WOW what a game. I really enjoyed that. Lots of attacking, and except for the tail end when things started to get a bit dirty, there was lots of skill on display. We'd of've won it if not for Rui J's bad tackle.
If that's the kind of performance we can put in without Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes, then things look bright for the W.C.
I thought Portugal lightened up on the pressure quite a bit after their first goal, which was just what I wanted them to do. I thought they were smart to take advantage of the opportunity of playing Brazil to give their defense a workout. Looked dicey a few times, but they hung in there, and J. Costa looked sharper. Xavier was worrying me, he made three dangerous errors, the first one giving the ball away right in front of our goal, with Ricardo making a great save to avert disaster. Would've like to see them play Sousa, did anyone hear why they didn't? Figo was himself, putting in an excellent performance. He seems to raise the general quality of Portugal's play. We really rely on the guy. Conceicao also looked good out there, except for squandering that chance near the end when he was attacking with Figo open.
Let's hear the opinions out there? What did everybody else think of this game? Only embarrassing thing that happened tonight was that Finland lost 1-0 to the Republic of Macedonia!
If that's the kind of performance we can put in without Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes, then things look bright for the W.C.
I thought Portugal lightened up on the pressure quite a bit after their first goal, which was just what I wanted them to do. I thought they were smart to take advantage of the opportunity of playing Brazil to give their defense a workout. Looked dicey a few times, but they hung in there, and J. Costa looked sharper. Xavier was worrying me, he made three dangerous errors, the first one giving the ball away right in front of our goal, with Ricardo making a great save to avert disaster. Would've like to see them play Sousa, did anyone hear why they didn't? Figo was himself, putting in an excellent performance. He seems to raise the general quality of Portugal's play. We really rely on the guy. Conceicao also looked good out there, except for squandering that chance near the end when he was attacking with Figo open.
Let's hear the opinions out there? What did everybody else think of this game? Only embarrassing thing that happened tonight was that Finland lost 1-0 to the Republic of Macedonia!