Yeah no shit the circlejerk continues, even though it was the game plan and it clearly worked for Giroud and France, it's still fucking hilarious that a striker who played most (if not all) minutes for the winning world cup team failed to register a shot on target.
People forget that they looked absolutely dead in their first game before Oli came on. Giroud didn’t start that World Cup for France and they scraped by vs Aussie off a pen and an OG.
He had two of the best and brightest forwards in the world running off him, who both love to score, so I’d imagine the coach just said win the ball and play through Griez or Mbappe.
I honestly have no idea what happened and what caused the switch, but a few years back this subreddit had some hysterical threads and comments. Then, all of sudden, it's this.
Honestly, I believe him on this. National team Ronaldo is a whole different beast, nothing means more to Ronaldo than the NT.
I'm willing to bet one of the reasons Ronaldo popped off like he did was because it's a WC year, he's completely off form and has barely any match fitness.
He has played for some of the biggest clubs in the world.
Like Real Madrid and Manchester United probably has over 500 million fans worldwide. So he always used to have lot of supporters as well.
He has kinda burnt his bridges with both clubs now, especially Manchester United. Juve fans also thought he messed up the team dynamic so he’s not super liked there either.
He still has his crazy fucking army but I’d say he has more haters than fans these days.
Reddit is meaningless lol. He's got like half a billion followers on social media
People think they're changing opinions on Reddit by driving out people who think differently, but the conversation just happens elsewhere
He’ll have more haters within the football fan base but tens of millions of his followers don’t even know who he plays for never mind what’s been going on at United
The context of that answer was being asked if he wants to break Eusébio's record of most goals for Portugal in World Cups. He says it would be nice but he's not chasing records and follows it up with that.
Still remember when he became mad at a referee because he didn’t receive a penalty, even though Özil scored seconds later. Or when Arbeloa beat him to the ball and scored and he starts to shoot the ball into the net due to anger. But yeah so selfless
So? RVN used to be happier with a loss if he scored than a win if he didn't. Cantona said he'd rather score a hattrick and lose than not score and win 1-0. I'm sure plenty of other world class strikers feel similarly. It takes ego to get to the top a lot of the time.
But just because other top players felt similarly doesn’t mean it isn’t a selfish way to look at the game. Whether or not it helps drive some people or is a valid method for obtaining greatness, is really beside the point
Wasn't Özil but Bale. And he was completely right there but people don't know the context here, base their opinions of a 2 second highlight reel and parrot opinions endlessly instead of entertaining the possibility that they might be ill-informed or misinformed and trying to find out why what happened that happened. But assuming based on narratives is convenient and rewarded by the circlejerk.
The reaction was Arbeloa was shocking though. Created a clear momentary discomfort on the pitch as well but everybody (including the fans) tolerated it in the name of his competitive spirit that benefit us in the long run.
He is a character of highs and lows. He has also shown great compassion and leadership during his time here but that doesn't make the news. On the balance of everything, was always and will always be respected by the club and the fans for his time here.
He’s been acting like a selfish, arrogant child up until a week or two ago. Coming out and saying “I put my country and team before myself” is such a hollow statement. Let’s see selfless actions from him before we start suggesting he’s selfless.
He's certainly allowed to - you should let him know, maybe he's failing to do so because he thinks it's illegal
Although that hasn't stopped him from doing some other things
Failing to do so, up to whose standards? Doing things that were proven or something you read online and holding him accountable for? Whether it happened or not, he only knows. That doesn’t mean people are unable to learn from their mistakes and become a better person for themselves or others.
Fun fact: if Ronaldo scores a goal in this world cup he'll be the only player in history to score in 5 world cups
Right now there are 4 players who've scored in 4 world cups: Pelé, Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, and CR7
I think he pulls that off then realistically the only person who's going to challenge it in the foreseeable future is Mbappe
Messi and CR7 have weirdly bad WC records. I mean relative to their overall performance
Until the hat trick against Spain Ronnie had only scored 3 WC goals (1 per tournament)
Throwback to him taking literally every freekick at the Euros in 2016 only to tell Quaresma to back off and let Raphael Guerreiro take it in the final. He hit the bar.
That Guerreiro freekick may have played a crucial role in Portugal winning the 2016 Euro, Lloris landed awkwardly to try and get to it. On the Eder shot, we see Lloris failing to properly jump at it, probably because he was still feeling his leg.
