Stuart Pearce & Alex Crook CLASH Over Whether Ronaldo Crying Vs Slovenia Was Selfish Or Not! 👀😬 

Ronaldo cries when he falls short of the high standards that he sets himself. England players like Bellingham, Rice & Kane go into denial and blame the media for criticising them. I rest my case.

Alex crook never kicked a ball before in his life , why’s he on?

At least Ronaldo care for his team. Unlike england players not interested at all. He offer more to portugal than kane to england.

If you watched the whole game you can understand why emotions got the better of Ronaldo. This guys carried Portugal and picked others up off the floor for years, yet he gets criticised the one time he shows vulnerability and it’s his team mates who come to his aide. If anything this show of emotion from Ronaldo galvanised the Portugal side in the shootout. There’s nothing wrong with showing emotion even if you are the leader and captain.

Ronaldo was literally crying as a 8 year old playing football. Crying during the champions league final for Man Utd. He is an emotional guy. Journalists trying to use his tears to paint him as a sociopath is pathetic.

Alex Crook is still hurt that Ronaldo crapped all over his mediocre club 😂😂😂.

Crook by name, Crook by nature, absolutely stealing a living.

To say its selfish is insane. Also the moment he started breaking down was when he saw his mum emotional in the crowd.

Alex Crook you are so wrong. Stuart Pearce well done.

Man lives, breaths and does everything at 39 to still be able to play the game he loves and then you have a tubby piece of lard like Alex Crook presuming to judge one of the greatest footballers ever because he showed some emotion in possibly his last game.

Seems like everyone has already forgot that Ronaldo had a 1on1 with the keeper and pass it to Bruno

Never heard Gazza being called selfish for crying DURING the game Ronaldo cried at half time in injury time when the game was stopped Sending a message that crying makes you weak is not the message we want to send to the next generation of young men and women 🤦🏽‍♂️

The best version of Kane couldn't even hold a candle to a 39 year old Ronaldo

If Harry kane did the same then would call him brave for showing his emotions

Ronaldo never cried like that about losing on the club level. And when he is winning with his country he looks genuinely unselfishly happy. Portugal means everything to him. To say his crying is ego is indeed mean. And incorrect. You guys simply can‘t comprehend what is driving this man. It isn‘t vanity.

Surprised Ronaldo didn't try and score from a goal kick!

That Alex guy is so pathetic! He said that Portugal players consoled CR7 because they are afraid of him

It's not jealousy! Ronaldo is a very greedy person/player. He throws his arms up in the air when a teammate has the audacity to shoot themselves. He takes all the free kicks even though he's useless at them and just go back to Qatar where his team scored but because he wasn't awarded the goal he was disappointed. Anyway i just can't fathom anyone who constantly defends this guy

People complaining about how the new generation of players don’t care about the game. Smiling or laughing after losing a match and now the same people are saying Ronaldo is selfish when he shows emotions. lol

How stupid is football pundits when they think that is a good discussion when they are analyzing players reactions, frankly i don´t want to know wtf is in this knobs minds

I admire Cristiano Ronaldos passion for the game and he takes responsibility for when he doesn't meet the top standards respect to him great player 👏

Typical media shite. All hounding Ronaldo just coz he cares

if he was so focused on scoring for himself ,he wouldnt have passed to bruno the other day ,well said stuart about gazza as well ,everybody loved him and felt sorry for him when he did it

He'd have a nervous breakdown if he played for Southgate

Please give him an Oscar already, seeing as it seems that is the one he is after!

Grown men crying over not kicking a sack of air over a line is honestly pathetic. I like to watch football, but I haven't cried over it since I was 8 years of age. You should really see it for what it is when you hit at least your late teens, but to have that kind of a reaction when you're pushing 40 is genuinely terrifying.

Some people are just more emotional than others. It wasn't done for attention or to make it all about him, it just came over him and he couldn't control it. He has a ridiculous amount of pressure on him to perform, not only from the whole of Portugal but also himself. If only the English players had a fraction the amount of passion and hunger that Cristiano has, maybe we'd get a half decent performance.

