DEBATE: Is Ronaldo at fault for Portugal's exit? | 'He's CRISTIANO RONALDO!' | Morning Papers
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What led to Portugal's exit from the World Cup?
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They were so wrapped in the game, they forgot to do their job. They switched off. And we needed them to do their job, like, you know? There's 15,000 of them behind me. Like, you know, do your job.
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Got a full house for you. Colin, good morning to you. How's the pain today? Gone? Over?
Yeah, I think it lessens. as the days progresses. Time heals all, doesn't it? Not really.
In your experience? No, it gets worse. Especially as an all-Ireland win for Kildare recedes into the distance further and further. You're like, geez, that was a good chance in 98. Doesn't occupy your mind all the time, though. Roman Empire style, once a day. Matthew, how are you? Yeah, I'm good, sure. How are you? Enda, what's going on?
Not much. Not much. Well, actually, there's a lot going on.
Justice done in the end. Like, Belgium thumping the United States overnight. Kind of the most predictable result so far, in many ways. The entire world unified. Even the United States team themselves. Balogun seemed a little bit like, oof. Look, I accepted the red card. I also accepted that I was able to play. And then he was apologetic about it afterwards.
Apparently so, yeah. Yeah, so we hear.
Yeah. yeah it's the most American thing of all time though isn't it you know they they lie they complain they say it's the battlefield is unfair then they change the rules to suit themselves and then they lose anyway you don't get me wrong like Balogun's obviously a good player and he's been playing very well at this tournament and actually when he did come out that he was going to be playing I did think they might have a little bit too much for Belgium who haven't been all that great seemed to have turned a bit of a corner but
But he was being talked about as if this was like they were drafting in, you know, Maradona, yeah, like just dropping him in to go and take on this team who are not that good at all.
I did see one of the athletic writers say that, you know, player for player, USA are better than Belgium. I'm like, eh, Thielman's an anonymous field. Thielman's the standard player in both teams.
Yeah, I would think so. I think America's midfield's not bad. Like, Tyler Adams is a good player. Weston McKennie's OK, I suppose. Anthony Robinson's probably better than... He was playing left-back for Belgium last night. They're always weak at full-back. Even in their golden generation, they couldn't really pull a full-back together.
De Kuyper.
De Kuyper, yeah. Actually, he's at Brighton. He's not a bad player, yeah. But, yeah, I wasn't totally surprised that I got to be a 4-1, but I was happy to see that result.
How did Cristiano Ronaldo perform in the match against Spain?
Good to see Lukaku getting a goal. Criminally underrated, I think. Lukaku. He's had an amazing career. He's scored so many goals.
He does seem unstoppable as a goal-scoring force.
Yeah.
You know, I wouldn't be building a team around him. No.
You'd have him in the squad, though. Has he ever scored a beautiful goal? I'm sure you could find one, yeah. Always seems to be... Doesn't matter, though.
Deflected off some defender's arse, or his own arse.
His goal last night was really good.
It was a really good finish, and his weak foot... He's available for 10 million, according to Yahoo Sports at the moment, so... He's mid-30s, is he?
Yeah, he's a 33 at this stage, 34, is he?
So, Fenerbahce are interested. Yeah, that sounds about right.
Balagan's stats last night. What did she say?
Maybe Bishik. Let me ask you to talk about yourself.
I'll go through Balagan's stats from last night. 33. He had expected goals of 0.43. Chances created, zero. Shots on target, one. Shots off target, two. So 33% shot accuracy. He had 21 touches, eight in the opposition box. One pass into the final third. and contributed nothing defensively. Now he's a striker, so... Yeah. He got a 5.9 on Fat Bob's ratings. That's...
Trump chopped that he didn't know what a red card was yesterday. It was like, you're out of the game. Interestingly, it was like, that seems like too much control. A lot of control.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to Portugal's exit from the World Cup?
0:00–2:46
2
How did Cristiano Ronaldo perform in the match against Spain?
2:46–4:56
3
What were the critical moments in the game that changed the outcome?
4:56–11:07
4
How did the team's strategy affect Ronaldo's performance?
11:07–16:07
5
What role did the midfield play in Portugal's defeat?
16:07–20:34
6
How did the commentators analyze Ronaldo's impact on the team?
20:34–24:28
7
What are the implications of Ronaldo's performance for his future?
24:28–29:34
8
What did the Portugal manager say about Ronaldo's role in the match?
29:34–48:35
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