The former Seleccao boss claims that the National team are way too reliant on the Real Madrid star and thus do not perform when the front man is having a bad day.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904, they were outclassed and eventually stumbled to a 1-0 defeat.
The majority of the critics blamed the defeat on skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, who looked far from his usual self. Devoid of any real ball possession, the attacker was unable to influence proceedings and had to watch his club teammate Mesut Ozil run rings around
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678 and Joao Moutinho in the centre of the field.
Although many have called the Navigators a one man team, the squad possesses quality in abundance and can cause problems for any side on their day. However when Ronaldo is on form, they simply morph onto a different level.
As the only real competitor to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 and ran the defence ragged with his array of dazzling skills besides scoring a well-taken brace.
Having knocked out the Dutch, the Euro 2004 finalists are set to take on the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Queiroz has dampened the mood in the camp after claiming that the team was nothing without their mercurial captain.
"Portugal have a national team called Cristiano Ronaldo and a group of players who run after him. The approach should be different: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-Sousa-c29468 and
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Couto,” he said.
"When they retired, it became centred on Ronaldo. This excessive importance makes it that when he plays badly, the criticism is all targeted at him."
While he hasn’t consistently shined for his country when they need him the most, Ronaldo proved that he can deliver on the International as well with his virtuoso performance against Holland.
And if he can replicate that, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 will be in their 2nd Euro semi-final in less than a decade.
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