Euro 2012 draw

[lestatdark]

JEMC said:

lestatdark said:

JEMC said:

@lestatdark. Sorry but if you look at his past, back when he was at Manchester and now, you will notice that when he is under pressure (in every final or decisive match like a derby), he has never delivered.

Again, I don't know how you base those assumptions unless you have watched every one of Portugal's matches after he was made captain of the national team. Back when he was in Manchester what was asked of him on the national side wasn't even 10% of what it's asked now, so that comparison is skewed at best. 

And I really do hope you're talking about the national side only, because saying that Ronaldo has never delivered on Real Madrid is not only a fake statement but also a highly skewed vision of what Ronaldo's worth to the team really is.

I have no particular fondness for Real, as my favourite team in Spain is Barcelona, but the fact is that Ronaldo is, by far, the most influential player on their team, the player that has delivered the most on the past 3 years and which not only is influential for his goal scoaring abilities but also for the amount of game that he offers to the rest of the team. In that aspect, he's one of the most complete players around.

I know he is a very good player and that he scores a lot of goals, but he does it during the regular season. It's in the important, decisive, "life or death" matches that he seems to suffer from the pressure or responsability and fails to play at the same level. And no, I'm not talking about his matches with Portugal but the ones with his teams.

Oh, and for me the best player on his team (and that's also my humble opinion), it is not him but Iker Casillas. He has given more points to the team with his actions than CR with his goals.

I agree that he hasn't shown much during the decisive games on the Spain league, but I often value his regularity more than just a couple of games. Plus, this year will be the real trial by fire to see how much, not only Ronaldo, but his entire team has evolved over the last season. 

Casillas is and will always be the lifeboat for R.M (and for the Spain national team as well, even though you have a ton of amazing players). 

@Stefl1504 - Unfortunately, Germany always manages to bring their A-game to these kind of competitions. They didn't had such a good qualification round for the World Cup 2010 and still they played amazing in that cup too. It will be the hardest test for both Holland, Portugal and Denmark.