Cristiano Ronaldo has more goals in his rich footballing account after he turned 30 compared to his career before 30. The ultimate goal machine of modern football has shown no signs of slowing down at his 39th age. One of the GOATs ended this year as the top scorer in the world, and still, his hunger for more is piling up.
The player who has the record for the most goals in the history of the Euros is now enlivening the pitches of the latest edition of the competition in Germany. Though he failed to net even once in the three group-stage matches for Portugal, his clever one-touch passes and positions in front of the goal are making a great threat to the opposition in Euros.
How the Saudi Move Has Made Ronaldo Better?
Former Portuguese footballer Carlos Carvalhal identifies Ronaldo’s new strengths on the pitch. According to Carvalhal, Ronaldo has become a better player since his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr. He was talking to The Sun ahead of Portugal’s round-of-16 match against Slovenia today.
“I think going to Saudi was the best decision he could make because now he is more relaxed, not under so much pressure, and enjoying himself. This is a different player, whose contribution to the team is better. In the friendly against Ireland before the Euros, his body image was saying, ‘Here I am, I want to help my country’. Cristiano was much more involved in building the attack, not just wanting to be the one who scored the goals when he got near the box.
He is intelligent and knows he doesn’t have the capacity to beat a defender one-on-one in the same explosive way as in the past. He can do it, but it’s not really his game any more. You can see he is offering more in the build-ups. He is clever and has adapted to help the team.”
Carvalhal reminded the rest of the teams in Euros that they wouldn’t want to face ‘a thirsty, competitive, very confident Cristiano’.
“His own performance is obviously crucial to him, he’s a competitive animal, and is still scoring. The goals, assists, and number of games he has played are the same as when he was in Europe, too, so he certainly isn’t frustrated. It doesn’t mean he won’t carry on scoring for Portugal. If you’re an opponent, you don’t want to be facing a thirsty, competitive, very confident Cristiano — and he is.
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