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    Did Cristiano Ronaldo prevent Portugal from winning EURO 2024? | ESPN FC Extra Time



    Did Cristiano Ronaldo prevent Portugal from winning EURO 2024? | ESPN FC Extra Time

    welcome to the latest edition of you like just angry Bly angry ble angry B but extra time means is delayed since you arrived here yeah what happened but there’s been many folks yeah you keep writing stuff yeah because I even when you came in watching the game you’re talking and you’re writing yeah because I want to be professional I want to I want is your memory no good yeah it is old it is good what’s wrong with him I on the other side of the T man business you know I leave me alone you know what he writing like tourist don’t care I talk can I go I am a torist I’m from yeah no you worked you you you put down the starting 11 I started starting 11 in the ball we don’t like when games go to extra time do we oh well there we are it pushes everything back uh why didn’t Ronaldo put on jotter instead of Felix why didn’t Ronaldo put on a real question Ronaldo is the coach of this well that’s a question on top of it Jo fix missed the penalty yeah hit the I don’t understand even why jug pres was fit yeah yeah now he he is one of the best I mean don’t want to say cuz he’s whenever he starts he does but he’s one of the best game changers just impacts up is it we’ve seen it so many times for Liverpool incredible so I have no idea why xia Felix was was chosen in front of um yot or Gonzalo Ramos just because Gonzalo Ramos is a different type of player who wants to run behind who wants is a bit more powerful Xiao Felix is you know as to coin Franks is is an enigma isn’t he like Morata one game good three games bads don’t know where he plays plays with this team that team this team that team and he’s just he’s not consistent enough so in a in a pivotal moment of the game I thought it was a strange decision but I thought a lot of Roberto Martinez substitutions were strange today sorry a lot of Ronaldo’s decision we discussed this at length obviously the show did Ronaldo prevent Portugal from winning the Euros they felt like they were the second best team besides Spain in the tournament I think that’s always a tough call but I I I I think it’s easily up for debate whether Portugal would have been a better all round side with a different player in that position with more legs uh more ability to link up more movement more movement all that stuff and even and you can’t say well Ronaldo’s a great he has been a great finisher but he has been a great finisher in this tournament yeah so it’s not like oh I can’t he doesn’t get around the field anymore he’s not linking up the play because of his age but when that ball drops him in the Box he’s going to smash it and he hasn’t done that either no if the answer’s no did Ronaldo prevent Portugal from winning the answer is no that’s that’s a loaded question but as Craig said the bigger issue is should he have been involved in this you know should he have had the power that he looks from the outside looks to have have in the squad you know where he’s just dominating free kicks where he’s dominating decision making you know the fact that Bruno Fernandez comes off after 60 minutes there’s no way he’s going to be happy today coming off no you know like that and I think that’s the bigger picture should should the manager have had a little bit more control over the guil goes to Roberto Martinez he has to make the decision it didn’t can France win the Euro scoring no goals from open play in seven games why not own goals and penalty what did Greece in 2004 when they won I think they drew a lot a lot a lot and they won it against Portuguese twice yeah that was gree yeah it’s true it’s not the same level that’s possible you know if you if you do z z and you win on penalties you champion of Europe and you go to Shan party oh is that your party like that no yes yes I used to but I won’t that time because I will be with you oh what a treat who was the best overall English forward of the ’90s ma and not just goal scoring but the entirety of their game ’90s so what have we got sh or the entirety of the game you’ve got Lin you’ve got Shing in the sheringham I mean we had a Michael win plethora didn’t we in the 90s F Ian Wright Les F Shear I mean so so many but it’ probably be shared I think he was the top goal scor in the Premier League and he was um Top Of Thee I think he was the one yeah I think he was the one over about about longevity as well Michael Owen of course but Michael only based onto the scene in what 90 98 he only had a couple of years didn’t he Frank WIS the Dan takes over liblu will he unleash this team and make them enjoyable to watch um it will depend on desan and the result they get uh if they win the Euro uh why they the FED French Federation will get rid of Desa and if he wants to stay he will stay is zizu disliked by the Federation the bosses the older types on the board uh well I don’t know but he’s not anymore he’s not anymore the the the president he he resigned and then is Mr G now who a very good person who works very hard but didan still have a one or two years contract left so therefore If he if he wins he can carry on and zizu will have to be very patient I’m sure he’s all right is more than all that the thing is when he wants when he wants when he wants to to go back and he he made a comment like a months ago saying that you know sometimes I want to go back is when his wife said you know get out of the house find something because getting boring he doesn’t have to work what does he do what’s his is he I know what he do does I’m not living with him he plays a bit of paddle doesn’t he oh they they will play a bit of paddle he doesn’t play golf yeah he does no he doesn’t play gol no no topnotch analis just he doesn’t do much he does a lot of his commercial work he lives in Madrid still he has he lots of things to do he went he went to the Formula 1 in Miami because of his he travels the world gets the money and enjoy life could you have a French manager though that chooses not to live in France because Spain is better well I don’t care I really I don’t care but we already have two center backs French center backs playing for Spain nor more and La I I really don’t care people they do whatever they want for their lives in their lives but as long as they do the job and these who will do the job will please the French people I think the French people won’t care if he lives in Spain we understand you know that it’s a little bit more it’s sunnier in a it’s a better country to live in no no we got friends with oh France no Spain is better to Liv in the France no it’s not better yeah I think so no it’s not better of course not it’s not France is the best country in the world to live in oh yeah yeah because the food the wine not the people but like everybody else you know when I used to live in England the only problem it was the the the English people yeah and the Scot and the weather SC weathera I understand our French people when they live in French oh it’s beautiful and lucky we have the French around there that’s then how do the English referees Craig keep getting top of assments when they’re horrible in every one of them but I don’t think they are that’s that’s I think that’s they were given those games today and I think that’ll be it that be depending who’s in the final we’ll determine where the referee but I think there are better referees unfortunately for at the moment and I I quite liked Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver but I think when you look at some of these uh other central European referees that are refereed in the Champions League like French but I can’t remember his name french guy did the Man City Real Madrid Champions League looks like Trad the one who looks like TR and the B he only looks like a young guy but he was brilliant and I just and he’s so bad with the league one is he yeah he’s so bad I forgot his name small guy you know yeah and he was somebody was making comments about him say how how good he can be for Champion League and be so bad in the league one you get that we you know you see marinak you see osato you know people who outside of England think they’re amazing and then you’ll see them and they’ll be criticized so it’s just them it’s just the nature of the Beast people a referee isn’t final question which very negative how much of a snoozefest will tomorrow’s Euros be they’ll be amazing England Switzerland you put nil nil down the turkey I think both games turkey Austria yeah you would have said Netherlands oh yes no no no you would have said turkey Austria yes knows first yes was you would have said it you it wasn’t was it no it wasn’t posi oh yeah going to be great I’m going to do tomorrow tomorrow it’s going to be great Mario said that turkey is good can be carried away by the the win against Austria Mario Mard okay right and they say that Netherlands is going to win and going to show the world how good they are of course let’s see don’t they don’t have Demi tomorrow do they Dem suspended of course two it’s why so turkey can can suffer tomorrow and the Netherland you they were the only one who clicked Frank you in tomorrow of course I’m here every time just be turkey that are suffering there you are it be all of us it be us a are you you going to have your gym date tomorrow morning like you did this morning did he talk in the gym a lot as well no we we’re professional in the gym no no we are professional we don’t I don’t talk I run because I’m out of breath just we just get on with the work you know that thing you get talk when we finish you know the thing you get in your phone uh the uh the hell thing it says steps yes yeah how many step have you can yeah follow how many steps you take I did has you got one for WS hey he’s showing me his health out now we got look right here 6.1 km so far that’s it thank you very much ESPN see them back tomorrow to reflect on those two games [Music]

