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Kilishihunter:
Ehen I talk am, wetin you wan do
Busybody

Lol.. You wan fight?

ThierryJay:
Well, in retrospect, no one actually expected Spain to do so well at this tournament. So in a way, they over achieved and should hold their heads high.

Congrats to Italy. To be honest once it got to penalties, i knew there was only going to be one winner.

I honestly wasn't disappointed. The penalty was definitely gonna be a shutty one considering that not many of them are penalty takers. Glad they put on a good fight during regular time.

A quick reminder to those trolling that none of their team's players made it past R016, except Belgium's golden generation that got bundled out by Italy during regular time in the quarter-finals.

ThierryJay:
Haha didnt even know he had trademarked that clown title. I'm sure he's perfectly at ease with it.

Lol, a simple search would prove it.. Guy is a demeaned shittyhead.

Debroslink:
If we had a Barca attacker like Fati, Morata wouldn't even be called for the tournament in the 1st place.

Lol, they would since be champions. Maybe Enrique would have dumped his silly ass outta the squad sef

ThierryJay:
Eventually, Spain was still jinxed by Morata's Madrid's connection.

If anything was gonna be their bad luck, it had to be the connection with those trophyless lots.

ThierryJay:
@Firstbornwds - While there may be some truth to age impacting on CR's free-kick prowess, I believe that cannot be the sole contributor simply because Juninho and Pirlo in their old years were still scoring several free-kicks using the knuckle ball technique. In fact Juninho scored up to 30 free-kicks after the age of 30 with many of them knuckle balled styled. With Juninho, any free kick within 40 yards was a danger to the opponent.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z87fGiSz_-o

Sorry, the Italy - Spain match caused me not to answer this..


In truth, I didn't thoroughly buy the claim of age affecting Ronaldo's free-kick prowess and I think I also mentioned it somewhere, ( I'll try to quote it) that he actually not that good fk taker even with the knuckle style. When compared to the greats that used that style, he obviously won't rank anywhere close to the top 3, simply because he's more of the trial and error kinda taker. So yes, I think I agree with you on that.

Morata... Eww

Make Spanish players day take this thing serious Nah.

ThierryJay:
Lol, you re a circus clown; sweet to watch but not to be associated with.

Not an atom of my IQ will be further wasted bantering with you over your twisted fantasies.

Pls continue with your vacuous displays. I'm relaxed and watching with glee.

Lol... I am surprised he doesn't recognize that "clown" title. Good thing you reminded him that he belonged to the circus.

jpmoriarti:
Pedri playing another 120 mins of football.

This boy i something else.

BTW, Thiago has been playing trash since he came on.

Just came on to spoil beautiful play.. I think he was brought on solely for penalty reasons sha

pu7pl3:
The definition is exactly what you have been displaying here my friend...the person that diagnosed you did a great job, now it's left for you to help yourself and rest...rest mothafuka

Dear doofus, I have said it time and again that the only reason why you are not in chains is because your madness is only top-notch in the online world... If only your lifestyle could be traced to naira land, and this thread especially... You'd so have a room to yourself at Yabaleft. Now outta my mention, senile nitwit.

homesteady:
I can't remember the last match where Busquets was this dominant. He is literally everywhere, causing fouls, stopping counters, heading corners....

Honestly, the zeal is something way out of the ordinary. Man has been solid all through. Only oafs will think otherwise.

pu7pl3:
They said you have BPD oga...try dey rest

Both you and the person that said it are renowned for being imbecilic. The difference is that he's more of a glorified dumbhead than you are... So, that statement is automatically a shot fired right at you guys.


And in case you don't know what BPD... Here's it.

ThierryJay:
I even thought he was one of the more sensible opponents here until that comment showcased his thoughtlessness.

Then he comes with the trashtalk of being sentimental... Whereas the acclaimed finished player has won two MOTM awards in this competition alone.

If daftness was a hobby, that guy would be a master of it.

pu7pl3:
You're a Cule, I'm automatically more intelligent than you

Battling with you on the subject of who is more intelligent would a great slap to every reasonable human being alive. The only reason you are not in chains or in the care of a psychiatrist is that your boneheadedness is mostly exhibited online.

ThierryJay:
Finished man that a treble winning coach is playing for 120 minutes against the supposedly best side in the tournament? Based on your comment, one of you or Enrique is clueless. Enrique is in the Semis so I think the answer is obvious.

You even get time answer... That person resemble way sabi anything for your eye?

TheHulk616:
Italy should not waste GOAT Ronaldo presence in Italy.

The person whose presence they should not waste has been PURSUED AWAY to the abyss since he didn't get a penalty or whatever... Yet you want them to idolize him?

Sorry, the last person or team that had that mentality (Mbappe, France) was KICKED OUT by a team that got KNOCKED OUT by Barcelona's Spain.


Cry another cry

This Dani Olmo guy has been impressive oo

Don't forget the MASTER BUSQUETS..

jpmoriarti:
Enrique so much trust the Barca players in the lineup.

