WC2010 Group G - Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast, North Korea

Excelent game.

I like Mello more and more. The kind of butcher DM any team should have.

Haha @ Alan Shearer.

''There's been 7 yellow cards, but there's not really been a bad challenge in the game''

Um Alan i think there has been a few.

Juligen wrote:I am a bit dissapointed with Portugal, I thought they would attack more. They are playing like a small team, stucked in the back. The only player in the front is Ronaldo.

Well, it's the best strategy against this Brazil side which lacks a bit of creativity. You need a bit more imagination to open up tight defences.

They'd play directly in your hands if they played a more open game. Your team was built to counter the crap out of teams, not dominate them.

But I liked the game, this is a true World Cup game for me.

Just hope we dont lose players for our next game.

Good game to watch so far. Brazil are dominating but as we've seen often, can't break down a defense that's sitting deep and compact.

Usually they create something from the flanks, but today Bastos is invisible in an attacking sense so that puts too much pressure on Maicon.

And with a converted fullback in Dani Alves effectively playing as your main central playmaker, you're not going to create many clear chances.

Brazil do usually play a high-ish defensive line, but Portugal are drawing them uncomfortably forward. They are playing like a spring...they sit deep and absorb the pressure, (ride their luck a bit), then burst forward suddenly, usually with a long ball. That's exactly how the yellow card for Juan was provoked, plus a few other dangerous situations, most of which were ruined by Ronaldo's selfishness.

Good proactive coaching by Dunga to take Melo off. And I'm enjoying watching all the Brazil players taking turns to assault Pepe. They must hate him

The teams look like they are more affraid to lose than to try to attack, especially us. I am kinda surprised about the physical game and i doubt it will end 11vs11.

Ronaldo could learn that thi is a team game and not an individual show. It is like he is returning to his old self of i-am-the-attack.

Great game from Coentrão.

mongrel hawk wrote:Excelent game.

I like Mello more and more. The kind of butcher DM any team should have.

Pepe thought he could handle himself about an hour ago - I think he's been put in his place

Pepe got beat by pretty much all Brasil players, can someone tell me why?

Pierre, watched the replay a few times & I agree with the Dutch pundits & match commentator. No way Lucio would have been ablt to prevent Ronalda from going 1 v 1 the goalie. so straight red.

How was that not a red? The ref is a card happy twat. Tiago deserved his one, but Fabio Coentrão was just silly.

Juligen wrote:Pepe got beat by pretty much all Brasil players, can someone tell me why?

Traitor?

Ronaldo trying not to be selfish for the first time, yet he still fucks it up....

Great tackle by Lucio though.

kas wrote:Ronaldo is such a selfish c**t. The only positive thing he does in a forward direction is shoot or run. Never passes to a teammate. Should be a tennis player, then he can play for himself.

At the end of the half Duda was in acres of space, instead his shot.

What's the deal with Julio Cesar's shorts

Sloppy passing by Brazil. Portugal a bit more adventurous now.

debaser wrote:S.Americans vs wannabe S.Americans. Bunch of fouling bastards

We're no wannabes. Were Portuguese and proud of it.

CQ must think Spain are gonna win the group he's going all out to win for his standards

Juligen wrote:But I liked the game, this is a true World Cup game for me.

Just hope we dont lose players for our next game.

That's what i'm affaid also. Both teams risk beying too week next round just because of too much pride.

Lusitan wrote:

debaser wrote:S.Americans vs wannabe S.Americans. Bunch of fouling bastards

We're no wannabes. Were Portuguese and proud of it.

I notice you don't deny being fouling bastards

debaser wrote:

Lusitan wrote:

debaser wrote:S.Americans vs wannabe S.Americans. Bunch of fouling bastards

We're no wannabes. Were Portuguese and proud of it.

I notice you don't deny being fouling bastards

Why should i deny anything to you?

fuck sake meireles

Meireles should have scored! Great run by Ronaldo, but what the hell was Lucio thinking, almost a perfect assist!

Wow, Julio Cesar's back! He looks like a terminator...

Why do players always fucking do that? Can they not tap it into an open goal with their left foot?

Portugal doing well. I mean they've got in good positions. Brazil maybe have been worked out a bit. Just don't let them play through you hit them on fast counter attacks and they dont have much of an answer.

If you have forwards with pace and midfielders with vision who can play well timed through balls, beating Brazil at their own game is definitely possible. Nobody is invincible.

Kimbo wrote:Why do players always fucking do that? Can they not tap it into an open goal with their left foot?

I despair at the one-footedness of players sometimes. Your job is to kick a ball, you have two feet to do this with, shouldn't you take some time to make sure you can at least function with your weaker foot

debaser wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Why do players always fucking do that? Can they not tap it into an open goal with their left foot?

I despair at the one-footedness of players sometimes. Your job is to kick a ball, you have two feet to do this with, shouldn't you take some time to make sure you can at least function with your weaker foot

Lucio should have been booked there. And before that false offside leaving portugal with a good chance.

L r dd wrote:Portugal doing well. I mean they've got in good positions. Brazil maybe have been worked out a bit. Just don't let them play through you hit them on fast counter attacks and they dont have much of an answer.

Who's going to do that though? Spain, Netherlands, Argentina all like to play with the ball. England maybe but your team is not tactically good enough yet to pull off a tactic of sitting deep then counter attacking at pace.

Maybe Uruguay in the semis?