Portugal 0-0 Slovenia (Pens 3-0) Post Match Analysis

[@1nando632]

Am I the only one that thinks that Ronaldo broke down because he felt he's been given a chance to play in the team and he felt like he'd just let everyone down? I'm not excusing or advocating the tears, but for a guy that's carried his country in years gone by, I felt sorry for him

[@Pierre-qo8uz]

Your reasoning makes complete sense, people just love hating on the guy.

[@artschool673]

​@@Pierre-qo8uzI don't like the guy, but crticising him for crying is ridiculous.

[@SS-yc9nu]

He talks like France are playing well

[@diogobotelho5141]

It's always like that with france and england lmao.... talk about being biased.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@diogobotelho5141 You must see a difference between the two teams.

[@lifes-entertainment2484]

Of course, france hasn't scored one goal in open play without it being the oponents team putting it in their own net. They have played so well they are favourites for the tournament . England have scored 3 goals from open play. England are crap and weak shocking pathetic they won't win anything 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love those stuff keep it coming! You get paid real money for thos stuff 🎉🎉🎉 robbing b##dards 😂

[@SS-yc9nu]

@@user-gh8is1up9m which difference , if we are talking about players Portugal have everything. They just need to play as a team and they can win it

[@jameskiely8703]

Shocking analysis from RTE was like listening to random fellas in the pub

[@scottredmond6406]

Why are they discussing this like he's not human... like this isn't broadcasted for millions to see. Taking digs and critising his mentality, emotion etc. is a really assshole thing to do. To do it on TV aswell is embarrassing from these pundits...

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Again. It's a critique of sporting performances. This includes mentality and attitude. Not saying I agree or disagree but you people need to realise they're being paid to discuss what they think. I understand you may be used to pundits that spend the time saying nothing with their words, complimenting and selling the product. While RTE is doing the same, fortunately they still have Didi and the odd decent pundit reminding us these players are supposed to be the best there is.

[@scottredmond6406]

@@user-gh8is1up9m you don't *have* decide to criticise on a player having a mental breakdown... That's just a dickhead thing to do. Focus on other aspects that need work on... Not a player's feelings

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@scottredmond6406 Hyperbole to support your narrative. It's not a mental breakdown to cry after missing a penalty. Imagine if they went to discuss Ronaldo crying and analyse the impact it may have on a game, you know, punditry, and then the presenter goes "We're not going to discuss a man's feelings. Let's focus on other aspects." People like you are not part of ruining football because it's already been ruined.

[@michaelpower4372]

​@@scottredmond6406what about Gazza in 1990.😭 he was giving sport person of that year because he cried. Ye they criticize Ronaldo for doing the same thing.😮

[@JoseEaglesky]

This was probably the best Portuguese game in the Tournament.. :)

[@eacreal]

When you say that Ronaldo shouldn't play the next game, who should instead of him? You are talking as if there was another Ronaldo from 2012 in the bench! Unfortunately, this Ronaldo is still better than the other options.

[@SaadFarooq]

So Roberto Baggio was an asshole for apologizing after taking a penalty too?

[@ontheturningaway]

Didi didn’t use those words so that’s a total lie from you.

[@SaadFarooq]

@@ontheturningaway Lol... he said Ronaldo made it all about himself by apologizing... being selfish is asshole behavior.

[@WR9538]

​@@ontheturningawayHe did listen again kid

[@ontheturningaway]

@@WR9538 No he didn’t use that word on TV you nobody faceless KZbin commentator

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

​@@WR9538Didi called Ronaldo an asshole? Must be true what kind of asshole would confidently get that wrong.

[@arturdias6399]

This guy on the right understands football as much as my dog

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

Your dog must be a sensation because that's Didi Haman and he's been one of the best pundits in the biz. It's typical of people to accuse others of the things they're doing themselves. You've been likely talking shit about football and confused it with Didi. Happens.

