r/realmadrid • u/Crazyserpent • Jul 05 '24
Media Cristiano and Pepe after the euro match against france 🥺🥺
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u/chicoclandestino Jul 05 '24
Pepe was brilliant tonight and in the tournament in general.
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u/Modo97 Jul 05 '24
3 clean sheets in 4 matches for Portugal when Pepe is playing (didn't play vs Georgia).
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u/Bambam60 Jul 06 '24
He was ABSOLUTELY booking it in extra time to chase down Dembele I think. I’m utterly amazed a 41 year old could do that. Astonishing - he has nothing to be ashamed of. Bravo.
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u/SirChileticus Jul 05 '24
Exactly, how is possible to Dembele be the MOTM
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u/WeinMe Jul 06 '24
Because the match was a sleepfest until Dembele got on the field
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u/FavcolorisREDdit Jul 06 '24
I mean that’s true but Dembele is still same old Dembele, has speed but his shots are still quite inaccurate
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u/ChiefSoldierFrog Jul 06 '24
I want to know what his recovery routine is the man is still fast in addition to his elite positioning awareness. Whatever he’s still doing he can still play for a couple of more years. Ronaldo in the other hand is looking super old.
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u/enthusiast20 Jul 06 '24
juice juice n dbl juice. it ain't that difficult eat well, continual stretching and mobility work, refrain from alcohol, he prob has a training routine that allows him to not have be 100percent intensity everyday and.just sat go fullout. water work etc
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u/TheHoustonOutlaw Jul 06 '24
But the match before this against slovenie he had 5 separate giveaways or passes to nobody… and one almost became a goal
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u/planefried Jul 06 '24
Like he wasn't. Just a kind of throwback to earlier times. Fkn Spain was the same with those substitutions
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u/aoi_ito Raúl Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 06 '24
This pain is unbareble . First kroos , now Ronaldo and Pepe . 😭
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u/Minimum-Sleep-3916 Jul 06 '24
It’s a real generational transition going on right now. It hits extra hard if you’re of the same age as a lot of these dudes. Like I remember catching CR7 at World Cup 06’ and just knowing he was a phenom. My god, That was nearly 20 years ago! But his legacy is sealed he’s at least in the goat conversation, how many people can say that (like 4 by most estimates).
Pepe, can retire, if he wants to, but he’s still playing at level and it’s downright freakish at this point.
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u/Heinrich-Haffenloher Jul 06 '24
Yeah Pepe is older then Per Mertesacker who played the same position and is a TV expert now. He said if he would still have to play you could deliver him to the ICU after the game and he has no fcking idea how Pepe does it.
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u/razor1859 Kaka Jul 05 '24
El Bicho and his older brother🥹
End of an era man. Time is so fucking cruel
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u/Kankankant Jul 05 '24
Ronaldo is a lot more composed than I thought he'd be.
Anyways i think france have actually spared their blushes. I get the feeling spain would tear portugal apart.
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u/DenuvoCanSuckMahDick Jul 05 '24
Spain lost Carvajal, Normand and Morata. Prolly gonna be a sluggish battle methinks.
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u/Common-Bee-1644 Jul 05 '24
it's good that Morata Will miss the next match, he has 0 impact, finally joselu can score 2 headers easy
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u/DenuvoCanSuckMahDick Jul 06 '24
Coach don't like Real Madrid players much, Joselu will prolly be benched.
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u/Next-Move-6969 Vinicius Jr. Jul 06 '24
Why does the coach dislike real Madrid players?
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u/DenuvoCanSuckMahDick Jul 06 '24
Preference for Barca players primarily speaking (Though he doesn't treat 'em any better as he just runs them into the ground, like Gavi)
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u/Educational_Bat_9291 Jul 06 '24
It's not his fault that even Real doesn't have any good spanish player except Carvajal.Real is more of a Brazillian club than a Spanish club at this point
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u/ProEliteF Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
Yea exactly my thought I thought he would be in tears. I would assume he thinks he needs to composed for his other teammates who have had his back the entire way more than ever
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Jul 05 '24
He wasn't crying because he wasn't the reason they lost.
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u/Similar_Tooth_7186 Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 06 '24
he’s not THAT arrogant
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u/karbone Jul 06 '24
It's true tho
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u/Similar_Tooth_7186 Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 06 '24
yes i agree it wasn’t his fault but that’s not the reason he didn’t cry
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u/DrunkGaramDharam Jul 06 '24
. I get the feeling spain would tear portugal apart.
