Portugal just might go on to win this tournament. Their defence is sterling. Good luck getting past Pepe and Ruben Dias.

MohSlayer:


How can u also explain that Argentina lost whoopingly to ordinary SA despite Messi played? Get sense!

That is just a fluke and it only happens once in a while, and the Argentinian goal was scored by Messi, and he has gone on to score more and assisted, and he doesn't sit around inside the opponents goal post doing nothing, waiting for who will labor and give him to score. Moreover was portugal beaten or not, and was ronaldo on the match or not?

Lol

IamV:


No,you are not.
You're too filled with hate to be happy for them.

webizone:


I am a neutral and this is exactly what I think.

Why the hate. Ronaldo carried Portugal to Euro glory. The man scored 450 goals in 9 seasons for Madrid with 149 assists. Haha if u no like am no wahala. Just recognize greatness

All Nairaland mods slept off. They forget to update the scoreline since yesterday nawah o

babajero:
That is just a fluke and it only happens once in a while, and the Argentinian goal was scored by Messi, and he has gone on to score more and assisted, and he doesn't sit around inside the opponents goal post doing nothing, waiting for who will labor and give him to score. Moreover was portugal beaten or not, and was ronaldo on the match or not?

Ronaldo was not on the pitch when the lost... now u are saying messi scored , oh now penalty is now important... dont call that an assist, that one na pass

Geofavor:

This has always been the difference between Messi and Ronaldo: Messi carries his team while Ronaldo relies on his team to carry him. When Messi left Barca, the team fell apart. When Ronaldo left Madrid, the team started playing even better and allowed players whose shine he has been stealing to eventually get noticed. Modric and Benzema went on to win the balon d or.
Now, he is finally getting seen for the opportunistic player that he is and is been dealt with accordingly. Portugal should keep him on the bench for the rest of the tournament if they intend performing well.

Truer words have never been spoken.

pquaver:


Rants of a malnourished dimwit. You made no points.. You are breed from a swine.. Talking and wasting time on your can reduce one to a dullard.. President Buhari.. Enjoy ur demented world

please don't abuse anyone in the cases or matter related to football, it is just a mere game originated by satan to brings in disagreement between people over little ideas. Always learn to forgive others. God bless you

Kingcalls:


What most people don't know is the belief Ronaldo created in the minds of young Portuguese players .... I have been supporting Portugal since 96 ... Portugal used to be like Switzerland or Poland.... b4 Ronaldo, they had only qualified for the world cup 2 times and had never played a final in their history... b4 Ronaldo, they had only appeared in 2 semis in all competitions they had played( 66 world cup and Euros 2000) Ronaldo joined the team when players like Figo , Rui Costa, paulo bento( South Korea coach) Nuno Gomes , pauleta , Joan pinto , Sergio concencao( Porto coach) , Nuno Valente were ending their careers ... Portugal never believed in themselves, the people of Portugal never believed in themselves until Ronaldo gave them belief... Ronaldo did for Portugal same thing Pele did for Brazil, made them a force in world of football, Ronaldo made a new generation believe in themselves cos Portugal started performing in competitions against all odds ... today , they have arrays of stars , something that they have never ever been opportuned to have in their history, they now have players in great clubs ... apart from Figo ( Barcelona & real madrid ) rui Costa ( joined Milan in his twilight of his career) , Sergio concencao ( inter , also twilight of his career ) and victor Baia ( their goalie from barca ) the rest were in average clubs or poor clubs ... Ronaldo joined the team and the future , and Portugal started to improve, they started to qualify for every tournament, never has in happened in history, they won their first ever and second senior cups under Ronaldo with an average team that had only pepe , Ronaldo and Guerrero playing for top teams ... now Portuguese players are sort after because their citizens now believe in their capabilities, they young ones idolise Ronaldo... players like G Ramos , Felix, leao and many others grew up watching Ronaldo do wonders for their country... when Ronaldo won the balon d'or , those players were like 6 or 7 yrs old ... musicians like usher , Chris Brown and so many others will say that Michael Jackson inspired them and it made them stars ... this is the same effect Ronaldo has had on the new generation of Portuguese players ... players like Eusebio cudnt do it cos he dint have longevity, he also didn't win anything for Portugal and only played one tournament... only smart people will understand what Ronaldo has done for Portugal... Argentina were already a force b4 messi , players like kempes and Maradona had already done it for them ... players like Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski cudnt influence a nation to create new arrays of stars like Ronaldo has done ... Ronaldo to me is the greatest that have ever laced that boot in football

