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Former Arsenal player, Gael Clichy, has suggested that Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, whitethorn beryllium hindering the team’s show pursuing their disappointing gully against DR Congo successful the opening lucifer of their World Cup campaign.
Prior to the tournament, Portugal was considered 1 of the frontrunners to unafraid the World Cup title, yet they encountered difficulties successful their archetypal crippled against the underdog, DR Congo.
Roberto Martinez’s squad appeared poised for an casual triumph erstwhile Joao Neves scored with a header conscionable 7 minutes into the match.
However, Portugal could not capitalize connected their lead, allowing DR Congo to nett their archetypal World Cup extremity done a header from Newcastle United guardant Yoane Wissa.
The iconic striker, Ronaldo equaled Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s grounds by participating successful his sixth World Cup, but helium fell abbreviated of becoming the archetypal subordinate ever to people successful six antithetic tournaments.
Clichy opines that Ronaldo’s beingness successful the guardant presumption has led to Portugal not playing successful a ‘natural’ mode and suggested that the squad mightiness amended if the 41-year-old were to beryllium removed from the lineup.
He said connected BBC One, “We said astatine the opening of the crippled that Cristiano Ronaldo volition beryllium helping young players due to the fact that of his character, be...
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