Round of 8 (AKA The Quarter-Finals)

[GoldenToffee]

Ronaldo at this point is a triumph of ego over competence.

There was a time when his ego was central to his success. Now, he has simply outstayed his welcome. "You'll miss him when he's gone."

He already is.

Yep. Genuinely one of the best ever, but he's been finished as a world class player since 2021. Nothing to be ashamed of with his age, but his inclusion is detrimental to Portugal's chances now.

 

[carolinablue232]

Who was it he scored against? How embarrassing for them

 

[Rita_Poon]

90 minutes of condensed dog poop.

congratulations.

BBC comms - "it's been better than I thought it would be"

 

[Lapeno77]

You're being held hostage and your only hope of escape is if the negotiator bores your captors to death. Who do you want on the megaphone, Murphy or Jenas?

If those are the only options, I'm asking my captors to put the gun to my head and don't stop shooting til they see daylight

 

[Runub]

Pepe did well there

 

[LinekersLegs]

Why no French player in support?

 

[carolinablue232]

Pepe even remotely keeping up with Thuram is wild

 

[GoldenToffee]

Pepe - tremendous! Like a Portuguese Richard Gough!

 

[dublinbluenose]

Pepe has been Portugals player of the tournament. By a distance.

 

[carolinablue232]

Ronaldo has become an absolute caricature of himself at this point. Dying for one of these Portuguese to just laugh in his face and tell him P off next time there's a free kick.

It’s not just the free kicks. He’s holding this team back so much.

 

[Rita_Poon]

If those are the only options, I'm asking my captors to put the gun to my head and don't stop shooting til they see daylight

I'd like to be turned into burgers and then force fed to both of them. Bit like that 'gluttony' situation in se7en.

 

[Drico]

Pepe did well there

Pepe's been one of the great modern defenders, and a member of the Shithousery Hall of Fame.

The criticism these days isn't of Pepe, it's of the spineless manager who feels he has to play a 41-year-old and a 39-year-old. An indictment of Portuguese football if they are still the best they have in those positions.

 

[carolinablue232]

Pepe has been Portugals player of the tournament. By a distance.

Costa surely?

 

[longers]

Good old Pepe

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

This tournament really is up for grabs.