Thread to discuss the football itself.
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Arrascaeta is far better than pellistri. Didn’t come on.
Very poor first touch for the elderly gentleman playing up top for Portugal.
A bit long in the tooth 😝
Ghana shape in a block looks good but the press when they try looks very unorganized
I don't watch a lot of La Liga but I would have assumed Leao was better than Felix. I know he is on better form than Ronnie but he is never getting dropped.
Nothing will ever top Rooney's turn in this
That goal should have stood.
Felix wins ball, gets kicked in leg, no penalty, not even a look, weird
Another shutout a distinct possibility here...
Seidu holding his own well against Felix who has been disappointing.
Felix has learnt a good bit from Ronaldo. Spends a lot of the time on the floor and likes a whinge. Hopefully we get to see some of his talent at some stage.
That scream from Cancelo near the end of the half, he sounded like he’d broken every bone and tore every ligament in his leg.
Nobody does the dark arts like the Portuguese.
He's only just turned 23 but Felix is wasting his time at Madrid, they don't play to his strengths at all and he's barely developed since leaving Benfica thanks to it.
Felix is an Atletico player alright. 😂
What a little sht Felix is.
Not nice from Felix. Acting like he had his faced caved in from the fresh air headbutt. Stupid from Seiou at the same time.
Felix reminds me of Jimmy McElroy from Blades of Glory in terms of body type. Have yet to see him justify even half his price-tag yet.
I can see Portugal playing for a penalty or getting a player sent off.
And there you go.
Wonder how hard it'll be to take Ronaldo off? Love to Gonçalo Ramos on for him, bang in form. And Leao on for Felix.
<edit> Ronnie will get his goal here now anyway. Christ, the amount of posing!
Ghana very hard done by there, absolutely never a penalty. Ronaldo padding the stats without doing much,
Never a penalty.
That’s never a penalty , how has VAR not overruled that decision
Not a peno in my view. F#@k Ronaldo.
Ridiculous penalty. Where was VAR. Was it even checked ?
SIUUUU
'Finished player' wins his country a pen and buries it. GET IN!
Horrible player, played for it. Silly from Ghana as well, right on the edge of the box and going away from goal.
After that I don't think there is a team I hate more in this tournament than Portugal.
Ronaldo & Messi will still be scoring pens in the 2030 WC
Don't think he'll ever lose the ability to theatrically fall over and knock one in from 12 yards in fairness... not sure he's up to much else these days though.
Cringe
People on here going on about Messi getting a ‘soft’ penalty the other day, and Ronaldo is given that!!
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