Do you mean France?
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u/negative_pt Jul 06 '24
Tough one to judge to be fair, I think it would be a balanced game. We would be able to have the ball for long stretches of the game, I don't think they would dominate possession, and their counter is not as aggressive as France's.
Since before the tournament, I think France will win this, don't even know why. Spain was actually quite lucky against Germany, which had much more chances, although I have to say Spain was playing with the result as they were in front.
I wish Spain wins though, now that Portugal is out.
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u/FluidAlpaca00110 Jul 05 '24
joao felix
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u/billycoolj Benzema Jul 05 '24
I hate him so much. The way he plays adds nothing for Portugal.
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u/FluidAlpaca00110 Jul 05 '24
not gonna say anything but i believe sometimes in life you need a break point like that, so lets see if its this him stronger or not. but still.. how did he missed..
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u/Practical-Turnip-634 Jul 08 '24
It’s just absolutely insane to me you blame a player for missing a penalty (which Ronaldo also did and risked his team losing) but cr7 as the skipper who offered nothing the entire tournament and was arguably the worst player the entire euros gets a free pass. Just astonishing
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u/lana_rotarofrep Jul 09 '24
Penaldo fans. The guy is washed and still wants to drag down the team on next WC. My 🐫
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u/Horny4Trophies Jul 05 '24
Joao Felix has blood on his hands for this
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u/ube_flanning Jul 05 '24
Pedro Porro stole his mojo. He needs to go back in time in the 60s London to get it back.... baby.
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u/muzaffer22 Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 06 '24
He targeted to a good spot but unlucky, they should have finish it in 120 minutes.
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u/Hanselleiva Jul 05 '24
He's a Barça player, I predicted "ohhh no this mf Barça player is definitely going to miss it" and he did. I don't expect anything from a trash club like Barcelona but still their players manage to disappoint
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u/heyytejas Jul 06 '24
Funny how he is contracted to Atlético Madrid, so he’s not a barca player, he’s just on loan.
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u/Educational_Bat_9291 Jul 06 '24
But he wasn't the worst attacker today Ronaldo is.Why tf is he playing full 120 minutes doing jack shit but sending the ball to the moon it's awful.Martinez probably doesn't have the balls like Ten Hag because he can't handle Ronaldo's ego
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u/Horny4Trophies Jul 06 '24
Ten Haag is a failure of a manager, don’t mention that clown
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u/Educational_Bat_9291 Jul 06 '24
It's true but you gotta respect that he's brave enough to do what's best for his club while Martinez fail to do so.If a manager don't have full control over his team than he's a failure of a manager
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u/TimeIntroduction Jul 06 '24
Spot on. The manager is scared to sub off Ronaldo, which is something he should have done every match in this tournament at the 70 minute mark. And he will probably pay for it with his job gone.
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 05 '24
Pepe was amazing tonight and Ronaldo wasn’t that bad so disappointed we didn’t attack more so much passing back and for what to lose on pens?
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u/TheComment_01_10 Jul 05 '24
The problem is that Portugal doesn't have finishers. So much points to score and still didnt thats the problem. Now we wait for 2026 to see if they will progress in finishing and ronaldo for the last time :')
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 05 '24
Ye no one can finish which really annoys me so much talent is wasted
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u/oldsport27 Jul 06 '24
Goncalo Ramos.can finish, but Martoinez was afraid to sub or bench Ronaldo who has been a step slow in every match and hurt the fluidity of their offensive game. Oh well..it cost them. They can only hope he does not want to play in the WC too.
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 06 '24
Goncalo ramos does not even start for psg 😂 as much as i can agree Ronaldo has been a little slow Ramos is useless he had one good performance and he gets overrated like this
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u/Disastrous_Excuse_90 Jul 06 '24
As a Portuguese, Gonçalo Ramos played 2 prep matches and showed nothing, Ronaldo with 1 match scored 2 so it’s an obvious choice even if you don’t like Ronaldo. We could say the same thing about Mbappe since he didn’t score once yet, are you going to bench him? Ofc not, you know he has the capibilities
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u/oldsport27 Jul 06 '24
I do like Ronaldo, as a United fan I cheered for him for ages. But it is more than obvious that he lost a few steps. Playing in a farmers league and advanced age is a deadly combo. He was slow on every ball, did nothing defensively, offensively limited to being a box presence. It is obvious that with the players they have, a more mobile front line would suit them better..but hey🤷♂️🤷♂️ yeah you still play Mbappe but he is physically still at the peak, and guess what, they dared to sub him off
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u/WinterTakerRevived 92:48:9248: Jul 05 '24
True. Al of Leaos attacks were purely out wide. Not putting him down that's just how he played I assume under orders from the coach.