Stuart Pearce, a football person says the truth. The other im becile is just another hater pundit with zero knowledge of the game.

Who is that Crook? trying to get famous by mention Cristiano? Thanks S.Pearce for a proper comment! Unbelievable that a player is called selfish because he cried for a mistake he did and could cost the qualification for the team...it could only be CR...I'm going bunkers!!

I have just loved watching him over many years....totally mesmeric. He is in his twilight years now as regards his career. Cut him a bit of slack it can't be easy to accept that you are not what you used to be....especially when you have been the best of the best....

@5:55mins "A prince should aim to be feared than to be loved" - Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince CR7 is the Prince of Portugal's football team💯

It's passion. Guy knows it's his last tournament with Portugal. With we saw more passion on the English lads faces. The bloke loves football and knew he'd let the country down

It's all about him..... crying on the pitch, forcing all those free kicks

Criticizing Ronaldo for crying because he missed a key penalty and saying he was crying for himself, is akin to telling your son that he should not cry because thats a sign of weakness. What rubbish!!! Martinez might have erred in having him on the field for so long but please ....I bet the same isn't said about Messi who labour's around the field for Argentina just as much....

Ronaldo was crying because he was feeling sorry for himself, he only cares about his own legacy and goal record. Why do you think he won't let anyone else take a free kicks which he keeps ballooning over the bar. Portugal need to move on from Ronaldo and give the new generation an opportunity.

"So desperate to get himself on the score sheet" yet literally last game, he squared it to Bruno so HE can score instead of himself, what are we talking about here.

Let's face it, Ronaldo was in tears 'cos he knows he'll not score against France in the QF. It was basically his last realistic chance of scoring in a record 6 consecutive Euro's. He'd rather get the record and Portugal get knocked out by Slovenia, than miss and Portugal go through!

Most of them argue like maniacs. You can’t help but wonder the mindset of people that concoct these thoughts without knowing Ronaldo personally except what they see on the pitch (success) and what d deluded media portrays lol. In what world will someone crying be called selfish 😅 Success gets you hated and it’s so evident in this evil world

What many people don't understand about the Cristiano tears was, the progress of Portugal to the quarter final was just been thrown away by that miss, and majority of the players on the pitch would have stay away from the kick when Ronaldo was on the pitch. Yes there were 15 mins to played in extra time both what happened to the full 90 mins played, Portugal doesn't win at full time and people believe they could still make it happened in less than 15 mins to penalty shootout which is anybody's game. So, Ronaldo knows what it means to the Portugal people and the players. Everybody have right to there own opinions

English media doesn’t understand because they live in the bubble, the bubble of “the best league in the world “ but the best are not English, not the managers and not the players. They never had a player like Ronaldo, when you are the best of all time, you know you carried a nation behind and doesn’t matter who you play against , people want you to win and he’s a winner, a winner that shows emotion. He cried in 2004, 2006,08, 16, 22. The man never had problems to show emotions.

I think the reason some people hate him is because he has been take all he free kicks and missing them

Who is the better striker in Portugal’s squads than Ronaldo ? Ramos doesn’t start for psg felix bit part player for Barca, ronaldo hate is a disgrace the greatest player to ever live and Alex crook speaks like he does he wants to be ashamed 😂😂

Alex is terribly wrong…. He has no idea about emotions in the game. Steve has definitely described it accurately.

The man was gutted. He cares. To claim he didn't show leadership though is just silly. He literally stepped up for the first pen and delivered it with mm precision. That's leadership.

Why are people so predictable? I knew the second those tears came out of his eyes, the media would go into frenzy… and they did.

It was pathetic!... fully grown man acting like a child. Outstanding save it must be said!

How are these guys even allowed to speak about anything, how on earth can you think he’s crying because he’s not scored for himself, he’s scored 900 goals fam. Honestly you should need to pass an iq test to speak on a show or have a publicised opinion like this.

