Hes not the player he used to be but this is just hyperbole. His touch is still excellent and hes still a competent passer (obviously not a world class playmaker). Hes been Portugals best attacker this tournament while others like Jota and Fernandes have been crap. Hes got one of the highest average match ratings in the tournament.
He has a high match rating because he scored. Take away that and you have many better than him in open play. His play is abysmal these days. Tapinado and Penaldo indeed. Gotta say he is a lucky guy. He may made a pact with the devil, wouldn't put that posibility away in his case. 700+ goals, i think around 600 of them are tap ins and penalties.Sigh.