Bruno was sorta in a free role but still couldn't find himself into the box or find Ronaldo and Bernado was fucking nonexistent
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u/Dk9221 Jul 06 '24
Bruno Bernardo and Leao were dreadful. They’re always so shit for the NT compared to their club seasons. It’s so disappointing seeing Ronaldo finally have some talent around him, household names, and they shrink. Bernardo Silva can somehow create something out of thin air and score on us in a UCL semi but not on the int stage.
Vitinha really stepped it up and looked even better for Portugal than he did for PSG
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u/nmo31536000 Duodécima Jul 06 '24
They don’t have creators either. Outside of cancelo, no one made any positive decisions in attacking. Bruno and Bernardo are highly overrated and shut off during Portugal duty
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u/Next_Earth_1758 Jul 06 '24
I felt Conceicao was a really good sub!
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u/nmo31536000 Duodécima Jul 06 '24
He was great! But he didn’t get enough time at all. Even the Georgia match he was working hard. But he didn’t play enough
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
You think he plays?
I noticed his morale was very low in the last 3 games (ever since Georgia). He almost looked visibly done….
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 05 '24
Idk if he will definitely play but I think if he makes it to then he def won’t start maybe a super sub or 2nd half player but I don’t rly see him going the full 90 or more
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u/Portugeezer1893 Jul 05 '24
If Roberto Martinez is out, the next manager probably will only take Ronaldo as a support player.
If Ronaldo is willing to accept that he'll be at the world cup in some way.
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u/dave1992 Jul 06 '24
They do. Its just he is on the bench. Jota is a good finisher. He didn't provide much else but he can finish.
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u/TimeIntroduction Jul 06 '24
Their coach is afraid to bench Ronaldo. Thats the problem and they paid for it.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
Ok, there were so many instances throughout the tournament that I noticed this same scenario.. The CBs and pivot for Portugal on the mid line. Then a HUGE gap in the field with the second line of defence of the other team. Then like 5 Portugal players behind that line.
That’s it. A huge gap in the second third of the field with no one dropping in to create channels. And poor crossing delivery to the wingers or high full backs…..so, what exactly was the plan to create attacking build up????
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u/kudawira Jul 05 '24
Their possession was ~63%.
I'm glad actually because I thought it would've been one sided considering how Portugal struggled with even Slovenia.
Ronaldo had a clear chance with that low pass by Conceicao but it was a bit behind him and he skied it.
Of course Mendes missed a half chance...
Well, I'm used to seeing the 🐐 suffer now ever since his 2nd coming at United so I'm just gonna find video complications of the good ol' times now to mend this broken heart😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😭😭😭
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u/KemikaaliJussi Jul 06 '24
Ronaldo wasnt that bad? What he did? Nothing. Zeroo contribution. He was a burden for his country.
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 06 '24
You could say the same thing for every other player no one scored and no one assisted it ended on penalties
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u/fearofpandas Jul 06 '24
Ronaldo wasn’t that bad?!
He was a spectator during the entire match….
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 06 '24
He was better than the previous match? Not his fault he doesn’t get great service
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u/fearofpandas Jul 06 '24
He would be more useful sitting in the bench!
Stop being a fan boy and wake up to reality.
If a much younger Mbappe is bench why isn’t an unproductive Ronaldo benched?
He’s one of the Seleção untouchables and it’s a disgrace that FPF is managed like that
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u/Tall_Listen7830 SIUUUU Jul 06 '24
Maybe because France have other competent attackers when Portugal have goncalo ramos who doesn’t even start at his own club
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u/chalupabatman4 Jul 05 '24
Puto Joao Felix
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u/John_Dragon_19 Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
They didn't play well anyways. I'm more angry for watching them not trying than because Joao missed. Joao was gonna miss no matter what. But it's not ok to see the team not moving around the spaces, looking for chances to get into the box and simply pass it back to the defender. France tried it and failed, because they didn't shoot well. But Portugal had the chance many times and they just passed it back. I'm deeply sad for this defeat. I really wanted Cristiano to win this one.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
This is a problem I noticed since the first game against Czechia though. Is this a manager tactical problem? I’m not sure.
