World Cup

[hollowosund]

Everyone kept waiting for a moment of magc but his passing was just flat the whole time.

[emberosast]

I kept waiting for him to pull off one of those no look assists but it just never came. Honestly his club form set the bar so high that watching him at the World Cup felt like a completely different player.

[larsarssa]

Every time he lost the ball I just stared at my screen like really mate

[xortha8]

that no look pass he tried in the box that jsut rolled straight to the keeper summed up his whole tournamnt honestly

[Thoxix75]

I swapped my captain armband to him last minute thinking he was due for a big game and then he just kept jogging while my brother laughed at me from across the couch lol

[Wicknda]

I was convinced he’d turn up against Morocco so I cooked a whole lasagna for the watch party, then sat there staring at an empty plate while he misplaced simple passes for 90 minutes. At least the food was good.

[Kazki27]

Do you think it was really just a fitness thing or did the whole Portugal setup not suit him at all? Because normally you'd still expect one random set piece moment from him, not a complete blank.

[cedarly]

It's mad how invisible he was, the whole midfield just looked confused half the time. I was literally shouting at my screen for him to just try one of those through balls he pulls off every week in the league.

[legacyurver44]

tbh i thought the whole midfield shape was off, not just him. he was dropping so deep to get the ball there was nobody ahad of him to actually pass to

[nyxumzyl18]

Honestly the word "useless" stings but its accurate, man wasn't even attempting those risky through balls that make him so dangerous at United. His body language the enire time just screamed I dont wanna be here lol

[irisari]

Did you notice how deep he was dropping to collect the ball instead of staying in the pockets, because it felt like he was playing as a third midfielder rather than a second striker the whole time?

[clotalwyn]

I had a fiver on him to get an assist in the opener and he hit the first man with a cornr 3 times in a row, proper gave up after that

[Sydneyelle3]

He wasnt useless, the wole midfield was a disjointed mess tbh

[Wrenynni]

I kept waiting for him to take a game by the scruff of the neck like he does for United but his passes just lacked that final zip, you could argue he was gassed from the club season which is fair but maybe that’s the difference between a world class playmaker and just a good form player, one guy on here said he was just floating out left and crossing into the first defener and honestly I think that stuck with me more than the "vibes only" joke cause its so specific

[Emberanen]

Did anyone else notice he was dropping way deeper than usual, almost collecting the ball off the center backs like he didn’t trust the midfield behind him to progress it on their own

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