Euro 2024 AH thread

Ronaldo crying, what a whiney little steamer

That World Cup, wow , now that is players playing for a leader. They were all inspired.

The real ones cried with him. Mark my words Portugal will win this!
It’s heartbreaking to see him cry but moments like these show the depth of passion and commitment that CR7 brings to the game.

He's a true champion, and this emotional response is a testament to his dedication.

His journey inspires millions, and his resilience will lead to more triumphs ahead 🐐🙏

Did you notice there were no tears.

He scored the first penalty of the shootout and gave players confidence for the rest of the shootout. It was the right decision to keep Ronaldo on because they won and that’s what matters. Doesn’t matter if you win ugly or pretty.

It’s called having passion. It’s not rare to see this mate it happened loads of times I can give you a few quick examples now of great players showing emotion crying during games. 

Paul Gascoigne - Cried during the 1990 World Cup semi-final when he received a yellow card that would have suspended him from the final.

David Luiz - Cried during Brazil's 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final.

John Terry - Cried during the 2008 Champions League final after missing a crucial penalty in the shootout.

Luis Suárez - Cried after being sent off during a Copa América match against Chile in 2011.

Carlos Tévez - Cried during a match for Boca Juniors when he was substituted and felt he hadn't performed well.

Arjen Robben - Cried during Bayern Munich's match against Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final after missing several chances.

Mesut Özil - Cried during a match for Germany when he was criticized by fans and media, feeling deeply emotional.

A simple no would have sufficed. You have one peno miss in your list that stretchs back 34 years. The peno was the final kick in a CL final lol. This was in a round 16 game at nil all with 15 mins left against a team with limited talent that they had been all over. It was rather Bizzare.

Still hope they win.

Maradonna crying in 1990.

Don't think Martinez has the bottle to sub Ronnie, looks like a puppet manager. Glad to see Portugal scrape through, some amazing players.

Slovenia battled so hard for a 120 mins to keep a clean sheet for to only fold so easily in the shoot it. Their goal keeper was very good. 210 mins against England and Portugal without conceding.

What is worrying for portugal is is how tired they looked towards the end of the 90 and into extra time. Pepe and Ronaldo are too old for playing 120 mins now. It was not even hot in stutgart last night. If they fade like that against France and match goes to extra time they will get knocked out.

Ronaldo wasn't brilliant last night but he wasn't completely useless for the first 60/70 minutes , he was however ineffective after that point.

His free kicks yesterday were better than they usually are as he actually got one of them on target and another not far away , generally his free kicks are much worse than that.

The reason you keep him on is his heading ability as he can always leap up and score a header from a set piece or speculative cross, he's one of the best headers of the ball in the history of the game.

The issue is though it's clear Martinez is afraid to drop him at any stage , he indulged him by playing him against Georgia purely because Ronaldo wanted to break his duck in this tournament when he should have been resting.

Goncalo Ramos really should start the next game as he can provide more energy than Ronaldo will be able to bring after 120 minutes last night bring Ronaldo on in the second half as an impact sub.