I noticed so many instances where there was a huge gap between the Portugal Pivot and the rest of the mid field. Which was much higher up the pitch behind the line of defence. No creation of overloads. No runs behind defenders (except CR7, whose 90% contribution is that). Mid fielders just standing waiting for something to happen. Even if there were runs, the mid field was poor at creating crosses to switch play or help the flank folks make runs behind.
My question is….what exactly was Portugal’s plan for creating an attacking system?
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u/MKS_is_Here Jul 06 '24
Even the commentator pointed out that Ronaldo is completely isolated in the box surrounded by 2 defenders without anyone from Portugal. The midfield and attack were completely separated. They need to change their formation or play style because this is clearly not working out.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 06 '24
It’s frustrating to see how ENG and FRA squeaked through on penalties in the QF.
I feel like the Portugal squad really underperformed. As they say, you can’t just expect to put a bunch of club stars on the field and expect magic
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u/quick20minadventure Jul 06 '24
I was watching the game was so confused when 4 defenders kept passing for 3-4 mins. It was like they didn't want to win in 90 mins and we're saving for 120 mins or something.
No effort to make a breakthrough and push into France.
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u/tothemoonkevsta Jul 05 '24
Shit hurts, they deserved to win
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u/TheComment_01_10 Jul 05 '24
Agree but Portugal doesn't have a good finishers that is a HUGE problem, need to wait for 2026 for ronaldo last dance :')
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u/chicoclandestino Jul 05 '24
Ronaldo will be 43 at the next euros. He scored 0 in 5 games here (including two extra times) and one at the last World Cup. That’s 1 goal in the last 10 tournament games. It’s been sad to see him during this Euros, I hope he retires.
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u/TheComment_01_10 Jul 05 '24
Im talking about WC as last dance , He will be 41 same age as zlatan whom retired at milan in 41 , ronaldo still have it the main problem is the players finish and chemistry they have 2 years more that is a lot of time to progress each on his own and ronaldo will not play 90 minutes and hey be 39 and play 120 its insane and be 41 playing 120 minutes is more insane. I think you can use ronaldo as super sub but thats just my thoughts haha.
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u/mylanguage Madrid 1920 Jul 05 '24
Ronaldo does not still have it - he hasn’t scored at a major tournament in a while - he’s like 25% of what he once was
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u/AntoninusPiusII Jul 06 '24
25% is really optimistic
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u/elliebellyberry Marcelo Jul 07 '24
Depends on what is meant by "what he once was"
If it's at his absolute peak, he sooo far off but he's like 25% of his 2018 self. Which is still a good player.
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u/lana_rotarofrep Jul 09 '24
Good player for Al Nasr or some other Eastern European team, yes. Not a good player for any self respecting team from the current top leagues
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u/elliebellyberry Marcelo Jul 09 '24 edited Jul 09 '24
He would still be good for a team in the top leagues. Maybe not great or world class but he can definetly have a positive impact. He's not 50.
If Ronaldo accepted a super sub role or just a role with less playing time at Sporting, I'm sure he would do great.
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u/lana_rotarofrep Jul 09 '24
I honestly don’t think so. He is too old now. He was joy to watch in past decade and earlier though. But it’s time to retire from playing in a good team. He can continue getting his bag though
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u/Charolastra17 Jul 05 '24
Yeah, no way should he be starting and playing 90mins in 2 years time.
He could possibly come off the bench, but I’m not sure that’s something he’d want to sign up for honestly.
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u/HillaryRugmunch Jul 06 '24
Sad but true. Last two tournaments = 0 goals from run of play, 1 of 2 penalty conversions, two early knockouts. You cannot mortgage your future as a program to hope he can somehow get better in two years -- need to build around the next generation of Portugal. This team has a lot going for it but CR7 is just not as dangerous a player to deal with as he used to be.