it is not Messi's fault that he was born into the same place as maradona . True Cristiano story is inspiring but you can't blame someone for being born into a particular country and some players had it more rougher than Ronaldo and Portugal is not at the level of Poland and Croatia or other European teams. they had great players in the past like Figo and others. Most of the you will crown Ronaldo as the greatest real Madrid player for his records but will never crown Messi as the best Barca player when he has the best records for the team , because players like ronaldinho maradonna cryuff has played there and laid the foundation. Ronaldo being a source of inspiration is what made him the best athelte the world has ever seen at the moment so the GOAT title is more befitting for him but as far as football pitch magic is concerned Messi is far above him and a better footballer. do you know the hurtful words that has been said to Messi by maradona and Argentinian fans because he hasn't performed upto their expectations. Ronaldo never had these problems in the national team. for you it is okay for Ronaldo to flaunt his euro trophy but Messi can't do the same for Copa America because they are not as developed as euros and his Olympics medal means nothing to you, and you will still come out to say something about hate when you so much hate anything about Messi okay. afcon win by mane was counted in his Balon dor criteria and we Africans even wanted him to win it

[quote author=Clementoons post=118968442] please don't abuse anyone in the cases or matter related to football, it is just a mere game originated by satan to brings in disagreement between people over little ideas. Always learn to forgive others. God bless you[/quote/]

why don't you look at who I quoted. It okay for him to insult me but I should not because you both like Ronaldo ba?

Lesson to be learnt from ronaldo story is that no matter what you have done for people or the world you can never satisfy them

pquaver:


Keep quiet my friend, did someone still ur own hardwork when u attribute Messi hardwork in Argentina and other places to others and also outright condemn his efforts.. May it be so for you to as you condemn Messi. Own.. May ur hardwork too be stolen and when u qualify may others rise and say some else deserves what you worked hard to achieve.. Nonsense

idiot I have never attributed Messi's hardwork to someone else's. Never ever. I hardly even ever talk about Messi that much.
Infact I don't even talk about Messi. I avoid his topic. I read n pass. And yes Ronaldo was much more influential in that Madrid team than any Madrid player. The final Ramos bailed Madrid in...it was Ronaldo that took them there by scoring hartrick against Wolfsburg. The final bale scored in... It was same Ronaldo that took them there by killing off Juventus. So go n sit down with ur hate.

Tumblr:


You’re right I’m not quiet. Pendu mods did what they know how to do best. But I’m back!!

Yes I’m Snapchat, Pinterest but not Almiron.

Now I’m Tumblr also

Na me and una for this forum

You have spare time to shalaye, you don't owe anyone an explanation. Banter continues, it's part of football.

yinkeys:

This may happen also
That Billingham is a problem in the middle

Bellingham is one of many problems that France will have on Saturday. England has many options. Mbappe is a one man riot squad but he will be frustrated on Saturday.

littleguy444:
it is not Messi's fault that he was born into the same place as maradona . True Cristiano story is inspiring but you can't blame someone for being born into a particular country and some players had it more rougher than Ronaldo and Portugal is not at the level of Poland and Croatia or other European teams. they had great players in the past like Figo and others. Most of the you will crown Ronaldo as the greatest real Madrid player for his records but will never crown Messi as the best Barca player when he has the best records for the team , because players like ronaldinho maradonna cryuff has played there and laid the foundation. Ronaldo being a source of inspiration is what made him the best athelte the world has ever seen at the moment so the GOAT title is more befitting for him but as far as football pitch magic is concerned Messi is far above him and a better footballer. do you know the hurtful words that has been said to Messi by maradona and Argentinian fans because he hasn't performed upto their expectations. Ronaldo never had these problems in the national team. for you it is okay for Ronaldo to flaunt his euro trophy but Messi can't do the same for Copa America because they are not as developed as euros and his Olympics medal means nothing to you, and you will still come out to say something about hate when you so much hate anything about Messi okay. afcon win by mane was counted in his Balon dor criteria and we Africans even wanted him to win it

No one is saying that Messi is not top or the best barca player ever...we need to be logical here ... it was easy for Messi ... Argentina and Barcelona is different from Portugal and sporting..... Croatia had players like bosnic( lazio) top player... suker ( real madrid) top player , jarni ( real madrid ) top player, Tudor ( Juventus)top defender, Boban ( Milan) top midfielder, prosenescki ... Czech Republic also had top players...at that time Portugal wasn't even up to Belgium or Denmark( Laudrup brothers , sand ) or Sweden ( Martin Darlin, Henrik Larsson ). Portugal hoped on their golden generation that won junior WC , but they never made it until Ronaldo joined that team... his motivation as captain from 2008 gave them that belief...Ferguson got Nani to Manchester because he wanted another Ronaldo, Chelsea got Quaresma and thats how Portugal gradually started getting it right ... pls try to watch Ronaldo from 04 thru to 2014... he still has the World record as the player with the most completed dribbles in a single game ( against benfica for Manchester United ) Ronaldo has been playing with a bad knee since 2014 when he got injured in a league game...thats y he changed his game style... he still used one leg to win 3 more CL , Euros, Nations league, top scorer, breaking records and 3 balon dor titles .... if u check Ronaldos history, u will not mention another player near him

Almiron:
You have spare time to shalaye, you don't owe anyone an explanation. Banter continues, it's part of football.

pquaver:
why don't you look at who I quoted. It okay for him to insult me but I should not because you both like Ronaldo ba?

