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

Finally liedson is in the squad, we should win this!

 

---------------------------------Patricio----------------------------------
----------------------Carvalho------------Alves-------------------------
-----Bosingwa------------------------------------------------Veloso----
----------------------------------Pepe------------------------------------
-----Nani-------------Maniche------------Deco-----------------Simao--
----------------------------------Ronaldo---------------------------------

 

--------------Eduardo---------------
Bosingwa---Carvalho---Pepe---Miguel
---------------Veloso----------------
Ronaldo----Deco----Maniche----Simao
---------------Liedson------------

 

Knowing CQ he will use Pepe as DM again....

 

He actually might have called up Pepe as DM and not CD, as he called 4 CD (R.Carvalho, B.Alves, Zé Castro e Rolando.

Actually, this would be the team i would take to the world cup (hoping we qualify), just a few changes.

Danny back when fit instead of Tiago.
Quaresma back as winger
and Hugo Almeida / Orlando Sá instead of Zé Castro, as we would already have 4 defenders including Pepe as one, and 2 DM Veloso and Pepe.

Something like these, we would have at least 2 in each position.

Goalkeepers:
Beto
Eduardo
Rui Patrício

Right Defenders:
Bosingwa
Miguel

Central Defenders:
Ricardo Carvalho
Pepe
Rolando (Fernando Meira)
Bruno Alves

Left Defenders:
Duda
Miguel Veloso / Miguel

Defensive Midfielders:
Pepe
Miguel Veloso
Raul Meireles

Central Midfielders:
Maniche
Raul Meireles
João Moutinho

Attacking Midfielders:
Deco
Danny

Wingers:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Simão
Nani
Quaresma

Forwards:
Liédson
Nuno Gomes
Hugo Almeida / Orlando Sá

 

Not because he plays for Sporting, but Veloso is playing some excellent ball, and deserves a call up. Unlike Liedson.

 

Varela is young, but also a seasoned pro from all the years Sporting loaned him out, he could definitely help. Yannick though can't add much, only speed.

What the heck is going on with Makukula, Benfa's pay a ton of money for him, and he's doing what in Seixal?

 

He´s loaned out to some crappy turkish side.

 

José Castro was impressive for Deportivo, definitely the best player in that team. I'm not fond of Rolando so this comes in a good time.
D. Carriço should be considered too.

 

Varela is a monster, the guy needs a call up asap

 

------------Eduardo----------
JB------Carvalho--Alves---Duda--
-----------Veloso-----------------
------Moutinho--Simao------------
------------Deco------------------
-----Ronaldo----Liedson----------

 

please

 

I am so nervous...for...this...game.

 

you guys talk bad about this lineup, but this is closer to what we will see on Saturday, judging from what I have been reading.

Já se tinha percebido há muito que o Portugal da bandeirinha à janela é parte do passado. Queiroz não tem o mesmo impacto de Scolari - aquele populismo nem sequer lhe corre na veia ou no discurso - e os resultados entretanto conquistados também levaram ao cepticismo de um país há bem pouco tempo habituado a outra tranquilidade. Mas como o clima é de necessidades, ou de aflitos, Queiroz tenta tudo. "O losango tira mais rendimento dos nossos jogadores", disse no sábado ao "Record", confirmando essa aposta no 4x4x2. Porquê? Porque conjuga Liedson e Ronaldo na frente de ataque, porque preenche um meio-campo mais consistente, porque convida ao jogo ofensivo dos laterais. Se o Benfica ou o Sporting tivessem uma forte presença no onze inicial, dir-se-ia que esta seria a selecção inspirada nos losangos dos dois grandes de Lisboa, na ideias de Jorge Jesus e Paulo Bento. Em 2003, quando começou a preparar o campeonato da Europa, Scolari agarrou-se ao meio-campo que José Mourinho tinha construído no FC Porto campeão europeu (Costinha, Maniche e Deco).

http://www.ionline.pt/conteudo/20785-queiroz-revolucao-em-final-campanha

 

I actually like the line-up! I said please as in i'd like to see that, we need to try SOMETHING

 

I am sorry, but we cannot play Moutinho against this Denmark team. If we play him the midfield will suffer...

 

Players have already began trainning. Here is a video of the boys, as well as the much confrontational decision to include Leidson. Miguel, Pepe and Veloso among others speak on the Levezinho situation...

http://tv1.rtp.pt/noticias/?headline=20&visual=9&tm=27,28,29,44,45,43,46,47,3

P.S: Pepe is losing his Brasilian accent ..lol

 

Guys, there's no way Liedson starts this game. The biggest game of the NT Qualifying against the toughest team in our group on the road and you want Liedson to start in his debut?! No way, the guy would be incredibly nervous and the team would have had 1 week exactly playing with him. The team is already such a nervous bunch since Queiroz took over - this kind of desperate last-minute naturalized Brazilian striker to save-our-a$$ thing just reeks of desperation. Let the team settle down and then have Liedson be the "injection of energy" sub early in the 2nd half. If you start Liedson and he tanks, who the hell can we bring in to spice things up? Almeida?!?
I am guessing that CQ will start H. Almeida in some
kind of pseudo 4-4-2 with Simao/Ronaldo alternating as 2nd strikers/wingers with Nani on the opposite flank. Then at minute 60-70, he'll bring Liedson on for Almeida.
Actually, the rest of the lineup I think is much more up-in-the-air. I assume that he'll keep Eduardo in goal, right? Maybe.
But what about Midfield? That is a complete toss-up. It's so early in the season - who is match ready? Tiago played well for Juve last weekend from what I hear. He might get the start. Or he could choose to start Deco and bring in Tiago to replace him. Either option I prefer over Moutinho.

My prediction:

----------Eduardo----------------
Bos -- Pepe -- B.Alves -- Duda
Nani -- R. Meireles -- Deco -- Simao
-- Ronaldo -- H. Almeida --

But there's a lot of other ways to go. Carvalho for Pepe if Pepe plays DM (for Meireles). Tiago for Deco, etc... He might also consider playing a 4-2-3-1, especially as we are playing in Denmark.

This is a real tough game, especially this early in the season (not that we are that great late in last season... ;-) ).