Nick Ames

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377 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard May 2026 last heard 7 Jul

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Football Weekly · USA fall asleep in Seattle and it’s tchau Ronaldo: World Cup Daily · 7 Jul 2026 podcast

Sorry, US fans, that they didn't.

But we can't let this be forgotten.

Yeah, and you've got this fantastic midfield, all these technicians who can move the ball so well, these wingers, these wide men who are fast and tricky and devilish, and all of these players are crying out for movement in front of them.

and people who can exploit space and people who will make runs that free others up and you know make the players around them better but instead they've got they've had this totem up there and I think it's a point that many of us have been saying on this pod for years now but it shows how absurd the problem has been I mean

There was one moment I think in the second half today when Ronaldo sort of attempted a run down by left I think towards the penalty box and sort of 15 years ago it might end up in a goal.

This time he travelled about 10 yards and just sort of stumbled and got dispossessed.

You just like...

It just didn't work.

And I think it's not all about Ronaldo, but I think it largely is because it's such an important part of a team, especially these days when it comes to pressing from the front and, as I said, making runs that can basically allow your entire attack and midfield and attacking fullbacks to breathe.

And Portugal have had none of that.

and there was an opportunity to change it because her World Cup when they put Gonzalo Ramos in for Ronaldo against Switzerland he scored a hat-trick and they won 6-1 I was at that game and you can go okay this is the new dawn now this is the new dawn and

And it just hasn't happened.

And ultimately, they have paid for it.

And Roberto Martinez, who I think would have gone anyway if they hadn't won the World Cup, which they were probably never going to, has paid for it in a way as well.

And it's just a bit of a shame because there's a lot of players there with fantastic vision, fantastic scope.

And they have been lumbered by the all-time great, let's be honest.

We can't denigrate what Ronaldo has done over his career, but we can say that what he is offered now is not good enough.

Yeah, I was there just in case Barry's forgotten my score after his long sleep.

England's 3-2 win over Mexico at altitude against a team that hadn't lost at home since 2013 that put them in the World Cup quarterfinals.

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