Portugal – finished article or one-man team?

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Dele g 10 years ago

Portugal has no team. They can only boast of a one man team.

Portugal has no team. They can only boast of a one man team.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

THE AMERICANS ARE ALREADY BRACING THEMSELVES FOR AN EARLY EXIT. THEY WILL BE THE MOST TRAVELLED TEAM OUT OF THE 32 TEAMS IN BRASIL N THE JET LAGG WILL AFFECT THEM. THEY HVE IDENTIFIED THIS AS THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY WILL LEA ...
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THE AMERICANS ARE ALREADY BRACING THEMSELVES FOR AN EARLY EXIT. THEY WILL BE THE MOST TRAVELLED TEAM OUT OF THE 32 TEAMS IN BRASIL N THE JET LAGG WILL AFFECT THEM. THEY HVE IDENTIFIED THIS AS THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY WILL LEAVE AFTER RD 1....GH MUST N CAN BEAT ALL 3 TEAMS IN THIS GROUP. HOWEVER, IM STILL ADAMANT THAT AA BE GIVEN A FOREIGN TD. WE MUST BEGIN FRIENDLY GAMES AS OF JAN. AT LEAST 1 FRIENDLY PER MTH.
KK 10 years ago

Portugal is a good side, Ronaldo is a great player who is even better than he has ever been.

But we can manage them with the right tactics. That will depend on how our coach plays the match.

We have no reasons to fear ...
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Portugal is a good side, Ronaldo is a great player who is even better than he has ever been.

But we can manage them with the right tactics. That will depend on how our coach plays the match.

We have no reasons to fear Portugal. Like your article said, they didn't do well in a relatively easy qualifying group. I watch both play-off matches against Sweden on tv. The Swedes don't have a good team this year and have only one really good player - Zlatan (whom I think is as good as Ronaldo and certainly a more graceful player with high technical skills). But the Swedes matched the Portuguese well enough. All four of Ronaldo's goals were the ones you don't give a player like him a half chance to take. The marking was a wee bit slow in the goal in Lisbon and that was enough for Ronaldo to score. In the Stockholm game, the Swedes were playing high up in an effort to get a goal. Ronaldo was left alone up front and with only the keeper to beat, he did it in magnificent style each time scoring with both legs. We should watch these games and learn how to play this guy. We have the people to take care of him - every second of the game.

Our main worry should be Germany and even perhaps USA.

Gentlemen, our chances are not zero. We can make it!!!
Harrison 10 years ago

Coaches do not play matches, they are tacticians. If you lack tactical know-how, you cannot lead a team to win. This is what we all advocate for.

Coaches do not play matches, they are tacticians. If you lack tactical know-how, you cannot lead a team to win. This is what we all advocate for.
KK 10 years ago

That does not mean they get onto the field and kick the ball themselves!!! A coach playing a match means what tactics he chooses, how he changes the tactics during the play, what kind of play he wants from his players and how ...
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That does not mean they get onto the field and kick the ball themselves!!! A coach playing a match means what tactics he chooses, how he changes the tactics during the play, what kind of play he wants from his players and how he plans the whole thing on paper even before the boys get onto the field.

That is a figuarative use of the word "play". Like we say the coach is playing John Mensah on the left or he is playing Abedi as an attacking midfielder.
Viper 10 years ago

Am rather astound that Portugal has only made six world cup appearances...a measly six..

Am rather astound that Portugal has only made six world cup appearances...a measly six..
TERRENCE 10 years ago

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OBURONIBA FITAFITA 10 years ago

With Ghana featuring Kevin Boateng who knows and has played and scored against all their strong guys so many times I am pretty sure Ghana will chew them up. Unless for some stupid reason Kevin is benched till it gets too toug ...
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With Ghana featuring Kevin Boateng who knows and has played and scored against all their strong guys so many times I am pretty sure Ghana will chew them up. Unless for some stupid reason Kevin is benched till it gets too tough for us. It may be late !
STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 10 years ago

ESSIEN AND KWADWO ASAMOAH HAVE A GOOD TIME FOR RONALDO SO NO FEARS,YES WE C AN

ESSIEN AND KWADWO ASAMOAH HAVE A GOOD TIME FOR RONALDO SO NO FEARS,YES WE C AN
k Anti 10 years ago

We are all Ghanaians so we want the best for mother ghana but Portugal is not a bad team believe me. They are like the Italian team they show up when it maters I have big hope for ghana but it is not going to be that simple. ...
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We are all Ghanaians so we want the best for mother ghana but Portugal is not a bad team believe me. They are like the Italian team they show up when it maters I have big hope for ghana but it is not going to be that simple. We will make it depending on how we perform against Germany.
The Mystery Man 10 years ago

Listen guys the group we all admit is tough but we as ghanaians need to believe in ourselves that we can win that group and even win the World cup trust me it's all psychological. We have players from Ghana who equally play c ...
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Listen guys the group we all admit is tough but we as ghanaians need to believe in ourselves that we can win that group and even win the World cup trust me it's all psychological. We have players from Ghana who equally play competetive football in europe as compared to the other nations why can't we compete with them. The team should work above themselves and the results will manifest at the mundial.

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