[@user-qm5fy9tf7s]

Lol he said Rui Costa instead Diogo Costa lmao washed old dog

[@dandaluna]

Taking Leão out was absolutely ridiculous. Couldn't agree more about Cristiano, it was clear that they had one job, passing the ball to him, period and even after 6 fails, which should've been a sign early on that it was not his night he still went for the penalty without it even being a discussion. It was clear that he wanted to score a goal so that he could won another record of the only player scoring in 6 euros and it was either Martinez who pep talked them into making this happening by not scoring themselves and always pass to him or Cristiano is calling the shots. As a portuguese, it was sad to watch although not surprising. So sick of the fanatics out there who can't for the life of them, watch a game with their eyes instead of emotions and biases comments. There's a huge difference between football fans and CR7 fans! Diogo was great, but this game was still horrible from Portugal. If you actually enjoy football, the game, just watch Spain play and then tell me that Portugal deserves to win this!?!

[@bluesharkpoker]

Football fans want Ronaldo goal. Portuguese players want Ronaldo goal. Portuguese fans want Ronaldo goal. Everyone wants Ronaldo goal. No need for pep talking anyone into the easiest decision in team sports ever. And he will have two more chances, France and then Spain, to score again.

[@dandaluna]

@@bluesharkpoker Football fans want watch a good game. Portuguese players want to play well and score. Portuguese fans want to win, no matter what. This would all be fine in Dubai, but this is the national team and all the decisions have been made around him for the past 20 years. As portuguese I not only respect the guy but know how much he contributed, but, if the rest of the players don't have the freedom to play because everything revolves around one player, it's not good for anyone. He's there as a powerhouse name, but he doesn't have the same power anymore, which makes sense. The fact is, we have amazing players, but we still make everything about him and a national team isn't and will never be just about one player and that was clear today; I have too much respect for our other players to put just one in a pedestal, that will never make sense to me. Portuguese people have been calling this out for years, but they suffer from selective memory and if they win, they forget. I don't.

[@artschool673]

​@@bluesharkpoker Here's hoping, but Germany play home and they are the second best team in this Eurocup, so Spain don't have an easy job. I am not sure they are gonna win. France has a sleek counter attack, they're not Slovenia...so Portugal must up their game to beat them. I know France have not been brilliant, but they're a very unpredictable lot that is hard to beat, but yeah, a Spain-Pprtugal match would be great😅 and I wish Portugal were on the other side of the board so that there could be an Iberian final😅. Good luck, bros!

[@Batman-vl8yj]

​@@dandaluna lol such a long comment to show you have no idea what you are talking about, you have been brainwashed by the CR7 haters. CR7 is Portugal's best striker even at 39, period. You've been fooled and brainwashed to think, by CR7 haters like these morons, that everything revolves about Ronaldo and everyone plays for Ronaldo, that is a lie. You've been fooled by a lie and now just parrot the same lie from CR7 haters because you can't think for yourself and you don't know anything about football. Ignorance is bliss. Go cook. You claim he wanted another record? Lol and? Duh..... That's normal. Anyone in the same situation would want the same, so what? He's still a team player first, puts the team first. You would expect someone who got many records and is close to another record, TO NOT WANT THE RECORD? That wouldn't make any sense. Why wouldn't someone want the next record? Lol. Don't say nonsensical things because you have been fooled by CR7 haters to be a CR7 hater too. Learn to love more, hate less, life is short, live and let live. Smh sad little people.

[@carlosbarrigana7041]

Unbelievable agenda against Ronaldo!!! No comments! you should be ashamed!

[@mohammednaseebt7488]

Then can you please explain why he is there in that squad , why Martinez keeping a player 90 minutes just to take free kicks and penalties and Ronaldo not doing that well either .. nothing but a complete trash

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

​@@mohammednaseebt7488Your opinion on Ronaldos play is weak stuff and shows a lack of football knowledge. He was literally the only player making runs and he was doing it the entire match. Not once did his teammates attempt to capitalise on those runs, being too afraid of failing to deliver a pass that required some skill. Instead they would constantly attempt to get as far down the wing as possible, even giving up chances to deliver the ball earlier, and then they'd deliver a majority of terrible passes. Something that's been common in this tournament. Did I think Ronaldo had a good game? No. He was okay, made a couple of passes. Put one free kick on target. Was making runs throughout the game. You need to supply the front man. He wasn't being supplied.

