If they win tonight it might dawn on him that actually the whole team needs to move on.
Day 17: Morocco vs Spain | Portugal vs Switzerland (Last 16 7&8)
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Delighted for Morocco!
feck. Ronaldo is benched. Santos' finally grown a pair
Portugal actually may have a chance now.
Portugal actually may have a chance now.
How were Morocco abysmal? They played to their strengths and got rewarded each time, there is nothing abysmal in that.
Game against Portugal/Switzerland will be even harder with all the injuries they got. Heroic performance anyway to get there
wow just saw the formation , Ronaldo benched !!
Yep, the disrespect against Switzerland is astonishing
ronaldo benched haha, they surely win easily now.
YeahBrilliant! Can actually support Bruno and Dalot now
Dalot is a better what then who ???
Spain deserved that. Such a talented squad and then they play football like that.
Why is itv presenting team dressed up like a pop band with the matching coloured clothing?
Enrique later told that he did not know that they were out for some minutes when Costa Rica lead against Germany. They believed Germany were winning - and after the first half not with more than 7 goals... They for sure did not put everything in to win or even draw what would have made them first in the table in the second half of that match.
I still cannot believe the cojones it took for Hakimi to do THAT
Piers on suicide watch
Cue Portugal to now look like a much better team with the anchor on the bench.
Cue Portugal to now look like a much better team with the anchor on the bench.
Something needs to change then. Poch for the Spain job.
You have a great team but you need to drop Ronaldo. Beware the Swiss, they're a pain in the ass to play against.
Ronaldo in semi final without starting the RO16 and Quarters.
"It was bono who had the edge". RTE >>>>ITV.
Spain are worse than us at penalties
Thought Switzerland might have a good chance against Portugal before I saw Ronaldo was dropped. Portugal might have a real chance at winning the World Cup if he stays on the bench. Portugal have by far the most underrated squad in this World Cup. So many excellent players
Amazing
Called it yesterday. Spain is plagued by Barcelona's issues. Looking good when the can pass the ball around but when it gets rough, it's just not enough. Too much pressure on kids, old glories with far too much responsability, poor attackers... It was obviously hard to predict Morocco would win since spain was obviously superior but it's not that surprising they did.
I was thinking the Swiss might have a proper chance, but with Ronaldo benched, I think Portugal will easily go through. I feel they just play better without Ronaldo. This Santos guy have huge cajones benching CR7.
Not as you fanboys
For all the praise that Spain got in the Euros, they struggled to win games in regular time. The performance in this competition hasn't been that different, just that they did not do well in the shootout. Simply not good enough over the last years.
I agree they deserved to be eliminated. But it really isn't that talented. A lot of hype.
His pockets are too full from the Saudi money, he understood he couldn’t run with them weighted down. So he let the manager bench him
Spain had a lot of players overperforming during the euro. Busquets, Olmo, they're just not that good (anymore).
Absolute balls of steel.
Yeah. Crazy. It was so softly hit as well. Even for a Panenka. Absolute mad man.
So, who will be motm, Bruno or Sommer..?
He has his blunders at Sevilla and Girona, same stuff with Yann Sommer at club level while looking fantastic with Switzerland NT.
Buying goalkeepers based on international cup performances is very risky, but I'd say buying players based on international tournaments is risky overall no matter the position... international football allows inconsistent players to shine more.
Is Joe Cole new to English?
I couldn't guess where Japan's penalties were heading to bar Minamino's -- they were not well-struck but on another day the Croatian keeper could have guessed the wrong way each time. I could read all of Spain's today like a book even on television.
Mad result. MAD. Spain didn't deserve it. Didn't do enough to win it over 120 minutes. Morocco had a game plan and they executed it. They were willing to chance penalties rather than go the South Korean route and go toe to toe with better players. Good for them. They got the result that they played for. Spain was just not good enough.
Exponentially more. So, so, so much more. Every single thread, every post. You find some way to relate it back to Ronaldo. You must be a huge fan to be thinking about him so much
Ronaldo never panenka'd a ball like that
Ronaldo is dropped, the King doesn't start.
Guess he would be good for pens.
Guess he would be good for pens.