Quote from: W Jr. on September 12, 2023, 11:46:30 PM

Quote from: borovichok on September 12, 2023, 07:07:27 PM

Quote from: emrecemsan on September 12, 2023, 05:36:02 PM

I was surprised by not seeing Ronaldo against Luxembourg. It was just the game for him as he could have made even a hat-trick probably. Grin

It was a really incredible effort by Portugal. I mean Luxembourg collected 10 points until this match. But when it comes to facing Portugal they can't do anything good just as it happened before as well.

Today there is an important match for Group C. If Italy win against Ukraine they are taking the second position from them. It was unexpected for me to see Italy struggling against North Macedonia once again. But I think Spalletti will start doing a good work by winning against Ukraine today. What do you think about Spalletti's future at this team?

Portugal players were on different high level, displaying their stellar performance on the pitch. Portugal had no mercy facing a mediocre country interms of football, thrashing Luxembourg 9 nil with full domination and emphatic winning. I'm not surprised because Luxembourg happens to be one of these countries with mediocre players that are still trying to adapt to high level of football. It's just a big missed on the big name, Cristiano Ronaldo missing out on the game against Luxembourg, he would have scored an hattrick. We all know how versatile he can be on the pitch, very good in positioning for goal scoring.

I'm sure Cristiano Ronaldo is experiencing the biggest sadness in Portugal because he couldn't be on the field in the match, which was a complete festival. It was a 4-goal match in the first half, and with 5 more goals scored in the second half, Portugal virtually wiped Luxembourg off the field with a total of 9 goals. They still haven't conceded a single goal in the qualifiers, which shows how good they are.

@W Jr. I’m yet surprised that the coach has kept Ronaldo around because he won’t be much use for them and there’s the fact that they play much better when he’s not starting and further Bruno also performs better in his absence hence I guess soon Ronaldo will have to quit playing for Portugal. Lastly Portugal are improving a lot but they need to consistently win but for now I’m happy to see the team perform well and can’t wait to see what they do once Ronaldo officially retires.