- Cristiano Ronaldo tried a free-kick from a ridiculous angle in opposition to Slovenia
- The 39-year-old impressed within the opening exchanges of the Euro 2024 conflict
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Followers mocked Cristiano Ronaldo’s ludicrous free-kick try after the Portugal star tried a shot from an outrageous angle in opposition to Slovenia.
The 39-year-old impressed within the opening exchanges of the Euro 2024 last-16 conflict in Frankfurt as he desperately sought to open his match targets tally.
Ronaldo is competing in his sixth – and sure closing European Championship – and is decided to win the title for a second time with Portugal.
Nonetheless, his bid to search out the again of the web in Germany is but to ship a objective and followers had been left aghast when Ronaldo tried to attain from an almost-impossible angle in opposition to Slovenia.
A free-kick awarded to Portugal deep in Slovenia’s half down close to the nook flag seemed set to be chipped into the field by Manchester Metropolis playmaker Bernardo Silva.
Followers mocked Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s ludicrous free-kick try after he tried a shot from an outrageous angle in opposition to Slovenia
Ronaldo was left annoyed as he desperately tried to attain his first objective at Euro 2024
However, captain Ronaldo used his armband authority to overrule the choice and took the ball from himself as he tried to check Jan Oblak from vary.
The trouble from an extremely acute angle by no means favoured a shot and Ronaldo’s optimistic effort predictably ended up crusing well-wide and out for a goal-kick.
He had struck a greater effort to inside inches of the crossbar moments earlier as Portugal pressed to drive a gap objective.
Followers on social media had been fast to criticise Ronaldo’s torrid free-kick, with one submit on X stating: ‘What on earth is Ronaldo doing capturing from there? Pathetic that.’
Ronaldo (backside left) tried to attain with a free-kick from an unbelievable angle
Ronaldo (proper) is on free-kick duties for Portugal however has solely scored one in his final 58 makes an attempt
One other remark equally added: ‘That is embarrassing from Ronaldo’ because the veteran striker ruefully smiled after his weird try.
A 3rd critic posting on-line instructed Ronaldo to ‘retire’ after it was revealed the five-time Champions League winner has solely scored one in his final 58 free-kicks.
Ought to Ronaldo fail to attain in opposition to Slovenia then it could be the seventh consecutive recreation at a significant match with Portugal the place he has failed to search out the again of the web.
One other damning submit mocking the Al-Nassr star quipped: ‘Ronaldo is getting that determined for a objective he is hitting freekicks from wherever’.