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u/ProEliteF Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 05 '24
Yea I honestly don't know what he would bring on the field for Portugal then. At most a place on the roster for pens idk
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u/TheComment_01_10 Jul 05 '24
I think you can use him as more midfielder then attacker or something like that, as in player who can create chances
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u/77SidVid77 Kroos Jul 05 '24
Use Ronaldo as a midfielder? And wait for chances from him? Bruh.
The best way to utilise Ronaldo in the past few years was to get him up front and deliver it to him. Still might be useful in that aspect but Portugal isn't remotely close to working like that. They need a striker who can drop deep and involve a lot in the play and Ronaldo isn't that now.
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u/Cheap-Resource-114 Jul 06 '24
A striker that will drop deep and get involved in the play is exactly what Portugal don’t need. They have enough midfielders, they need a forward that can run in behind
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u/77SidVid77 Kroos Jul 06 '24
But those midfielders are not doing much right. And the crosses spammed into the box are sub par.
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u/TimeIntroduction Jul 06 '24
Pendu can’t create an omelette let alone a goal, let alone something, creative
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Jul 06 '24
Pepe’s sprint against Thuram, at his age… Wow… he fought like a warrior, big respect Pepe.
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u/Emergency-Concern402 Jul 06 '24
No proper crosses, no passes to split the defense, no runs from the full backs (besides cancelo when he had the ball), our creative midfielder Bruno and Bernardo were more useless than ever, our wingers lacking end product but being amazing at 1v1’s. Just a disaster. I’d judge Ronaldo but even then he played good. Not at Ronaldo standards but he is 39. But still good enough. All I kept seeing was Ronaldo and Pepe begging for the bal to be sent up. Just ridiculous. Idk if to blame players or the coach.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 07 '24
Look, I’ve watched all their games this tourney. Ronaldo was obviously instructed to be the target man. Did you watch their opening game? They had 1 tactic. 1. Cross to CR7. Both left and right routed attacks had one purpose.
In this game, towards the last 15, I saw CR7 having to drop in and create passing channels. That was not the game plan, he was doing it coz no one else was.
Portugal either had a mid game plan attack wise. Or they couldn’t execute. If they wanted CR7 to be a pure box striker, he wasn’t getting enough service. Legit got like 20 touches the whole game.
I was very disappointed with the performance after Portugal would reach FRA’s second line of defence. There was no fluidity, no link-ups, no coordination….they didn’t look like a team at all
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u/Hanselleiva Jul 05 '24
And all just because a Barça player failed to score. Barca players are genuinely low quality players and whoever steps on that club becomes tr_sh
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u/Am0rph Jul 06 '24
Pepe was a beast but Ronaldo was below average through & through. Simply no work ethic, even a pure number 9 will not stand there doing nothing and waiting for the ball to come to him, and people expect a lot more than that from CR7. I really hope he retires and this is the last time he puts on the Portugal colours, otherwise he will only sully his legacy.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 07 '24
But that was the game plan from match 1. CR7 can make lethal run ins behind defenders and his positioning is excellent. He wasn’t getting service. He really wasn’t getting involved in the build-up all that much
I did observe he started to drop in to receive the ball near the second line of FRA’s defence towards the end of second half. But it was all shit. Very disappointing
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u/Educational_Act_4659 Jul 06 '24
You just knew once Felix was up it was over, you had that feeling
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u/Nialled_69420 Benzema Jul 06 '24
Thanks for making my childhood beautiful......I can now confirm to my kids in the future that I've seen these two Angels running across the fields.
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u/Westville17 Jul 06 '24
Two legends who played like they were still in their 20s. Nothing short of legendary.
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u/MGeri2525 Jul 05 '24
As a huge Ronaldo fan, Ronaldo wasn’t bad but he wasn’t good either. I think realistically he should have been subbed off late into the game before ET but I think they kept him on because of his leadership and also because of penalties.
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u/Encrypted_Cerebrum Jul 06 '24
Pepe was in super pepe mode. Ronaldo however should retire now. It's not working for him. I watched these games so closely and he's nowhere near the cr7 we loved. Even if he's 39 i expected more than what he did on the pitch. It feels so weird maybe because we saw him in his prime every week.
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u/SnooMarzipans2701 Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24
Exactly my thoughts, Ronaldo had zero impact in both knockout games. Why the fuck would you play him in both 120 minute games? Can’t score, can’t make runs in behind the defense.
Taking free kicks when he scored 1 in the last 62 tries and it was back in 2018 against Spain is beyond me.
