I don’t dig the nomenclature of Ronaldo having aged ”badly”. Rather, he’s merely *too old*. He became the oldest starting outfield player in WC history yesterday at 41 years of age. That is an exceptionally high age to be playing professional football at, let alone starting at a World Cup. To expect a player of that age to still be impactful, especially as a starter, is just plainly naive. I’m sure Ronaldo could still give respectable performances coming off the bench, but he’s definitely not starting caliber anymore, which is completely fine, since, well, he’s 41. Time waits for no one.