Lars Lagerback reveals Iceland’s plan to stop Cristiano Ronaldo
Lars Lagerback says Iceland have plan to stop Cristiano Ronaldo, when they will meet Portugal in their opening fixture of Euro 2016.
Iceland head coach knows that Real Madrid man is one is one of the best player in the World, but he suggested his team can restrict Ronaldo by denying him space.
Lars Lagerback reveals Iceland’s plan to stop Cristiano Ronaldo
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“He’s one of the best players in the world, you can never be confident that you can stop him,” Lagerback told Omnisport.
“He has such a lot of skills, he’s dangerous near the penalty box with his speed both with and without the ball. Inside the box he is good in the air. Then you also have his free-kicks, so you can never be confident.
“But we will have a go. We closed him down pretty well when I played against him with Sweden so I hope we can do the same now.”
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“They have a fantastic, good team. I’ve never seen Portugal so good,” he told Omnisport.
“They still have very high individual skills, but I think the coach [Fernando Santos] has done a really great job organising the team. They look much better and much more difficult to play against than I have experienced with Portugal before.”
“It’s really great to have [Gudjohnsen] here,” Lagerback said. “For the players, he is an intelligent guy. He can help saying things at team meetings.
“For instance, yesterday we had a team meeting, and [he said] the only thing we have to do is give 100 per cent. The main thing is we give 100 percent and we can go home with pride.”
“If you look upon his record, I can’t compare him today, even if we had some great players through history,” Lagerback told Omnisport.
“What he has achieved winning titles and everything and his individual skills. I would say he’s the best through history.”