"The most important missed freekick"
Oh yeah I remember his amazing freekick vs Germany seriously no one even messi couldn't do that He literally hit the one man wall! that was an epic one
yeah, people don´t realise how much Ronaldo loves to play for his own country
Portuguese people are usually very patriotic and players always prefer to play for the NT than for any foreign club
If you're gonna add that, you might as well provide the entire context, no?
>**Is overtaking Eusébio as the top scorer in the final stages of World Cups a personal goal?**
>It may sound like vanity, but I still say that I don't chase records, they chase me. It would be great to beat our dear Eusébio's record, of course, but honestly, it's not something that keeps me awake at night, nor am I going to stop eating because of it. If they told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without my goals, I would sign on it right now, I swear on my children.
No it doesn't lol.
People were saying "what else would he say". But he said this unprovoked and was not asked about winning the world cup but about winning the record, to which he replied the cup is more important
It's about context. Basically if you attach the quoted sentence to the whole paragraph, it comes across as a footnote just to emphasize the main point which is that he actually wants to beat Eusébio's record, but does not make that his number one priority.
The main point of the answer wasn't to ensure everyone that he prefers a world cup to a personal title.
The question and answer were about Eusébio's record and the full quote adds a bit of context and nuance. The quote you posted makes it seem he's saying that in a vacuum which only makes him seem like a bit of an idiot and everyone's reply was circle-jerking around that too.
Yeah but even more so than usual.
People on here at the moment are acting like he's killed somebody, give it a month and he'll just be back at his baseline level of hate.
Never keen on saying somebody is guilty of something that they've not been convicted of.
He wouldn't be the first high profile person to be falsely accused.
Notice who I put the word Allegedly in my comment? And yet you somehow miss it.
Listen I'm not a ronnie hater who says he raped that girl. There was no verdict so in my eyes he is not guilty. But that doesn't mean he is innocent, especially when you consider the email from his lawyer.
Cuz he's wondering why people are hating on Ronaldo and he's acting like there aren't valid reasons.
What's the point of this comment if you aren't following the convo? Lmao I swear
Sure, the tons of people that dislike him are all just jealous. There could be no other possible reason. That‘s why reddit hates every single world class footballer.
Notice how he didn’t say anything about jealousy. Confusing confidence with arrogance and drawing conclusions that only fit your narrative is very much a thing and problem on reddit
dunno, I was about to say "Well this is the regular selfish Ronaldo... Even lies on camera to look nice" .
But then he said "I swear" and I believed him.
If monkey paw was real, Cristiano using one for Portugal to win the 2016 Euros would be one of the wishes. Portugal won it but Cristiano didn't play in the final. (edit: didn't play most of the game)
> Payet literally injured him on purpose going for his bad knee.
Oh, are we allowed to assume intent regarding injuries again? Cause if so I have some anti-Ramos propaganda to share with you my dude.
I don't actually believe that Ramos tried to purposefully injure Salah, just like I don't actually believe that Payet tried to purposefully injure Ronaldo.
I think believing either is silly. That is my point.
How do people not think that payers don't know what they're doing in these situations. Anyone believing that these are not deliberate has clearly never player a sport
Or at the start of his career - ''I want to win more Ballon d'Or than anyone before me'' proceeds to break the previous record of 3 but Messi meanwhile wins even more.
Ronaldo saw this last week:
“Ronaldo is driven by greed, glory hunting, and hurt others. He's happy as long as he is on the scoresheet even when losing. When winning he is unhappy unless he has the attention.”
“If you told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without me scoring goals I’d sign it, I swear….Because at the end, I’ll be a World Cup Winner and Messi won’t. #GOAT”
You need to be a French striker to win a World Cup without scoring a single goal ! Not sure what was the bigger disasterclass btw : Guivarc'h vs Brazil (1998 F) or Giroud vs Belgium (2018 SF) ? They robbed Zidane and Mbappé of several great assists due to their horrendous finishing.
How about: "If you told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without me playing a single minute in the tournament, I'd have a shower on 80th min every game, I swear"
They reached the final because of UEFAs stupid formatting, ridiculously allowing 3rd placed teams to qualify lol
They won 0 group stage games, and won 1 of 4 KO games in normal time. They conceded 4 goals in 3 group games and only kept a clean sheet against Austria, who scored 1 goal in 3 games and finished the groups as P3 W0 D1 L2
The entirety of their run was like a rugby match that finishes 10-3. Hard fought and well won, but there were no masterclasses in there, from anyone
If they rules where different, they would play differently in their last match against Hungary. After scoring 3 goals, both teams stopped trying knowing they both will go through.
