It's truly amazing when you have so much damn passion for one team, even a game that everyone calls a complete dud, I was at the edge of my seat for. Every tackle, every corner, every turnover......I was reacting to it all. But Iunderstand why neutral fans would think this game was a letdown.
Portugal were far from inspiring and with a little finish, Ivory Coast could have easily won this match. Portugal had nothing outside of the Ronaldo post. You gotta give some love to him on that play, great technique. Everything about it, the ball control, the turn and of course the shot. One inch to the right and the entire game is different.
Portugal really needed full points here as it might come down to who can score more on Norh Korea and I see Ivory Coast as having a far superior offensive team. Which at the end of the day doesn't make a lot of sense to me given Portugal's talent up front. They're like the Flames, they should be better that they are. Should be.
Still have faith, but I am not going to be super shocked or upset if they don't go thru. They just aren;t that good and really haven't been since 2006. I've watched pretty much every one of their games since 2006 with the exception of the odd friendly here or there, but I can count the number of solid performances in the last 4 years on one hand. We need the 2000-2004 Figo back on the team.
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