They'll be balanced out by all the posters who will be rushing in to say that it was just a typical tap in and that despite winning the game he was actually quite poor up until the goal.
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I'm not a Ronaldo fan and I dislike his vanity and ego...but if he does that, I will take my hats off to him because it takes balls of steels to come up when your team needs you most.
Painfully mediocre match from Ronaldo. Even his FK was a deflection. Not a bad euro overall from him individually though.
Poor guy didn’t have any pens or tap ins today 
His freekicks are a meme at this point.
Not only is he terrible at them, but the ritual of the dramatic stance, the closed eyes, the deep intake of breath, it just adds to the ridiculousness of them.
Not only is he terrible at them, but the ritual of the dramatic stance, the closed eyes, the deep intake of breath, it just adds to the ridiculousness of them.
No penalties, no party.
Yeap. It's all about the cameras.
He's a great penalty taker.
A shadow of the player he was. Kinda sad to see.
Very good tournament from him all things considered.
Well done, he's 36
He’ll be lucky to make the top 10 for any of of the individual awards this year.
That's the point though isn't it? I'm not laughing, father time gets us all.
slightly better than vs France, but still invisible. at this point it's simply crazy he's taking all the freekicks by himself. he's hurting the team already by not pressing at all, but he's is literally wasting all their freekicks this way. he's such a dangerous player in air yet he'd rather try those shit freekicks hoping it will go in one day and waste every one of them in the meantime.
Fairly anonymous today, but then again so we were most of Portugal - at least the ones not feigning injuries to get opponents booked.
Don't really agree with that. Thought he did quite well tonight, often dropped deep to get the team going and worked his ass off for the team. I actually prefer a Ronaldo that is playing like that to one who just stands up front and complains if the pass didn't get to him like during his Real days.
Maybe some will see it as "hatred" but honestly it's time for him to stop taking FKs for good. He's trash at them
You're nothing but a hater, fullstop.
Ditto Messi
Would transform our attack, and the mentality of our team. Not hitting the same heights, but still a wonderful player. Would love if he was signed now.
I actually thought he was fairly good in the 2nd half.
They sabotaged the game by playing Silva and Jota. Both of them were useless.
They looked more dangerous with Silva, Felix and Bruno in the 2nd half.
They sabotaged the game by playing Silva and Jota. Both of them were useless.
They looked more dangerous with Silva, Felix and Bruno in the 2nd half.
Ok. You'd have thought he would have played in a winning team then.
More respect for the greatest player of all timePoor guy didn’t have any pens or tap ins today
1 player can't do it all.
He's noticeable declining and it's only going to get worse. Worse, he can barely press. We have no room for him and Cavani
5 goals... a better individual tournament than in 2016.... but no one will remember it as such, especially given that he didn't really play in the final too. We judge football oddly.
Was that the last of him at a major international tournament? With only 18 months until the World Cup, I could see him bow out then, announced in advance. Crazy if this was the last one, though. What a career he's had for Portugal as well.
Thought he played well. Seemed sharp and incisive with the ball and got involved as much as you could expect from a striker in a team struggling to move the ball into the final third.
Thought he played well. Seemed sharp and incisive with the ball and got involved as much as you could expect from a striker in a team struggling to move the ball into the final third.
First half he was alright. Anonymous second half
Different type of player. And he had a better Club season despite all the drama at Barça. Most goals and assists in La Liga. He's a playmaker and a goalscorer.
Messi?
Because it definitely isn't this chap. Another disappointing performance in another big match.
Absolutely. Ditto Messi.
At a major tournament maybe, but he will play for Portugal at least until he gets 1 more goal for the record, that is certain.
I'm starting to want him for a third reason, first being he's a sensational player, second being I'd love that romance, now the third being all the doubters turning on a dime once he'd bang in the goals for us.
His general all round play is still so elite, seems like he always plays the right pass. He’ll be at the World Cup for sure.
Don't want to make this about Messi Vs Ronaldo. Most goals and assists means absolutely nothing if you win nothing though.
3 pens though
He's a much more influential and better player when he's involved in the play, as we see occasionally.
I know he's trying to extend his longevity, but he's a liability with the lack of work rate and involvement he has.
To a degree that he's hurting his own legacy. For me, that is.
I know he's trying to extend his longevity, but he's a liability with the lack of work rate and involvement he has.
To a degree that he's hurting his own legacy. For me, that is.
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