Denmark-Portugal: "I have a group that believes in my ideas," Jorge Jesus' response to Cristiano Ronaldo

After Portugal's impressive 4-2 victory in Denmark on Thursday in the Nations League, Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus addressed Cristiano Ronaldo's unease after he slammed the door on the national team.

Let's get back to football. Portugal has returned to the game after the Cristiano Ronaldo saga. While CR7 abruptly left the national team on Monday and is nearing the end of his international career, the Portuguese team secured a victory against Denmark (2-4) on Thursday in Copenhagen in the Nations League.

While Ronaldo's shadow loomed large over the match, Jorge Jesus didn't directly address this unease after the game. However, he did send a few messages in the post-match press conference. "I have a group that believes in the coach's ideas. The players believe in my ideas, and thanks to their many individual qualities, things become easier. If that's what it means to have a group under my leadership, then yes, because they fully embrace my ideas."

"The events that are happening will not divide us."

Focused on the upcoming match against Norway on Sunday, the coach insisted he wasn't overly concerned by recent events, particularly Cristiano Ronaldo's social media post ("In due time, I will tell all the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons behind my departure"): "It's not difficult for me to concentrate. You know what's difficult? It's not understanding what's going on inside me. It's not knowing how to coach my players. That's what's difficult. The rest... zero," he told Sport TV. "What matters is what we have to do. The events that are happening aren't dividing the group, they haven't divided us, and they won't divide us." A word to the wise...