In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, the round of 16 of the European Cup ushered in a key match, with Portugal led by Ronaldo playing against Slovenia, a dark horse.
Slovenia showed good quality in the group stage, relying on tenacious defense and resolute game attitude, they drew with England, Denmark and Serbia in succession, and won the third place in the group and advanced to the round of 16 after three games and three draws.
Portugal, on the other hand, won two and lost one, and entered the knockout stage as the top of the group.
But who would have thought that what should have been a hearty victory, Portugal played so hard, the two sides played 0-0 after 120 minutes, and in the end, Portugal relied on the outstanding performance of the world's first door to send Portugal to the top 8 by itself.
The person who caused this situation is none other than Portugal's legendary star and the world's top scorer in football, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is 39 years old this year
Cristiano Ronaldo's place in the Portugal team is irreplaceable Even the manager Martinez, who is the idol of many in the team and the spiritual leader on the pitch.
But as a team that wants to compete for the championship, it is far from enough to do this, Ronaldo has 8 shots on goal in this game, four shots on target, the data is very good, but it has not been converted into goals, almost half of the 8 shots are Ronaldo free kicks to complete, including set pieces that are too far away and have a small angle, he chose to hit the goal directly.
Some people say that Ronaldo has a strong desire to win and wants to win, but he obviously pays more attention to personal data in this game, and it is a very good choice for the weak team to score points; Including the last game against Georgia, Portugal has confirmed the top of the group and should have rested, but Ronaldo still appeared on the field in order to be able to score for himself. Ronaldo's desire to win is not related to the game, but to his own honor.
And the whole Portuguese team is also very sophisticated, almost the whole team is helping him achieve his ideals, almost all the attacks are around Ronaldo, but ignoring that he is no longer the Ronaldo he used to be.
If you play like this at a young age, there is no problem at all, but Ronaldo does not have the impact power he had at that time, and his physical strength is not as good as before, and while he wastes opportunities again and again, he is also eating down the fighting spirit of the Portuguese players, which is extremely detrimental to the team
Cristiano Ronaldo is not impossible to start, but he should be used as a normal center forward, there is no shortage of talented players in the Portuguese team, but they have been too dependent on Ronaldo before.
Maybe when Ronaldo is old and can't play, Portugal will understand that maybe getting rid of this legend early is the best choice for the team, Ronaldo is like a mountain, pressing on Portugal's striker, occupying the position so that young people can't get experience, at this time I really admire Kroos and choose to leave when he is at his peak.
Ronaldo shed heroic tears again after missing the penalty, like an aggrieved child who needs the comfort of his parents. His teammates gave him hugs and encouragement as if they were children, and Costa soothed his wounded heart with his actions.
After the game, Ronaldo shed tears again, but this time he cried with joy, maybe this is Ronaldo's way of encouraging momentum, using his own tears.
In the next game, Portugal will play against the more powerful France, no matter what the result is, Ronaldo will definitely cry again, whether to cry with joy or leave with grief, in fact, it is entirely up to Ronaldo himself, sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing to let go, you may get more, help Portugal good luck, Ronaldo good luck.