OTO 8: Spain - Portugal [R]
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From: MH on 29 Jun 2010 17:44 Mark V. wrote: > On Jun 29, 1:46 pm, MH <MHnos...(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote: > >> They did not show a good view of the alleged elbow to Capdevila's face. >> From what I saw it was not ultra-malicious. > > I must have really missed something. You may not have. There was definitely some play acting there (the way he rolled over, sat up, saw the ref coming, then was suddenly in agony again), but he may actually have been hit by an elbow. It was very inconclusive. >> Portugal did quite well and had some decent chances, but Spain are a bit >> better. Coentrao possibly the best left back in the tournament so far. > > I agree. I commented on that in an earlier post. I'm glad to see > somebody else agrees.
From: Bob on 29 Jun 2010 18:06 Futbolmetrix wrote: > If there is one player who can challenge Felipe Melo for the title of > "worst player ever to have donned a Juventus shirt," that must be > Tiago. He was decent for Lyon just before going to Juve. Not sure what happened. > But he's actually having a pretty decent WC. > > D
From: MH on 29 Jun 2010 18:14 anders t wrote: > Quoting MH in rec.sport.soccer: > >> Portugal did quite well and had some decent chances, but Spain are a bit >> better. Coentrao possibly the best left back in the tournament so far. > > He's Cointreau to the Swedish TV expert panel. > When did he shoot to prominence? As far as I know he did not come through the amazing youth set up (Tm) at Sporting. Speaking of which, what happened to Quaresma, Moutinho, Nani, and all these other future Portugal stars we used to hear about. I can only assume they are all injured.
From: Mark V. on 29 Jun 2010 20:22 On Jun 29, 3:14 pm, MH <MHnos...(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote: > anders t wrote: > > Quoting MH in rec.sport.soccer: > > >> Portugal did quite well and had some decent chances, but Spain are a bit > >> better. Coentrao possibly the best left back in the tournament so far. > > > He's Cointreau to the Swedish TV expert panel. > > When did he shoot to prominence? As far as I know he did not come > through the amazing youth set up (Tm) at Sporting. > > Speaking of which, what happened to Quaresma, Moutinho, Nani, and all > these other future Portugal stars we used to hear about. I can only > assume they are all injured. Remarkably, Quaresma may come and go without ever having played in a World Cup. I think that Queiroz just chose not to take him. Nani was injured. Moutinho just didn't get the call-up. Fabio Paim, incidentally, is on loan to a second division team.
From: FF on 29 Jun 2010 20:25
On the game: excellent. Made my day, the first time I felt this way since this Cup began. Portugal were good, they played pretty well but they simply were no match. Spain are beginning to look again like in 2008. Right at the right time, I'd say. With a bit of luck this time we'll get our dream final. Though I don't think Holland are beaten in advance. As an aside, it's a pity Holland has to meet Brazil this early. Like this the semis will probably be Spain, Brazil, Arg (or Germany) and Uruguay. IMO Holland definitely deserved a place in there, probably instead of Uruguay. But that's life, and in the end it doesn't matter much who is in the semi, but who wins it. Another aside, I got 7 out of 8 this time. Not bad again. The only miss, Germany instead of England, and only because of that damn ref. :-) |