The national coach is keen on a striker who stands out at Celtic
Roberto Martinez was reported last week about an unexpected trip to Glasgow Not even Gotta was aware And this Tuesday, on the sidelines of the solidarity event that took him to the Scottish city, he spoke about the current situation of the Celtic striker and revealed that he is following his footsteps closely. And with many good things to point out. So much so that a call to the national team is something that could be in the plans.
“Absolutely. He’s on my radar. I think Jota is obviously a very important player for the national team because of the quality he has. He’s a player who has a natural talent for beating opponents individually. Since my arrival in January I’ve been trying to follow all the players and Jota is one of them. He’s His rating has been very impressive. In the last four months in particular. He has grown and started to play a very important role for his club. He is always involved in the big moments and that’s important,” he began with the national coach’s announcement, on the sidelines of his attendance at the Betson Cancer Charity Dinner, which brought together nearly 150 thousand euros.
“The stats we have on him are quite astounding, not only in the Scottish League, but also in the Champions League. When we analyze a player who has the natural characteristics to beat opponents, it is very interesting to look at him at different levels. It is very interesting to understand that Jota has a higher percentage in the Champions League than in the Scottish League. He has the potential to be in the national team, for sure,” he noted.
Still, Martinez assumes the competition is fierce. “There is a lot of competition for this position, we have players who have regularly played great matches for their clubs. For us, Jota is a player that we like for what he can give to the team. His position has a lot to do with his consistency. And I think he’s been very good in that regard. Of course we are.” We are talking about a position with players like Joao Felix or Rafael Leao, but Jota has developed a lot.”
In conclusion, Martinez generally looked up to the national team. “Portugal has a population of 10.3 million, but we have 82 players who play in the five major European leagues. And we have players who play every week, season after season, in the Champions League. That helps from an international point of view. So I’m happy that Jota played in a league European champions and being important at a club like Celtic can only help.”
Written by Fabio Lima
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