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Ronaldo justly DESTROYED by ESPN. http://www.espnfc.com/team/portugal/482/blog/post/2893927/cristiano-ronaldos-iceland-criticism-was-arrogant-and-did-him-a-disservice If only Cristiano Ronaldo had been so cutting on the actual pitch. After the Real Madrid star failed to score in Portugal's frustrating 1-1 draw with Iceland, a match in which he put forward a very quiet and underwhelming individual performance, he at least succeeded in taking some attention away from the Nordic heroes with the following comments in the mixed zone. "Iceland didn't try anything," Ronaldo said after Iceland had actually pulled off the greatest result in their history in their first ever tournament match. "It was a lucky night for them. We should have three points but we are OK. I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end. It was just unbelievable. When they don't try to play and just defend, defend, defend this is in my opinion shows a small mentality and are not going to do anything in the competition." You could say it was surprising that Ronaldo would come out with disrespectful comments like this, as the Iceland story is so well-known by now, but they're all too believable given what we have already heard on numerous occasions throughout his career. The sad reality is that, aside from being bitter and laughable, these words were also self-absorbed and a typically arrogant attempt to absolve himself of any criticism. Put simply, these are the type of comments that fuel his critics, reiterate why he is greatly respected rather than adored and why he doesn't have the widespread affection that his ability should afford him. Iceland's Kari Arnason offered a bit more edge after the game, saying that Ronaldo is "not a gracious human being" and adding: "His comments are the reason why [Lionel] Messi is always going to be one step ahead of him... it shows we got under his skin. It was lovely to hear that." Given how deeply competitive Ronaldo is with Messi, Arnason's words may have irked the Portuguese even further. Asked whether you would expect Messi to say things like that, the Iceland defender said "no." Arnason plays his club football with Malmo, and appeared in Real Madrid's 8-0 humiliation of the Swedish side in the Champions League this season -- when Ronaldo hit four -- so that adds another level of hypocrisy to the star's comments. It's extremely rich for Ronaldo to complain about how Iceland celebrated such a meaningful result for them, given the ostentatious and often ludicrous in-your-face way he celebrates genuinely meaningless goals when Real are just adding another to a pummelling of vastly inferior-resourced sides like Malmo, Getafe or Levante. With the way he reacts to those -- to use the player's own phrase against him -- you would think he had won the Spanish title. That is still something he has barely done, managing it just once in seven years. Ronaldo surely can't even claim ignorance of the Iceland story. His comments came after he was asked about whether he could see the romance of their result. He didn't seem to care about that. The comments are even worse when you consider the pattern of the game, let alone the context. Iceland kept him so quiet on the pitch, with crunching tackles and pressing, which may explain why Ronaldo was so unfairly vociferous on it. When Ronaldo did finally get a chance, a free header minutes from the end, he wasted it with a poor effort straight at the goalkeeper. Indeed, as Arnason also said, Iceland "almost nicked the win so him saying we aren't going for the win contradicts that." It's all the more impressive that they actually came from behind. Sides that are set up in the truly defensive way Ronaldo described tend to have no way back once they concede the opening goal. Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score as Portugal drew 1-1 with Iceland. There was just so much hypocrisy, and also self-indulgent wastefulness. Around the time that Iceland did get those chances to nick it, Portugal got a series of free kicks. Ronaldo, of course, insisted on taking them, only to add to his continuously poor set-piece record in recent times. His goal against Portsmouth for Manchester United in 2008 may be one of his most famous, but he has failed on what feel like endless attempts to repeat it. The thing with Ronaldo is that, for all his preening and self-indulgence, many teammates do like him a lot. At one media dinner, one figure began criticising the Portuguese's selfishness as a player, only for a former Manchester United teammate of Ronaldo's to immediately interject that, in 2007-08, the player told Owen Hargreaves to take United's free kicks as he was hitting them better. But Ronaldo's comments on Iceland are why he possibly doesn't get the credit he deserves as a player. He should have known that, given the nature of the Iceland story, there is just no way to say those things and not look bad. Despite all that, the fitting final word went to Iceland. "I mean, he can say whatever he wants," Arnason said. "He didn't really get a chance today, he got one and he couldn't put it away. What can I say? Sore loser. Tough s---."

