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On Friday’s edition of ESPN FC Extra Time, the crew discusses:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Was Julien playing violin in his head?
1:38 Which prediction would’ve shocked you the most?
4:00 Is there anyone who was ‘taught pace?’
5:45 Could Stevie have gone on a Ronaldo-like diet?
7:42 Can Ferran Torres be what David Villa was?
8:57 Do you start Ronaldo or bring him off as a substitute?
12:35 How did Stevie deal with his upset loss to Wimbledon?
15:21 Is Neymar one of the best international players ever?
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CR7 will inspire Portugal to qualify for world cup ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kay over Dan any day
Ronaldo's role can filled by any tall athletic player stop thinking what he does is exceptional. Leao came in and had more of an impact in one situation than Ronaldo's whole game
Simply Italy didn't had guns to score. They can defend and not conceding too many goals but one 92 minute goal is enough to kick you out of world cup if you can't score.
Pele will always be ahead. He has 3 WCs. 3!!!!!
Woah
everything season these panel members gets it wrong with their predictions 🤣😂😅😂🤣
Vinnie Jones beat Stevie, crazy lol
He looks so comfortable playing for Portugal more time his waking
Not watch him against Spurs? Can score at any point
Neymar one of best international players? Put him against European teams in World Cup and see what happens
Listen to Dopey Hislop laughing to his heart's content and playing the comic relief as usual.
All these are hatters. Keep barking
In the last game he hit the post in like the 90th minute lol
yea take ronaldo off after 60 minutes .. even this season and im totally aware that hes not the ronaldo from 3-4 yrs ago BUT .. how many match winning goals did he had this season alone ? hes the must clutch player in the football history .. even when he has a bad game he can score the winner in the 93. minute ..
Ronaldo and Messi need to be playing under great man managers at this time in their career. Poch and Rangnick are not the answers
Don't worry about Ronaldo. None of you guys are even worthy of shinning his shoes. End of story!
He’s a substitute player now. It’s obvious but they don’t wanna hurt his feelings or ego.
The disrespect is unreal……all these pundits need to reevaluate themselves they wish they could keep it rolling like CR7…..metrics speak for themselves
Absolutely not, he has 6 goals in 7 games for Portugal yet that’s not good enough?
He needs to be used sparingly. As zidane did @ Real Madrid. To conserve his longevity.
That is great comparison David Villa and Ferran
The last time any Non-European side won the WC was Brasil, 20 years ago.
It is very unfair to say Neymar is any less of a player than X or Y because of team records.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 take it pal, Italy 😏
What Coutries will be in the WC Semifinals as of current form:
I think: 🇪🇦🏴🇧🇷🇦🇷
⬇️Put the flags below!
No video on Messi?
Espn bringing up this conversation because Cristiano couldn't score in one game. Classic Espn
Again ronaldo slander. As per usual. Doubting him for the last 15 years.
The Messi Stan’s are so furious Italy lost they’re not resorting to asking dumb questions in Extra Time. Losers 😂
Craig Bellamy was quick in his 30s
First question was hilarious 😆🤣
Remember Ireland a few months ago the 2 late goals by who? That's the reason you keep Ronaldo on. He's still capable of moments no other player can produce. The most clutch player of all time. Gab is right.
what an idiotic question is that. everyone knows that you can't teach speed. you either have it or you don't.
Give zidane the Portugal job n they'll win the title
Please fire Twelman from your US broadcasts. He's embarrassing for any number of reasons, not least of which is his seemingly purposeful mispronunciation of the names of players even after hearing them correctly pronounced 10 or 20 times over the course of a game. It's no surprise that Europeans might believe Americans are ignorant after hearing him for 5 minutes.
Ronaldo should be on the pitch. Free kicks, penalities, half a chance… Any chance of a goal he'll find
I think he should start every game if fit. Do what my name says if you bet on football games.
I don't really understand yet why teams or National teams put all their eggs in one basket. Ronaldo, like messi in Argentina are getting really old. Coaches must prepare a team with a view to the future and give their stars, a less starring role. To train the new generations and show them a team or National team is over any player, even messi or Ronaldo. Apart from that, they get ready for possible problems. Maybe one player cannot be in a match, so his substitute is ready to replace him. And what I see here in Arg. is that some players (leaded by messi and Agüero) have set the rules for many years. However, when scaloni took the team, the situation was different. The coach has made almost the decisions and success can be seen not only in the results, but also in the team performance. That's the importance is giving the power to the coach and manager, and not to the players.
So, going back to the idea, players are not always necessary for the team, sometimes they must go to the bench and give the chance to another player. They are humans and need a rest. After all, it's a job and they need it to come back stronger. So you prepare another player to be the protagonist, and not just a shadow.
Tbh winning the euro should be an automatic qualification bid to the World Cup
I have never heard anyone love there own voice as much as monero or whatever his name is
I’m pretty sure Jules caught her say “Madara, well done”
Javier Zannetti , Claudio Lopez and CR7 kind of got faster with age and then perhaps slower towards the very very end.
This is tough but I would put Cristiano ronaldo at 9 for most of the game. A good cross and he scores