Yeah, my point is more around the idea of teams having pedigree because of historical achievements and probably with some reference to how it gets used against us as a reason we haven’t been successful because we don’t have it.
Obviously experience is important but a team of today won’t have the experience of playing in the 1998 final or whatever.
Agree but maybe an element of ‘fear’ as well based on the historical success of your opponent.
Hence our fans were mostly cautious even with a 3-0 lead against Madrid. They have history of comebacks and we have history of blowing it.
Last kick of the game, what an incredible goal. Felix behind him couldn’t believe it.
https://x.com/OneFootball/status/1992679514615263399
(Edit: vid got taken down so replaced it)
Saw scotty mcT coming for his title and said ‘nah mate, I’m the king’.
Shouldn’t have even gone in, keeper got two hands to it ffs
Nothing can beat Ronaldo and Messi era
Two immense footballing personality existing at the same time and for so long.
shinned it as well ;).
He’s probably the oldest player in that league and is averaging around a goal a game, which shows how weak the league is.
Couldn’t agree more.
Hope he bangs a 10ft leaping overhead spinaroonie goal in the WC final next year.
Then does that cock tugging celebration again for the world to cry about.
Disgraceful from FIFA:
Cristiano Ronaldo able to play at World Cup despite red card against Republic of Ireland - BBC Sport
Didn’t they do the same with Koscielny ahead of the WC? I remember there was someone else too in that same WC.
https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/france-s-koscielny-banned-one-game-freed-for-world-cup-idUSBRE9B10PD
Edit: I think it was Mandzukic.
I always felt him like this was the end goal when he was seen schmoozing up to Trump and Infantino, so not surprised. It does make a bit of a mockery of the qualification stage.
Oh well will just be another international tournament he stinks up lol.
Serious question - has he ever had a good international tournament? I know he made a couple of team of the tournaments for the Euros like 10 or 12 years ago when they decided to do the bloated 23 squad teams lol. And even then he wasn’t anything special.
I don’t get it lads, the same thing happened with our boy Koscielny. This isn’t new.
He had quite a good Euro 2004, no?
He’s no showed at most if not all World Cups
Must’ve been that huge fifa influence he had. Our big lad Kos.
Must’ve paid a visit to the Brazil president ahead of that World Cup to sort it out. That crook Sepp Blatter was still around. 
Did Kos have his ban suspended under a probationary period?
You’re right, Ronaldo got hard done here.
Koscielny only received a one game ban for violent conduct and that was it. Ronaldo is on some bulshit probationary period.
FIFA is never beating their anti-Ronaldo allegations. 