Cristiano Ronaldo has been ever-present for Portugal. He recently scored what were his 124th and 125th goals for Portugal against Slovakia and then topped that with another brace against Bosnia Herzegovina. However, former Chelsea goalkeeper and the London club’s oldest player has questioned the Al Nassr star’s role in the national team.

Ronaldo netted goals number 126 and 127 in the Seleção das Quinas’ 5-0 win over Bosnia in the 2024 Euro qualifiers yesterday. This takes his tally in the Euro 2024 to 9 goals in 7 matches, as he remains the 2nd highest scorer in the qualifiers, 1 goal behind Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku. But in a recent podcast episode, former Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer played devil’s advocate and questioned how Ronaldo fits into the Portuguese national setup.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer questions Cristiano Ronaldo’s role in Portugal side

Speaking on Optus Sport’s latest podcast episode, ex-Chelsea, and Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer raised some doubts about Cristiano Ronaldo and, considering the Al Nassr forward’s age.

Speaking on the show, Schwarzer said, “The question I want to ask, and it’s very controversial … is he kind of almost holding them back a little bit because of the way he plays and the game has to focus around him? Or does he actually help them.””His goal-scoring record is insane, he has over 200 international caps. Who am I to even ask that question? But I just find it intriguing because he’s still scoring goals and so how do you argue?”

Cristiano Ronaldo nets back-to-back braces as Portugal maintain 100% record in Euro 2024 qualifiers

Ronaldo was back at it for the Portugal national team in their recent Euro 2024 qualifier against Bosnia & Herzegovina. This was following his 2-goal showing against Slovakia in Portugal’s 3-2 win which effectively secured their qualification for the Euros that take place in Germany next year.

Against Bosnia, Ronaldo scored a penalty in the 5th minute after Joao Felix’s shot inside the box hit a Bosnian defender’s arm. Felix and Ronaldo combined again after the Barcelona attacker played the Portuguese captain through with the Al Nassr forward dinking the ball over the Bosnian goalkeeper scoring his 2nd on the night.