Ronaldo had big issues with the goalkeeper Oblak yesterday.
He burst in tears after missing that penalty also. He is so passionate even at this age which must be a good example for other players. The savior of the day was obviously Diogo Costa. Saving 3 penalties? That's just insane man.
It must be his best match surely.
I'm not sure why Cristiano Ronaldo was eager to do everything in yesterday's game against Slovenia, despite his age. I don't think he should take everything from these young players, instead, he needs to accept that this is not his moment, and his era has passed. He did not calm down for the penalty he missed. Ronaldo should have calmed down because this was not the first time with Oblak, they had previously met in La Liga, and the goalkeeper must be familiar with Ronaldo's penalty taking method. Cristiano felt bad, which is why he burst into tears, he was going to let his country down. However, I am not a Messi fan, but if you look at their squad, Messi is not taking everything from them, if there is a penalty, he will let Lautaro take it, which I believe is what leaders are expected to do.
Today we have 2 matches:
- Romania - Netherlands
- Austria - Turkey
Austria and Netherlands are big favourites by bookmakers and it makes sense. Netherlands have some weaknesses in defense but I don't think they will say goodbye in this round.
When it comes to our match against Austria, our job is very difficult.
I hope Montella prefers better strategies this time. If we play the same we have a quite small chance.
I would have predicted that the Netherlands and Turkey would win this game, but after watching Austria performance against the Netherlands, I believe they are quite good at attacking. If Turkey is to withstand Austria's pressure, they must play better defense today.