""Cristiano, inside the box, continues to be a very high-level player," Fernandes said. "He draws defenders and creates space for other players. "If Cristiano doesn't play and Goncalo does, Goncalo is strong in pressing and good at diagonal runs. "When I'm not playing and Bernardo [Silva] is playing as a number 10, Bernardo gives you more possession, I make more of a final pass."
""All players add things and take away others. Cristiano is the same as us. "We have to know how to adapt and enhance each other's qualities so that the national team benefits.""
Portugal qualified for the 2026 World Cup by topping Group F with 13 points from six qualifiers. The team scored 20 goals; Cristiano Ronaldo scored five, and Bruno Fernandes and Joao Neves scored two each. Portugal lost 2-0 to the Republic of Ireland, where Ronaldo was dismissed for the first time in his international career. With Ronaldo absent, Portugal beat Armenia 9-1, with Fernandes and Neves both scoring hat-tricks. Cristiano Ronaldo remains a high-level inside-the-box player who draws defenders and creates space; players must adapt to and enhance each other's qualities so the national team benefits.
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