http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 into the quarterfinal on Thursday.
The Real Madrid paragon blasted two goals against Holland in his country’s final Group B fixture to help them secure an impressive come from behind win, and subsequently earn a place in the last eight of the competition. He nearly completed his hat-trick
in the game in the closing stages, but saw his left-footed strike from the edge of the box bounce back of the frame of the goal.
With a lot being said about the mercurial winger’s influential presence in the team and some even insisting that the Seleccao are over reliant on him-the player from Chelsea admitted that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 holds the key to his country’s chances of lifting the Euro
title, and tagged him as the best player in the world currently.
He told the reporters in an interview, “We're all aware of the great player we have in our national team, in my opinion no less than the best player in the world.”
“Everybody wants him to help, that was just what happened against Netherlands and fortunately he scored.”
Often considered as a team gifted with talented players who fail to lift major titles, Portugal have once again been overlooked by many as the favourites for the ongoing European Championships.
Nevertheless, the 29-year old pointed out that it was not necessary that the teams tipped to win the tournament eventually go on to do so, putting forward the example of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Bayern Munich
en route to their first Champions League title in May.
The Seleccao will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petr-Cech-c29837, his Chelsea team-mate.
The midfielder lauded the role played by Cech in helping his team bounce back in the tournament after experiencing a 4-1 trouncing from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 in the opener, and termed him as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
He added, “I know Petr [Cech] very well… He's very strong mentally, he's one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and he has proved that.”
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