Pre-match: Portugal vs. Denmark 2010 World Cup Qualifying

If you want to win a match you use all your attacking players at the beginning of the match (or at least at half time) and not the last 25 minutes! You also don't keep a CB at DM for the whole 90 minutes when that place could be taken by a midfielder who could create chances. Like Tiago, but no he was taken off at 45 minutes.

 

What month? If it's August, we can still do it.

 

December 21 2012 i believe.

 

Think it will be worse than the 2000 bug phenomenon?

 

lol haha i kno that the mayans sed that 2000 bug phenomenon was goin to b fake...but yeah they say dec 21 2012 idk only time can tell...this world is in a pretty ********ed up spot tho

 

I am kind of anxious for that date. I want to see if me and my friends can escape an Apocalypse.

 

His strategy paid of as it was able to press Denmark back to defending close to is own penalty box. That, I assure you, is not the way Denmark likes to play. The Danish strategy before the game was to pressure Portugal on the Portugese part of the midfield. Having a strong defensive midfield prevented that. If Portugal had started with all those offensive players, it would have lost 3-1 or more to fast danish counter attacks, when the way to few defensive midfielders lost the ball close to the Portugese goal.
That was prevented by always having a lot of Portugese players BEHIND the ball, and moving ahead together with the ball.
It worked, in part because Denmark missed important players, as Portugal was able to dominate the game 25 minutes in the first half, and 30 minutes in the second. And the danish goal was on a regular attack (one of very few) and not a fast counter attack.
I say, that it worked. But sure, you need a clinical finisher like Bendther on your team. And yes, I think CR is better coming form the side or mid, than being a striker. Liedson seems like the best striker you have - at least he scored.

 

haha mate I was born in Australia were we dont talk shit and we face up to the truth. English, hehehe wow you hit the mark there

If it looks like duck, walks like a duck, talks like a duck!!!
Its a ********EN DUCK

Group 1 is hit including my beloved Portugal!!!
Anyone who draws with Albania is shit and Denmark and Sweden rode their luck against u so therefore there shit too. Im just saying what everyone in here is thinking but not wanting to say.

Can anyone in here say that they think Sweden or Denmark in this qualifying campaign have played well

 

Yes. Playing well is winning . Last qualifying campaign Denmark played some very beautifull football - and lost. Bad defense = Short qualifying campaign. Sorry thats it. Against Albania which has caused problems to both Sweden and Portugal, Denmark played very well. Against Sweden it was so-so, but we won. The last 10 minutes against Portugal in Portugal and the first 20 minutes in Copenhagen last Saturday was good. Against Malta does'nt really count - they are too weak to give enough resistance.

 

Whats your plan? I might want to join...

 

portugal drew albania also you idiot

 

Not Sweden at all. But Denmark has been decent, much better than expected. Our of the 2, I would expext sweden to be the better of the 2 but its the exact opposite.

 

haha he never denied portugal was shit either

 

No need to resort to calling me names pal!!!!

Just deal in facts and the facts are that this group is
of an extremely poor standard in terms of football!!!
so many goals have been because of terrible defensive errors
and deflections.

 

So you have basically admitted that portugal were the better team for most of both matches but at the same time your saying youve played well. I really have no idea what your point is in all of this apart from reinforcing everything i have said

 

We should rent a big warehouse, some strippers and plan a "Last Day on Earth" party. Imagine all the money flowing in...

 

The way you qualify in the European zone is to win at home, and draw with the stronger opponents away. And you have to win all matches against the weaker nations. That dictates that Denmark should play defensively in Portugal and Sweden and maybe Hungary, and go for the win at home and against Albania and Malta both home and away. Yes, it would be better football if Denmark had went on the offensive all 90 minutes in Portugal, but the result would have been 0 points, as last time in Spain (two attacking teams=good soccer, but bad result). A Denmark without the injuries and with the need for all 3 points, would have played offensively last saturday.
Thats not the same as the playing has been bad in group 1, by no means at all, but if you only like soccer where both teams are attacking, you will have to wait to South Africa.

 

You keep giving me excuses why your team and this whole group are playing shit, which keeps reinforcing what im saying

 

Then you are not reading by post correctly. I you find the games bad, then you are watching the wrong games. Watch Hungary-Portugal and Albania-Denmark tomorrow - they are going to good matches. If you like to ses older matches: Denmark - Albania was good, and Portugal-Denmark (2-3) was also excellent.

 

Haha, how old are you really.

I never said that Sweden deserved 3 points at home and 1 away with Portugal. Read the post again.

I responded to your claim that Portugal had dominated both games with Sweden which is simply not true. Sweden was the better team in Stockholm.

 

it is funny though, you come in here as Australian and talk crap about teams when Australia is shit and way worse than Sweden etc.

 

Alright. We have went completely off topic. The Seleccao have another game tomorrow that will decide once and for all if Portugal have any shot. This thread is going to be closed now.