PORTUGAL VS SPAIN 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage [R]

You had Spain on the ropes and let them back in the game. Overall I am happy with the point and I feel Portugal can only get better.
I wish you would have won because I can't stand Spain.
I think Portugal and Spain will win the remaining games.. You just need to out score them so you can avoid the hosts

 

If they play like today, Uruguay will not make it out of the group in first.

They were terrible, other than Cavani.

Suarez is out of form and has been so for months. We'll see

 

Though most players had a bad day outside of the goat and William, that makes me even more confident than before as I cant help but feel the others will improve.

 

If that isn't a foul, it's muay thai

 

I think it's better that Iran won

Morocco have to score and push forward.

Also we can now probably afford to lose one of the next 2 games and still make it through on goal difference if Spain beat Iran comfortably.

 

Overall, the team started off very good but was unable to maintain the mometum through the game. Still, the resilience capacity of this team is not common and certainly surprised many.
I would recommend a little indulgence for the trio Bruno Fernandes-Bernardo Silva-GG was quite disappointing but one should keep in mind that a year from now few knew Bruno Fernandes, GG was playing the under21 euro cup, and it's the first major tournament for Bernardo Silva, what was CR7 at their age?
A new team is being built, and bumps on the road will be part of the process.

 

He was playing against spain where our team was sitting deep most of the time and guedes still got an assist lololololol

who aside from Ronaldo played better than Guedes in our offense?

Exactly.

 

Depends on the referee. Any other referee could have easily called that a foul.

If the referee initially called it a foul the VAR would have reviewed it and agreed. They were obviously scared to get their feet wet.

Costa had two bodies in front of him. He should have been stopped.

Pepe had every reason to go down.

 

Genuinely baffled as to how many of you think Pepe was fouled in the build up to the first goal. It was never ever ever a foul.

Buzzing for cr7 and after the way we went 3-2 when we were dominating, I’m very happy with the fact we got a draw. Plenty to come from this team, especially when Ruben Dias replaces Fonte

 

it's not like you're any different.

 

Baffling yes, but how it was not called. Leading a challenge to the ball with an elbow to the opponent's face, or any other body part for that matter, is a foul .

 

So, I wonder if ESPN will change their mind now about seeing Portugal crashing early.

 

the crash came in the 2nd half , giving up 2 quick goals. That needs to disappear from PNT modus operandi otherwise ESPN prophesy might become reality.

 

Nani, really? I think his hey days are gone. If there would be none better I'd understand playing him but that's no longer the case.
Nelson Semedo played at Confederation Cup and he was horrendous. I know he's worth better that what he showed then, but he will he make something with the new opportunities he'll undoubtedly be given

 

Anyway,

Happy with the result, I guess. Still hard to accept we were up 1-0, then up 2-1 then gave up two.

I was so excited with the starting 11, but looking back, I think Fernando Santos risked too much. As good as Bruno Fernandes was against Algeria, this may have been a bit too much for him. Adrien Silva would have been the perfect piece to sloppy up Spain’s tiki taka bullshit. Jose Fonte was also horrible. Diego Costa absolutely clowned him after he fouled Pepe on the first goal.

Rui Patricio - Honestly nothing he could he could do on all three goals. Seemed focused, hopefully all the Sporting BS stayed in Lisboa.

Cedric - I was disappointed with Cedric. Very little offensive contribution which was expected. However, Jordi Alba had a field day. If a RB isn’t providing an attacking spark, he needs to be defensively solid. Ricardo Pereira? It could be a good idea against a 3 man back line to add some more offense on the outside, but it is another risk.

Fonte - Our weakest link without question. Diego Costa made him shit himself. Even the passing was not pretty. Wasn’t capable of swinging the ball around the back line, a lot resulted in passes to Patricio which led to kick up the field and loss of possession. Ruben Dias, its time.

Pepe - Wasn’t at his best. Just happy he kept his cool versus that prick. He’ll pick up the slack next game.

Guerreiro - He played OK. Not the same way he was playing in the Euro, but he’s slowing gaining form.

William - I may be the only one, but I thought this guy was absolutely terrible today. Lots of forced passes that resulted in turnovers and he just couldn’t keep up with Spain’s movement. Looked as though he was wandering around the field with no idea what was going on. Luckily this ball movement won’t be seen often.

Moutinho - Quiet game from Moutinho. Hard for him to do much without possession.

Bruno Fernandes - The nerves got to him. He showed flashes, but not everyone can play against the pressure Spain was putting on. Adrien might’ve been the better choice here with the option to bring Bruno on later on.

Goncalo Guedes - Another one with obvious cold feet. Although, he had a great take down and turn before laying it off for CR on the second goal. CR set him up for a sitter in the first half, but one touch and he lost the opportunity. I think Andre Silva might get the start versus Morocco, but I do think Goncalo’s counter attacking skills is much better suited. We shall see.

Bernardo Silva - This guy’s stamina is just not that good, its a shame. He started off great, but as the game wore down, so did he. It may have been the constant Spain pressure, but we’re going to need a bit more out of Bernardo to succeed.

Cristiano Ronaldo - My goodness. Could not be any prouder of this guy. Spain thought dropping the tax evasion bomb was going to unsettle him? Nope the opposite. We can only hope he didn’t provide all his goals in one game.

Quaresma provided his typical Quaresma spark we all love. Joao Mario is the best average player there is. Doesn’t do too much, but does enough to contribute. Andre Silva won a couple aerial balls but don’tnthi he touched the ball too much.

My line up for Morocco:

————————Patricio————————
Ricardo——Pepe———-Dias——Guerreiro
————————William————————
—————Joao Mario—Moutinho————
Bernardo—————-CR—————Guedes

I’d like to see Gelson come off the bench in this game. Another very good counter attacking option.

But I hope its a long 5 days until then. My nerves need a break lol.

 

I also thought the same, his passes were mostly very short left and right. Never anything up the field and he also looked very slow. Very disappointing and probably why Spain had so much possession and picked Pepe and Fonte apart.

 

I don't think Santos will go with Dias over Fonte. Dias only played in the first game of the friendlies and is too young to play now, with so much at risk. They need to win the next two and hopefully outscore Spain along the way. Maybe Santos will use Gelson instead of Bernardo for more of an offense.

 

I disagree. Did Pepe exaggerate? Absolutely. But its still a foul like the one Nacho did against Ronaldo.

 

100% agree here.