With 0 goals in 5 games, Ronaldo's last trip to the European Championship ended in the quarterfinals. For the Portuguese legend, his fitness and form can no longer support his ambitions, and retiring early is a good option for Ronaldo. In this European Championship, although the Portuguese captain had assists, he did not score. For Cristiano Ronaldo, an early exit from the national team is a relief for both him and the Portuguese team.
The explosiveness is good, but the running ability is very reduced
From the World Cup in Qatar to the European Championship in Germany, Ronaldo gives people the feeling that although his explosiveness is still at a very good level, his running ability has declined very significantly. In this European Championship, Ronaldo appeared more in the team as a center forward. This also directly led to the loss of the starting position of the Portuguese team's Indian center Ramos. This also directly led to Ronaldo preempting the upward channel of the team's young players, and also led to the lack of a fast moving attack point for the team. At the moment, teams want the shooter to be a machine gun with fast movement, while Ronaldo is more like a heavy cannon that lacks the ability to move.
Passing the ball and lacking breakthrough ability, Ronaldo is not destined to be another Messi
Compared with the Argentine captain Messi, who is also old, Ronaldo is inferior to Messi in terms of ball control, passing ability, free kicks, and corner kick accuracy. If Messi's ability to move is also slow now, but the team can still rely on his corner kicks, set-pieces to get real assists, and the team also needs his scalpel-like direct passes, then Ronaldo almost does not have these abilities, in the case of a sharp decline in breakthrough ability, Ronaldo is destined to become the "chicken ribs" of the Portuguese team, and even a burden.
In fact, every time the Portuguese team is eliminated, the big mouth is thinking. If it is Ramos who replaces Ronaldo in the game, will the Portuguese team's offensive firepower and front-court running ability be further improved?