🚨 Antonio Conte criticizes Jorge Jesus on the situation with Cristiano Ronaldo: 🗣️ Antonio Conte: “Look, for me, this is very simple. It is a matter of respect, and above all, a matter of clear face-to-face honesty. “You call a top player, an absolute champion like Cristiano, to the national team. You bring him to the training ground, you take him to the stadium, and then you put him on the bench like he is a normal player? No. If he is not in your mind, if he is not in your tactical idea, you leave him at home! You do not play these media games. “Jorge Jesus knew Cristiano was 41 years old before he made the squad list. Nobody is stupid! You know he cannot run for 90 minutes like a young horse. But if you call him, it is because you need his personality, his quality, his mentality. You do not bring him just to show the journalists, ‘Look at me, I am the manager, I have the big balls to sit Ronaldo on the bench.’ This is weak. “And we must speak the truth about how Jorge arrived here. He used Cristiano. He used Ronaldo’s name, his presence, his global spotlight to make himself famous on the international stage and get the Portugal job! You take the benefit from a giant, and then when you get the power, you spit on him? No. This I do not respect. “And now I read they want another meeting? They sit at a round table again, begging him, ‘Please, Cristiano, do not retire, stay with us,’ making the same promises, only to repeat this embarrassing circus two months later? It is ridiculous! It is not serious! “Jorge must understand something very well: you can win a small ego war today, but you lose the respect of the entire locker room tomorrow. Cristiano gave his blood and his life for Portugal. You manage him with clear words and maximum respect—or you do not call him at all.”