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Ronaldo Benched as Portugal Beats Switzerland in Qatar
Cristiano Ronaldo benched as Portugal beats Switzerland. SportsFila crew reacts to Portugal’s convincing 6-1 win over Switzerland in the Round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday before speculating how Fernando Santos should approach managing Cristiano Ronaldo after Bruno Fernandes’ stellar performance.
Who scored Portugal vs Switzerland?
Goncalo Ramos scored a superb hat-trick for Portugal after replacing Cristiano Ronaldo in Fernando Santos’ starting line-up against Switzerland. An emphatic 6-1 win puts Portugal into the World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Morocco on Saturday
It’s a shame hat-trick hero Ramos has one of his greatest nights in his life yet we can only talk about Ronaldo struggles.
This is the best Portugal squad right now compared to the last world cup squad. Portugal are #1 in selling players. The team has a lot of good individual players. It was smart to put Ronaldo on the bench.
The coach Santos said it was tactical, nothing with discipline or being bullied by the English media. Again you have Bernardo, Bruno and no Danilo, you’re good. João Félix. and Dalot were tearing it up, with Bruno assisting. Santos is no rat, he’s a professional coach.
What did Ronaldo do to get benched as Portugal beat Switzerland in Qatar World Cup?
Man Utd outcast Ronaldo was at the center of a controversy during the team’s final group game against South Korea, which Portugal lost 2-1, when he made a ‘shh’ gesture by bringing his finger to his lips when being taken off.
Argentina is my team, but this performance from Portugal, is the best performance so far at this world cup!
Nothing really surprised me initially, the only thing I didn’t expect was for J.Felix to play as sublime as he did. He showed how easily a pressing midfield can be overrun with a simple move, the Moroccans will surely make a lot more freekicks than the Swiss dared to.
Sucks for Ronaldo but as long as Portugal is winning that’s all that matters at the end of the day. Haven’t seen a Portugal this talented since Luis Figo’s generation!
Ronaldo Benched as Portugal Beats Switzerland in Qatar
Forget about Ronaldo for a second. This portugal team has demolished a very strong switzerland that even brazil struggled to break. More impressively, they’re finally playing the attacking football everyone wanted them to play for years.
Four attacking players in bernardo, bruno, joao felix, and a striker have started every game and the team looked solid for it. I had no belief whatsoever that he would, but it looks like santos has found the magic sauce.
Ramos scored a hat trick and will take all the headlines and deservedly so.
His first goal set the stall for the match. He scored a goal he wasn’t meant to score, he hit it so early and so well. That set them on the road.
This is a team that could easily go all the way and Ronaldo can still really contribute. If he gets it all right in his head he could end up scoring the winning goal for them in the final.
‘Ronaldo is our leader’
FT: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Goncalo Ramos, speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo’s influence: “Cristiano Ronaldo talks to me and everyone in the team.
“He’s our leader and always tries to help.”
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There is NO REASON for Gareth Southgate to be linked with the Manchester United job
Gareth Southgate is the only person in the Universe who can turn Manchester United into Middlesbrough within no time
The English media is trying all their best to push Southgate to united, but he is championship level manager at best
The England national team is waay better than this Manu squad, and he has had 0 success ( reaching semis ain’t success). So what exactly are people expecting if he becomes Manu boss
Absolutely no way! Why would Man U hire Southgate? That would be the worse decision in the history of the game.
ETH outwitted Klopp last weekend in one of the best and most dramatic FA cup clashes in years and I’m sorry but Southgate would not have won that game and ETH has had to deal with Ronaldo, Sancho, Greenwood and so on, he deserves more time
Soccer Football – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Umit Bektas/ File photo
I have been saying this for weeks now. If United were under any other manager especially Southgate, they would be fighting for relegation right now. The problem at United is not Ten Hag but the players.
People keep saying that Ten Hag’s style of football at United is not attractive and no identity but there is so much that a manager can do if the players themselves are not good enough or not putting enough effort. Ten Hag’s Ajax were playing attractive football and he managed to get them to the SF of the CL.
Without him, look at Ajax now. And the media keep pushing their agenda to get Ten Hag sack and replace him with a much worse manager like Southgate. If Ten Hag is managing England right now, with the players they have, we won’t see such a passive football like we saw yesterday vs Brazil. Ask Liverpool fans, would they replace Klopp with Southgate? I rest my case.
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Liverpool only have themselves to blame for loss to Manchester United. Had to find a way to squeeze in the random Bruno slag off in between. Dude was dead on his feet at full time, and had to slot in to center back for the last 30 minutes.
SportsFila reflect on Manchester United’s 4-3 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup Quarterfinals and look ahead to the semifinals where Erik ten Hag’s side will take on Coventry.
How come everybody seems to have forgotten that 2 of LFC’s goals were pure luck?
More shots, same shots on goal, higher goal expectancy. What is this narrative that Liverpool should have put this game away, if anything we should’ve put this game away! They had a good 20, 25 minute stint where they kept the ball in the second half, but did nothing with it, we deservedly won this game.
David de Gea is still without a club since leaving Manchester United this summer (Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)
For Liverpool fans: don’t say that we lost to Manchester United because Jota Trent Alisson and jones didn’t play. We have to stop doing that every time a team loses a big game it’s very stupid because had you won, you wouldn’t be saying that. Don’t forget that when y’all drew 0-0 to them at home Trent Alisson and Jones started. Keep in mind how well they’ve been playing despite having lots of injuries they almost beat Manchester City’s full strength squad last week.
Also, you lose to Manchester United, 2 fringe players for them decided the game for them, Liverpool didn’t play well and a loss is a loss you have to accept it otherwise you’re a sole loser and are unwilling to take it.
It’s interesting how nothing much is said about the mistakes made by Liverpool, but all criticism is piled on Bruno; how supposedly poor he was.
Ten Hag claims United is moving in the right direction 👀 WHAT DIRECTION IS THAT?!
Every time he speaks after a dismal performance after the match I always sit there saying to myself “What on Earth are you talking about”.
The media trying so hard to get ETH sacked…..when liverpool had bad injuries with VVD out, y’all didnt have the same energy
Most fans want ETH out because of his poor tactics and substitutions. I also felt he should be braver to drop non-performing players irrespective of names, and even play academy players if he has to.
Now I’m ETH in because I realise from Rooney’s and Ole’s recent interviews that the mentality of these players are incredibly low and it’s no longer just speculation that the players can’t cope on this stage.
I can understand ETH saying positive things and coming off as “crazy” but if you have players who are weak minded and aren’t willing to fight, you can’t be tough cos they’ll cave and where does that leave you for the rest of the season?! Jason Sancho case in point. I rather come across as insane to the media but hope that I’m lifting the team enough to get a string of performances to save my job and give the fans at least something to cheer about until I can have a summer clear out.
Keane is a freaking legend but that approach with these weak players will kill them and ETH would lose the dressing room.
This man keeps dropping off bombs on and off the field..A gift that keeps on giving..Most delulu man on this green earth
What a GIFT! Hand him a 15 years contract and 5 years add ons
The problem for Utd in recruiting an elite manager in the Summer is that Liverpool, Bayern and Barca will also be looking for new managers.
From the moment I heard “A new era begins. .” from ETH. I knew it was the joke of the century. He has the guts to say it while Klopp/Guardiola are competing against each other by 1 point in the Primer league he acted like he can compete with them ro
