Cristiano Ronaldo is disappointing at EURO 2024. According to former center-back Giorgio Chiellini, that’s because CR7 doesn’t have a good partner in attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the disappointing stars in the EURO 2024 group stage. The former star of MU and Real Madrid failed to score any goals after 3 matches and was only mentioned by name with 1 assist for his teammates to score. Many people believe that CR7 declined because of the burden of age.
Ronaldo is not good at EURO 2024 because he does not have a good partner in attack?
But Giorgio Chiellini has a different opinion. According to the former Italian midfielder, at the age of 39, Ronaldo still appears to be very physically fit due to his scientific training regime. The problem lies in the way head coach Roberto Martinez arranges his partner. According to Chiellini, Rafael Leao being ranked with CR7 is “a mismatch”.
“Leao is cumbersome in holding the ball, has poor observation ability and lacks sensitivity. I think that Mr. Roberto Martinez should not continue to let him play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the upcoming matches of the Portuguese national team. Diogo Jota will be much more effective if he plays support for CR7,” Chiellini analyzed.
Chiellini also said that coach Roberto Martinez should not listen to the “foolish” words of “online coaches” and push Ronaldo to the bench to put his faith in striker Goncalo Ramos. “Remember that Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest striker of the Portuguese national team and has won the Golden Ball 5 times. He needs to continue to be trusted. The problem is that he is surrounded by people who support him,” Chiellini added.
In the first two matches at EURO 2024, the person coach Roberto Martinez paired with Ronaldo in Portugal’s starting lineup was Leao. It wasn’t until the final match of the group stage against Georgia that the Selecao made a change with Joao Felix as the player alongside the superstar playing for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club.