Men should show more emotions it helps their mental health they say but when Ronaldo cries he's selfish. The hate for this guy is real.

He’s been Portugal’s main focus for 20 years. His speed and killer instincts are mostly gone, and rightfully so at 39. Seeing himself as the culprit for his team to fail, given all the chances of the opposite, was just too much for him to bare. Self centered? Yes and no. I do believe he would probably retire if Oblak would have saved his 2nd penalty.

It's pure selfishness- he's missed tonnes of penalties in his career, and shrugged it off. It was the realisation his only possibility of actually scoring was in that moment, his team and the match arnt as important

Harry Kane carries the same selfish mindset, desperate to break personal records at the expense of other players getting a chance 🤨

Robben missed a penalty in extra time in the 2012 ucl final and he was shattered ... Next year he scored and won the next ucl title

I'm Portuguese too, I saw them win the nations League at the dragão, I saw them play Sweden years ago as well at the dragão. I however am not playing for our national team, why is that ? Because I am not qualified, Ronaldo is no longer qualified and there's no shame in it as he's almost 40 . So please retire and let our youngsters play, the ones that won every youth tournament possible. Use Spain as a example of giving youth a chance.

Ronaldo has only ever played football for himself. This isn’t a surprise. What a player though.

Martinez has to kiss Ronaldo's backside to stay in the job. Remember what happened to the previous manager?

Well said Stuart Pearce,Ronaldo has been one of the 2 greatest footballers of all time over the last 20 years lets not forget what he and Messi have given all football fans.

My goat the mentality to score again after missing in ET

Ronaldo who has won everything crying after missing a penalty. Jude doing whatever he did after a lucky win. Staurt pearce did it when football was tough! If people think professional sports people arent selfish have no idea how they became a football player. Nedved cried, Ballack cried in 2002 for getting yellow cards. Always giving the example of Roy Keane when Keane himself said he did his job!!

Gazza was a young lad and not the captain in 1990. Ronaldo is nearly 40 and most importantly the leader of the Portugal team.

Now you know why Everton sacked Martinez.

Leave the GOAT alone

If you still believe CR7 is playing great football, just remember the last big trophy he won was the 2019/2020 Italian league champion.

Even ronaldo's cry is deemed as 'selfish' by english media. What a bunch of miserable people. Must be the weather 😂

Everything Ronaldo does in football now is selfish. Only reason he'd even be sad about leaving tourney is cos he'd have no more chances to add to his own stats.

He may well want it for himself but he wants it for his country too....no doubt....the fact his team mates went to him at that moment shows what they think of him...He's their leader and talisman and the fact he got up off the floor and took that pen after 30 mins of that crushing moment shows he's got some bottle

You people dont understand his reaction? He did not cry after he missed the penalty. He started crying soon after the half time extra time whistle cause the screen in the stadium showed the image of his mother (who was in the stadium) crying. Cant you guys analise the real situation.

His mom was there 😢thats why emotion was there missing that first penalty...probably his last tournament..made up for it though..fantastic player one of the best 👌 gazzgooner

For all his crying he stepped up to take the 1st pen when in the shootout when he had huge pressure on him had he missed the backlash would be unreal but stepped up scored and led by example.

Ronaldo has been leading football and every team he's played with for over 20 years. People need to stop hating and start respecting greatness.

Messi missed a penalty and retired! Cr7 missed and cried then scored another… give the guy a break

Why is him crying being selfish the dude is just emotional and wants to always win he missed a penalty and thought he failed his country that could possibly be his last tournament

I don’t think it’s selfish, but it certainly isn’t ideal. I don’t think you should cry until the final whistle because as the captain you should show your team you aren’t ready to give up. And I don’t think you should show those emotions until the game is truly over. That being said, his devotion to the game, to his country and to winning is admirable and so I don’t think it’s that simple

i'd love to know if Crook the united fan thought Ronaldo made it all by himself in 2008 UCL final when he missed and cried? or did he back him because he was playing for his team

He was thinking he let Portugal down that’s why he as crying. But people just want to have a haters narrative.

