Euro 2024 witnessed no siu celebration, as Portugal got eliminated
If anything has been blocking the whispers of international retirement, this 2024 European Championship performance by Ronaldo has cleared it.
He could now hear vividly the whispers, and if he fails to heed, more embarrassments will follow. He must not let unwanted record eclipse the fine records he worked assiduously to keep.
Ronaldo’s Portugal finally bowed out of European Championship. France inflicted the pain on the star studded team.
It’s a relief for France, a team that has lost its scoring mentality, but who cares? No goal, but they are drawing closer to the trophy.
Portugal would envy France, they had said, take our goals and give us your progress. So, France has not scored as expected, but kept the journey on track.
The goalless draw was a surprise, chances were created, shots taken, and it was an open game. Although France tend to sit deep atimes, but showed most of the time they came for victory.
Both teams couldn’t take their chances, and when Ronald missed a glorious chance, it was clear the bad day would continue, but he didn’t envisage it would end like this.
The most unwanted record for Ronaldo is bowing out in his final European Championship without a goal. Since 2004 he debuted, he has been a constant name on the score board.
According to football analysts, when he cried profusely against Slovenia, it was not about the team, but himself. He knew a chance had been missed to avoiding this record.
He missed a crucial penalty that had given him a sui celebration, but finally scored in the penalty shoot-out.
The record if for nothing, convinced Ronaldo that his time is up. He needs to focus on his Saudi team, where goals can be scored.
He had boasted in the past of being lethal in front of goal, but he cannot now make same claim. It’s sad to see a Ronaldo that can no longer score goals where they matter.
50 goals in Saudi and zero goal in a major international tournament simply shows that age has denied him quite significantly. The level is no longer there, and he cannot be young forever.
Saudi league is the level he deserves, it’s not poor form, neither is it his fault, but the inevitable hands of season that consigned him to degradation.
More than fifteen years of sharing the stage with Messi while others trailed, Ronaldo deserves all the credit.
Where he peaked is where he succumbed – in the hands of France. Few years ago, he was celebrating his first trophy for Portugal while France suffered emotionally.
Yesterday, he had to bow out, for France, it’s revenge served cold. For Ronaldo, it’s the end of the show that began in 2004.
He stands out as the highest goal scorer in Euro history. He also holds the record of being Mr. Euro – with five European Championship for him.
He is not leaving a loser, but a champion. Every football lover appreciates his contribution. It’s not the best farewell on the international stage, but one worth it.
