Roberto Martinez revealed that his team knew he would step down as captain after the Qatar World Cup.
Since 2016, the 49-year-old Spanish specialist has been in charge of the World Cup bronze medalist in Russia, which lost to Morocco after defeating Canada in the December tournament, and then played a tie with Croatia, so the second place in the world ranking at that time He did not reach the round of 16.
Martinez revealed in an interview that although he announced his departure in the press after the elimination, he informed the team of his decision after the match against Morocco.
“It was very difficult to accept that I was going to stop completely. I had never done it before, and I hope I never have to do it again, because of this.” I couldn’t control my feelings Martinez said.
The atmosphere within the team was not smooth during the World Cup, for example, there was an altercation between Jan Vertonghen and Kevin De Bruyne after the Manchester City player was deemed too old. claimed in your team. However, the Spanish specialist denied rumors that the atmosphere in the dressing room was so bad for his team that it affected the performance.
“It’s not true that they didn’t care about each other. I cherish the memory of that After my announcement, they also shared their thoughts and feelings. It also expressed their personalities well,” Martinez said.
