Portuguese superstar Cron has not lived up to expectations in this year's World Cup, sparking widespread debate about whether he should remain as a starting striker. According to a poll by Portuguese newspaper El Globo, as many as 70 percent of the fans support coach Ferrando Santos to withdraw Cron in the round of 16 match against Switzerland.
Cron has started all three group games in this World Cup, but his goal scoring record only includes one penalty kick, and in the last game against South Korea, he caused his team to lose points due to a mistake in defending a corner kick, which has caused many Portuguese fans to begin to question him as a 37-year-old veteran.
In fact, the Portuguese team is full of powerful strikers such as Gancarlo Ramos, Anda Schwarz, Rafael Llao and Ricardo Hejda, who are fully capable of filling Cron's position. The question is whether Fernando Santos has the guts to keep the hotshot in the cold for a while.
