Ronaldo's friend and Spanish TV host Edu Aguirre from El Chiringuito discussed Ronaldo's departure from Portugal's national team training camp on his show. He claims that Roberto Martínez personally apologized to Ronaldo and promised to make a public apology. However, Martínez's statement at the subsequent press conference made Ronaldo feel betrayed.

Aguirre: "Yesterday, Tuesday evening, there was a meeting. This is exclusive news. The FA president, the national team coach, and Ronaldo met. Roberto Martínez apologized to Ronaldo."

Why the apology?

Aguirre: "Roberto Martínez apologized to Ronaldo because he made Ronaldo warm up for thirty minutes and then didn't play him. That's an insult to him. Moreover, he didn't just apologize to Ronaldo privately—he also told Ronaldo that he would apologize publicly and admit his mistake in front of everyone. That was Roberto Martínez's promise to Ronaldo.

But when he got to the press conference, he said a lot of things that nobody will believe. That's why Ronaldo exploded. Ronaldo exploded because he felt betrayed. There's no other reason, just that. Your coach comes up to you privately and says: 'Look, this is what happened... please understand me. Okay, I didn't handle it well. We're in this together... forgive me. Yes, I'll hold a press conference, I'll explain everything clearly, I'll apologize. Don't worry, everything will be fine, all this will be resolved.'

Then, twelve hours later, you go to the press conference, you make Ronaldo's situation worse, and you strut around proudly, acting like you're the one in charge, saying Ronaldo is no different from anyone else? Then go home and do something else. That's why I call this a betrayal. Everyone has a limit to their patience, and when you cross it, you feel disrespected. That's a fact. If it were me, I would have left long ago. I would have left even sooner.

Why? Because making someone warm up for thirty minutes, making a star do a full thirty-minute warm-up—even if there was a prior agreement—that's too much. An agreement not to be a starter is one thing, telling you to 'go warm up for thirty minutes' is another. It's too much, way too much. After the match, you're standing there like a fool. And that's how they treated Ronaldo.

As for what Roberto Martínez said—Roberto Martínez is very cunning—he looked triumphant at the press conference, emphasizing 'I'm in charge here,' and puffing out his chest even more as he said it. Yes, that's what he said. 'Status is status, but all players are equal.'

Sorry, I disagree. No, that's not how it works. Whether you want to accept it or not. I can understand why Ronaldo would be even more upset.

Josep, Josep, not all players are equal. Clearly not. Because when Portugal gets knocked out of the World Cup or European Championship, it's not Roberto Martínez who gets criticized, it's not Roberto Martínez, it's not João Félix, it's not Bernardo Silva. It's Ronaldo who gets criticized, because every newspaper and TV station in Portugal, whether they say good things or bad things, talks about Ronaldo.

So what you need to do—what you must do is protect your star, protect your legend. You need to understand that the Portuguese national team and the Portuguese FA cannot destroy the legend they created themselves because of some small Portuguese journalists or a small part of the Portuguese public that specifically targets Ronaldo. And Ronaldo has had enough. Ronaldo is not a punching bag. He became a legend ten years ago. He has goals, money, championship titles, and a very happy family. He can do whatever he wants.

Now a coach comes along, disrespects him in front of everyone, and twenty-four hours later, boasts about disrespecting him at the press conference? If I were Ronaldo, I would have left long ago. In my opinion, he's been patient enough. In my opinion, he's been patient enough."

Do you think Portuguese people support him?

Aguirre: "Yes, 100%."

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