They all thought that C Luo would win the promotion qualification with Portugal as he did 8 years ago, and did not think that the 37-year-old veteran would become a wedding dresser, using his own passing tandem to help his teammates score three shots in succession, but he lost his shooting boots.
However, Ronaldo, who once aimed to score goals, has recently developed a side business. He was a coach on the spot to direct his teammates to attack, can you believe it?
01. Ronaldo, 37, found a side job: But it's a bit early to be a coach
Portugal put up a 4132 formation, putting the main resources in their own frontcourt. C Ronaldo undertook part of the work of the retracement organization and the tandem, and achieved good results, just playing on the side of Char Khanoglu, which has a certain offensive organizational task in Turkey, and Ottavio's wide-ranging running also gave C Ronaldo a lot of help.
Ronaldo's shooting performance in this game was relatively poor, with 5 shots on goal, 3 of which were excellent scoring opportunities.
In contrast, Ronaldo's passing series is still relatively reliable, and this foot score Ottavio is very skilled, so that Portugal's attack is suddenly enlightened, and the opportunity to get the team speed up in an instant.
After the split, Ronaldo turned around and inserted himself into the penalty area in an instant, quickly coming to the front of the line. Unfortunately, the cross of his teammates was not powerful, so that C Ronaldo could not get the opportunity to grab the point and hit the goal.
Maybe it was really older, this wave of sprinting into the penalty area from the middle line made C Luo exhaust his strength, and he then used a long period of time to slow down.
Even portugal got a second chance to attack, and Ronaldo directly stood in an offside position to direct the attack, leaving the team in a 10-11 state for the time being.
Ronaldo's gesture is still very clear, and letting his teammates pass the ball to Otavio in the rib vacancy has also been implemented.
Then a discordant scene appeared, and C Ronaldo wanted Ottavio to continue to divide the ball to Dalot on the right, so that when Turkey as a whole retreated, Ronaldo did not need to move too much to get into the position where the shot was received.
But Otavio's choice was the opposite of Cristiano Ronaldo's plan, taking advantage of the opportunity of the three Turkish players to look to the right and directly hit the top ball to Jota at the back post.
From another angle, it can be seen very clearly that the teammates did not complete the final pass according to the line planned by C Ronaldo, and when Ruota scored, C Ronaldo was a bit lonely. His career as an intern coach had just begun, and he was "overridden".
Portugal produced an expected goal of 3.7 in this game, doubling Turkey's 1.8. To know that Turkey has also won 1 penalty (an increase of 0.75 expected goals), the quality of the two teams on the offensive end, Portugal is a complete winner.
02.C Luo tired or lazy? The make-up shot must be positive!
Statistically, C Ronaldo's performance in this game is indeed more general, in addition to missing 2 scoring opportunities, and a shot on the crossbar, other aspects seem to be more lackluster.
However, in terms of game details, C Ronaldo still has some good passing and tandem effects.
We look back at the work Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo did when Portugal scored his first goal.
His first forward thrust was very important, receiving Moutinho's straight ball, going to the corner of the penalty area to bring out the Turkish centre-back, followed by a beautiful slam pause, and then a cross.
With a forward thrust and a slam dunk, Cristiano Ronaldo brought the team's attack into the opponent's penalty area.
However, if Heta was unable to shoot directly at this point, he chose to pass back to Bessie, who almost broke the goal with a direct long-range shot, but unfortunately the ball smashed on the goalpost and bounced back.
At the critical moment, it was not C Ronaldo who followed up with the shot, but Ottavio. In fact, the initial position of the 2 people is similar, but the latter's enthusiasm is significantly stronger than C Luo.
I don't know if it is that the front plug of the first wave in front of the consumption of physical energy is too large, C Luo now seems to have lost the ability to sprint continuously.
After completing a wave of running, the charging process is a bit long. Fortunately, this time, the teammates gave the strength to remember the supplementary shots that belonged to C Luo in the past at his feet.
03. Ronaldo, who lost his shooting boots: Can I get it back in the next game?
Although Turkey once had a chance to equalize on penalties, portugal did not score the third goal to seal the victory until stoppage time. However, if Portugal had performed slightly better on goal, they could have won earlier.
A total of 6 absolute scoring opportunities were created in the whole game, and 4 were actually lost, and C Ronaldo also lost his shooting boots, making the team not efficient enough.
Shortly after the opening, this time it was B Fei who instigated it, and Dalot crossed from the right, giving C Ronaldo a great opportunity. As a result, this set of Manchester United trio's passing combination ended with Cristiano Ronaldo's rugby shot.
Still in the second half of the supplementary shooting stage, Portugal, who led 2-1, needed another goal to seal the victory, and as a result, Ronaldo's close-up shot in front of the goal this time did not play a force.
A few seconds before the end of the game, Ronaldo still had the opportunity to score the team's fourth goal, and as a result, his highest personal quality shot in this game still hit the crossbar.
Does the 37-year-old want to save up the energy to play Italy? It was not thought that North Macedonia had turned the original death route into a paradise group. Will the Portuguese still walk out of Yangguan Avenue on the canoe bridge like in 2016?
Conclusion:
Winning the match made Portugal's path to the World Cup suddenly clear. 37-year-old Ronaldo can see that this game has reservations, and maybe the next game, we will see him at his best.
Will the North Macedonians, who have won germany and Italy in the past 2 years, still do miracles? If they do not take the initiative to provoke C Luo, perhaps they hope to be bigger.