Agree! I have been saying this about him for long now. He was always selfish but he has taken it to an extreme level these past 3-4 years. Everything is about him. You can see he is not happy if the team wins but he has not contributed anything. The only thing that makes him happy is his scoring or the team winning if he has been involved in scoring and assisting. I so want Portugal to win for Bruno and Dalot but can't stand the media making it all about him.
Cristiano Ronaldo - Much Ado About Al Nassr
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Did his job tonight but the team let him down
Here lies Ron.
He never scored.
He never scored.
Haha. He was dreadful! He’s an absolute anchor around his team’s metaphorical neck
Lovely stuff.
Portugal holding him back.
From GOAT tier to in tears.
Hahahahahaha
That is all
That is all
Him being undroppable for Portugal reminds me of LvG and Rooney - "My captain shell alwaysh play".
I blame Felix
That Portugal squad is stacked and they have wasted it to to baby a man child through his existential ageing crisis.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
surely his job is more than scoring a penalty in the shootout. Was completely anonymous all tournament
Portugal need to get him more help, can’t do it all himself
If his job is to score a penalty in a shoot out, why not bring him on for that? Instead of being useless for 120 minutes?
It's kind of sad to watch. One of the greatest players in history but he is just not able to compete at this level anymore. I assume he will retire from international football and spend a year or two more collecting a huge paycheck in Saudi
Yes, but the good thing is that they will do exactly same shit for the next World Cup and throw their chances away again
He's just wumming.
He was second best to almost every chance the team created for him. Him retiring from the National Team allows them to move on from him and play a different style. Also allows them to have someone else take the free kicks
What a pathetic last few years of a career he has had
its hilarious because he deserves that for extreme narcissistic behaviour
its hilarious because he deserves that for extreme narcissistic behaviour
Harsh. I call it tickling my own fancy
Just retire.
he was betrayed by his NT tonight, but he'll be back stronger than ever in 4 years.
Martinez is such a gutless manager.
He just keeps playing this lamp post upfront because he's scared of dropping him.
Glad Portugal are out just for that reason.
Mbappe showing him the meaning of humility. Playing wide, always trying to set up his teammates, no qualms about being subbed off. If Ronaldo had gone off instead of Bruno, it may have been a different story.
Don't think Ronaldo can go to america?
He's been finished as a reliable player at the top level since his second season with us. It was painfully obvious and he made it cloudy with unprofessionalism and whining.
isn't that some unverified stuff we just like to tell to ourselves? I think he'd be able to go there after all.
Question is whether the media will speak up and make sure he doesn’t play in the WC! Knowing him, he’ll turn up there as well hoping that the remaining 10 men carry him to the trophy.
Completely daft sub to remove Bruno and keep him on the pitch. So frustrated today.
Completely daft sub to remove Bruno and keep him on the pitch. So frustrated today.
Everyone could see he was finished at the very top level in 2022.
Beyond parody if Portugal still start him in next few months with any sort of indication they'll pick him for World Cup.
Just give him a farewell game in September and then stop picking him.
Beyond parody if Portugal still start him in next few months with any sort of indication they'll pick him for World Cup.
Just give him a farewell game in September and then stop picking him.
Well thats surely Ronaldo done at international level. What an amazing career, I still remember when he subbed on for his first game for Utd, everyone at the ground knew we had found someone special.
What an era, Ronaldo and Messi. We have been so lucky to watch those two. A few more years of club stuff maybe in each of them but its pretty much the end of an era.
What an era, Ronaldo and Messi. We have been so lucky to watch those two. A few more years of club stuff maybe in each of them but its pretty much the end of an era.
Last few years have been a sad end to a great career. It's such a mess
I still think he’ll play in the next World Cup.
If Martinez had had the balls to sub him off Portugal might have beaten France in normal time. He offered nothing.
He was bad today, not awuful, but like Messi yesterday, anonymous, without enough movement or spark.
In any case the game itself was too much pragmatic from both sides.
Didn't get why CR choose to shoot second, if it happens what actually happened it creates some sort of psychological advantage to shoot, it feels like all the time you have two goals in favor even if it's just one
In any case the game itself was too much pragmatic from both sides.
Didn't get why CR choose to shoot second, if it happens what actually happened it creates some sort of psychological advantage to shoot, it feels like all the time you have two goals in favor even if it's just one
World Cup at 41 should be fun for the Portuguese! I don’t expect anyone to step in and stop it and he won’t quit before then.
Nah. Hell only stop when their manager has the balls to not to pick him and the Portuguese FA backs them.
Hopefully he is still their main man for WC 2026, pure entertainment
Yeah? I have no idea really. I just see the jokes. He's winning the world cup in his last match as a professional then.
Portugal have to drop him and Martinez while there's still time. Fernandes and Silva won't stay young forever. Could even be too late now.
Absurd he was playing every minute up front this tournament.
He's so obviously past it and not good enough anymore but his ego and the cowardice of Martinez means they don't do the right thing and stop playing him. He hasn't scored a goal from open play in his last 12 tournament matches.
Will be hilarious if he's still the main man at the next World Cup
He's so obviously past it and not good enough anymore but his ego and the cowardice of Martinez means they don't do the right thing and stop playing him. He hasn't scored a goal from open play in his last 12 tournament matches.
Will be hilarious if he's still the main man at the next World Cup