He is now too slow — Ex-Liverpool star claims Ronaldo offers little to Portugal

Portugal finished second in their group after a goalless draw against Colombia on Saturday in Miami.

At 41 years old, Ronaldo has endured an underwhelming tournament, despite scoring twice against a poor Uzbekistan side.

The Al Nassr star struggled in the 1-1 draw against DR Congo, managing just two shots off target and 25 touches. He improved against Uzbekistan, scoring twice in a 5-0 win.

However, against Colombia, the Al-Nassr forward was largely ineffective, recording only two touches in the opposition box, one shot on target, eight lost possessions, and being caught offside twice.

Speaking on ESPN Podcasts, Hansen, a former defender, was highly critical of Ronaldo’s declining pace and movement:

“In this World Cup, he has been offside more times than I can remember because he knows he needs to get a quick headstart on the defenders because he doesn’t have the pace, so he’s running offside.

"Because he’s not beaten anybody, he can’t go past anybody, so the only place he has to be is in the penalty box, but even then he’s pretty much invisible.”

Despite the criticism, Ronaldo and Portugal still advanced to the knockout stage, and will be favourites in the Round of 32 clash against 2018 finalists Croatia on Thursday, July 2, in Toronto.