Martinez explains 'very easy' Ronaldo decision following poor World Cup

career and, after leaving Europe to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, question marks arose over whether he had what it took to compete at the top level.was appointed as the new Portugal boss in January after leaving his previous role with Belgium and faced a huge early decision on whether the five-time Ballon d'Or winner should be part of his plans.

"At that point I understand there are a lot of feeling at a World Cup with a national team. I experienced that myself with Belgium and there’s a big aftermath after a tournament. There’s a lot of debate and a lot of inquisition into every player’s moment in their career. “I felt that it was impossible for me to make decisions in an office, what’s important is that football decisions need to be made on a football pitch.

“I was appointed on January 9 and had six weeks with the starting point of meeting every player who was in that list of 26 players in Qatar. So you’re talking about going to the five top leagues in Europe, going to Saudi Arabia and being in Portugal and it was fascinating to see every player and how they developed their roles in different dressing rooms in different leagues.

“At that point you get the opportunity to meet the person behind the footballer and for me, it was a very clear moment.

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