Are Portugal better or worse with Ronaldo?

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Jon Mackenzie explains all thats lacking in CR7's national game.

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00:00 start
00:13 Ronaldo's current ability
01:06 Big space issues
03:30 Ronaldo vs other elite strikers at this WC
04:48 Ronaldo relaxing
07:36 is it the system?

#football #worldcup #cristianoronaldo #portugal

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