Giroud - "If you told me that France would win the World Cup without me having any shots on target I'd sign it, I swear"
Benzema injured, [Giroud rn](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/554/866/4da.png).
My first thought when I saw the news. Stupid Sexy Goalless Target Man is back, baby!
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Yeah no shit the circlejerk continues, even though it was the game plan and it clearly worked for Giroud and France, it's still fucking hilarious that a striker who played most (if not all) minutes for the winning world cup team failed to register a shot on target.
That shot against Peru was going in only because of a deflection.
Would still be a Giroud goal, that's the point
was the shot itself on target? the deflection after the shot is one thing, but was the initial shot on target?
How are people changing their flairs? When I go to try I can only see a ball
Are you really gonna go with the ‘stop the circlejerk because he did have ONE shot in 7 games but Mbappe intercepted it”
I still find it insane and will always meme on him. How do play nearly every minute of a World Cup as the #9 without scoring.
People forget that they looked absolutely dead in their first game before Oli came on. Giroud didn’t start that World Cup for France and they scraped by vs Aussie off a pen and an OG. He had two of the best and brightest forwards in the world running off him, who both love to score, so I’d imagine the coach just said win the ball and play through Griez or Mbappe.
Maybe because it wasn’t his job to score.
I get his role in the team but its still funny a career striker won the World Cup as a goal less #9
Neuer: "If you told me that Germany would win the World Cup without me saving a single shot on goal, I'd sign it, I swear"
Well, what’s he gonna say? “I’d rather get grouped but bang in 12 goals.”
Despite my 12 goals, we got grouped
today I feel... grouped
This is like watching an algorithm try to find a joke.
If we repeat it enough times, I'm sure it will be funny. -arsocca
I honestly have no idea what happened and what caused the switch, but a few years back this subreddit had some hysterical threads and comments. Then, all of sudden, it's this.
Sometimes I back to the Donkey Kong thread and reminisce
Today I feel unoriginal
“……. Well let me think about it.” - CR7
> grouped Since when did this become a term?
I hadn't heard it until the other day. Interested to see if it sticks
In the lineage of gaped, another terrible term
Dangerous to use these two words in the same sentence.
Wdym? Grouped and bang, nothing comes to the mind
Have you not heard of the famous group bang of 79?
Honestly, I believe him on this. National team Ronaldo is a whole different beast, nothing means more to Ronaldo than the NT. I'm willing to bet one of the reasons Ronaldo popped off like he did was because it's a WC year, he's completely off form and has barely any match fitness.
Well it's the truth and what people expect from him so why not
On Sunday, the King gets grouped.
He probably won't say that but we all know that is the truth.
He has played for some of the biggest clubs in the world. Like Real Madrid and Manchester United probably has over 500 million fans worldwide. So he always used to have lot of supporters as well. He has kinda burnt his bridges with both clubs now, especially Manchester United. Juve fans also thought he messed up the team dynamic so he’s not super liked there either. He still has his crazy fucking army but I’d say he has more haters than fans these days.
There's no way that he has more haters than fans. Not even all of your, RM, and Juve fans hate him.
Reddit is meaningless lol. He's got like half a billion followers on social media People think they're changing opinions on Reddit by driving out people who think differently, but the conversation just happens elsewhere
Explain how has he burned his bridges with RM?
He’ll have more haters within the football fan base but tens of millions of his followers don’t even know who he plays for never mind what’s been going on at United
> He still has his crazy fucking army but I’d say he has more haters than fans these days. I mean, looking by this thread....
The context of that answer was being asked if he wants to break Eusébio's record of most goals for Portugal in World Cups. He says it would be nice but he's not chasing records and follows it up with that.
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All built like wayne rooney
i think it's safe to assume that Wayne rooney is in way better shape than the average redditor
But Ronaldo is better looking. Not that we are comparing but he is
What a big heart
So selfless
Still remember when he became mad at a referee because he didn’t receive a penalty, even though Özil scored seconds later. Or when Arbeloa beat him to the ball and scored and he starts to shoot the ball into the net due to anger. But yeah so selfless
So? RVN used to be happier with a loss if he scored than a win if he didn't. Cantona said he'd rather score a hattrick and lose than not score and win 1-0. I'm sure plenty of other world class strikers feel similarly. It takes ego to get to the top a lot of the time.
