Portugal v Ghana – Thu 24th Nov, 16:00 | Group H | World Cup 2022

[Craig]

Interesting listening to Zabaleta today explaining what Pep wants from a full back.
What is perhaps a top full back to you is not necessarily what he wants.
He is prepared to sacrifice pure defending for other attributes, won't change his philosophy and doubt he can persuade the likes of Davies to sign from Bayern.

Would still be nice if he could do the basics at times when defending. He’s had a fullback for 5 years on the other side who’s just a pure defender. Apart from the few games he had early season when Pep tried him getting on the ball like Beckham under Sven. That looked good:)

 

[Protein Junkie]

do portugual have a designated diving player/ coach?

Amended for you Chi :-)

 

[Chi-town blues]

Why is the camera always on that smug, preening ****?

Light , camera, action

and
Dive

 

[Akira]

Leao should be starting every match for Portugal.

Fernando Santos needs to stop starting with that bizarre 433 tactic with Ratboy playing on the right wing. Played that same shite in the Euros and it was absolutely dire.

 

[ilrm]

A few thoughts after the first game:

• We are not going to go far with this coach and his insane formation. Palhinha and Leao need to start ahead of Neves and Ronaldo respectively.
• Ronaldo has done nothing to show why any club needs to hire him. Instead of going wide, he selfishly kept running into Felix when Felix correctly took up central positions in front of goal. Didn't look like a threat at all. Messed up a few passes. Won a dubious penalty but to be fair a legit goal seems to have been chalked off in the first half.
• Players were slow in transition from defense to attack.
• In the defensive phase, defenders were being dragged wide leaving vast open spaces to be covered by Neves/Silva/Bruno. We will be destroyed by any competent attack.

On a side note, I saved a moment of history. CR7 scored in 5 World Cups.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Danilo, a cdm, is a useless CB.
Also good to see Cancelo can't defend for Portugal either

I don't think you meant that it is good that Cancelo can't defend for either City or Portugal , but prefer to think that you find it concerning that he shows familiar traits when having to defend ?

I do not like the defensive flaws which are seen quite regularly, but when he doesn't have defensive responsibilities and can simply concentrate on attacking, then he is a different player altogether.

Needs to stop the diving and petulance too imo.

 

[gman07]

god I hate Portugals shithousery in every fking game they play... that said I love our Portugese players but when it comes to their national team its just gets way to much,,,

 

[pudge]

poor form recently, but great full back, last season one of the very best

Nope

 

[East Level 2]

Light , camera, action

and
Dive

Fairy nuff. But they were still showing him every couple of minutes after he'd been subbed.

 

[Scottyboi]

Easy money on motm it's fan voted