Didi Hamann, a legend of Liverpool, criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for his performance in Portugal’s 3-2 World Cup victory over Ghana on Thursday night.
Ronaldo scored the game’s first goal from the penalty spot, making history by becoming the first player to score in five different World Cups.
Hamann, though, asserts that Ronaldo is not the same player he once was and notes that the latter lost the ball during the game.
With Ronaldo on the team, Portugal, in his opinion, appears pedestrian.
“I don’t think he is the same player – I don’t know if this is match fitness or because he has not played. If you watch him today, the balls he’s given away, he’s never given away in his career,” Hamann told RTE.
“I think he lost at least a yard, but what he still does, he is probably still the best in the air because the spring he has got is unbelievable.
When asked if Ronaldo could still help Portugal, Hamann added: “I’m not too sure. They look pedestrian.
“Obviously off set pieces, he can always score because he is good with his head, but whether he gets another club or where he gets another club, I am not too sure.”
