Why Ronaldo Needed Saving From Himself With Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal have been knocked out of the World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Spain. Does the blame for Portugal's failings lay at the feet of head coach Roberto Martínez? Has this golden generation of Portuguese footballers been wasted? On The Game podcast, Tom Clarke is joined by James Gheerbrant to discuss all that, as well as Spain's prospects for the rest of the World Cup. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Has Martínez failed as Portugal head coach? 02:26 Would Portugal be better without Ronaldo in the starting 11? 03:40 A golden generation wasted? 04:35 How Ronaldo could've been part of a successful Portugal squad at this World Cup 09:26 How far can Spain go at this World Cup? Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/sport Subscribe to the Times Sport YouTube channel:    / @thetimessport   Find us on X: https://x.com/TimesSport Find us on Instagram:   / timessport