Ronaldooooooooooo !!!

[Paul Marin]

Bento said the decision was made for him to take the last penalty.

The decision was made by who? The point either way is that he didn't take the first one because he missed them in previous situations. I think that giving him the last one was worse, but that's only because I have no other explanation for him missing other than pressure. The last one would presumably have been more pressure which means lower odds so he may as well have taken the first one. You can see how him taking the last one to win would have been "glorious" for him if he had that opportunity and converted.

[Lazie]

The decision was made by who? The point either way is that he didn't take the first one because he missed them in previous situations. I think that giving him the last one was worse, but that's only because I have no other explanation for him missing other than pressure. The last one would presumably have been more pressure which means lower odds so he may as well have taken the first one. You can see how him taking the last one to win would have been "glorious" for him if he had that opportunity and converted.

Cristiano Ronaldo admits he offered no argument after being asked to step up fifth in Portugal's Euro 2012 semi-final penalty shoot-out with Spain.
With 120 minutes of hard-fought action failing to produce a winner on Wednesday, as two Iberian neighbours cancelled each other out in a goalless draw, a spot-kick lottery was required to determine who would grace the European Championship final.
As captain and national talisman, it was expected that Ronaldo would step up early for Portugal and try to set the tone.
He was, however, kept back until the end and saw failures from Joao Mountinho and Bruno Alves rob him of an opportunity to convert from 12 yards - as Spain prevailed 4-2.
Ronaldo claims Portugal coach Paulo Bento suggested that he should take the final spot-kick, and insists he had no problem with placing added responsibility on the shoulders of others.

"I was going to take the fifth penalty but we missed two," said the Real Madrid forward.
"It was just a question of me speaking with the coach. He said to me: 'Do you want to take the fifth one?' and I said 'yes'.
"Sometimes I take the first, the second or the third. I agreed to take the fifth.
"I hope Spain win the tournament now because I have a lot friends there and I play there and it will be a tough final for them.
"It felt very normal playing against Real Madrid players. On the pitch we are not friends, but outside we are."

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