Cristiano Ronaldo (170 Viewers)

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You a Sporting fan or FC Porto fan? :lol2: Imagine dropping Ruben Neves and Moutinho in the midfield and Felix as 10 in a system like Nuno's Wolves. But with Santos will always be William Turtle. I actually think we've got good players coming in year after year, the thing is that Santos is too conservative on this. He rather play always with the old ones that he knows for years than try to build a different system, tactically speaking I find him very limited as he fails to take the most out of the players he has available. Would rather see a manager like Jorge Jesus, even Mourinho or Leonardo Jardim take helm. He got us the Euro without knowing how to read or write but it's time to move on, the same luck won't happen twice. We win games from individual brilliance and Ronaldo's ability.
Sporting. Which made the Taça de Portugal pretty dam funny for me this season. That Sporting even existed as a club this season wasn’t a given.

You know, I thought William - yes, William the F’ing Turtle - was the most likely to score against Switzerland on Wed if not for Ronaldo’s tripleta. He looked kinda possessed in a good way like I have almost never seen.

You won’t get creativity with Santos. But you’ll get a team that manages to hang with everyone and is hard to get rid of. Boring, yes. Highly reliant on individual moments of offensive brilliance, yes. But I’ll actually take Portugal’s chances in a final more with him than any of the others. As much as I like Jardim.

Don't you guys remember Pauleta, the original stat-padder? I'd have to check but I remember him scoring lots of goals against absolute minnows, so I presume he has a few also.

Edit:
Ronaldo 7
Pauleta 3
Eusebio 2
Nuno Gomes 2
9 other players 1 each
Yeah. Dat Azores Eagle always seem to crush it in qualifiers and bottle up in the final tournament. PSG legend before PSG bought legends. ;)
 

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JuveJay

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Sporting. Which made the Taça de Portugal pretty dam funny for me this season. That Sporting even existed as a club this season wasn’t a given.

You know, I thought William - yes, William the F’ing Turtle - was the most likely to score against Switzerland on Wed if not for Ronaldo’s tripleta. He looked kinda possessed in a good way like I have almost never seen.

You won’t get creativity with Santos. But you’ll get a team that manages to hang with everyone and is hard to get rid of. Boring, yes. Highly reliant on individual moments of offensive brilliance, yes. But I’ll actually take Portugal’s chances in a final more with him than any of the others. As much as I like Jardim.



Yeah. Dat Azores Eagle always seem to crush it in qualifiers and bottle up in the final tournament. PSG legend before PSG bought legends. ;)
47 goals in total.

Kuwait 4
Luxembourg 4
Andorra 3
Cyprus 3
Latvia 3
Cape Verde 3
Lichtenstein 2
Azerbaijan 2
Scotland 2
Estonia 2
Lithuania 2
Canada
Angola
Albania
China
34 goals

Tunisia
Greece
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Croatia
England
Brazil
Netherlands 2
Poland 3 (lol @piotrr)
13 goals

LOL what a boss.
 

ColloRosso

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Jul 16, 2018
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47 goals in total.

Kuwait 4
Luxembourg 4
Andorra 3
Cyprus 3
Latvia 3
Cape Verde 3
Lichtenstein 2
Azerbaijan 2
Scotland 2
Estonia 2
Lithuania 2
Canada
Angola
Albania
China
34 goals

Tunisia
Greece
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Croatia
England
Brazil
Netherlands 2
Poland 3 (lol @piotrr)
13 goals

LOL what a boss.

I believe Pauleta today on this team would still do more than Andre Silva or Guedes as a striker with Ronaldo.
 

Hust

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May 29, 2005
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So if Sarri it is that's coming, I wonder if the boar asked him his opinion on coaches considering I doubt they would want to upset him lol
 

zizinho

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So if Sarri it is that's coming, I wonder if the boar asked him his opinion on coaches considering I doubt they would want to upset him lol
When he went to Real we finished 7th and then in the summer this board took over. By 2017 we were in the CL final vs them and beat the living shit out of them at Bernabeu the following year. They then made it clear what their ambitions are by purchasing him. I think he trusts these guys too much for his own good, but hes the guy here that knows best what it takes to win, so maybe he should give his take more often
 

Juventino2019

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May 1, 2019
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United before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 48 years. United with Ronaldo - 1 CL in 6 years (United after Ronaldo - 0 CL in 10 years).
Madrid before Ronaldo - 9 CL in 54 years. Madrid with Ronaldo - 4 CL in 9 years.
Portugal before Ronaldo - 82 years and zero finals or trophies. Portugal with Ronaldo - 3 finals and 2 trophies in 16 years.

Juventus before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 63 years. Juventus with Ronaldo - ????
 

j0ker

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Jan 5, 2006
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United before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 48 years. United with Ronaldo - 1 CL in 6 years (United after Ronaldo - 0 CL in 10 years).
Madrid before Ronaldo - 9 CL in 54 years. Madrid with Ronaldo - 4 CL in 9 years.
Portugal before Ronaldo - 82 years and zero finals or trophies. Portugal with Ronaldo - 3 finals and 2 trophies in 16 years.

Juventus before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 63 years. Juventus with Ronaldo - ????
2 CLs

We are that unlucky.
 

ColloRosso

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Jul 16, 2018
2,245
United before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 48 years. United with Ronaldo - 1 CL in 6 years (United after Ronaldo - 0 CL in 10 years).
Madrid before Ronaldo - 9 CL in 54 years. Madrid with Ronaldo - 4 CL in 9 years.
Portugal before Ronaldo - 82 years and zero finals or trophies. Portugal with Ronaldo - 3 finals and 2 trophies in 16 years.

Juventus before Ronaldo - 2 CL in 63 years. Juventus with Ronaldo - ????

Step by step. Welcome :baus:
 

Juventino2019

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May 1, 2019
530
2 CLs

We are that unlucky.
It'll work out. His legacy is on the line. Part of his power, outside being one of the best players in history, is him pushing the organization to perfection. Be it the extra money he brings in allowing more financial risks, or simply his presence. Take Allegri for example. I'm sure Ronaldo didn't say anything to AA, but when he's visibly frustrated with the football we're playing, AA knows he needs to act. Having Ronaldo leaves you no choice. Be it next year or the year after that, Juventus will have a monster team in Ronaldo's image that will win the CL.



Step by step. Welcome :baus:
Thanks!
 

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