PORTUGAL VS MEXICO 2017 FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP MATCH FOR 3RD PLACE[R]

artielange84 · Jul 3, 2017

It looked like javier hernandes was crying at the end

Kid is really emotional

trebaruna · Jul 3, 2017

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Our game against Mexico was seen as two cement pouring nations having an exhibition game. All the pundits tuned out, no halftime analysis or anything. If it was Germany vs England, they would have been all over it.
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I'm not sure where you, but where I live is as mexican as it can get outside of mexico and we have little to nothing to do with them, not that it's a good nor a bad thing. What's up with all the recurring self-depreciating comments on here?

GoodDead · Jul 3, 2017

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Gooddead, you comparing Andre Silva to Pauleta is honestly ridiculous.

He was a beast this game until he got shattered physically around the 75 minute mark:
-He had great link up play with good one touch lay offs
- makes good runs in behind the defense and always drags defenders out of position
- Great hold up ability, unlike pauleta he has both thr strength and mobility coupled with skill to hold up the ball with his back to goal when on a island
- creative enough and good enough as a passer to lay off teamates (like that movement and flick over the Mexican defense to Gelson who wasted a 1v 1 basically)
-decent enough finisher, 2 great saves by Ochoa and Akinfeev in the group stage, and Bravo did come out strongly and even then got lucly the ball lost momentum when being shot under his ass.. His pk wasnt poor, low and hard, ochoa just guessed correctly.

Does he have room to grow? Absolutely, he has a long road ahead of him.

IS he shit and should be discarded or written off when he's one of the more positive aspects of our national team right now in terms of scoring and also bringing teamates into play around him?

Absolutely not.
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I think he is better than Pauleta but so far that is only evident when Ronaldo is on the field.

He's a decent forward but not great and far from World Class. Milan will not play him much unless someone in that team can provide endless sitters like what Pauleta had in PSG.

Nani_17 · Jul 3, 2017

Personally I feel with A.Silva we are taking a pretty big step forward, so I can't understand the complaints. He has more upside than any striker we have had for a long time, that alone should make us happy. Do I think he will become world class? Probably not. His move to Milan also scares me, but if he becomes more clinical which no reason to believe he won't, than we have a good one on our hands. Many of the complaints we have about his finishing come as a result of him knowing how to and getting in those positions in the first place.

Sumol · Jul 3, 2017

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I think he is better than Pauleta but so far that is only evident when Ronaldo is on the field.

He's a decent forward but not great and far from World Class. Milan will not play him much unless someone in that team can provide endless sitters like what Pauleta had in PSG.
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I don't even think Silva can score sitters at this point.

Sumol · Jul 3, 2017

trebaruna said: ↑

I'm not sure where you, but where I live is as mexican as it can get outside of mexico and we have little to nothing to do with them, not that it's a good nor a bad thing. What's up with all the recurring self-depreciating comments on here?
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It's not me, It's how the American/British pundits see us. Portuguese get treated in Europe how Mexican's get treated by Americans.

Ramos77 · Jul 3, 2017

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I don't even think Silva can score sitters at this point.
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He has 8 goals in 13 appearances for Portugal, and he's 21.

Sumol · Jul 3, 2017

Ramos77 said: ↑

He has 8 goals in 13 appearances for Portugal, and he's 21.
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When it mattered, he was a no show. Sound familiar?

SCP_16 · Jul 4, 2017

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When it mattered, he was a no show. Sound familiar?
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Lol what. Portugal played this entire tournament without a true #10 and sorry ass Andre Gomes. What did you want?

SCP_16 · Jul 4, 2017

Nani_17 · Jul 4, 2017

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When it mattered, he was a no show. Sound familiar?
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When did it matter? The game vs Chile? In which case Ronaldo also didn't score, or for that matter neither did Vargas, Sanchez or Vidal. Does that mean all those guys are now no good. Or maybe in the first game against Mexico, in which he came in for Nani and forced a great save from Ochoa which was more than Nani did in 70 minute's. Or maybe the bronze medal game somehow means a lot to you, where he earned a penalty and did take it well, but perhaps let the scouting report get the best of him. Please further elaborate what "when it matters" actually means. Because as of right now he has a better minutes/goal ratio over everyone else, and he's 21.

All I can say is, thank God Santos is the manager and clearly sees the clear and apparent positives he has.

GoodDead · Jul 4, 2017

Many of you seem very confused.

A.Silva for me is a starter and a very good forward. He is not in my mind a true striker, he is just someone to play off Ronaldo. He will score goals but he will not be the guy to score a goal out of nowhere when we need one badly. Or bury the one decent chance he gets a game. He is like Pauleta/Postiga but not like Nuno Gomes who was the closest thing to a true striker we've ever had. He has a lot of upside but for me the search for a true striker continues while Portugal continue to play with a false 9.

Area 51 · Jul 4, 2017

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When it mattered, he was a no show. Sound familiar?
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is this a joke?

Huge qualifier vs Hungary at home and he scored one and brilliantly setup ronaldo with another

Vs Switzerland he didnt even start.

Here if it wasnt for two huge saves he would have had a couple more goals.

---Z--- · Jul 4, 2017

Spain came
3rd in 2009 confederations cup as
Euro champs then won the following WC

I believe still .

But , santos needs to see the issues here and I think he needs to take more risks in certain situations. At least in the World Cup I'm sure if we get to a shoot out we will be properly prepared. I doubt they trained them in this tournament.

Maybe some new talents will emerge over 2017-18 and contend for a spot. Hopefully a defender like Ruben semedo .