Match 45: Portugal x Brazil, post-match thread.

Boring match, Brasil doesnt look so dominant without Robinho, Kaka and Elano...some of the Brasilian players played really bad in the second half.

 

Terrible game, Brazil substitutions demonstrated why they are sitting on a bench. Practically no idea in mid. Maicon and Lucio played the biggest part in attack. Terrible. Kaka, Elano and Robinho are a must for next matches or BRA can go home.

 

Not much different than I expected, actually. Though I was holding out hopes that it would be more open with a lot fewer cards in the first half.

 

Fair result and it's most likely the worst World Cup match so far.

Anyone else expecting anything different from this was high.

Another solid game by Coentrão.

 

In the words of COMIC BOOK GUY from The Simpsons.


WORST GAME EVER!

 

[result]Pity that N. Korea chose to go on the attack only against Portugal (or so it seems). Would have preferred to see Ivory Coast advance and watch Portugal head home with Italy and France.[/result]

Portugal is extremely overrated, and dull. Good thing for them that they have a decent keeper, I anticipate that their remaining matches will mirror this one, and the hack fests from '06 with Netherlands and France.

Portugal, the cure for insomnia.

 

Commentartor just summed it up: "96 minutes of our lives that we'll never get back. Unfortunately people paid money for a ticket...an utter waste of time".

 

I am not talking about shortage of goals. I am talking about the game itself. Same critics goes to Coentrao. Apart from Ronaldo noone really played. (and even Ronaldo played only on few occasions). If you are sattisfied with the result you are blinded by result

 

Happy no one was injured.

 

Would Neymar have played in this match? Kaka and Robinho's replacements are unimpressive imo. Though i wonder if both teams were going for the draw.

 

Need to remember that Brazil was playing just like us?

Portugal is going 19 matches undefeated and only 3 goals against. If anything this team will be constantly underrated throghout the tournament no matter who we face.

 

Kaka even has some assissts. I agree he is not himself this year but is still MUCH better at playmaking than anything else Selecao has.

 

It wasn't the worst WC match by any stretch of the imagination. Just relatively to the expectations / quality of the teams. This reminds me of people praising NZ for their great play vs. the hated Italy. But both sides put their priority on not losing the match. Plus, both teams were missing like half of their top-10 players - a great game between Portugal vs. Brasil would demand having guys like Kaka, Bosingwa, Deco, Robinho, Nani and Elano on the pitch.

 

I have to agree with this. I'm not sold on Portugal at all (and please don't overrate them for running up the score on the worse team in the World Cup...North Korea). It doesn't look good that two of their group games were 0-0 ties and they basically advanced by default because there was no way Ivory Coast was going to pull off the biggest comeback in World Cup history unless North Korea just layed down and let them score at will.

 

Again, you were expecting a different kind of performance which seems silly for me.

You know what happens when Brazil and Portugal play in counter-attack mode. It's cold, boring and damn ugly.
Seriously, what's new here?

Both teams will display better football in the next match. This wasn't a knockout round ffs.

 

And both teams are in a situation where they would be happy with a draw, i saw this result coming.

 

Headline should read "Uninspired Portugal draws nil-nil with Brazil's Second Team."

Snooze-worthy match. I would have rather watched a barbecue cookoff at midfield.

 

North Korea is completely irrelevant here. Portugal didn't qualify for running up the score on them. In any case, there'd be nothing wrong with that - they showed an ability to score on weaker teams that sides like Ivory Coast or Brazil apparently lack.

 

Congratulations to both teams, as both played pretty well, and both teams accomplished what was expected.

 

Just because Kaká and Elano weren't on the field?

Need to remind you that we made changes as well?

 

Look, the problems I saw and what I disliked about the game, was the total lack of any kind of idea at all. This is the problem for both teams imo - ok, BRA put 3 of best men in this element on the bench