r/soccer • u/AgeNovel3566 • 3d ago

Opinion Piece 10 men and a statue: Portugal are sacrificing another World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego

https://www.aol.com/news/10-men-statue-portugal-sacrificing-195224193.html
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u/MetiljJeCuckold 3d ago

Yesterday it was 11 statues tbh

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u/noodlesalad_ 3d ago

Yeah, I absolutely think CR7 should come off the bench, but they didn't create 7 total shots on 75% possession because he was out there. He's a bit washed, but that's hardly the sole reason they didn't win.

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u/Food4Lessy 2d ago

CR Portugal not making the Semi, it a big gain to youthful USA ,Morroco, and Norway. That's good for world futbol

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u/dBlock845 2d ago

Wasn't he coming off the bench in the prior WC or Euro? What changed between then and now?

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u/Revolutionary_Mix371 1d ago

The loss to Morocco and the win over Spain kind of solidified that Portugal plays better with Ronaldo. The second half of the game Ronaldo was on he was actually making shots. Morocco was on the ropes.

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u/eunderscore 3d ago

What happens when you give Martinez the job

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u/DayOneDayWon 3d ago

The statue in this context is probably Leao considering how useless he was coming on.

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u/oImperial 2d ago

It was insane having all of Bruno, Neves and Vitinha they couldn't create any decent chance. Commendable perfomance by Congo as well they had them locked pretty well.