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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats reasonable. I hate people saying; "Portugal is going to make it!" And not giving reasons why.
Ronaldo and Nani are amazing players and if they put it together can definitely break a game. They have not been doing so for their country lately.
Further, I think the lack of depth in terms of scoring is whats really killing Portugal. Teams key in on those two players and if thats done effectively then they're done.
You know the list of cons, if they bring their form from that Turkey game against any of the teams in their group they're going to get slaughtered.
I see Germany advancing on probably 9 or 7 points. 2 wins and a draw, probably drawing Holland despite soundly beating them in a friendly a while ago.
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What's messed up about that Turkey result is that was the best they've played since their convincing win against Bosnia in the playoffs. It was their putrid defending on 2 instances, and embarassing efforts by Bruno Alves that cost them in that game. Everywhere else, they were solid. They controlled the play, created good chances. They missed a PK and hit two posts in that game along with some great saves by the Turkish keeper, so their form wasn't as bad as you might think. But if that putrid defending shows up on Saturday, Germany will carve them up real nice.