What became of the golden generation?

Scotty · May 30, 2004

From the British newspaper The Guardian

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1227435,00.html

Frank Cunha · May 31, 2004

only a few remain
Gil was the big disappointment to me

Peixe had a couple good years, but age caught up with him

it looks like Jorge Costa going to finish strong, its a matter of time before he pass's his spot to somebody else,

Baia never played on the U20 World Cup, at the time he was already the starting goalkeeper for FC Porto, he couldn't afford losing his spot on the team

Bill Schmidt · May 31, 2004

They disappointed throughout. The big culmination was World Cup 2002. That was man-for-man the best Protugal team in decades. But tournament football does not always favor the teams with the best players. Some are still around for Euro 2004, but even winning that will come up short of the original expectations.

Frank Cunha · May 31, 2004

in the Euro 2004, the following remain, Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto, I can say they are the golden generation