2026 World Cup qualifying round

Discussion in 'Portugal: National Teams' started by verde-rubro, Dec 13, 2024.

  1. benficafan3

    benficafan3 Member+

    Nov 16, 2005
    It's honestly funny that Ronaldo being a serious option for this team is still being debated when he's about to be legit 40 years old. How Pepe did it at 41 is wild.
     
  2. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Is this a real question? Pepe was arguably Portugals best player in the last tournament. I don't see how a defender scoring more goals than a striker is helping your case by the way lol

    I'm very confused why injury history matters if they are not currently injured? Just play the player in form. Not that hard. Very weird to keep bringing this up as to why Ronaldo should start. Neymar is very injury prone. I would still play him when he's fit.

    How did Ramos shit the bed after the world cup when he was never given a consistent chance to play? He's not a world class striker and he likely never will be, but he has more to offer than a 40 year old playing in SA.
     
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  3. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Lol you really are convinced that Goncalo Ramos is a better option over Ronaldo ? Didn't Ronaldo just score a brace against Poland with an overhead kick and scored against Croatia and Scotland saving us in both of those games.. Could Ramos or Jota do that ? No thanks, I'll take the 40 year old over the "in form" young guys.. You don't realize that Ronaldo IS STILL IN FORM.. Just because players go to Saudi Arabia doesn't mean they are automatically washed or finished.. Idk what's up with all of you on here.. Saudi League is picking up big time..
     
  4. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    How did he NOT shit the bed ? Did you watch the Morocco game where he was essentially missing as a ghost his entire time on the pitch... I can't think of any decent game he had after against a halfway decent team.. He got rated far too highly after his hattrick by all of us, including myself.. But the guy is a bum, Jota isn't too far behind.. They have done jack shit and always injured as younger guys..
     
  5. eurodad

    eurodad Member+

    Mar 15, 2005
    Brampton
    Yes he scored against those powerhouses ……
     
  6. genden7

    genden7 Member

    Oct 5, 2023
    #31 genden7, Jan 3, 2025
    Last edited: Jan 3, 2025
    In form Ronaldo
    WC 2022: 1 penalty goal in 5 games & made it to the worst-11 in WC
    Euro 2024: 0 goal in 5 games & made it to the worst-11 in Euros
    last time in Europe: 1 goal in 10 games in Premier League (3 goals in 16 games if you include goals against mighty Omonia in Europa League)

    A total of 2 goals in 20 games in the last Euros/WC/Premier League

    The lengths people will take to defend their washed-up idol & Saudi league, lmaaaoo..
    You probably believe Saudi league is better than Portuguese league like your idol stated a year ago as well, lol..

    Let me tell you one thing, there's not a single major club in Europe that will prefer ronaldo over Jota or Goncalo Ramos, they're not that braindead.. They have already rejected him multiple times before his disastrous WC and Euros even when he was younger and less washed, that's why he had to go to Saudi league..
     
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  7. benficafan3

    benficafan3 Member+

    Nov 16, 2005
    The only barometer that should be considered is Ronaldo's performance at Euro 2024. And he was a non-factor the whole tournament. It was like playing with 10 men. I can't see Ramos or Jota doing worse over the whole tournament. Love the guy but his time is over. IMO.
     
  8. benficafan3

    benficafan3 Member+

    Nov 16, 2005
    #33 benficafan3, Jan 3, 2025
    Last edited: Jan 3, 2025
    Should qualify easily with either group.

    As for the tournament itself - will be tough to gauge our potential as long as Ronaldo keeps starting. There's no way we can go into that tournament with a 41 year old Ronaldo starting.

    Will say it's tough to choose between Jota and Ramos though. Both have pros and cons. Ramos has been doing better than expected at PSG since returning from injury. Jota is good as everyone knows just very injury-prone. Difficult to build the team around that. But Liverpool Jota form is the best case scenario - and in such a case, we'd be very well served. It's just a difficult level to get to for the NT, particularly given how injured he is.
     
  9. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Ronaldo is going to be here, dragging the team down, for more years to come. He refuses to give up and it only got worse when FIFA rigged the game Qatari World Cup for Messi. Now he's determined to sink this team as long as he's around. And that doesn't even factor in the fact that Roberto Martinez is still the dipshit running tings and even the, it's really Jorge Mendes calling the shots by proxy. The national team has become the biggest clown show circus I've ever seen. Not worth anyone's time.
     
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  10. benficafan3

    benficafan3 Member+

    Nov 16, 2005
    Let's also not forget that every entity/business, from the FPF to FIFA, want Ronaldo to continue as long as possible. The guy is still the most popular athlete on the planet. Ronaldo vs. No Ronaldo is very different from the perspective of the bottom line, for everyone involved.

    All this to say, it takes balls to drop him, even now.

    And Martinez don't got them balls.
     
  11. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    I do find it funny that the Ronaldo defenders always bring up that Morocco game. Ramos got 3/4 of one single game to prove himself, what more does he need?!? What a bum! Also funny that these same people always conveniently ignore how Ronaldo himself has done nothing in those tournaments with way more opportunities. But it’s not the same and Ramos should never play again.