    Dan Thomas, Craig Burley, Steve McManaman and Frank Leboeuf answer your questions on ESPN FC Extra Time.

    0:00 Intro
    0:56 Why wasn’t Jota not put on instead of Felix?
    2:04 Did Ronaldo prevent Portugal from winning EURO 2024?
    3:26 Can France win EUROs without scoring in open play?
    3:56 Best overall English forward of the 90s?
    4:34 Would Zidane make France enjoyable to watch?
    7:00 How did English refs keep getting to assignments?
    8:02 How much of a snoozefest will Saturday be at EUROs?

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    48 Comments

    1. @IroonieLA on

      You can easily tell both Ronaldo and Messi’s level dropped significantly when they started playing in Saudi and MLS.
      The football quality in those leagues is not the same. They don’t play aggressive and smart football, players in those leagues are low level and low iq.
      Ya they can get a lot of goals and whatever there, but when it comes to these competitions at this age they look lost. Age caught up with both of them and they’re both playing where they should be playing at this stage of their career. You have to be blind and a fanboy to not see it and admit it.

    4. @joeleary3014 on

      Im going to be controversial here and ask two questions

      1. Has there ever been a worse individual international campaign than Ronaldo at euro 2024? (Supposedly a top player, 5 games 0 goals 1 missed penalty, 4838382 free kicks into the wall)

      2. Has there ever been a more disappointing international career when it mattered most? TWENTY-ONE games in the knockout stages of major international tournaments.. 3 goals 😬 i dont ever want to hear about an "elite mentality" ever again when describing a flat track bully against luxembourg

    7. @Voloxim on

      Honestly I probably am saying that I don't care right now, but as we approach the event, I would care more than ever.

