Cristiano Ronaldo still has value

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal helped Portugal win 3-1 in Poland, thereby becoming the only team in League A to win all 3 matches in the Nations League this season. Ronaldo is also the only player to score in all 3 matches. Before that, Portugal beat Croatia and Scotland both by a score of 2-1.

Ronaldo is aiming for the milestone of scoring 1,000 goals in his career.

Ronaldo's national team scoring record has been raised to 133 (after 215 matches), far surpassing the next person, Lionel Messi (Argentina, 109 goals/188 matches). Including club competitions, Ronaldo has scored 906 goals. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, Ronaldo will automatically be associated with the Portuguese national team from now until the 2026 World Cup.

There has been a slight change in coach Martinez's strategy for using Ronaldo. Ronaldo has hardly missed a minute at EURO 2024 (except for the last 24 minutes in a "procedural" match in the group stage). Now, he has been substituted in matches against Croatia and Poland and only entered the field in the second half of the match against Scotland. The reason is also understandable. It is worth noting that Ronaldo has shown his energy in all three matches at the Nations League (none of which were against weak opponents). He moved quite flexibly in the recent match against Poland: often drifting from the center to the two wings, or dropping back to join the defense when needed.

It is not unusual for a veteran like Ronaldo (who will turn 40 next February) to still play regularly, even scoring goals in top-level football. What is worth mentioning here is that he does not just "play" like in many other normal cases. He is the type of player who has a great influence on the whole team. Therefore, as much as Ronaldo brings out his value, he can also cause as much harm, in case he himself is not successful. People have to argue endlessly about his presence in the Portuguese team because of this. This is not a simple case, replace him when his form drops.

Martinez's predecessor, Fernando Santos, had cut back on Ronaldo's influence in the last few years, even though he was the one who benefited the most from Ronaldo's talent, winning the EURO 2016 championship. Martinez is doing the opposite, accepting the dependence on Ronaldo. He appeared satisfied with his risky decision, revealing: "We always closely monitor Ronaldo's performance, with separate data recorded and analyzed by a specialized department." What those data are, let's just consider them... secret!

For now, Ronaldo's great values ​​(experience, leadership, prestige with teammates) are all being promoted well. He himself is always the world's number 1 star in terms of training awareness, maintaining form and always wanting to serve the team. Along with that is the trust of coach Martinez and the good results these days. The Portuguese Football Federation is always "making a lot of money" thanks to the commercial value of the national team when Ronaldo is still present. The revenue from television copyright and advertising of this country's Football Federation has just reached a record level recently. So keep going!

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cristiano-ronaldo-con-nguyen-gia-tri-185241013213747245.htm