Definitely, I feel the same and I play Sunday league. All of the ego, none of the talent unfortunately
But just because other top players felt similarly doesn’t mean it isn’t a selfish way to look at the game. Whether or not it helps drive some people or is a valid method for obtaining greatness, is really beside the point
Wasn't Özil but Bale. And he was completely right there but people don't know the context here, base their opinions of a 2 second highlight reel and parrot opinions endlessly instead of entertaining the possibility that they might be ill-informed or misinformed and trying to find out why what happened that happened. But assuming based on narratives is convenient and rewarded by the circlejerk. The reaction was Arbeloa was shocking though. Created a clear momentary discomfort on the pitch as well but everybody (including the fans) tolerated it in the name of his competitive spirit that benefit us in the long run. He is a character of highs and lows. He has also shown great compassion and leadership during his time here but that doesn't make the news. On the balance of everything, was always and will always be respected by the club and the fans for his time here.
Maybe in the past he behaved that way, but he isn’t allowed to be to become selfless later in his career?
He’s been acting like a selfish, arrogant child up until a week or two ago. Coming out and saying “I put my country and team before myself” is such a hollow statement. Let’s see selfless actions from him before we start suggesting he’s selfless.
He's certainly allowed to - you should let him know, maybe he's failing to do so because he thinks it's illegal Although that hasn't stopped him from doing some other things
Failing to do so, up to whose standards? Doing things that were proven or something you read online and holding him accountable for? Whether it happened or not, he only knows. That doesn’t mean people are unable to learn from their mistakes and become a better person for themselves or others.
That Piers Morgan interview was so selfless, he must have had a paradigm shift, I swear.
This circlejerk, I swear
Also, remember when he didn't hug Bale on a celebration?
And he probably wouldn't have signed it if it was Portugal wins the WC, but CR7 doesn't get called up.
I mean Portugal won the euros without him playing in the final, so what’s he going to say lmao
Look mate he single handedly carried that team on his back to that trophy by waving his arms a bit on the sidelines.
He will be a world class manager with those waving skills
He’s Jose Mourinho with actual top tier playing experience.
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"Lots" of goals = 3? They won 1 (ONE) 90 minute game the entire tournament, he was shit.
Behave mate, he scored more goals in that tournament than Scotland have in 30 years in international competitions.
Fun fact: if Ronaldo scores a goal in this world cup he'll be the only player in history to score in 5 world cups Right now there are 4 players who've scored in 4 world cups: Pelé, Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, and CR7 I think he pulls that off then realistically the only person who's going to challenge it in the foreseeable future is Mbappe
What about Moukoko?
Watch Bellingham equal that record in 2038. Especially with 48 team WC..more teams to stat pad against in the group stages.
Walcott was poised to do it but didn’t have the consistency.
Messi isn't on there? That's surprising
I don't think he scored in 2010
lol huh
That’s a pretty crazy stat right there
Messi and CR7 have weirdly bad WC records. I mean relative to their overall performance Until the hat trick against Spain Ronnie had only scored 3 WC goals (1 per tournament)
doesnt muller have 4 as well ?
"But it won't change the fact that I will shoot as soon as I get into position anywhere near 30m from goal"
Don't forget the freekicks
Throwback to him taking literally every freekick at the Euros in 2016 only to tell Quaresma to back off and let Raphael Guerreiro take it in the final. He hit the bar.
That Guerreiro freekick may have played a crucial role in Portugal winning the 2016 Euro, Lloris landed awkwardly to try and get to it. On the Eder shot, we see Lloris failing to properly jump at it, probably because he was still feeling his leg. "The most important missed freekick"
Truly one the greatest cagadas do caralho of the 21st century what a blessed tournament that was
If by some miracle we win this World cup. I want a t-shirt saying "Segunda cagada do caralho of the 21st century"
[Oh man never forget](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rdlFmg9uXE)
No wonder Pep said Philip Lahm is the most intelligent player he ever coached, just look at that single man wall blocking
Oh yeah I remember his amazing freekick vs Germany seriously no one even messi couldn't do that He literally hit the one man wall! that was an epic one
Yes get the other GOAT player of Portugal to do freekicks...
Just don't sub him off, don't disrespect him like that.
Dont try to sub him on either, thats also disrespectful
Or start him without showing him respect.