Na so Pendu boys dey always do. Dem no dey caution their fellow Penduists.

But come to think of it.... If Pessi improves players, how come no one who ever played with him won Fifa best or Ballon Dor?

I need to understand something... please!

babajero:
That is just a fluke and it only happens once in a while, and the Argentinian goal was scored by Messi, and he has gone on to score more and assisted, and he doesn't sit around inside the opponents goal post doing nothing, waiting for who will labor and give him to score. Moreover was portugal beaten or not, and was ronaldo on the match or not?

Baseless talk. Abeg the match don pass I have other better things to do

Kingcalls:


What most people don't know is the belief Ronaldo created in the minds of young Portuguese players .... I have been supporting Portugal since 96 ... Portugal used to be like Switzerland or Poland.... b4 Ronaldo, they had only qualified for the world cup 2 times and had never played a final in their history... b4 Ronaldo, they had only appeared in 2 semis in all competitions they had played( 66 world cup and Euros 2000) Ronaldo joined the team when players like Figo , Rui Costa, paulo bento( South Korea coach) Nuno Gomes , pauleta , Joan pinto , Sergio concencao( Porto coach) , Nuno Valente were ending their careers ... Portugal never believed in themselves, the people of Portugal never believed in themselves until Ronaldo gave them belief... Ronaldo did for Portugal same thing Pele did for Brazil, made them a force in world of football, Ronaldo made a new generation believe in themselves cos Portugal started performing in competitions against all odds ... today , they have arrays of stars , something that they have never ever been opportuned to have in their history, they now have players in great clubs ... apart from Figo ( Barcelona & real madrid ) rui Costa ( joined Milan in his twilight of his career) , Sergio concencao ( inter , also twilight of his career ) and victor Baia ( their goalie from barca ) the rest were in average clubs or poor clubs ... Ronaldo joined the team and the future , and Portugal started to improve, they started to qualify for every tournament, never has in happened in history, they won their first ever and second senior cups under Ronaldo with an average team that had only pepe , Ronaldo and Guerrero playing for top teams ... now Portuguese players are sort after because their citizens now believe in their capabilities, they young ones idolise Ronaldo... players like G Ramos , Felix, leao and many others grew up watching Ronaldo do wonders for their country... when Ronaldo won the balon d'or , those players were like 6 or 7 yrs old ... musicians like usher , Chris Brown and so many others will say that Michael Jackson inspired them and it made them stars ... this is the same effect Ronaldo has had on the new generation of Portuguese players ... players like Eusebio cudnt do it cos he dint have longevity, he also didn't win anything for Portugal and only played one tournament... only smart people will understand what Ronaldo has done for Portugal... Argentina were already a force b4 messi , players like kempes and Maradona had already done it for them ... players like Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski cudnt influence a nation to create new arrays of stars like Ronaldo has done ... Ronaldo to me is the greatest that have ever laced that boot in football

May God bless u for this insightful comment. May Ronaldo haters choke on it

CheapHomes1:


how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team? did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france? why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

Oga the match don end. CR7 will always be great. Keep arguing with ya keyboard.

Next thread pls

pquaver:


Keep quiet and answer.. Did Ronaldo not go to athen 2004 Olympics? Were is his medal for that outing..

Even if Ronaldo won a hundred U-23 medals, I will not even bring it up. Your argument is so baseless

Shey na U-23 medal make Pele, Maradona, Zidane, who they are today abi?? Who takes youth competition seriously?

Now let me school you..... no youth competition is taken seriously as the senior level. That’s why a player can play for another country during his senior team career after playing a junior competition. This means that U-23 is not important. Next time bring up better stats, not useless ones.

Keep arguing with your keyboard, I’m off to do better things with my time

MohSlayer:


Oga the match don end. CR7 will always be great. Keep arguing with ya keyboard.

