Argentinean football legend http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 for leading his country by example in the European Championships, and believes that the Seleccao need to go out firing in the semi-final if they are
to beat the reigning World Champions.
The Real Madrid paragon was in scintillating form during the last two games, firing a brace against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882.
The former Manchester Untied player, who won the coveted FIFA Player of the Year accolade in 2008, was often criticised for making strides in club football while failing to put up a notable show at the international stage.
However, Maradona was all praise for Ronaldo for silencing his critics by single-handedly steering his country to the semi-finals, and was delighted to see a player of his calibre perform at the glamorous European event.
He told the reporters in an interview, “After a superb couple of games, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 to an unexpected semi-final. It is always great to see the best in a superstar.”
With the daunting task of getting the better of tournament favourites Spain now lying next in their targets list, the Argentinean legend advised http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s unit not to go into their shells against the possession-retaining Spanish team. He insisted that
the best way to go about things for them was to play an aggressive and attacking game.
He put forward the example of Italy, who played out a 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 del Bosque’s side in the group stages, pointing out that the Azzurri approached the game with an offensive mindset, and an all-defence strategy is bound to fail against them.
He continued, “Stay only in defence and the Spanish will kill you. Attack them like the Italians did in their first game, and you may get an upset.”
“Although not as sharp as [in the 2010 World Cup] in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 continue to dominate their games with irritating ease.”
Talking of the other semi-final between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, Maradona opined that the presence of a handful of talented young players in the former’s dugout made them the favourites for the fixture, but admitted they need to be at their best to beat their
major tournament nemesis.
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