Midfielder William Carvalho has no doubts that the National Team must remain focused “from the first to the last minute” in the round of 16, against Switzerland, so as not to be a new surprise in the 2022 World Cup, in Qatar. In the press conference prior to the match this Tuesday (7:00 p.m.), the Betis player still refused to talk about the controversy that involved Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against South Korea.
“The situation of Cristiano Ronaldo has already been clarified. It’s not me who can talk about it.”said the midfielder, who left several alerts for the game against the Swiss. “We are going to find a Switzerland where possession of the ball is very predominant, which has excellent players, and we are going to be prepared for that. It is true that there have been many surprises in this World Cup and we want to be focused from the first to the last minute so that things do not turn out the way we do not want ”, he warned.
The 2-1 defeat against Paulo Bento’s South Korea, on the last day of Group H, was dealt with by the central midfielder, who guaranteed a “united” Portugal and ready to “do good things”. ????????No one likes to lose. We have to remove the less good things that we have done so that it does not happen again in the future. The group has been united since day one, we have been working well and we believe that we can do good things as we have done,” he said.
To overcome the Swiss team, which finished second in Group G behind Brazil, the formation of the ‘quinas’ “has to play like in the first two games” against Ghana and Uruguay, according to William, who predicts a tie for “to be defined in the details”.
Finally, he was asked if midfielder Bruno Fernandes meets the conditions to become the new captain of the main team, largely due to his good performances in the tournament and his way of playing on the pitch, and he praised his teammate. “Bruno is a great player, he has shown it over the years and he is having an excellent season at Manchester United. He has helped the selection, but the leaders are all???????? He has his personality and way of living with the group”, he concluded.
Portugal will face Switzerland in the round of 16 of the World Cup, in a match scheduled for Tuesday, at 10:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. in Lisbon), in Lusail.
Source: Observadora
