Tuesday Tactics Time: Who’s Your XI on August XX?

Let me throw my 25 escudos in:
Quim
Pepe Carvalho
Bosingwa, Meira/ferreira/ minha avó at left back
moutinho veloso
quaresma deco nani
postiga/makakula/almeida/ meu avô

Henrique Hilario
Bosingwa Pepe Carvalho Miguel

Moutinho Vitor Pele

Quaresma Nani

Almeida Postiga

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Going right to left:

Rui Patricio
Boswinga – Pepe – Carvalho – Miguel
Veloso
Quaresma – Moutinho – Nani
Postiga – Almeida

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Christian, I’m for that lineup except switching Maniche’s lil bro for Miguel. However, the thought of a 20 yr old Patricio in net scares me for Sporting. Imagine how much fear it strikes into my heart for the National Team.

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and pedro mendes should be on the bench for this game , it’s about time he got a call-up

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Greg,

I havent seen Riberio play enough to make a call on him, that’s why I went with Miguel. Common sense says to go with your call on Riberio because he’s actually a Left Back (Shocking!). You’re rather savy in terms of your knowledge of Portuguese players so I’m fine with the switch from Miguel to Mr. Riberio…I also love Miguel, so I was slightly biased in putting him in LB. Anyway, like Nelson said we can throw in one of our grandparents at LB and they would be better than Paulo.

As for Rui, I just want him to get experience. Especially against the Faroe Islands. I think we can score enough goals against them that if Rui messes up here or there, we will still avoid embarassment. (btw, whatever happened to that young goalie that was supposed to be nasty that played for Benfica? Morreira or something?)

Also, anyone is better than this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SUpyIPsB7m0

If only someone had sent this video to Scolari, maybe we would have gotten past the Germans…

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Excellent video…but the pain of the loss still lingers

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Rui Patricio,
Bosinga, Pepe, Carvalho, Ribeiro,
Nani, Moutinho, Fernandes, Quaresma,
Almeida, Yannick
My thinking here is Patricio definitely needs to get experience (Ricardo should never play again); I think a flat 4 in midfield would work with multi-talented central midfielders which Moutinho is…Fernandes I know is controversial but I just think he is one of the most ridiculously naturally talented central midfielders this country has ever produced and whenever he has played consistently he’s been bloody brilliant and it would be good to show him he’s got a future in the ’seleccao’. As for upfront, this team has always really needed two strikers as none of them are good on their own…so classic big man, with a pacy guy playing around him (and Yannick played well for Sporting in the second half of last season).

G:Hilario Hilario
D:Bosingwa
D:Pepe Pepe Carvalho
D:Carvalho Bosingwa Valente
D:Valente
M:Meira Meira Maniche
M:Maniche
M:Fernandes Fernandes
M:Nani Nani Quaresma
M:Quaresma Ronaldo
F:Ronaldo

anything, just not ricardo or patricio in poles!!!!! ricardo should never be called up again

….and also not petit

Rui Patricio
Miguel Carvalho PEPE Ribeiro

Veloso
Maniche
Nani Quaresma

Nuno Gomes Almeida

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and how about the 23 man squad ? hilario , patricio , d fernandes , carvalho, da costa , meira , alves , pepe , miguel , bosingwa , antunes , m fernandes , vitor pele , veloso , moutinho , pedro mendes , quaresma , nani , gama , postiga , almeida , djalo , vaz te

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