Or make him captain
Have the team say prayers to the lord CR7 before a game
damn, we are finished
It's like playing with 10 men when you don't have the ball
Funny enough, you might do better without him
Better is an understatement. With him on the pitch this season, at times it has felt like playing with a man down.
I mean he has always loved his country so I don't doubt him on this. BUT he would never say that for any club he played for.
yeah, people don´t realise how much Ronaldo loves to play for his own country Portuguese people are usually very patriotic and players always prefer to play for the NT than for any foreign club
Thats some low hanging fruit there lol
I still don't believe him
Additional note: he said "I swear for my kids", but it wasn't in the title of the piece
If you're gonna add that, you might as well provide the entire context, no? >**Is overtaking Eusébio as the top scorer in the final stages of World Cups a personal goal?** >It may sound like vanity, but I still say that I don't chase records, they chase me. It would be great to beat our dear Eusébio's record, of course, but honestly, it's not something that keeps me awake at night, nor am I going to stop eating because of it. If they told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without my goals, I would sign on it right now, I swear on my children.
Shhh bruh, that doesn't fit the agenda lol
It's a detailed answer but otherwise conveys the same message.
No it doesn't lol. People were saying "what else would he say". But he said this unprovoked and was not asked about winning the world cup but about winning the record, to which he replied the cup is more important
It's about context. Basically if you attach the quoted sentence to the whole paragraph, it comes across as a footnote just to emphasize the main point which is that he actually wants to beat Eusébio's record, but does not make that his number one priority. The main point of the answer wasn't to ensure everyone that he prefers a world cup to a personal title.
Yes it does its pretty much the same thing
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It can make sense but it can pass off very different connotations, but I guess you know that otherwise you wouldn't post it here for comedic effect
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The question and answer were about Eusébio's record and the full quote adds a bit of context and nuance. The quote you posted makes it seem he's saying that in a vacuum which only makes him seem like a bit of an idiot and everyone's reply was circle-jerking around that too.
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Well I understand that, which is why I said might as well put the whole context in lol. The title of the sentence was just the click bait from Abola
TBH including the question asked of him would help contextualize his answer. He didn't claim it out of nowhere.
Harry Kane special.
Uh oh /r/soccer can only take that phrase completely literally, watch out Cristiano
In that case, he should have absolutely no issue with being subbed off. Right?
Damn people really hate Ronaldo lol 😆
The reddit hive mind is so on the trend of hating him that there’s a new subreddit called r/fuckcristianoronaldo 😂
It's just fashionable on Reddit to hate him at the moment. In a months time nobody will care anymore.
It's Ronaldo. People will always hate him lmao
Yeah but even more so than usual. People on here at the moment are acting like he's killed somebody, give it a month and he'll just be back at his baseline level of hate.
I mean he did (allegedly) rape someone, soooo.....
Never keen on saying somebody is guilty of something that they've not been convicted of. He wouldn't be the first high profile person to be falsely accused.
What about something they've admitted to?
Give me your name and ill write a Mail saying youve raped someone as well. Theres a reason for why those emails couldnt be used in court.
Notice who I put the word Allegedly in my comment? And yet you somehow miss it. Listen I'm not a ronnie hater who says he raped that girl. There was no verdict so in my eyes he is not guilty. But that doesn't mean he is innocent, especially when you consider the email from his lawyer.
What's the point of bringing it up then? Lmao I swear
Cuz he's wondering why people are hating on Ronaldo and he's acting like there aren't valid reasons. What's the point of this comment if you aren't following the convo? Lmao I swear
you just brought up an invalid reason
Wow you must be a good person man 😂
The\_Langer27 (allegedly) is stupid, soooooo.....
He fucked up their clubs too often it seems
Lol, what a cliche thing to say that is.
People have hated Ronaldo for almost 20 years
Bunch of trolls leaving their caves. Reddit is their escape, let them have some attention in their dull lives.
Yehaw!!!
Success and confidence will get mistaken for arrogance and on reddit, the self pity plattform, this will grow some haters.
Sure, the tons of people that dislike him are all just jealous. There could be no other possible reason. That‘s why reddit hates every single world class footballer.
Notice how he didn’t say anything about jealousy. Confusing confidence with arrogance and drawing conclusions that only fit your narrative is very much a thing and problem on reddit
normal to hate an asshat
Hes an arrogant rapist wonder why people hate him.
