Feel like ever since Ronaldo moved to Saudi and with the hype around Messi, we have forgotten about Ronaldo (though I’m not surprised). He has been doing real good with Al Nassr this season and is in great form, but because he no longer plays in Europe, will he even have a good Euro Tournament next year? The competition in Saudi Arabia is no where near what is in Europe, but then again its Ronaldo.
https://extratimetalk.com/how-is-ronaldo-doing-in-saudi-arabia/
Depends on what you define as “successful”. If you expect him to dribble past everyone, be quick and press like crazy, that surely won’t happen.
I think a realistic expectation would be to count on him from penalties and set pieces. He is very far from his prime, but he is still excellent on those two things. People laugh at “Penaldo” stuff all the time, but it’s a huge luxury to have a cold-blooded player with 20+ years of top footballing career in your squad.
As for people saying he should be benched, that makes zero sense. He is an incredible form right now, yes against weaker opponents for both club and country, but it’s still a very good form. I’d rather have a very experienced player, with a very good form, even if it’s against “camels”, rather than Goncalo Ramos with 2 goals in 15 games, being benched at this own team.