Coupe du monde 2026: Joao Neves prend très cher après une petite phrase sur Cristiano Ronaldo
The case of the emblematic captain of the Portuguese national team has so crystallized passions that it is the PSG midfielder who is paying the price.
Judge for yourself: "We know what Cristiano has done for us, but right now, he's just like us. He's just another player who's here to help us. He's like everyone else." This statement from Joao Neves sounds like that of any player in this World Cup, half-respectful, half-empty rhetoric, and in most countries, it would go in one ear and out the other.
In any country, but not in Portugal, where the Cristiano Ronaldo situation is causing a stir. While Roberto Martinez's national team boasts "the best generation in its history," ironically, it's "the best player in its history," no longer at his peak, who is the problem, just as he was four years ago at the World Cup in Qatar. Especially since years have passed. And Roberto Martinez, in talks to join Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo's club, has shown no inclination to bench his star number 7. "It's absurd to take off the world's top scorer in a match where goals are essential," he even declared after the disappointing draw against the DRC (where the only goalscorer was... Joao Neves).
A "pitiful" performance from a team "held hostage by its faith in Ronaldo"
And so the PSG midfielder, guilty in the eyes of Ronaldo's hardcore fans of having insulted the idol by saying "he's just like everyone else," is now the victim of harassment on social media. Thousands of negative comments are directed at him, but also at Bruno Fernandes, who had the misfortune of liking a post from his midfield partner. What a lovely atmosphere...
The numbers, however, are undeniable: "CR7" struggled to make an impact, touching the ball only 25 times and managing just three off-target shots throughout the entire match. The result, according to the Portuguese press, was a "pitiful" performance from a team "held hostage by its faith in Ronaldo."
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