hyperbolic statements, david. he's not a murderer or a criminal or anything obviously. just a self-infatuated prick. i get you're a man u fan, but i would say a very high % of the football world thinks ronaldo is a piece of trash - especially for how good he has been throughout his career. making fun of iceland for celebrating a tie against a very talented portugal side just shows what an unaware moron he is. guy goes nuts when he pots his fourth goal against a team like Malmo -- just zero self-awareness... sociopath.

i agree - the guy is the worst human being in sports.

this is the kind of shit i was talking about when separating lebron from ronaldo. lbj would never do anything like that son of a bitch did today. and i HATE lebron. just hate ronaldo worse

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when is that stat as of? i'm not trying to deny CR7 is a phenomenal player, but I don't understand the viewpoint that CR7 is better than him as a player or person. LBJ is likely a top 5-8 all time NBA player. higher maybe in a few years. i've also started watching soccer a lot later than many of of you, but his assists this year: Against La Liga teams: 1 Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 3 Athletico Madrid 4 Villarreal 5 Ath Bilbao (1 assist) 6 Celta Vigo 7 Sevilla 8 Malaga 9 Real Sociedad 10 Real Betis 11 Las Palmas 12 Valencia (1 assist) 13 Espanyol (1 assist) 14 Eibar (2 assists) 15 Deportivo (2 assists) 16 Granada 17 Sporting 18 Rayo (1 assist) 19 Getafe (1 assist) 20 Levante (2 assists) Champs League Shakhtar (2 assists) Malmo (1 assist) Roma (1 assist) for those counting at home, that's 1 assist against the top 11 squads in La Liga. he's had a few brilliant goals this season, but had a huge chunk of the season where he was cashing in tap ins (thanks to his pace to be fair). real madrid had a cakewalk to the champions league finals after a semi-tough opening group in shakhtar, malmo, and PSG. went Roma [3rd in Serie A], Wolfsburg [8th in Bundesliga], Man City [4th in EPL]. oh well - just not a huge fan.

eh - LBJ has done some pretty nice shit. and you're talking to a guy who used to irrationally hate him. also - does CR7 know how to pass the ball? because LBJ is a phenomenal passer. one of his best attributes. please don't make me continue defending lebron.

Exactly. Maybe a little bit less of a dick than CR7 from my eyes. I hate LeBron, too. Have always been a hater.

I'm becoming way too attached to this game. Run by a bunch of corrupt European officials top to bottom. This is legit the second saddest moment in sports win-loss results ever for me. Fuck Sevilla.

Officiating crew today - fuck them. Prevented Liverpool from putting game away intentionally. Should never be allowed to officiate a match again. So devastating.

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so much discussion to read through and replies happening @ record breaking pace. we should think pretty deeply about: 1. how much will we expand? how many additional teams? how will the cap be affected? do we need top reevaluate the salary brackets? 2. who will be allowed to make 2nd player first? are we going to layer it by current draft class? 3. how TPE will be spread - i.e. non-welfare point tasks can be implemented to both players, job TPE to 1 player, welfare to only 1 player 4. timing: i would recommend giving at least a season to discuss and frame the rules 5. free agency/tampering - i see this is being discussed.

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Suarez is far from a good dude, and I'm obviously not going to defend the racism/biting which is ridiculous. I honestly think Messi has been a very good influence on him and that he looks up to Messi a lot. They hang out constantly, live in the same neighborhood, take their kids to the same schools. I do think he's an incredibly hard worker and plays with more heart and fire than just about anyone. Not sure what there is to criticize about his game if you take the personal side from pre 2015 out of it. I know he got suspended early in 2016 for talking shit to Espanyol, but honestly, if you watched that game, it was 100% warranted. Espanyol is a trash side and they were chopping at Messi/Neymar/Suarez all damn match.

Cite something recent he's done wrong

Suarez is my favorite player in the universe. Guy has had his shadowed moments, but he's been nothing but good since moving to Barca. Seems to have really matured. Barca 6 La Liga championships in 8 years. Amazing team. Messi was a damned genius today, along with Neymar.

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god - what if you were a GM that had made a primed run for S50? or a young guy that was 3 seasons in who stuck it out with his shitty team about to make a run - and then get relegated to a shithole based on a shitty draft? don't like the idea. how many years would each draftee be required to sign? etc.... people don't think about a lot of simple questions when talking about this stuff.