Why won't he trust them when we have such a gem in Pedri.

You were saying?

Jokerman:
God bless Italy

Casa Dolce Casa

How truer can it get?

An honest opinion..

There are certain peeps here that are monumentally dumb. I mean, these lots deserve two awards, one for being foolish enough not to know when to discuss necessity rather than throw unnecessary jabs, and the second award should be a supplement in case they lose the first one.

How person pikin go mumu like this?

This is the very reason behind why Messi doesn't have a new contract yet. Nonetheless, Laliga has said he wouldn't be regarded as a new signing once every fracas is settled

Kilishihunter:
You sef were shocked? I had to check the username again to see if someone else made that statement and was impersonating him

Honestly.... If someone had read it out to me, I'd confidently tell the person was definitely not him. You definitely can't spell a busybody without his name popping up.



On a more serious note, how you day see the Brazil match?

Kilishihunter:
But wait fess, forget bants, Isn't it ironic you're calling someone else a busybody

Lol, I literally laughed reading that. The irony of that statement is worth salts in the ocean.

Santiago123:
You could well argue that both his freekick and dribbling ability declined in that 2014,he became more of a poacher than an all round wide forward.

No truer fact. I might as well go back to see more of his persona in 2013/14 to be sure about his stance on taking freekicks

Santiago123:
I don't really want to blame Ronaldo,but both you and I know Ronaldo wasn't great at that euro,his finishing effeciency was pretty bad(most shots without scoring),he had the worst conversation rate of any player to score (3) goals that tournament,Nani scored the same number of goals with way better effeciency,but I also agree if u put pepe above Nani,he was pretty solid,his MOTM performance against France was just the crowning moment
All in all it was a collective effort and no one should lay claim for it to be a one-man mission.

Yes.. Ronaldo wasn't close to exceptional. I sometimes attribute that trophy to luck and some sort of glory hunting. But then, I won't downplay the fear factor he constituted by his presence and commanding style of play.

Nonetheless, I understand your points.

Santiago123:
I get your point but let's reason together
Nani was Portugal highest rated player against Iceland,against Wales and Hungary he was their second highest rated player(behind Ronaldo),his performance was evenly spread,Renato Santos had his best game against poland,quaresma best was against Croatia,pepe(MOTM in the final against France),it was a pure collective effort,I think Nani just pips it for me,his performance was evenly spread,his all-round game was pretty good too,and his link up with Ronaldo was brilliant.
In ur opinion who was Portugal second best player?

Honestly, I don't know who to rate better than Pepe. Man was solid for a long time after the flaw against Hungary. Yes, Nani was good but I don't know why I still want to refuse that he wasn't exceptionally a star of the competition. Well, maybe third since Renato wasn't all solid until the knockout stages.


My reason doesn't go beyond that he wasn't actively involved with the team play except in front of goals, even though he only scored 3. There is a reason why I don't use the Euro 2016 as a banter point against Ronaldo... Even though he scored only 3, it was impossible not to see how much threat he posed especially when he refused to go beyond the opposition midfield while still maintaining still staying onside. Nani on the other hand was one of the few forwards that lost possession more, and had the fullbacks scampering each time to defend counter press. Take the Poland game for example.

Santiago123:
Ronaldo stopped being a good freekick taker as far back as 2014,there is no way it is lack of practice that made him not to be good.

Exactly.

IKON360:
Ronaldo simply stopped practicing his free kicks, even Messi still practises his free kicks and Ronaldo was good at free kicks, his technique was the same knuckle ball technique that Juninho, Pirlo used. Rashford tried it against Chelsea and that was his best free kick. Ronaldo was using it frequently and it worked for him. But he has stopped practicing and I think he is now betting for holes in the wall to score his more recent attempts and most walls are braver now and so he would score less and less.
And using his age as basis to criticize his FK taking ability is off for me cos firstly the dead ball technique of free kicks achieved by using the knuckles to hit the ball is harder to execute than using the instep of the foot to hit the ball for either a straight shot or a curl. It's not about age or power but practice and accurate execution. Pirlo at 35 was still scoring free kicks and even Ronaldo's FK goal against Spain in 2018 was a well hit curl so he scored a curved ball. But Ronaldo has just stopped practicing as regularly as he should.

Age has got to do with it brother.. This man analyzed it all with complete details.

Santiago123:
The brazilian didi was the master of the falling leaf freekick technique(similar to knuckle ball),it was said that the unorthodox technique affected his knee later in his career.
I remember Mancini saying in 2010 that Ronaldo style of freekick will affect his knee later in the future,so it perhaps is no coincidence that Ronaldo freekick detoriated when he had that serious knee injury(/tendolosis) in 2014,since then you could argue he has never been the same(both his dribbling ability),i i believe Ronaldo unorthodox style of taking freekicks(since it was dependent on knee power) affected him later on,in his career.

He stopped practicing obviously because age caught with him and continually practicing that would mean more damage.

Juninho and Pirlo didn't always use the knuckle style. It was all dependent on the placement of the ball and wall height.