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'Age Has Caught Up With Ronaldo': Ex-England Star Claims Cristiano's Days in Football Are Numbered
'Age Has Caught Up With Ronaldo': Ex-England Star Claims Cristiano's Days in Football Are Numbered
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In recent days, calls have been growing for five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo to retire and this chorus has now been joined by a former England international.According to Aston Villa great Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ronaldo's age has finally started to take a toll on him and it is one of the prime reasons for his ongoing problems on the pitch."He's 37, he's outdone most footballers by five or six years. But you can't hide from ageing. Age catches up with everyone and it looks as though it has caught up with Ronaldo," Agbonlahor told British sports website Football Insider."His legs look tired, he doesn't look as quick and sharp getting round players. He's also not a presser from the front either," he added.Agbonlahor even invoked the Portuguese wizard's eternal rival Lionel Messi, declaring that, like Ronaldo, the 34-year-old Argentine wasn't good enough to compete in the world's top leagues."It's time for Ronaldo and Messi to go and play and have some fun in [Major Leagur Soccer - the top football league in America]. The top leagues seem to be too much for them at the moment," the 35-year-old argued.Since joining Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) last summer, Messi has struggled to maintain his goal-scoring wizardry which made him such a star at Camp Nou, recording his worst numbers in more than a decade and a half for the Ligue 1 side.The former Barcelona maestro has netted the ball only twice in 16 appearances in the French top flight.
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'Age Has Caught Up With Ronaldo': Ex-England Star Claims Cristiano's Days in Football Are Numbered
13:27 GMT 02.03.2022 (Updated: 11:44 GMT 10.12.2022) Cristiano Ronaldo may have dazzled Man United fans in the early days of his second stint at Old Trafford, but the legendary footballer has scored only one goal in his past 10 games, making his struggles obvious at the iconic club. CR7 has been defending himself but critics have come at him from right, left and centre.
In recent days, calls have been growing for five-time Ballon d'Or winner
Cristiano Ronaldo to retire and this chorus has now been joined by a former England international.
According to Aston Villa great Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ronaldo's age has finally started to take a toll on him and it is one of the prime reasons for his ongoing problems on the pitch.
"He's 37, he's outdone most footballers by five or six years. But you can't hide from ageing. Age catches up with everyone and it looks as though it has caught up with Ronaldo," Agbonlahor told British sports website Football Insider.
"His legs look tired, he doesn't look as quick and sharp getting round players. He's also not a presser from the front either," he added.
Agbonlahor even invoked the Portuguese wizard's eternal rival
Lionel Messi, declaring that, like Ronaldo, the 34-year-old Argentine wasn't good enough to compete in the world's top leagues.
"It's time for Ronaldo and Messi to go and play and have some fun in [Major Leagur Soccer - the top football league in America]. The top leagues seem to be too much for them at the moment," the 35-year-old argued.
Since joining
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) last summer, Messi has struggled to maintain his goal-scoring wizardry which made him such a star at Camp Nou, recording his worst numbers in more than a decade and a half for the Ligue 1 side.
The former Barcelona maestro has netted the ball only twice in 16 appearances in the French top flight.