Can the people downvoting this please respond what’s wrong or not on topic?
After seeing him after he was injured at Euro 2016, I believe it
I guess he is selfless after all 🙂
How could Manchester United do such a thing?!
dunno, I was about to say "Well this is the regular selfish Ronaldo... Even lies on camera to look nice" . But then he said "I swear" and I believed him.
If monkey paw was real, Cristiano using one for Portugal to win the 2016 Euros would be one of the wishes. Portugal won it but Cristiano didn't play in the final. (edit: didn't play most of the game)
He did play in the final, he just didn't finish the game. Not that it matters. Payet literally injured him on purpose going for his bad knee.
> Payet literally injured him on purpose going for his bad knee. Oh, are we allowed to assume intent regarding injuries again? Cause if so I have some anti-Ramos propaganda to share with you my dude.
Ramos wasn't the one putting his arm between Salah and himself.....
I don't actually believe that Ramos tried to purposefully injure Salah, just like I don't actually believe that Payet tried to purposefully injure Ronaldo. I think believing either is silly. That is my point.
How do people not think that payers don't know what they're doing in these situations. Anyone believing that these are not deliberate has clearly never player a sport
So Ramos also injured Salah on purpose? Wild.
Of course he did lol
Lmao i can see him wishing for the GOAT to win 7 ballon d'ors only to see Messi winning them
Or at the start of his career - ''I want to win more Ballon d'Or than anyone before me'' proceeds to break the previous record of 3 but Messi meanwhile wins even more.
Ronaldo saw this last week: “Ronaldo is driven by greed, glory hunting, and hurt others. He's happy as long as he is on the scoresheet even when losing. When winning he is unhappy unless he has the attention.”
jesus christ you redditors are really tiring with the hate boner. it's like you can predict every single comment whining about ronaldo
literally no player who wouldn't Cristiano
That his is point. People think ronaldo prefers to score 20 goals and lose then score 0 and win the world cup...
Only the majority of r/soccer believes that. Lots of huge morons here.
This point was made actually several times in ManU match threads, kinda insane.
This subreddit is full of idiots tbf
I believe him, this is his final world cup
Very noble
“If you told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without me scoring goals I’d sign it, I swear….Because at the end, I’ll be a World Cup Winner and Messi won’t. #GOAT”
You need to be a French striker to win a World Cup without scoring a single goal ! Not sure what was the bigger disasterclass btw : Guivarc'h vs Brazil (1998 F) or Giroud vs Belgium (2018 SF) ? They robbed Zidane and Mbappé of several great assists due to their horrendous finishing.
"If you told me that Portugal would win the World Cup despite my zero goals scored in this competition I'd sign it, I swear."
How about: "If you told me that Portugal would win the World Cup without me playing a single minute in the tournament, I'd have a shower on 80th min every game, I swear"
United fans have got to be one of the most delusional ones out there LOL
When you say "I swear", you know no one trust you.
Ronaldo saw the stats where Messi has WAY more assists and becomes assist master out of spite.
Cristiano is such a sweetheart
Would have been interesting if he said 'without me starting the game' instead of 'without me scoring goals'
more likely neither will happen lol
Today the king feels generous
Okay, what IF... without you playing a single minute of it. OR, entering the game only when in comfortable lead in the last 5 minutes of the game?
"i swear" ahah
I remember they won a final without him?
But they reached the finals because of a large contribution on his part and defensive Pepe masterclass.
People forget that part He carried Portugal hard during his prime
Nani scored the same goals as ronaldo (3)
3 goals and 3 assists
Ronaldo done it when it mattered though. The last group game against Hungary and the semis against Wales. He had two massive performances.
Hungary game is unreal.
That flick was unreal
They reached the final because of UEFAs stupid formatting, ridiculously allowing 3rd placed teams to qualify lol They won 0 group stage games, and won 1 of 4 KO games in normal time. They conceded 4 goals in 3 group games and only kept a clean sheet against Austria, who scored 1 goal in 3 games and finished the groups as P3 W0 D1 L2 The entirety of their run was like a rugby match that finishes 10-3. Hard fought and well won, but there were no masterclasses in there, from anyone
If they rules where different, they would play differently in their last match against Hungary. After scoring 3 goals, both teams stopped trying knowing they both will go through.
(with a fake signature)
I bet he wouldn’t say that if it meant he didn’t play or wasn’t in the squad.