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Former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has called on Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from international duty because he is holding back the progress of his teammates and slowing down his national team, Portugal.
Last Thursday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal. The captain of the Seleção das Quinas scored one of Portugal’s two goals against Croatia (2-1) in the group stage of the Nations League. A new record for CR7 who, at 39, becomes the first male player still active to reach this impressive figure.
An achievement that is not, however, welcome by everyone, at least not by Gabriel Agbonlahor. Despite his spectacular record, the former England international believes that the legendary striker no longer has what it takes to play among the elite.
« There’s a reason he’s playing in Saudi Arabia, there’s a reason he got fired at Manchester United, there’s a reason he’s not playing in Europe. “, Agbonlahor said on TalkSPORT.
The former Three Lions striker said the Portuguese star was stopping other players from reaching their potential. If you saw him at the Euros, you forgot that he didn’t do anything. He probably got in the way of other players. I think the fact that he played so many games probably cost Portugal dearly.”he added.
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“I know people will say it’s tough and it’s not his fault, but you know, you’ve had your time. You’ve always got what it takes, but do you still have what it takes at the highest level? I just think Portugal have a lot of exciting players who have been left on the bench during this Euro.”concluded the Englishman.
Advice that CR7 will probably never follow, as he has already set himself his next challenge: reaching 1,000 career goals. To date, only Brazilians Romario and Pelé have reached this milestone (even if it is difficult to verify).
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