World Cup: Fabregas questions Ronaldo’s goals

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Cesc Fabregas has played down the contribution of Cristiano Ronaldo at the World
Cup and said that Argentina ’ s struggles are not all Lionel Messi ’ s fault .
Writing in a column for BBC Sport, Fabregas, who was left out of Spain ’ s squad for
this summer ’s tournament, said that Ronaldo ’ s four goals in two games , including
a hat trick against La Roja , “ have come from set - pieces , penalties or mistakes . ”
Fabregas also praised former Barcelona teammate Messi and bemoaned
Argentina ’ s lack of quality as they have drawn with Iceland and lost to Croatia
putting them on the brink of an early World Cup exit .
“ It was a similar story for Messi against Croatia , but it was notmall his fault , ” Fabregas said . “ As I said in my TV analysis after Argentina ’ s defeat , they look
like a broken team . “ So it is has been really difficult for him . He does not have the
quality in behind him , when he needs someone who can help him build up the play . ”Fabregas — who played alongside Messi at Barcelona — says his Ronaldo does not haven to work as hard for the team and that explains why he has been able to flourish.
“ These days , Cristiano Ronaldo has a very different role for Portugal — he mainly
stays up front and you no longer see him running all over the pitch , ” he added.
“ He is one of the big names in Russia who has made a strong start to this World
Cup, in terms of goals , with four so far .
“ Yes , he is playing well , but if you really look at what he has done, he has scored
one penalty, one free kick , one goal from a corner and one with a shot that David
De Gea should have saved . You cannot say that he and Portugal have shown great
combinations or tiki - taka football to score great goals .
“ You have to give him credit , of course , but his goals have come from set- pieces ,
penalties or mistakes . ”
Argentina must win their final group game against Nigeria on Tuesday to stand
any chance of progressing to the knockout stages , while Portugal need just a point
against Iran on Monday to advance

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