Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has dragged Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo for always wanting to partake in every matches that involve Portugal.
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Ronaldo who was dragged for not playing up to expectation, got criticized by Mikel as he said that he didn’t need to always play every matches. The Al-Nassr forward had five appearances in the tournament but did not score a goal, but had an assist that helped his country to win.
In his words, “Even if you are a [Lionel] Messi fan, your respect [has to go to] him. You can’t like them both, everyone has their own opinion.
I have my opinion on who I think the [greatest of all time] GOAT is. Now, Messi winning the Copa America again with Argentina and leading them to glory [puts him ahead]. Of course, Ronaldo, you could say that [he had a disappointing Euro 2024 campaign],
A lot of people criticized Ronaldo about taking [all of the] free-kicks, about trying to do everything [on his own], trying to play every game.
But I have said it a few times, the only place I criticize him in that tournament is [his decision] to play the game against Georgia.
He did not need to play that game. You are 39 years old, take a break. Have a rest and refresh for the next game.”
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