Former Liverpool midfielder, Dieter Hamann has labeled Portugal’s captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, embarrassing following a crucial win against Slovenia on penalty shootout.
Ronaldo burst into tears at the end of Portugal’s win on Monday night after Jan Oblak saved his extra-time penalty, which could’ve prevented the penalty shootout.
Hamann, in his post-match analysis, asserted that the Portuguese star was selfish despite his commendable mental strength.
“Credit to him he took the first penalty and he took it well, it was a very good penalty, but as I said I bought into all that “Ronaldo’s turned into a team player”, it’s absolute nonsense.
“All he thinks about is himself.”
“He scores the penalty and apologises to the fans, he doesn’t need to apologise. He will start the next game but I can’t see any other outcome than a France win.”
The 2016 Euro winner explained after the match that he got emotional because the tournament is his last and he has been so enthused about it.
“It is without a doubt my last European Championship. But I don’t get emotional about that, I get emotional about everything that football involves,” Ronaldo said.
“Because of the enthusiasm I have for the game, the enthusiasm of seeing my supporters, my family, the affection that people have for me.”
“It’s not about leaving football, because if I do, what else would I need to do or win? It won’t be about getting one more point or one less point. Making people happy is what motivates me the most.”