[@mohammednaseebt7488]

@@user-gh8is1up9myou got football knowledge than all pundits ? Everyone say he is not good at anything , what supply you are talking about , he missed how many balls ? He has no any ball playing ability he is not even taking more than one touch players know that , his first touch is awkward no dribbles , very slow at the box , then how they can give him even though they gave some what he done with that ? We saw may be you didn’t watch matches 90 minutes .. he was all about tap ins and penalty now that also he can’t then why he is there ?

[@mohammednaseebt7488]

@@user-gh8is1up9mthat your opininon about free kick he handled shows your football knowledge man …

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@mohammednaseebt7488 Christ almighty that was rough on the brain. I'm trying to comb through that nonsense to find something to respond to. No one says Ronaldo is not good at anything. No one. I hated him for years. He was overrated for years. He's never been as good as Messi but at some point he became a dangerous player. He's got good technical ability, he's fast, he's strong, he can finish with his foot and he's one of the best headers of a ball playing today. His first touch isn't awkward, one or two bad first touches don't support your argument, grow up. You were looking for things to support your belief and when he takes a poor first touch, then you think you're right. Plenty of trash players on that team to criticise before you get to Ronaldo. I'm done, reading that was exhausting.

[@liamlewinson]

I like Didi and Shay but their agenda against Ronaldo all night was embarrassing. Blaming him for everything, Bruno and Bernardo were poor but he doesn’t mention them. Didi has some weird agenda’s he picked on Neymar and Brazil at the last World Cup, now CR7. Ronaldo crying shows he cares, he has the strongest winning mentality I have seen.

[@ontheturningaway]

He’s a narcissist. He takes off his shirt flexing in a CL final. It’s all about him. 39 years old and needing to be consoled by kids lol

[@scottredmond6406]

​@@ontheturningawaybecause he's one of the best. His narcissistic personality is why he is one of the best players of all time. To be the best, you need to believe *you* are the best. If you don't think so, you will never reach that peak performance that Ronaldo has time and time again

[@NanaNketiah-i6n]

​@@ontheturningaway so you mean its an abomination to be consoled even by "your own kids" in difficult times?

[@ontheturningaway]

@@NanaNketiah-i6n Difficult times? It’s a football match in the last 16. lol

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

You people hear a term used and then parrot each other. It's not a fucking agenda to have formed an opinion on someone. I think Bellingham is a Bellend but I don't have a fucking agenda against him. I've taken in what I've seen and formed an opinion. Now I agree people get too hung up on thinking the problem is Ronaldo. It was the same as his last man united run. Someone presented the idea Ronaldo was done and then a lot of people ran with it, just like you all running with the idea there are agendas against these players. We all form opinions on the players based on what we're seeing. Stop using agenda to describe an opinion.

[@NanaNketiah-i6n]

This a ridiculous analyses from you guys, thanks for the hate . That's a shame

[@rolarocka]

Thx for the upload 🇵🇹

[@western1010]

Him apologizing shows he was thinking of the team and not himself . If he were arrogant he would never had apologized . I think he showed a degree of humility at that moment.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

He was actually thinking of himself in relation to the fans. Like, I, the Ronaldo let you down. I didn't personally have a problem with him apologising to the fans but Didi is from a tougher, better game of football.

[@western1010]

@@user-gh8is1up9m Narcissists or arrogant people don´t apologize .So it doesn´t make sense accusing CR7 of being that. When Messi apologized for not scoring "everyone" said he was so humble.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@western1010 Narcissistic people do apologise, that's not true and I didn't call Ronaldo a narcissist. He has a massive ego which is mostly the fault of everyone else going overboard about a bit of football. Messi has his ego too. There's plenty about Messi off the pitch that has disappointed me but he carries himself very well on the pitch and Ronaldo doesn't always carry himself well. He whines, he stomps his feet and slaps his hands off the ground, temper tantrum reaction like behaviour. You can keep comparing the two players acting like the comparisons are the same but there's context and with context Messi just ends up looking better. No hate towards Ronaldo, I was hoping he'd score and shut up the people wanting him off.

[@western1010]

@@user-gh8is1up9m I was talking about people that accuse him of being a narcissist or arrogant When narcissists or arrogant people apoplogize they are being fake about it. CR7 crying was sincere because it was spontaneous. He´s not heartless .

