a wonderful performance by everybody, including luxemburgo.
first, the lineup was great, with the a good mix of attackers and midfielders. vampeta and antonio carlos had two of the best performances i have seen by a brazilian in YEARS!! antonio carlos showed he is a PERFECT choice for captain. he was all over the place, made so many excellent tackles on both sides of the field.
and just like i told you guys: if you put alex and ronaldinho gaucho in the team, you will win! it's that simple. alex + ronaldinho = victory.
alex scored the first goal on a well-placed header after a delightful left-foot pass by antonio carlos. alex played a big role in the second goal, when he dribbled thru a guy's legs, passed to vampeta, got the ball back and fired a bomb at the arg goal that knocked the goalie back -- and vampeta put the rebound right in the far corner. for the third goal, ronaldinho played with the ball in front of THREE arg defenders, and a nice pass to vampeta, who expertly tucked it in the back of the net after dribbling a guy. MARVELOUS PERFORMANCE.
luxemburgo was good: made nice moves with alex and ronaldinho in the starting lineup. put cesar sampaio on at just the right time, with about 15 minutes remaining, so he could calm down the midfield and defense. also, the move to bring in marques was successful, because he did some nice attacking and crossing and had a shot that the goalie saved against the post.
luxemburgo still has a job!
the team played with passion from the first minute and never stopped. alex ALWAYS was looking for the goal, same for ronaldinho (although ronaldinho was not too good overall). vampeta made some excellent runs from midfield and deserved to have two goals; he was excellent. the defenders beside antonio carlos was effective and did a lot to start the attack. emerson made GREAT tackles when he had to and did not foul too much. rivaldo was a piece of crap. roberto carlos was good and had a nice swerving free kick that caused some trouble.
please, luxemburgo, keep the same lineup for the next game!!!