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The three reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo stopped being a top player

By Mauricio Saenz

The Portuguese star is failing to make it big in Europe, and rumors about his level are beginning to circulate.

The Portuguese star is failing to make it big in Europe, and rumors about his level are beginning to circulate.

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This day scared many sports fans, especially soccer. It is that, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seemed to be stainless players, since unlike ordinary athletes, it gave the feeling that their decline would never come. However, another misstep at Juventus invites us to doubt the performance of the Portuguese star, and to think that he may not be what he once was.

His name will be written in all football books. It is that Cristianobecame a historical legend of the sport, so his legacy will never be forgotten. As a player he won everything at the national level, and left his native Portugal very well standing before the world, in international competitions. However, those times are past, and today the reality is different.

Now, what are the reasons why we can consider that Cristiano Ronaldo has lowered his level, and although he still belongs to the European elite, the trend indicates that he is ceasing to be a top player:

- In recent years, it became really impossible to name the Champions League, and not include their name within the same sentence. It is that, his passage through the White House, the most winning club in the history of the contest, allowed him to raise the trophy no more and no less than 4 times, and 3 of them uninterrupted. However, since his last milestone in the 2017/18 season, he has not made it past the quarter-finals. In this way, he reached that instance, in which he fell to Ajax in his first presentation with Juventus. A year later, they fell in the round of 16 against Olympique Lyon, and this afternoon, in the same stage against Porto.

- As a consequence of his age, 36 years old, his value as a footballer has been losing steam. Thus, his name no longer appears in the folders of the big clubs, giving way to the promises of today, such as Kylian Mbappé or Erling Haaland. It should be noted that his name no longer appears among the 10 most expensive footballers in the world.

- The possibility of his retirement, or continuity in the minor leagues: Today there is no longer talk of jumps in his career, but there is talk of a possible decline that will lead him to play in leagues that are not part of the European elite . In any case, everything indicates that his retirement is still far in time, and no one would be surprised if Cristiano played his last chips, to once again be crowned champion of the most important tournament in Europe.

The truth is that despite what was named, Cristiano Ronaldo is a huge player, owner of an enviable talent, and exemplary physical behavior. What comes, then, regarding his continuity in football, will be the work of the future, and it only remains to wait to see what surprise he has in store.

 


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