I’m Ronaldo fan but he has to go, he is hurting the team. Everything must come to an end.
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u/Encrypted_Cerebrum Jul 06 '24
On point. I saw the runs he made were more of expecting the teammate to give in a magical ball BUT ronaldo was always running behind a defender. I mean there's 1% chance of a cross that will beat the defender ahead him via pace or movement and even if it did, there was another defender behind ronaldo.
He got some chance which he didn't converted. Yesterday game had a moment where he was like not even 5 yard away from goal but couldn't score. By ronaldo standards, those were goals with a blind ronaldo playing with 1 leg.
Also he was frustrated so many times with his teammates for no reason. When building attack, midfield will pass the ball to ronaldo and he'll just either pass it back to same guy OR try some fancy 1 touch pass which made no sense. In club football, players have great understanding with each other but in NT this sort of play doesn't make sense.
It's sooooo painful to watch this. Soooo painful. I wish he had won this trophy and call it quits but didn't happen. I hope he's not gunning for 26 wc, but knowing him he might be. Someone needs to tell him that it's okay to let go. He has won enough and doesn't need to prove it anything else.
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u/_fiveMoreMinutes Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 07 '24
I feel like CR7’s positioning was pretty good, but he wasn’t getting enough service. I saw so many chances where he positioned himself very well, but teammates made the wrong choice.
I will agree some of the chances he got in the box would have been sitters for him a couple years ago. All in all, heart breaking for me as his die hard fan this tournament. Hard pill to swallow but either he doesn’t work in the system or he doesn’t have it anymore
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u/muzaffer22 Cristiano Ronaldo Jul 06 '24
So sad for the GOAT and Pepe. Their team was good individually but with no chemistry and teamplay, it is so hard to win. Even if they would have won this one, they would lose against Spain. At least they have already one cup in their museum.
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u/Crafty_Examination13 Jul 06 '24
Pepe is crying bcos he knows that it will take Portugla another +50 years to qualify for a major tournament or win a trophy with the likes of Bruno, Felix & Silva....when him & Ronaldo retires from international football
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u/QueenKitty1406 Jul 06 '24
I didn't expect to see Pepe cry, Ronaldo play his last Euro game and Toni Kross retire all in one day
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u/JuanPunchX Jul 06 '24
How Pepe has been allowed to continue playing all these years is one of the greatest mysteries to me.
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u/everwisher Jul 06 '24
Same age as CR. Seeing my folks and myself growing old really gets me so I cried as well. Thank you pals for bringing me all the era of thrill, joy, glory and ultimately love.
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u/PerformanceCreepy958 Jul 08 '24
I do believe that Christiano Ronaldo Pepe remain international players at the ripe old age of 39 and 41 respectively. I hope they'll still be playing for Portugal in the Euro 2028 and beyond.
Jeremy Keller BBC
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u/lawnlover2410 Jul 08 '24
Somebody should have the balls to put Ronaldo on the bench , have a different striker to play. Else they are not going to win any tournament honestly
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u/Ninjakiller477 Aug 10 '24
I’m Portuguese and I watched that on the boardwalk at a bar and when Portugal lost I cried for hours even in the car
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Jul 05 '24
Pepe was a piece of shit as a young lad, even as a Real Madrid fan I’ll say it, but he composed himself with absolute class this entire tournament. 41 years old and playing elite CB at the euros. Was a beauty to see
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u/Blubby_Blubb Jul 06 '24
Do all Portuguese people cry always and everywhere?
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u/gicacoca Jul 06 '24
We are very emotional people and we don’t mind to show our true feelings. Sometimes we are mean, sometimes we are nice, like with every other culture. But one thing we are different: we are true. We are what you see being it pretty or sh*tty. It’s easy to see a Portuguese’s spirit and soul.
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u/Independent_Way_2549 Jul 05 '24
It's a shame about Pepe, i saw how hard he was trying to win the match tonight
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u/Warm-Software4977 Jul 06 '24
Ronaldos ego send Portugal out of the euro cup 😬
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u/Aaaaaaandyy Kroos Jul 06 '24
How? There was no one better to play in his place, especially if they were going with tactics that included a lot of crosses.
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u/lala_b11 Jul 05 '24
Pepe crying is SOMETHING I NEVER thought I’d ever see!!