Next thread pls

That's not I asked you. See what I asked you.

how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team? did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france? why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

Kingcalls:


No one is saying that Messi is not top or the best barca player ever...we need to be logical here ... it was easy for Messi ... Argentina and Barcelona is different from Portugal and sporting..... Croatia had players like bosnic( lazio) top player... suker ( real madrid) top player , jarni ( real madrid ) top player, Tudor ( Juventus)top defender, Boban ( Milan) top midfielder, prosenescki ... Czech Republic also had top players...at that time Portugal wasn't even up to Belgium or Denmark( Laudrup brothers , sand ) or Sweden ( Martin Darlin, Henrik Larsson ). Portugal hoped on their golden generation that won junior WC , but they never made it until Ronaldo joined that team... his motivation as captain from 2008 gave them that belief...Ferguson got Nani to Manchester because he wanted another Ronaldo, Chelsea got Quaresma and thats how Portugal gradually started getting it right ... pls try to watch Ronaldo from 04 thru to 2014... he still has the World record as the player with the most completed dribbles in a single game ( against benfica for Manchester United ) Ronaldo has been playing with a bad knee since 2014 when he got injured in a league game...thats y he changed his game style... he still used one leg to win 3 more CL , Euros, Nations league, top scorer, breaking records and 3 balon dor titles .... if u check Ronaldos history, u will not mention another player near him

You know ball.

KosiGee:


Bellingham is one of many problems that France will have on Saturday. England has many options. Mbappe is a one man riot squad but he will be frustrated on Saturday.

You forget Dembele has got speed too
Although he’s not great at finishing like Mbappe

Jokerman:
But come to think of it.... If Pessi improves players, how come no one who ever played with him won Fifa best or Ballon Dor?

I need to understand something... please!

U just made a whole lot of sense ....

CheapHomes1:


That's not I asked you. See what I asked you.

how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team? did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france? why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

He has been the one qualifying them for every competition.... Go and watch Hungary vs Portugal in 2016 ... he scored the brace that qualified them from the group stage when the team capitulated b4 his eyes ... against Poland he scored the opening penalty that gave them confidence to go on to win the shootout , because they complained that he dint take the first spot kick in 2012 against Spain in the semis and it lead to their defeat ... against Croatia, he won the ball in defence and started the attack, he then hmmade the final assist for Quaresma to tap in fir the winner with 2 mins to go...against Wales in the semis, he scored the opener and assisted Nani in the 2.0 win... without those moments , they wudnt have qualified to face France.... Eder in an interview said Ronaldo asked the coach to bring in Eder and according to Eder Ronaldo instructed him to try shooting towards lloris right hand side , that it was his weakness... he followed that instruction and it worked ... that victory built the confidence and belief of the Portuguese people and look at where they are today ... the story of how one single man turned a whole country to a football super power.... without Ronaldo, it wud hv been business as usual , they wud hv been like Poland today or the swedes

Kingcalls:


He has been the one qualifying them for every competition.... Go and watch Hungary vs Portugal in 2016 ... he scored the brace that qualified them from the group stage when the team capitulated b4 his eyes ... against Poland he scored the opening penalty that gave them confidence to go on to win the shootout , because they complained that he dint take the first spot kick in 2012 against Spain in the semis and it lead to their defeat ... against Croatia, he won the ball in defence and started the attack, he then hmmade the final assist for Quaresma to tap in fir the winner with 2 mins to go...against Wales in the semis, he scored the opener and assisted Nani in the 2.0 win... without those moments , they wudnt have qualified to face France.... Eder in an interview said Ronaldo asked the coach to bring in Eder and according to Eder Ronaldo insulted him to try shooting towards lloris right hand side , that it was his weakness... he followed that instruction and it worked ... that victory built the confidence and belief of the Portuguese people and look at where they are today ... the story of how one single man turned a while country to a football super power.... without Ronaldo, it wud hv been business as usual , they wud hv been like Poland today or the swedes

Bros, are you sure you understood the questions?

1. how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team?

2. did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france?

3. why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

CheapHomes1:


Bros, are you sure you understood the questions?

1. how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team?

2. did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france?

3. why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

If u dint understand my explanation , then its a waste of time .... Portugal in 2016 were not given a chance cos most of their players were at best average... Below is the team list in 2016 , now tell me how the players there were standard ..Apart from ronaldo and pepe , who else was playing for a super team or had a super name at his peak

Messi can never use this team to go past R16 in the copa , talkless of the Euros

Person score 118 International goals and u de talk how im take carry team .... cant u see those players with him were bunch of farmers

Kingcalls:


If u dint understand my explanation , then its a waste if time .... Portugal in 2016 were not given a chance cos most of their players were at best average... Below is the team list in 2016 , now tell me how the players there were standard ..Apart from ronaldo and pepe , who else was playing for a super team or had a super name at his peak

Messi can never use this team to go past R16 in the copa , talkless of the Euros

Person score 118 International goals and u de talk how im take carry team .... cant u see those players with him were bunch of farmers

How does that answer the following questions?

1. how was the team an average team and how has ronaldo been carrying the team?

2. did ronaldo "carry" the team in the finals they won against france?

3. why didnt ronaldo "carry" the average team yesterday?

Thank goodness this Portugal team took it easy on Ghana. Otherwise the Wack Stars would’ve ended up last in the group. Oh wait …