The pre sure has been on Cristiano Ronaldo long before a ball was kicked at Euro 2012 but now the tournament is in full flow that burden has got heavier, and Ronaldo has begun to crack.Ronaldo had a woeful game squandering two gilt-edged one-on-one chances the second of which was not even close to ending up in the net and he looked frustrated and tormented throughout. He appeared exasperated with his team-mates, in particular Hlder Postiga, who scored Portugals second goal, for not pa sing him the ball and even picked up a late yellow card for a needle s foul when he had no chance of winning the ball.The matter wasnt helped by Denmark fans chanting Me sis name whenever Ronaldo was on the ball.Although Ronaldo has hit back with a dig at his Barcelona enemy, but made a fool of himself in the proce s. When asked about the Me si chants, Ronaldo said: You know where he was at this time last year ? Do you know? He was being eliminated in the Copa America, in his own country. I think thats worse, no?As well as not getting his facts right Argentina reached the quarter-finals of the competition before losing to the eventual winners, Uruguay Ronaldos response will be interpreted by many as evidence of his annoyance with Me sis status as the worlds best footballer Riley Sheahan Men Jersey . Although Ronaldo scored 60 goals for Real Madrid last season en route to winning La Liga, Me si eclipsed him on an individual basis, scoring 73 goals for Barcelona, including 50 in the league.Ronaldo has become a bit of diva, pouting when his free-kick when sailing over the bar and blaming the pitch when a shot went yards wide. which resulted in him stropping off the pitch at the end of the game.Now Portugal fans have turned on their captain with newspapers in the country claiming that Portugal can win without Ronaldo and that the Seleco beat Denmark despite Ronaldos lack of inspiration.One fan even went as far as saying: Ronaldo need s psychologist, someone needs to bring his anxiety under control.The main concern for Portugal supporters is that Ronaldo continues to look a shadow of the player that is so prolific for Real Madrid. He has made 21 appearances for Portugal in European Championship and World Cup finals and scored five goals.Paulo Bento, the Portugal coach, defended his captain after the Denmark win, which keeps alive their hopes of progre sing to the knock-out stage. Thats not my impre sion that Ronaldo is struggling to handle the pre sure , Bento said. He has the same pre sure as all the players that want to contribute to the game. He was in some difficult situations but, from our point of view, he has played two very good games and I am very certain that not a single player in our squad might be unsatisfied with him .He is a player of enormous ability who wasnt efficient in a couple of situations he found himself in. Hes not under pre sure from us, hes here to help us resolve our problems.I think all of us are happy now. I think there will be a great responsibility for all of us because there will be a decisive game in a few days.Team-mate Pepe waas also quick to defend Ronaldo after the Denmark match. Cristiano, like I have said many times, is one of Morgan Geekie Women Jersey the best players in the world, he said. We are all colleagues and a friend to help him. He has a great responsibility for the team and for Portugal. He couldnt score today but he has done this on other occasions. He helped the team and showed how profe sional he is and he will always do his best to bring about the win.Despite not having a great record in international tournaments, scoring just five goals in four major competitions, Ronaldo is still a major star at international needing only one more goal to move ahead of Luis Figo into outright third in Portugals all-time goalscoring list.And Ronaldo has revealed he would accept not scoring a goal for the rest of Euro 2012, providing Portugal win the tournament.If I dont score a single goal and Portugal win the Euro Ill take that right now, Ronaldo said after the match.Yes, maybe I demonstrated I was angry at myself after mi sing chances . I could have done better with the chances I had, but the important thing is that we are still in the race. Now we have to win our next match.Related Posts:
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