Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Mark Critchley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Spain stunned + inside England's preparations · 16 Jun 2026 podcast

I was there a few. voice-verified

I remember the way he got dropped and Gonzalo Ramos scored a hat-trick and it was almost like this is the end and it's still not the end and he just still keeps going. voice-verified

But that was three and a half years ago now. voice-verified

He spent basically the entirety, he was released by Manchester United during that tournament, spent the entirety of that time in Saudi and no goals at Euro 2024. voice-verified

Scored in the Nations League semi-final and final, we should say as well. voice-verified

So it's not like he's completely bust, but... Completely bust about Cristiano Ronaldo is ridiculous, but... voice-verified

I do think at this point, it's going to be interesting to see just what level he is at when he's up against high quality opposition, essentially. voice-verified

You can definitely build a team around a megastar. voice-verified

We saw that at the last tournament. voice-verified

We saw how it worked. voice-verified

It was geared around an individual. voice-verified

But I think in Messi's case... voice-verified

Personally speaking, I think that individual submits himself to a collective and the collective wins tournaments. voice-verified

Is that the case with Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in the year 2026? voice-verified

I'm not too sure. voice-verified

I think so, absolutely. voice-verified

I think there's already a lot of hype around him already, though. voice-verified

I've heard people talking about him in conversation as the next Messi. voice-verified

I can remember the conversations about who's the new or the next Maradona. voice-verified

And it was like Carlos Marinelli at Middlesbrough, Andres de Salisandro at Portsmouth, Franco Di Santo, famously of Wigan, was even in that conversation. voice-verified

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