Comments on: All around the world http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html Portugal - World Cup 2010 - South Africa Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:25:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pedro P http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1300 Pedro P Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:35:42 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1300 POR will struggle with Angola, with Iran, with Mexico and I hope with 4 more teams... ;-) It's not the struggle that counts. It's how it ends. :-) I only saw the 2nd half of MEX vs NED. It wasn't MEX defense that played poorly. It was the attack. After 2/3 of the pitch, MEX was kinda paralised and without ideas - unless I misunderstood, you had 2 strikers and 2 attaking midfielders in direct support. NED tried to compensate a certain lack of talent required to play on the wings, with good simple short and quick passing, quick on the counter and on the attack, straight towards the goal without complicating much. Kuyt and Babel have the speed, positioning, some passing ability, but they don't shine there... It was also their B team and it's a young team overall. Lost 2 unbelievable open goal chances. POR will struggle with any team because at this level, there are no bad teams. POR will struggle with Angola, with Iran, with Mexico and I hope with 4 more teams… ;-)

It’s not the struggle that counts. It’s how it ends. :-)

I only saw the 2nd half of MEX vs NED. It wasn’t MEX defense that played poorly. It was the attack. After 2/3 of the pitch, MEX was kinda paralised and without ideas – unless I misunderstood, you had 2 strikers and 2 attaking midfielders in direct support. NED tried to compensate a certain lack of talent required to play on the wings, with good simple short and quick passing, quick on the counter and on the attack, straight towards the goal without complicating much. Kuyt and Babel have the speed, positioning, some passing ability, but they don’t shine there… It was also their B team and it’s a young team overall. Lost 2 unbelievable open goal chances.

POR will struggle with any team because at this level, there are no bad teams.

]]> By: Louie http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1288 Louie Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:04:39 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1288 Ok, first off.. the holland game was a joke. the coach subbed in our third string defense, the first half was all mexico. but holand had their subs also. Not to mention they kept wasting time with the keeper. anyway.. what i meant by potential... Italy does not have the poetential, they have the ABILITY. so does germany and many favorites. portugal is not going to beat Mexico. they will struggle with Angola in the first game. Ok, first off..
the holland game was a joke. the coach subbed in our third string defense, the first half was all mexico. but holand had their subs also. Not to mention they kept wasting time with the keeper.

anyway.. what i meant by potential…
Italy does not have the poetential, they have the ABILITY. so does germany and many favorites.

portugal is not going to beat Mexico. they will struggle with Angola in the first game.

]]> By: Pedro P http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1272 Pedro P Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:56:29 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1272 For what I saw of MEX vs HOL, I'd say Iran scares me more than Mexico. Iran is theorically easy (always bad cos it leads to underestimating), it's the 2nd match so in case of a previous victory, a team will "soften", and this is how goals on the 90th minute happen... Imagine this happens... MEX (imagine) beats Angola and had a draw against Iran - then we must win but then Mexico is motivated... Potential... You're right, Louie. But... What about Italy? Did they materialize their potential? England? Holland? Spain? Who did they convince in the past 2 years...? The ones I see kinda shuting up their critics are Germany... And I see Czech flying under the radar... They were very strong 2 years ago and made a good enough qualification round... Todays Big Question puts them as winners... For what I saw of MEX vs HOL, I’d say Iran scares me more than Mexico. Iran is theorically easy (always bad cos it leads to underestimating), it’s the 2nd match so in case of a previous victory, a team will “soften”, and this is how goals on the 90th minute happen…

Imagine this happens… MEX (imagine) beats Angola and had a draw against Iran – then we must win but then Mexico is motivated…

Potential… You’re right, Louie. But… What about Italy? Did they materialize their potential? England? Holland? Spain? Who did they convince in the past 2 years…? The ones I see kinda shuting up their critics are Germany… And I see Czech flying under the radar… They were very strong 2 years ago and made a good enough qualification round… Todays Big Question puts them as winners…

]]> By: Louie http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1264 Louie Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:44:30 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1264 Guys, guys, LEts be honest, Portugal wll have trouble making it to the second round. but, they will make it. They will loose to Mmexico, so they will have to square off againts Argentina. The argies, have an amazing team. They will loose to them.. Sorry Portugal, but this is not your year... teams that have so much potential... SPAIN, ENGLAND,PORTUGAL, MEXICO.. of course potential is the worst thing that you can say about a team... One of them will prove us wrong, and that will be MEXICO... potential: Capable of being but not yet in existence.. GO MEXICO... Guys, guys, LEts be honest, Portugal wll have trouble making it to the second round. but, they will make it. They will loose to Mmexico, so they will have to square off againts Argentina. The argies, have an amazing team. They will loose to them..
Sorry Portugal, but this is not your year…

teams that have so much potential…

SPAIN, ENGLAND,PORTUGAL, MEXICO..

of course potential is the worst thing that you can say about a team…
One of them will prove us wrong, and that will be MEXICO…

potential: Capable of being but not yet in existence..

GO MEXICO…

]]> By: W Gomes http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1255 W Gomes Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:57:58 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1255 Flashback! Netherlands - Spain - England - Greece ;) Flashback! Netherlands – Spain – England – Greece ;)

]]> By: Helder http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1251 Helder Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:48:35 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1251 Portugal always has more trouble with teams like Ivory Coast or Serbia-Monmtenegro than they do with the so-called 'big' teams, so my bet is that if they get through their group (always an 'if'), they will survive the 'group of death' contenders. Portugal always has more trouble with teams like Ivory Coast or Serbia-Monmtenegro than they do with the so-called ‘big’ teams, so my bet is that if they get through their group (always an ‘if’), they will survive the ‘group of death’ contenders.

]]> By: Tony Rosa http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1249 Tony Rosa Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:35:04 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1249 If you want to win the World Cup, you have to beat the best teams along the way. The Dutch are not the team they were, The Argies... look at what happened 4 years ago when they promised so much. I'd be more worried about playing the Ivory Coast. If you want to win the World Cup, you have to beat the best teams along the way. The Dutch are not the team they were, The Argies… look at what happened 4 years ago when they promised so much. I’d be more worried about playing the Ivory Coast.

]]> By: Gaston http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/all-around-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1248 Gaston Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:53:51 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/all-around-the-world.html#comment-1248 the bad news would be the high probability they have to play either Netherlands or Argentina. There is only one thing worst that being in the "Group of death", and that is to have to square against whomever survives it. Good luck Portugal (unless you play Argentina, of course) the bad news would be the high probability they have to play either Netherlands or Argentina. There is only one thing worst that being in the “Group of death”, and that is to have to square against whomever survives it.

Good luck Portugal (unless you play Argentina, of course)

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