@AbsoluteBruno This might seem like another piece of fluff and nothing commentary of this game… But you’re absolutely spot on. Speaks volumes the degree of apathy shown by so many of our players.
Totally agree with most things you’ve said. But to say João Neves didn’t turn up is not accurate in my view. He worked his tail off with and without the ball in every minute he played. Irreplaceable given the nonexistent midfield subs we had with the exception of Bernardo. We lost because of a unqualified coach and a ref who gave every soft foul imaginable including the nothing call he gave right before the goal.
@B24PT Para dar um descanso ao João Neves e deixar o Vitinha avançar mais, percebo. Mas o João é um dos jogadores deste plantel que é ideal para defrontar uma equipa como o Colombia.
Sérgio Ramos. In 14 and 16. Sure thing. What’s your point? Madrid were eventually built to accentuate Ronaldo as Barcelona was from 2009 to 2022. What’s your point? That they failed from 2016 onwards? Or maybe that they only even won 2009 and 2011 because the refs scandalously helped them?
Messi is arguably the best (with Maradona). Theres a difference from being the best and the greatest. Messi spent his prime years 28-36 failing spectacularly in the worlds most difficult and best competition. Ronaldo was a hair shy of winning 5 straight champions leagues during that time. Ronaldo is the greatest. Full stop.
You’re a Scot so I’ll be respectful. The core argument to my point is greatness not who is better at football. It’s one thing to be better at something than everyone else, it’s another be great and execute, perform and deliver consistently in the most critical moments. As only one example Messi blew 3 goal leads to Liverpool and Roma in CL semi finals. In a team built for him with several hundreds of millions of euros.
@PortuGoal1 Felix in as it should’ve been from the start. He won’t lose his place for the rest of the tournament now. Absolutely critical given the way Martinez sets his teams up to play. No one else with his qualities in the squad. And given his form… watch out.
🚨⚠️ Frenkie de Jong: “Many people actually understand nothing about football. They watch, but they don’t really see.
“I hear people saying I never play forward passes… but that’s simply not true. Then you’re not really watching”, told VI.
@PortuGoal1 Not sure what we expect with a manager who isn’t fit to coach Gil Vicente nevermind this group of talent. If you can’t even utilize Felix in this game whatsoever, it says it all. Sub par incompetence management that was always obvious to anyone who knows football.