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A former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo in the selection returned to a difficult episode in his career, during Euro 2021.
While Euro 2024 is in full swing, some players find themselves confined to the ranks of simple spectators. This is the case of Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaire-Emery among the Blues. Indeed, the two Paris Saint-Germain players have not played a single minute since the start of the competition.
A situation which is reminiscent of that of André Silva with Portugal in 2021. The Portuguese center forward, author of a solid season with Eintracht Frankfurt, only played 36 minutes in the colors of the Seleção, during the previous European Nations Championship.
Total incomprehension
In a recent interview for the Portuguese sports daily
In BolaAndré Silva expressed his disappointment. “I came to this Euro with a lot of expectations and confidence in relation to the season that I had just had, he confided.
It was my best season so far, my stats were close to those of the great players, I broke some records in Frankfurt… so I went there with expectations, but unfortunately things didn’t work out. went as I hoped. »
Finding no explanation for his absence from coach Fernando Santos’s plans, he adds: “I often ask myself this question. I did even more than I could have hoped for at the time. I was the second top scorer in the Bundesliga behind Lewandowski, but football is what it is. We are a team, we must follow a path for the good of all, and it was this. I tried to do my best…”
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