    Al Nassr drew 1-1 against louletano in the fourth div. Get out of here with the “Saudi league is picking up” bs. Guaranteed everyone who says that doesn’t even watch the games, just saying shit because Ronaldo said it’s the best league in the world besides the prem. at least he’s getting paid to say that dumb shit, what’s your excuse?
     
  12. money11

    money11 Member

    Apr 15, 2007
    said it perfectly.
     
  13. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Lol I’ll be back in March to laugh at all the Ronaldo praise comments when he saves us in the Nations League… Some of y'all are so pathetic and quick to throw this guy away when he’s the only reason we even have 2 international trophies right now.. Sad actually
     
  14. benficafan3

    benficafan3 Member+

    Nov 16, 2005
    Ronaldo is literally about to be 40 years old in a month lmao get a grip.

    What do Mbappe and Azores1994 have in common?:

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  15. Ramos77

    Ramos77 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Jun 24, 2017
    Ronaldo won’t get dropped unless a manager like Scolari comes in that doesn’t care about what players have done in the past.

    Ronaldo will play in the next WC. The problem is you can’t start him on the bench because you might as well not bring him as he will cause issues in the team like at the 2022 WC when he was dropped.

    So he will go, and he will play like crap and Portugal will suffer because of it even though we have world class players in every position and on the bench.

    In tournament matches you don’t need to score a lot of goals (or any at all if you win on pens) One goal against France at the last Euro and a goal in the first half against Morocco would have sent us through to the semis of both tournaments. One or 2 players just have to step up when it counts.

    Either way we’re screwed now that Pepe has retired. Dias needs a solid CB next to him, I don’t see someone filling Pepe’s shoes anytime soon unfortunately.

    The last WC was our best chance of making a WC final, and Ronaldo should have retired after that. He’s not a true captain, they day he walked off the pitch and into the tunnel after the Morocco game should have been his last. He only cares about himself and his legacy.
     
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  16. SCP21

    SCP21 Member+

    Jul 1, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    He's the only reason? He wasn't even our best player in the euro. I don't understand why someone being good in the past means he needs to start forever... sad is simping for an individual person in a team sport. It's just very odd to me to watch Portugal and Ronaldo at the last euro and think to yourself that he should continue to start and that was an acceptable run of games from us.

    Also, nobody cares about the nations league.
     
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  17. verde-rubro

    verde-rubro Member+

    C.S.Maritimo + Liverpool FC
    Portugal
    Jan 15, 2005
    LONDON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
  18. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    LOL this aged real GOOD.. Scored against Germany and Spain within the same week... Are those teams not strong enough for you ? Lmaooo
     
  19. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    Buddy you are so anti Portuguese it's actually hilarious.. Imagine being Portuguese and still being Ronaldo's biggest hater.. The one guy that actually put our tiny nation on the map to make us relevant... LOL.. Still waiting for the SCP cucks DNA tests..
     
  20. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    #45 Azores1994, Jun 20, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2025
    Wow how ironic. The guy who is apparently too old and slow went and showed up all the other chumps half his age to advance us in the semi final vs Germany and then equalized for us to go to PKs vs Spain.. Are these teams now not considered "good" enough just because Ronaldo scored against them???
     
  21. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA and I was right.. He even was kind enough to save us vs Germany and Spain... Wow look at that.. Almost as if he's still our best striker at 40 years old.. Where is Ramos and Jota on the score line ? LOOOOOOLLLLL
     
  22. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    "Dragging the team down" as he scores against Germany in the SF, a team we lost against for 25 years... OH OH and Spain, a team that didn't lose for well over 2 years and absolutely dominated us for decades... Oh no, he's really "dragging" the team down.. How will you ever cope with Ronaldo on the NT, he is such an awful player that scores all the goals for us when players half his age jog up and down the pitch like a Sunday beer league game... Total cornball you are...
     
  23. SCP_16

    SCP_16 Member+

    Aug 8, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal

    Tap-in-aldo, is that you? It's not that serious bro. Get the sand out of your vagina. Don't you have some drywall to go install?
     
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  24. eurodad

    eurodad Member+

    Mar 15, 2005
    Brampton
    It is a testament to Ronaldo that he still competes at this age and yes he still scores . Credit to him . That said, what can he no longer do is a bigger issue . He does not have the speed to keep up on counter attacks . Most games he does not come back at all and does not pit pressure on the ball. He walks . Walks back and most of the te can not receive counter attack pass because he is in offside position etc . To his credit, yes he can still score if in position . Starting Ronaldo only harms our NT . Pains me to say it but it’s the truth . Ronaldo should be brought in on the second half when he is fresh and defenders tired .
     
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  25. Azores1994

    Azores1994 Member

    Benfica
    Portugal
    Nov 17, 2024
    hahahaha "tap-in-aldo" and go hang some dry wall.. Now I definitely know you're not Portuguese.. Italy forum is that way, go take my pizza out of the oven...
     

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