[@michaelpower4372]

​@@user-gh8is1up9mno its liverpool vs man u didi isn't going to say anything nice about a man utd player.

[@vertigoz]

Poor kids, seeing someone to be human, how will they ever recover from that... 😢😢😢

[@spelajevnisek6466]

Great game to watch

[@zezizezseze7544]

The way you talk is like France is playing good..they have very few goals scored and most of them are OG.Of the big teams only Spain and Germany are playing good football.England,Portugal,France all mid.As a Portugal fan i would say its 55/45 in France favor,usualy we dont get along well with them(excepting in 2016 final).

[@MarkOrourke-rh5fu]

I agree with didi, Ronaldo should not be starting every game, ahead of great players in there prime, takes every free kick missing them all, when you have Fernandez on the team, the manager would put him on even with two broken legs!! Its pathetic, Ronaldo is also the manager of this team!! Yes fantastic in his prime , id take him on say for last 25 mins or so, and may see some goals from him , cause of tired legs of the opponent.

[@1111111580]

Ronaldo will play till the end! Win or loose. Talk about taking messi out, mpappe, and harry kane. They not scoring, pkaying wirst than cr7

[@kongoemati2268]

Portugal beats France.

[@BlissLovePeace]

you are dreaming ...

[@kongoemati2268]

@@BlissLovePeace 2016 in Paris 😂

[@BlissLovePeace]

@@kongoemati2268 this team should have lost to Slovenia ... and France will put it in it's place ...

[@pixotass]

Do these guys know anything substancial about football. Diogo Costa Said many times that he save based on pure instinct and this guy is here talking about studying opponents!!!!

[@BlissLovePeace]

Thank You Didi! CR7 reaction was that of a narcissist not ending his career being celebrated wreaking of self-pity ... and nothing but.

[@michaelpower4372]

Why about Gazzas self pity when he was showing a yellow in 1990 world cup. Meaning he would miss the next game Crying like a baby. Then he was giving sports person of that year by bbc Because he cried. When there was more deserving sports people than him in 1990.

[@mufcdevil7411]

if it was messi crying after missing a pen like that you guys would said said the guy's passionate so emotions coming understandable and when its about cr7 he is selfish its all about himself huh ??! this shows bunch of how biased these pundits and media trying to degrade him , you are all stereotypes cr7 haters .

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

I was hoping Ronaldo would score to shut up all the people wanting him off. I completely disagreed with those people. He was the only one in the entire team making runs throughout the entire game. His crying needs to be looked at from what his psychology might be and it comes off as a large ego thinking that he is the most important person on the pitch. The main character. He was thinking about the rest of the team. I don't blame him, the entire football world, including slug fans, like you, worship these players for playing some football, willingly putting yourselves below them. The grown men with homemade signs asking for Ronaldo's shirt is a good example. It's not his fault, we would all get an inflated ego in this position but we're not talking about fault. We're talking about a teammate breaking down and crying DURING the match. The captain. The big name. A veteran of football. Imagine being on the team and you have to go back out and win the game and you have to worry about one of your players not being mentally ready because he missed a penalty. They needed him out there at his best. How about you flip your childish Messi comparison. If someone else did it would you put it down to passion for the game? I guess there's no point asking you that since your opinions are so lacking in any kind of insight or intelligence. You can barely type. Let's deal with your Messi comparison. I've never seen Messi ever do that, in fact I can't think of another player to start crying mid game so your weak argument falls apart like your "please acknowledge me Ronaldo" sign, soaked in piss rain.

[@mufcdevil7411]

@@user-gh8is1up9m so you have seen messi missing pen in crying in finals and got retried from international football. messi comes from a country which have football history , while cr7 put portugal on the map carrying alone on his back thats where portugal's starts . Thers your answer.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@mufcdevil7411 I love your confidence. I wish I could crap out something as low quality as your comment and be that confident it was all that. I could barely understand that but are you talking about a situation where Messi cried DURING a game, where his teammates had to console him and try to get his head back in the game because they were about to go back out and play more football? Every country has football history, some have more expectations than others. No one said these players don't have pressure on them. "There's your answer." What was my question?

