umeu wrote:lol overrated... hes the main reason they were there in the first place. Sure rui patricio and pepe did a good job at defending and making sure that they didnt concede, but he showed his class when it was needed. and its just really sad he got knocked out. You can hate his character all you want, but there is no denying his football talent.
he basically played this entire tournament injured and fatigued, he still carried his team with his goals as he did for madrid.
There can be no denying that Ronaldo is very good, both talented and hard-working player. Portugal did get to the finals thanks to him too. But they didn't win the finals thanks to him. And it's possible if he stayed on the pitch he wouldn't have done much. Ronaldo at 31 is not the consistent player he was a few years ago. His playstyle changed to adapt to his age. He used to get the ball from defenders and dribble his way up to scoring a goal in the past, now he can't do this anymore. That's why now he has a very different style of playing and scoring, in fact there are two:
1. playing as a winger close to the box and waiting for a pass, then going in the box and aiming for the goal
2. positioning himself in the box and waiting for a pass from another player
He doesn't run nearly as much as he did in the past.
Yeah, this is the problem with these narcissistic people. In a way, there are similarities between Ronaldo and Mancl. It's a common trait for narcissists to try to be the best at something and to want to be admired and worshipped. Too bad that people don't realise this is a maladaptive way of relating to other people and they just feed this narcissism with their worship. Narcissists need to learn humility, need to learn how to be like other people, among them, to live like anonymous people, not feeling better than anyone else, just maybe better at what they do best. For narcissists, this is different, they take that skill which makes them the best at something and shape their personality around this belief that they are better than everyone else. It's just a maladaptive way of relating to other people, that's all. You need to learn how to be humble and close to other people, even if you're the best at something. Narcissists can't do that, their whole personality is built around elevating themselves above the others, treating them like minions and fans at best.
Ronaldo has everything anyone would ever want: money, fame, some of the best stats in the history of football. But he wants more and more to feed his ego, just like any other narcissist.
