Martinez insists Ronaldo 'deserves' to be in Portugal squad

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez responds to questions over Cristiano Ronaldo's selection for the Euros

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00:00Do you think using Cristiano Ronaldo as a starter for 90 minutes during the whole tournament

00:08is very effective or there is another way in your mind to use him in the coming games?

00:14Can I ask you something? Do you know how many minutes Cristiano played last season?

00:19We almost played every game without Nasser.

00:22Then you're answering your question. For us, Cristiano brings the experience, brings

00:27the know-how, brings the goal scoring opportunities, the movement in the box, the opportunity to

00:33opening in space. Then if you want to analyse the stats in terms of the physical, all you

00:38need to look at is what he's done in the last 12 months. Cristiano is in the national team

00:42of Portugal because he deserves to be. He's scored 51 goals in 50 games and all the physical

00:47stats just back that he can play every four days. I think you can get your own notes there.