[@_King_Baldwin_IV]

​@mufcdevil7411 bro, messi cried after the final, which they lost to chile, not during it.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@_King_Baldwin_IV Exactly, big difference but they're either not trying to look at the context of the situation or too dense to.

[@rokursic1525]

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[@solomonofem1844]

People, including the media always find new things to criticize C.Ronaldo for but to criticize him for having passion for the game and crying? Unfortunately that's what football Analysis has become. C.Ronaldo has always been an emotional person and that's not going to change. You can't keep criticizing someone for how God made him.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

You've missed everything important about him crying and instead came off as a stereotype of a snowflake, something I wouldn't be surprised if you constantly complained about. This is a player, your captain and big star, crying MID game. You need him to be all in at that moment, firing up everyone else and he's crying over a penalty miss. It's a dramatic comparison but if you were in a war and your leader was in a corner crying when you needed him to lead, you would probably wish he got it together and led. Stop being so soft. This is what these players do. They're supposed to be the best at what they do. He's taken a million penalties, played a million games. Cry after the game if you need to but if you're the big name, the captain, and you cry during the match, then football analysts are going to analyse it.

[@solomonofem1844]

@@user-gh8is1up9m Guy, this is not military, no one is fighting in a war 🤣. Football is a game and it is one of the, if not the most emotional sport. So expecting a very emotional person not to express emotions in an emotional sport is just not fair, especially after he knows he's messed up.

[@user-gh8is1up9m]

@@solomonofem1844 Don't willingly be a moron, it's tiring. It was a dramatic example as a comparison, comparing two leadership roles. Pulling that shit and adding a little emoji only makes you look like a fool. The comment that follows just adds to your foolishness. Your statement about football being one of if not the most emotional sports is as embarrassing as it is impossible to measure and only an asshole, who would cry over a sport, would ever try to make that claim. I suspect you've been in tears at home over football more than once and are now sensitive to anyone criticising tears in football. Something you'd be hard pressed to find before Gazza made it popular. No one is saying Ronaldo shouldn't feel bad about the penalty miss, no one is saying he's not allowed to cry. He can curl up in a ball and soil himself but people have the right to say that's not what you want from a captain. People have the right to say that's not good for the team and people have the right to expect more from an experienced top class player who's been in these situations before. You have the right to cry over football at home in your little footy top with your favourite players name on the back.

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

To keep allowing Ronaldo waste possession and territory with missed free kicks is just ridiculous. 1 in 187 attempts I believe was mentioned? The whole world knows you’re gonna shoot - do something different!! Too much talent on the bench to keep entertaining his ego. They were almost on the way home.

[@austinmaina8984]

If you thought Gonzalo’s Ramos would help then you are dreaming. There is a reason Morata plays for Spain and Ronaldo for Portugal. Next game against France would be open end to end game with no team defending with ten men.

[@Hdio99]

you dont see the games surelly, I am Portuguese and mostly we dont have players to score that much, so even though Ronaldo is old he is our best chance , there will always some danger , not like before but Jota or Ramos are just not dangerous and in a lot of games when serious oposition is on the reality is Portugal strugles to score. Another thing, never mind the freekicks, 99% of them for every player for every nation they dont score that is the obvious at least the ones in direct kick position to the goal, so for that let him take it cos he still has power altgouh not the same precision or controled kick...and the other player if you see they dont mind...this is our problem to, if u see there is no hot blood on the other players mostly, they are all ritch so they dont have the desire that is why they simply dont run the entire game, Portugal is very slow, for the time they control they shoud rip apart more the game riscking a little losing the ball but creating more unbalanced an one to one ocasions , and the risk reward would be greater specialy in the first half to try to get a goal soon, but no they pass and pass and hold for nothing...and then runing out of time!!

[@fssdd7977]

Who are these loosers to criticise ronaldo?? He felt that portugal could go home because of that miss, simple as that. And then took the first penalty like a real captain.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Hamann won a Champions League, played in a World Cup final, won a Bundesliga. He’s no loser. Shay Given won a Premier League with Manchester City, played Champions League, World Cup, won over 100 international caps. No loser.