🗣️Xavi Hernández:
“The Portuguese players looked absolutely clueless. How can you have the player with the most headed goals in football history and not put a single quality cross into the box? That’s something no one seems to be talking about.
You have the greatest goalscorer in the history of football, yet there wasn’t a single meaningful through ball played to him. At the same time, your midfield is rated among the best in the world.
Bruno looked lost, and Vitinha was playing it too safe very few risky or forward passes that could create real chances. After a performance like that, the team owes Ronaldo an explanation. They need to have an honest conversation with him after such a disappointing display.”
I'm so grateful that Ronaldo won the euros with the generation that he won it with. Those players were not as talented as the current squad, but they played their hearts out on the pitch. These entitled brats of today don't deserve to win anything.
De ontem pra hoje eu vi várias pessoas dizendo: "Ah, mas o Neymar merecia uma Copa do Mundo".
Eu discordo! Passamos quase 20 anos vendo esse cara não se cuidar, sempre optando por festas, cachaças e Carnaval.
Quem merecia uma Copa do Mundo? CRISTIANO RONALDO!
O homem que dedicou sua vida ao futebol. Treinando, se alimentando bem, e mesmo com 41 anos seguiu firme trabalhando duro e dando a vida pelo seu país.
Até quando se lesionava, optava por ficar em casa ou nos centros de treinamento fortalecendo sua musculatura, não enchendo a cara ou em mesas de poker.
Ele sim merecia. Ele sim amou esse esporte mais que ninguém.
🚨 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗢 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗠𝗔 𝗗𝗘́𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝗟𝗔 𝗦𝗘́𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘 ! 🇵🇹😳
"Tout le monde disait que cette équipe était la meilleure de l’histoire du Portugal, mais en quoi ? Qu’ont-ils gagné ? On rentre à la maison, la tête baissée.
Au milieu de terrain, on a de grands joueurs, beaucoup de talents, mais ils ont été très très faibles sur ce Mondial. L’attaque pareil et la défense était perdue.
Le mieux, c’est que je m’arrête là, sinon je vais dire des choses que je vais regretter plus tard."
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🚨Zlatan Ibrahimović on Spain eliminating Portugal from the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “Portugal should be ashamed of that performance. Not because they lost to Spain, but because they never played like a team that wanted to win. They had Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch, one of the greatest goalscorers football has ever seen, yet they spent most of the game passing sideways, backwards and taking the easy option. If you are going to start Ronaldo, then have the courage to play for him. Instead, they looked selfish, predictable and completely out of ideas.
Bruno Fernandes is one of the most talented creators in football, but talent means nothing if you don’t use it correctly. Too many times he looked for another pass instead of putting the ball where it hurts defenders. Ronaldo was making runs, asking for crosses, waiting inside the box, and the service never came. What is the point of having the best finisher if you refuse to feed him? That is not football intelligence.
Spain deserve enormous credit because they kept believing until the very end. They moved the ball with patience, controlled the rhythm and waited for Portugal to make one mistake. Mikel Merino punished them when the moment arrived. That is the difference between a team with a clear identity and a team full of individuals trying to solve everything on their own.
Portugal did not lose because Cristiano Ronaldo was on the pitch. They lost because they never adapted to the players they had. They lacked imagination, they lacked bravery and, above all, they lacked unity. Football rewards teams that think together. Tonight Spain thought together. Portugal thought separately. That’s why one nation is celebrating, and the other is going home.”
🚨 Mourinho on Portugal:
🗣️ Reporter:
“Have Portugal’s midfielders underperformed?”
🗣️ Mourinho:
“I watch Bernardo every week. I know what he looks like when he’s free to play. I watch Bruno every week. I know what he looks like. Vitinha. Joao Neves.
These players didn’t all forget how to play football at the same time. When your best players all stop looking like themselves… that’s usually where I stop looking at the players.”