Moto Club Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Great video Portugal! Portugal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Quaresma injured likely to miss the opening game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 --------Quaresma-------Ronaldo---------------------André Gomes---Moutinho---Danilo----João Mário Guerreiro---Pepe---Ricardo Carvalho---Vieirinha -------------------Patrício----------------------------- This is what I'm expecting. Likely Eliseu in for Guerreiro in the tougher matches. Not so sure Moutinho is hanging on to that midfield spot neither, he's not on good form. Adrien would be first in line to replace him. I think André Gomes isn't going out of the starting 11, but Fernando Santos has chopped and changed a lot and everything is possible. So I was almost spot on, only change is Nani in for Quaresma because Quaresma is injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Is Guerreiro likely to start again tomorrow? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 The manager said there'll be changes, but I certainly don't expect him to be amongst them. Maybe Vieirinha, Nani and Moutinho out for Cedric, Quaresma and Renato Sanches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Does Dreadlockinho deserve a spot in the starting eleven? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Does Dreadlockinho deserve a spot in the starting eleven? Depends on the formation. In a 4132 like against Iceland, I think he should start because Moutinho doesn't currently have the fitness to hold that role of centre mid. Late to attack, late to defend. In a 433 like yesterday, Moutinho and J. Mário control the midfield better (not much of a fan of A. Gomes). But R. Sanches is different from all the other midfielders, so can always be useful depending on the situation. Can run from goal to goal with the ball without anyone catching him, useful when counter-attacking against the better teams. Hope he gets the chance to play them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Can run from goal to goal with the ball without anyone catching him, useful when counter-attacking against the better teams. Hope he gets the chance to play them. Worked like a charm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cedric not first choice right back then? None is great. Cédric crosses better, Vieirinha better technique/dribbling. Both can't defend. I reckon Vieirinha is ahead of him, but again, you can't really tell for sure. thankfully not. Shouldn't even be at Euro. Such an average player. Portugal have improved defensively since Fonte and Cedric were added to the starting XI in the last 16, quarter final & semi final. It wasn't looking good without them in the group stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cedric is average at best, but sadly because I always liked him a lot, Vieirinha's adaptation to right-back hasn't become a better alternative. He's also crap so Cedric's the lesser evil. Fonte is a quality CB and it's a shame he's only arriving to the national team at this stage of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 For the kind of work both have been doing(Cedric and Vieirinha), and the kind of mistakes both have done, Andre Almeida would have been a much better option. Cedric won't get any better than this. Average at best. [video=youtube;_JbZHiRfmwA] José Fonte is decent, but we need better. Slow and not agile. If he faces a pacey agile striker he will have nightmares. I'm guessing as soon as Ruben Semedo becomes more focused in the game, he will be the obvious option from the ones available. Ilori is dead for football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cedric won't get any better than this. Why would you write him off for a misjudgement of a bounce? Apart from that mistake he has been very solid defensively and an attacking threat in his three games in this tournament. Bale was pretty ineffective when trying to get past him tonight. José Fonte is decent, but we need better. Slow and not agile. If he faces a pacey agile striker he will have nightmares. He faces fast high quality strikers all the time in the Premier League, he doesn't have nightmares about them. He is the leader & key player of one of the best defensive records in the Premier League over the last 3 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cedric isn't an attacking threat, he's just someone that crosses a lot. Usually badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cedric isn't an attacking threat, he's just someone that crosses a lot. Usually badly. He put in some good crosses tonight, offered width, a lot of pace and overlapping options. He also defensively stopped Gareth Bale getting past him on multiple occasions. I think you are both being very harsh on him, Claude Puel should be able to develop him further next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 He has his limitations, but other than that big error against Poland he did ok. He crosses well, but rarely finds himself in a position where they can be dangerous. I'd like someone better though. Lacks composure when playing from the back and gets closed down. I'm convinced he will loose the place to J. Cancelo or N. Semedo or Ricardo or someone else by the time of next world cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Why would you write him off for a misjudgement of a bounce? Apart from that mistake he has been very solid defensively and an attacking threat in his three games in this tournament. Bale was pretty ineffective when trying to get past him tonight. Maybe because i've known him since ages, and he isn't very good at defending. Attacking was his best quality, but he doesn't seem to be placing a single decent cross out of 200 he has made so far. He faces fast high quality strikers all the time in the Premier League, he doesn't have nightmares about them. He is the leader & key player of one of the best defensive records in the Premier League over the last 3 years. Every time he has faced a fast player in this euro, he was passed by easily, the couple of times that he has stopped them, was because he dove and thankfully ended the play or tackled the ball for corner (which isn't even a good solution for a team full of midgets) I'm sorry but he's just very slow and not agile at all. He can handle strong, tall players like british type of players, but against latin kind, he will suffer a lot. He would be a natural 4th option if it wasn't for Bruno Alves red card vs England in the friendly match. Yesterday Bruno Alves was the best of them. Portugal improved a lot mainly for Renato and Adrien being starters rather than Cedric or José Fonte. