During the usual appointment with the Cronache di Spogliatoio podcastEuro Chronicles‘, the Mediaset journalist Riccardo Trevisani talked about Rafael Leao and the criticisms that have been directed towards number 10 of Milan for the alleged subdued performance offered in Portugal’s debut at Euro2024 against the Czech Republic. These are his statements.
“But why is he and the others are all good? Why Leao, why always Leao? Why are you all angry with Leao? Because you know that he is so much stronger that if he doesn’t ruin the match every time it’s a waste. And no! I have some sort of protection because he is a constant target of everyone and he has been, not today when he is seven million a year, number 10 and blah, blah, blah, but since he arrived. He has always been a “Eh but…”, “Eh but Leao…”, “Eh but he doesn’t score… It’s crazy. In a generation that is unable to grow up in the shadow of their grandfather, because soon you will be as old as a grandfather can be, Ronaldo is practically 30 years older than the young players of Portugal, we have it instead we take it out on instead of those who let someone who is 40 years old play for 90 minutes, we take it out on kids who can’t grow up. But as long as they ride a bicycle with small wheels, they will never grow up. Take Ronaldo away from them, make them grow, make them responsible, because they will always be there, arriving outside the penalty area and passing the ball to Ronaldo.”
