished the first phase without a single goal, and stressed that his entire team is prepared to give everything in the round of 16 against Slovenia.
“Cristiano lives for goals. It is a fact. But have you seen his availability on the field to help our team? Is incredible. He is one of the players with the most minutes on our team. At 39 years old. He is doing very well. He is going to be very good in this final phase. “I’m sure he’s going to give us a lot more joy,” he defended at a press conference, already on his way to the round of 16 match against Slovenia, on Monday in Frankfurt.
Portugal is on the side of the table of Spain, Germany, France or Belgium. If he passes the round of 16 he will cross paths with France or Belgium. If it reaches the semi-finals, Spain, Germany, Denmark or Georgia itself will appear.
“I want to be champion again. With all due respect to the other teams on both sides, that’s what we have. We know it’s going to be a very difficult road, with four games. We all have to be together,” he said. .
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Despite the defeat against Georgia (2-0), Pepe He feels the “love” of the fans for the team. “I am sure that you will be with us against Slovenia. We will give our best. We knew that the road was not going to be easy, even though many of you said that it was already won. We must be prepared. We are ready to give everything for our country and that is what we are going to do in the next meeting,” he proclaimed.
And he vindicated the level of his team. “If you look at the statistics from the qualifying phase and the group phase, Portugal is one of the best teams,” remarked the centre-back, who focused on “concentration” as a basic point against Slovenia.
Pepe also confirmed that he has spoken with his teammate Antonio Silva, a 20-year-old center back for the Portuguese team and Benfica, who made the two errors in the two goals in last Wednesday’s defeat against Georgia, although he did not reveal the content of the conversation. “We have to take care of those who belong to our family,” he declared.
