Magnificent French performance. Iām delighted that all the losers who hold a manufactured grudge against a great friend of Ireland have been silenced.
[quote=āRudi, post: 862712, member: 1052ā]Are Sky really trying to say Zlatan was clapping Ronaldo?
What a bunch of retards.[/quote]
Thought they was ridiculous myself. What was he clapping for at that stage though?
He was attempting to rally his team mates at 4-2 on agg.
Surely the only explanation. Didnāt look like that type of clap though.
He was back on the halfway line trying to urge his teammates on like a true warrior.
And Iām pretty sure the clip was after Ronaldoās second of the night.
Yeah it definitely was. It was game over at that stage thatās why they possibly thought it. As if he was conceding victory in the personal battle. I dont think even big Zs ego is that big! It nearly looked a sarcastic clap to me though.
There were 15 odd minutes left and they needed two goals. They had already got two in the space of four minutes, he was just trying to lift his teammates and give it another go.
The Big Z proved me wrong tonight. An outstanding performance and the World Cup will be poorer for his absence. He has the heart of a person with a big heart.
I know I think weāve established that. He looked a beaten man though
This is football!! his tears after playing his last game for Iceland tells you everything about the sport and the manā¦
[quote=āMark Renton, post: 862922, member: 1796ā]This is football!! his tears after playing his last game for Iceland tells you everything about the sport and the manā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohi0_E9dBI
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Thereās no fucking crying in sport.
Not on the field certainly.
Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic[/URL] has insisted that he did not applaud Portugal star [URL=āhttp://www.goal.com/en-us/people/portugal/1945/c-ronaldoā]Cristiano Ronaldo after the latter completed his hat trick in Tuesdayās World Cup qualification win.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker was seen clapping his hands after Ronaldo scored his third goal of the game to effectively end Swedenās World Cup ambitions, but Ibrahimovic has stressed that he was simply attempting to rouse his teammates rather than show the Madrid man his appreciation.
āWas I applauding Ronaldo? No, I was just trying to encourage my teammates,ā Ibrahimovic told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I clapped my hands to cheer them up and motivate them for the last few minutes.
āWe had already gone down before. It is important not to give up until the final whistle because the unexpected can always happen.ā
The PSG striker did confess his admiration for the 28-year-oldās prowess on the counterattack but insisted his own sideās defensive lapses made life easy for the Madrid man.
āHeās obviously a great player, but we allowed him way too much space. Nobodyās as good as he is on the counterattack. This game once more showed his biggest qualities,ā added Ibrahimovic. āIs he the best player in the world? I can only say that he scored one goal more than I did.ā
And Blue Boy was trying to let on he was applauding Ronaldo. :rolleyes: He really would swallow anything Sky Sports/joe.ie throw at him.