A. Shearer: such is the C. Ronaldo rule

2024-07-04 20:12 © AFP

In the past, famous England striker Alan Shearer commented on the performance of the Portuguese national team against the Slovenians.

One of the favorites of the European Championship quarter-finals managed to defeat their opponents only after an 11-meter penalty shootout.

"All the events of the match revolved around Cristiano Ronaldo. He wanted to score all penalty shots, despite the fact that he had only scored one goal in serious tournaments out of over 60 attempts."

He desperately chased after a goal.

C. Ronaldo is already 39 years old, but he still took all the penalty shots, tried to convert the 11th penalty, which he wasted, of course, ultimately deserved respect for taking the first shot in the penalty shootout when he felt immense pressure.

Probably, coach Roberto Martinez has no other choice - when C. Ronaldo is healthy, he plays. That, I fear, is the rule," clarified A. Shearer.