Comments on: Portuguese fans elect Ricardo Rocha to replace Jorge Andrade http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/portuguese-fans-elect-ricardo-rocha-to-replace-jorge-andrade.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/portuguese-fans-elect-ricardo-rocha-to-replace-jorge-andrade.html/comment-page-1#comment-142 Pedro P Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:50:37 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/portuguese-fans-elect-ricardo-rocha-to-replace-jorge-andrade.html#comment-142 Afer watching Benfica vs barcelona yesterday, I say Ricardo Rocha is going. He was Ronaldinho's direct watch dog and as a result nobody actually saw Ronaldinho at all... Without a single foul. Afer watching Benfica vs barcelona yesterday, I say Ricardo Rocha is going. He was Ronaldinho’s direct watch dog and as a result nobody actually saw Ronaldinho at all… Without a single foul.

]]> By: Pedro P http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/portuguese-fans-elect-ricardo-rocha-to-replace-jorge-andrade.html/comment-page-1#comment-103 Pedro P Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:39:42 +0000 http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/portuguese-fans-elect-ricardo-rocha-to-replace-jorge-andrade.html#comment-103 We need a substitute for both left and right back. Ferreira is the RB subst but also the LB subst. He can do both extremelly well. If Scolari takes Caneira, we have another LB, more defensive than Valente, but also one that can do central defender. I woldn´t like this scenario, though... He is not so good as central defender. But it opens another spot, because if another pure CD goes (R Rocha or Tonel or any other) we have less options overall. PLUS, neither of them has played so many games in the heart of the defense with all the rest. And something Scolari has always worked on, was STABILITY. Always the same set up, good substitues (eager to play) and even more important, VERSATILITY. Deco played as a right back for some 10-20 minutes against England (EC04). NOW we can say what we want. But nobody can predict what will happen when it counts... And when it gets tough, there's no whining or silly excuses accepted anymore... There's only PLAY AND DO YOUR (REAL) BEST. We need a substitute for both left and right back. Ferreira is the RB subst but also the LB subst. He can do both extremelly well. If Scolari takes Caneira, we have another LB, more defensive than Valente, but also one that can do central defender.

I woldn´t like this scenario, though… He is not so good as central defender. But it opens another spot, because if another pure CD goes (R Rocha or Tonel or any other) we have less options overall. PLUS, neither of them has played so many games in the heart of the defense with all the rest. And something Scolari has always worked on, was STABILITY. Always the same set up, good substitues (eager to play) and even more important, VERSATILITY. Deco played as a right back for some 10-20 minutes against England (EC04).

NOW we can say what we want. But nobody can predict what will happen when it counts… And when it gets tough, there’s no whining or silly excuses accepted anymore… There’s only PLAY AND DO YOUR (REAL) BEST.

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