Ronaldo’s angry reaction to the early substitution defended by his former team-mate
Cristiano Ronaldo was visibly frustrated after being substituted in Portugal’s 2-0 defeat by Georgia at Euro 2024, but the footballer’s former Manchester United team-mate Wes Brown explained the anger was “actually self-directed”. Wes Brown has jumped to Ronaldo’s defence, claiming his apparent frustration during Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifier was self-inflicted and not aimed at teammates or the manager. Ronaldo is yet to score in the tournament and scored another clean sheet on Wednesday night despite having several shots on target with his frustration mounting as the match wore on. Brown discussed Ronaldo’s reaction after being sent off in the 66th


