Cesc Fabregas has played down the contribution of Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup and said that Argentina's struggles are not all Lionel Messi's fault.

Writing in a column for BBC Sport, Fabregas, who was left out of Spain's squad for this summer's tournament, said that Ronaldo's four goals in two games, including a hat trick against La Roja, "have come from set-pieces, penalties or mistakes."


Fabregas also praised former Barcelona teammate Messi and bemoaned Argentina's lack of quality as they have drawn with Iceland and lost to Croatia putting them on the brink of an early World Cup exit.

"It was a similar story for Messi against Croatia, but it was not all his fault," Fabregas said. "As I said in my TV analysis after Argentina's defeat, they look like a broken team.

"So it is has been really difficult for him. He does not have the quality in behind him, when he needs someone who can help him build up the play."


"These days, Cristiano Ronaldo has a very different role for Portugal -- he mainly stays up front and you no longer see him running all over the pitch," he added. "He is one of the big names in Russia who has made a strong start to this World Cup, in terms of goals, with four so far.

"Yes, he is playing well, but if you really look at what he has done, he has scored one penalty, one free kick, one goal from a corner and one with a shot that David De Gea should have saved. You cannot say that he and Portugal have shown great combinations or tiki-taka football to score great goals.

"You have to give him credit, of course, but his goals have come from set-pieces, penalties or mistakes."

Argentina must win their final group game against Nigeria on Tuesday to stand any chance of progressing to the knockout stages, while Portugal need just a point against Iran on Monday to advance.


Lalasticlala

So the Portuguese National team has more quality than that of the Argentines abi? Messi's supporters are now wailing now that the god is firing in all cylinders. Maybe Fabregas has forgotten that his god missed a penalty, and also failed to score a single one of the loads of free kicks he has taken so far

ARGENTINA HAS A VERY POPULAR BUT MEDIOCRE PLAYERS UNLIKE PORTUGAL THAT HAS AN AVERAGE BUT WELL ORGANISED TEAM...i pity messi,he shouldnt have come outta retirement

No wonder he didn't make it to the world cup


Olodo

EastGold:
No wonder he didn't make it to the world cup


Olodo

Imagine the fuckery

Fabregas is just speaking Transmission Transmission

The most useless analysis I have ever seen...so fabregas wants to tell us that Portugal has better individual prospects when compared to Argentina...ok no p.lets just say he's right.but his being right simply justifies the claim that once Messi leaves Barcelona which is surrounded by versatile midfield qualities and team collectively,his career is dead and gone...either way!
I used to think Messi was better but my mind is going the Ronaldo way now cos the dude keeps proving people like me wrong every single moment he is unexpected to prove a point.

World Cup whatsapp Group

[b]Iwobi : gud evening house
Lewandowski : hi
Ronaldo : @Messi how market
Ramos : LOL
Pogba : hahhahahaha
Kante : my chest
Mikel Obi : ours didn't reach 3 ooo �
_Mascherano left_
Mane : Admin who left
Iwobi : ��
Karious : come on guys they tried
Bale : the same way you tried �
Modric : and cried
Sterling : and benched
Benzema : till career finishes
_Karious left_
Sane @Aguero when are you coming back?
Aguero : Daylight
Rakitic : Who is Aguero?
Messi : Our striker
Ighalo : that can not score
Messi : you, have you scored?
Moses @Messi won miss penalty 2018
Rasford : epic miss
Lingard : ��
Zlatan : lions don't recover like humans �
Ramos : Sharrap old fool, retire already
Mo Salah : lol
Ramos : hey bro Mo Salah wudup
Mo Salah : who's your bro..... & don't ever come to Egypt oh
Buffon : hahhahahaha
Neymar :��
Casemiro : ��
T - Kross : ��
_Mo Salah left_
Can : hehehehe
Mbappe : @can you that went on free transfer what are you Laffing at
Lukaku : lwkmd
Hazard : �‍♂
De bruyne : fada lawd
Etebo : Up super Eagles
Messi : which one?
Ronaldo : the one that dealt with your country messilessly during friendlies
Willian : Evil @Ronaldo..
Godin : oh Ronaldo has finished Messi
Isco : heheehheh
Pogba : Messi short man ehyah
Ndidi : Adonbilivit
_Messi left_[/b]

To be continued

Portugal team is a more balanced team than argentina team.
Asides d attack, dis argentina team is not better than saudi team.

Overrated in my opinion.

Fabregas should relax. He is just been biased. Give credit to Ronaldo. 4 goals in 2 matches ain't easy. In the end, it's the goals scored that mattered

ANY GOAL ISSA GOAL

Own goal Issa goal... Who b messi

Take it or leave it, RONALDO Is the real G.O.A.T.

Khd95:
ANY GOAL ISSA GOAL

YES O! .

A goal issa goal Kai even own goal issa goal
Messi was not able to score even with the penalty so Cesc should shut up and keep watching the world cup on TV like us

he said that "Ronaldo's four goals in two games, including a hat trick against La Roja, "have come from set-pieces, penalties or mistakes."

All Goal na Goal, no matter how you score it
If CR7 didn't score now, you'll be the 1st to Criticize&Analyze him.

Talkin'about Tiki Taka
Abeg who Tiki Taka epp for this World Cup??

Messi fans are in fear that Cr7 should not win the world cup, dont worry portugal dont have team to win the world cup, only Cr7 cant do it.

make him dey deir dey talk... dem ur mate dey play u d watch back of TV

Fabrega, that one na for your pocket o

Ronaldo goals have come from set pieces, penalty and mistakes? Didn't Messi have these same set pieces and penalty? Who are we to blame for Messi's penalty miss? His team mates? His coach? Fabregas, Park well.

Messi fans are just wailing and Cr7 doesnt even care about them.
Fabregas is angry that Cr7 got a hat trick against his country spain in the world cup.
When Cr7 perform they will say its luck or goal keeper mistake but if its messi they will say its genius.
I hope super eagles will thrash agentina 3 nill so that wailers can wail on.

oshe11:
World Cup whatsapp Group
[b]Iwobi : gud evening house Lewandowski : hi Ronaldo : @Messi how market Ramos : LOL Pogba : hahhahahaha Kante : my chest Mikel Obi : ours didn't reach 3 ooo � _Mascherano left_ Mane : Admin who left Iwobi : �� Karious : come on guys they tried Bale : the same way you tried � Modric : and cried Sterling : and benched Benzema : till career finishes _Karious left_ Sane @Aguero when are you coming back? Aguero : Daylight Rakitic : Who is Aguero? Messi : Our striker Ighalo : that can not score Messi : you, have you scored? Moses @Messi won miss penalty 2018 Rasford : epic miss Lingard : �� Zlatan : lions don't recover like humans � Ramos : Sharrap old fool, retire already Mo Salah : lol Ramos : hey bro Mo Salah wudup Mo Salah : who's your bro..... & don't ever come to Egypt oh Buffon : hahhahahaha Neymar :�� Casemiro : �� T - Kross : �� _Mo Salah left_ Can : hehehehe Mbappe : @can you that went on free transfer what are you Laffing at Lukaku : lwkmd Hazard : �‍♂ De bruyne : fada lawd Etebo : Up super Eagles Messi : which one? Ronaldo : the one that dealt with your country messilessly during friendlies Willian : Evil @Ronaldo.. Godin : oh Ronaldo has finished Messi Isco : heheehheh Pogba : Messi short man ehyah Ndidi : Adonbilivit _Messi left_[/b]
To be continued

Messi is a chicken