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Bruno Alves looked poor yesterday. One of his clearances which was hit hopefully straight out to a Wales winger? Looked shaky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 The lack of pace by Fonte (or Ricardo Carvalho) is one of the main reasons why we're playing with such a deep defensive line all tournament. That helps mask the issue and with this setup it's not as big of a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengedragon Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Well done guys. Good luck for the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Bruno Alves looked poor yesterday. One of his clearances which was hit hopefully straight out to a Wales winger? Looked shaky. True, it happens, but he's a very aggressive player, who attacks the ball at first chance. On the other hand, José Fonte is very static and awaits the ball to get into him. Not a big fan of players like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Amo-te <3 [video=youtube;Ey1sMAat9ww] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Do you guys think there is any chance Ronaldo will retire from international football after this tournament? I really hope not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indaro Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I think he's too competitive to quit. He could easily play for atleast another five years like zlatan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Do you guys think there is any chance Ronaldo will retire from international football after this tournament? I really hope not. He just said that still has plenty to offer for the Portuguese National Teams, and doesn't plan to quit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashidi Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Do you guys think there is any chance Ronaldo will retire from international football after this tournament? I really hope not. I doubt it, the way that beast keeps fit, and that 8foot leap he did ...I reckon he has a few years in him yet. Portugal need him as well, I reckon he's a more natural leader than Messi is, and over the last few years, I've had an increasing amount of respect for him. Never liked him at United, his first few years at Madrid did nothing for me. Its these last 2 years that something about his ability to motivate a team that's piqued my interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Do you guys think there is any chance Ronaldo will retire from international football after this tournament? I really hope not. Are you kidding me, with his obsession for records I reckon we're going to have a problem when he's not good enough anymore and just won't throw in the towel at the age of 40. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Parabéns aos nossos irmãos portugueses! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Yay. Go Portugal. I don't know any Portuguese, so congrats. Complimenti ragazzi, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congratulations to Portuguese! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebs Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Definitely worth benching Ronaldo from now on then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraveSirRobin Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Well done Portugal, delighted for Santos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Best and most deserving team won. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helarxe Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Epic stuff, well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congrats guys...chuffed for you. Most likeable Portuguese team in a while as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopra_hill Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congrats lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm just loving all the bitter guys swallowing their hate Portugal currently is u17 European Champions, u19 and u21 Vice Champion and senior european champions. We should be a little more respected. Do not forget we are one of the smallest european countries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Portugal are always competing. A final, a quarter final, a semi and now a win in the last 4 euros. That's a great record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congratulations! Many empty workplaces tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgut Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 We ****ing did it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baptista_8 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 He's an old man FFS leave him alone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Pacalypse Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Seeing Fernando Santos, with the facial features of someone who has been through 5 civil wars, being shaken like that is just not right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hey, we won. This is how the Greeks felt like 12 years ago, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Really really looking forward to seeing Joao Mario, heard good things but never seen him play. Wasn't expecting him to be the type to put himself about so much, really excellent player. Congrats to all of you too ofc, worthy winners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraveSirRobin Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Hey, we won. This is how the Greeks felt like 12 years ago, right? Pretty much, yeah. The butthurt from most people was also similar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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