Merely crying wasn't the issue. It was the moment he cried like the game was over that was weird to me. I understand passion , but he needs to chill out. Whatever emotions he was going through at the moment didn't look healthy to me.

Honestly that is a poor take from Alex.. But guess it's his opinion 🤦🏽‍♂️

Forget the crying, demanding to take every free kick, even from ridiculous positions and blasting them all over would be more my problem. Not a team player at all.

He hasnt won everything Martinez, also being in 6 euros but just ghosting is useless

I agree that it is all about Ronaldo... crying complete nonsense and it's time now for Portugal to get rid of him

Gazza was a kid. Ronaldo is a 40 year old man.

Why is this Alex Crook all over Talksport lately? Thought his job was to give updates on transfers. Now he thinks he Ancelotti.

This is my opinion, he score second penalty and apologised to fans. And remember he is the CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. Players look higher to their captain. Thats what Portugal team built with which you don’t see this in England team. If you think CR7 just playing for himself then you are wrong. He play for the team and fans. Without fans your team is nothing.

Alex do you have any idea how many utd fans are not gonna agree with you 😂

That means it's all about you, I said that as soon as I saw him crying...

Pearce was spot on

4:25 2 months ago

Didn’t Ronaldo apologies to the fans after he scored his penalty?

Everyone is selfish, Jim you’re selfish! Everyone in this world is selfish! Because they want the best for them selfs ! What a stupid question you ask again mr jim

Those who criticized Ronaldo are these experts who never play the game professionally, like this Alex Crook...Stuart Pearce, an ex international player understand the emotion. I remember Pearce missed a penalty in the shootout with Argentina in WC 1990 semi final.. it was devastating for him.. you can sensed the despair and tears in him, although he tried to control, but of course Chris Waddle took most of the blame because he was the last kicker. Then in Euro 1996, Pearce was brave enough to take a penalty in the shootout against Spain, and when the ball hit the back of the net, the whole stadium roared behind him.. Pearce punched the air and shout out loud... it was the monkey on his back that followed him for 6 years, finally put it down..

Well said Stuart Pearce. Crook's minging

I'm surprised he's a man of Stats, Camon no let him rest

Pearce is a complete tool ronaldo had been dreadful the worst player on the pitch yet again ,passenger for 4 games all he cares about is scoring in 6 euros ,back to back tournaments this guy has stunk the place out ,the commentary was embarrassing last night the way they cream there pants over him when he was utter garbage

Alex is so dumb...

What a big baby, it's all about him, on dear none of his free kicks and then a penalty, and he couldn't score. Time to pack in sunshine.

Crook you are so wrong! You have never kick the ball !

I woulden’t say that Portugal are marching through😂 But they made it in the end

Better to have tried and cried than not bother trying at all, like the England team. 0 shots on target until Jude saved the day, tell me how many Fans where crying then. Pathetic opinion by that Crook, I wouldn't take too much note of someone who didn't even bother to iron his shirt or even trim his beard knowing full well hes coming into work. Sloppy appearance sloppy opinion.

Playing in the Arab league has taken the edge off Ronaldo

We all know that ronaldo was missing those chances that normally would not miss. He is going through a tough time. I agree he should be rested for the first half of some matches. But this is important to understand how Portugal’s bench has players like felix ramos and many more who are all great players. What is ramos missed the penalty or bruno and ronaldo was on the bench at time. Would the media still criticise him for being on the bench when he should have been in the field??? Whatever side if the story it is he always is questioned. He cried because probably in shock that the one time his country needed him to deliver he failed. Now lets look at other footballers who were captains of their national team that missed penalties. We cannot say this to someone when to cry and when not to. Nobody has the right to decide that. If crying made him vent out his fear and shock then thats what was needed for him to step up again and score the penalty in the shootout. After all we are all human beings

Salute Stuart Pearce❤❤❤for spitting facts