Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Al Nasr) was again considered the worst player.
Spanish media “Marca” selected 11 people who did not meet expectations by organizing the 2024 UEFA Football Championship (Euro 2024) with only one game left in the final on the 14th (Korea Standard Time).
Dubbed the Euro 2024 “Worst 11,” Ronaldo was included in the 4-3-3 formation. Portugal, which used to be called the favorite, was eliminated in the quarterfinals due to Ronaldo’s poor performance.
Ronaldo has played as a starting player in all of the tournaments. He only garnered one assist while playing tirelessly from the group league to the quarterfinals when he lost to France. All of them played in the stadium without exception, and even after taking care of free kicks and penalties, Ronaldo packed up all of them without a goal. 스포츠토토
It is the first time that Ronaldo has finished the Euro with zero goals. Ronaldo, who has been in charge of Portugal’s offense since Euro 2004 20 years ago, has scored a total of 14 goals each time as he is a scoring machine. At the Euro 2012 and Euro 2020, he was top scorer with three and five goals, respectively. He boasts of seven assists, the most ever.
However, he lost sharpness in this year’s event, and struggled to overcome rival defenders in both speed and scoring ability. Statistics show that he should have scored at least three goals in this year’s event alone. As the team finished scoreless, Ronaldo and even Portugal’s spear failed to display strength.
Ronaldo has also lost his impressive performances on big stages. He ended his career in scoring goals at five consecutive finals, which had continued since the Euro 2004. Ronaldo’s journey of scoring at least one goal each at the FIFA World Cup ended in the 10th.
“This is my last Euro match,” Ronaldo said ahead of the match against France. After 20 years of playing in the Euro, Ronaldo became lonely and had no goal. Ronaldo, who sobbed after missing a penalty kick in the round of 16 against Slovenia, showed no tears at the match against France, where his team was confirmed to be eliminated. He silently accepted his eternal farewell to the Euro.
Ronaldo failed in the last dance move. He also realized the limits of his age. This is why I am advised to stop now. Manchester United legend Roy Keane said, “Ronaldo should step down from the national team and rest. Even if he continues to play soccer, he should stop playing for the national team. It is also important for him to take a step back so that other players can appear.”
“Ronaldo is a player I respect very much, so I expected him to shine brilliantly at the last Euro match. However, the scene that I wanted was not produced,” said Galas from Chelsea. Now, the media is expected to criticize Ronaldo in earnest as he was included in the “Worst 11.”
Meanwhile, along with Ronaldo, Marca listed Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Doosan Vlahovic (Serbia), Dominique Soboslai (Hungary), Sergei Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia), John McGinn (Scotland), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine), Andreas Christensen (Denmark), Gianluca Mancini (Italy), Giovanni di Lorenzo (Italy), and Dominique Livakovic (Croatia) as the worst 11 players.
