Sport prediction Cristiano and the Ghost Ball
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His absence due to the hurt pride of the Golden Ball night, to which his big rival Lionel Messi was crowned as Player of the Year for the sixth time, highlighted the impatient change in status quo for our hero in recent months.
For the first time since 2007-his first inclusion in the battle for the prize with 2nd place behind Kaka, and with the only exception of 2010-then on the podium were Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi, CR7 had never finished 3-you in the ranking. Until Monday, the worst was always the 2nd.
Considering the insult as impossible to swallow and without any desire to participate in the ceremony, the Portuguese repeated his act last year at the coronation of his former teammate Luka Modric (in September he did not go to the awarding of The Best of Messi) and decided not toto Paris.
However, he had a strong desire to attend the Calcio Oscars, presented by the Italian Football Association, in Milan. This ceremony coincided with the time organized by France Football magazine. On it, Cristiano Ronaldo received the Best Player of the Year award in Serie A last season and then commented only on his social media accounts. Not even a single word opened up about the Golden Ball and what happened in Paris.
The point is that at the moment it seems quite difficult for him to repeat even next year his achievement from Milan. At 34, Cristiano is going through some of the most delicate moments in her career. Comparing its current indicators, in head-to-head, with the high standards it has imposed in previous years, it is clear that the figures show a steady downward movement on the football slope.
He has only 6 goals in his first 14 Serie A rounds - 4 less than the same stage last season and half (3) is a penalty shootout - and is only in 9th placethe top-ranked rankings of 11 straight hits behind leader Ciro Imobile. Add to that the fact that in the first 5 rounds of the Champions League group stage he only signed once - as in the previous edition, and that for the first time since his arrival in Juventus he was replaced in two consecutive games for tactical reasons- against Lokomotiv Moscow and Milan.
He lacked persistence in the training process, tried to be protected by his senior coach Maurizio Sarri, hinting at the footballer`s problems with the adductors and knee. However, the player chose to contradict him publicly: I am not well, but I am very well.
In both cases where Cristiano Ronaldo was removed from the pitch, Paulo DiBala was substituted. The Argentine seemed to sprinkle salt on the wounds of CR7, gradually becoming the focus of the Bianconeri game advised by sporttips with his strong performances, such as in the last Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.
In sports and specifically in football, it is important not only to win, but also to respect your teammates and rivals. With that message, he summed up on Twitter Modric what happened at the Golden Ball gala, which he personally presented to Messi with the award that the Barcelona ace led Sport prediction - more details and information: Sport prediction
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