Bernardo Silva: Portugal plays for Cristiano Ronaldo in World Cup
The Man Utd superstar will most likely play his last World Cup in Qatar.
Bernardo Silva believes it’s natural for Portugal to form their tactics around Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup.
Ronaldo has found a difficult start to the season at Manchester United. But back in Portugal, he’s still the main striker at Fernando Santos’ disposal ahead of the Qatar tournament.
As Ronaldo and co prepare for their World Cup opener against Ghana, Silva insists CR7 could be a “powerful weapon” for the Euro 2016 winners.
“The reality is when you’ve got a player like Cristiano, it’s natural that sometimes you play for him because he can win you the game in the final minutes,” the Manchester City star told FIFA.
“The same goes for other countries. It’s natural, for example, that France always look to [Kylian] Mbappe because he