      Here goes:

      I don't care whether or not Portugal win the World Cup 2026 but I really want to see Mounrinho and Ronaldo there for Portugal. One last time. For Ronaldo to gift Portugal a chance. Doesn't matter what his role is or how he plays but it would be really sad to not see him on the squad. I acknowledge that he's declining in his athleticism and all but still….

      One thing is for sure: Ronaldo has immortalized his name in soccer/football history.

      Hopefully, he continues to be on the spotlight in times after Juinor takes over his dad's role and potentially fulfill the world cup glory Cristiano Ronaldo was hungry for which who knows, maybe he wins. Portugal will be on their prime level at that point. With Ronaldo being 41! That is how old Pepe is right now and he crushed it in the Euros. Could it be that Ronaldo sticks up to at least Pepe's current level of athleticism or higher?

    12. @davek4451 on

      I believe ronaldo wants to probably play in the world cup because of how the last one ended for him. From what i saw today i would still put him in the squad but for more of a supporting role. Coming on in the 60th/70th minute. I believe he will actually be more useful to the team in that respect. Today all i saw was him waiting for crosses in the box which tbf the delivery wasn't that great. In the past he could rely on himself to do things but now he is really relying a lot more on his teammates for service and if the deliveries aren't good then you don't see him doing anything the whole game. His pace seems to be ok but he doesn't seem to be able to beat defenders 1v1 anymore but tbf french defenders are quick as well. If portugal want to have a successful world cup then he needs to take a little bit of a back seat cause it will be a waste of world cup if they do this all over again. On the other hand pepe was amazing. He is the definition right now of age is just a number. Truly amazing performance.

    21. @whatudoin1 on

      He should look at Thomas Müller. His main job was to assist the coach and take care of the younger players. He had no. Problem accepting his role

    23. @comegetsome8669 on

      Many people won’t like to hear this but the only impressive thing about Cristiano Ronaldo’s International career is the remarkable longevity. His goals per game record doesn’t compare to the greats. His performances in major tournaments average at best. Big k/o games, awful.

    24. @akshaysakat1678 on

      CR7 doesn’t get respect from teammates like cancelo’s interview , Bruno fights for freekicks doesn’t pass.
      On other hand
      Messi’s teammates are ready to fight for him.

    25. @BaeHaqi-m8f on

      penaldo crying…
      and his fans are looking for reasons…

      1. It has been set
      2. the referee cheated
      3. because of interference from outsiders
      4. and only capital rides

      0 trophies. capital players ride, that's a penaldo

    27. @beffyholsgrove on

      Hes a horrible r*p*st who did the most unspeakable act to that poor woman. Its karma that he ended up having such a failure of a career with Portugal, he let his country down so many times

    29. @abhilashdas1290 on

      ESPN as soon as they get a chance attack Ronaldo. You will never see them attacking Messi although he gets carried around even against teams like Ecuador & Canada. The day Ronaldo retires, all the media houses will be shut down or lose their jobs.

    34. @SLSAMG on

      Out on a whimper. Fair play to Les bleus, but this loss is solely on Martinez's ineptitude, a Spanish double agent if there ever was one. Conceding a tournament to satisfy Ronaldo's ego is straight-up reprehensible. The news outlets in Portugal will be licking their chops at the prospect of bringing in Mourinho.

    35. @abdialbabuldiin2498 on

      CR7 is no longer available for Portugal team so let them do something this team. On World Cup he bench him and still lost against Morocco and this Euro he played and lost. So why Cr7 all the time while it's a full squad lost

    37. @TRISHNENDUROY-ez4lw on

      Everyone let's just take a moment and contemplate how France is playing in this Euro…A team failed to score a single goal from open play(3 goals in 5 matches, 2 own goals and 1 penalty) reached the semis. This is just ridiculously disgraceful..and all their matches are immensely boring and disgusting….They dont deserve to be in the last 4….

    39. @pele914 on

      So odd how CR7 gets blame but walking Messi gets praised. Favoritism at it's best. The Frontline should have always been Leao-CR7-Jota with B Silva in midfield. That is on Martinez not CR7

    41. @tylermemerick on

      Tbh disagree, Fernandes brothers I call em even tho they aren’t related play very poorly in general. Highly selfish players who have good skill but lack IQ, I think that’s kind of hindered the team for quite some time now are those two. It’s like same player playing on both sides that just isn’t that good, man united tanking and other rotate on man ciry

    42. @rwac07 on

      The Qatar World Cup should have been enough of a wake up call about Ronaldo’s decline. Stat padding in a third rate Saudi league and the hype from his fanboys deceived a lot of people. Portugal are wasting an elite squad by catering to a 39 year old diva that still believes he’s the best in the world.

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