Jonathan Liew

And I think if he does, as Barry says, if he does accept a reduced role or the fact that he's not necessarily going to be the star of this team all of the time, and there are kind of signs that that is happening, that he's sort of recognised that this might, this is probably, you can never say certainly, this is probably his last World Cup.

And whether there's this kind of messy effect where everyone else says, let's win this one, let's run like bastards to win this one for him.

Which is a kind of a mad reason to want to win a World Cup from an outside perspective, but does kind of have a weird internal logic to it.

And the other factor is, who does play up front if Ronaldo doesn't?

Because obviously, we're talking about the talent that's stacked in every other area of the team.

But

If it comes down to it, do you really want... Gonzalo Ramos has had a nothing kind of season, that PSG, Joao Felix, obviously.

Rafael Llao's international scoring record is terrible.

Ronaldo will have a role to play.

And when it comes to marshalling that...

six to 18 yard, you know, area.

There's actually nobody, nobody you'd want, few players you'd want more in that, in that, in that position.

I convince myself.

I mean, you know, we've all got this kind of orthodoxy now.

Yeah, I mean, Colombia, about a couple of years ago, went on this incredible run.

Between about 2023 or 2024, they beat Spain, they beat Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, I think maybe Mexico.

They reached the final of the Copa America.

And at that point, you say, this is actually a legitimate contender.

And

What has happened to them since then?