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Day 5: Germany vs. Portugal
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Well, at least Messi managed to dribble half team by himself and score a goal, contribute to a victory and get motm and all that.
Dismissed. Do not use me to climb to 'fame'.
Missed the match. Found out the score though, and that Germany basically dominated them. Anyone got a link to the lineups.
I´m not going to prove you wrong. It´s my perception and of others from what i´ve read in this thread (even germans).
Would be quite ironic and funny if Messi won the World Cup to see Ronaldo fanboys do a complete U turn about needing to shine and win a World Cup to be on Pele and Maradona's level, since they have used that argument against Messi for years the only stick they have left to beat him with.
Dribble half the team? Lawl.
He dribbled sideways and scored. He was worse rhan Ronaldo in all of his other actions, at least Ronaldo kept the ball a few times. He played with top players like Aguero and Di Maria against Bosnia. Ronaldo played with Almeida and Nani against Germany. With 10 men.
Lulz.
He did everything right today. Höwedes might be more limited than Durm offensively but was good defensively today and can be a threat at set pieces. Mertesacker did well. Boateng completely shut out Ronaldo.
But for me the most important thing is that Löw didn't start Podolski!
Was VERY happy when I saw that Poldi, despite being a nice dude, wouldn't start. Every newspaper was reporting that he would, so it was even better for me as him starting came as a surprise. It was a useful lineup for once and if he keeps that lineup or a similarly good one he's got my full support. The team had my full support anyway.
Okay. Are you a United fan by the way?
Neuer
boateng - Mertesacker - Hummels (Mustafi) - höwedes
Khedira - Lahm
Özil (Schürrle)- Kroos - Götze
Müller
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Almeida (Eder)
Ronaldo ----------------------- Nani
Moutinho - Meireles
Veloso (Ricardo Costa)
Coentrao (Almeida A.) - Joao Pereira - Pepe (red) - Bruno Alves
Patricio
How good was Messi vs Germany a few years ago? And that playing with 11 men and top players... messi 'shining' (scored a goal and lost the ball the rest of the time with useless dribbling and crap passes) against Bosnia is about the same as Ronaldo shining against Ghana and USA.ZZZZZZZZ
familiar story, it must hurt
Ronaldo will still have his moments to shine against Ghana and USA, imo.
I want him to because the best players should shine on the biggest show on earth (World Cup), especially with the hype and expectations on Ronaldo and Messi.
I think the Portuguese team were lazy and too dependent on Ronaldo, they kept passing him the ball (even when he wasn't in a good position) and didn't create anything on their own (except maybe Nani a little bit)
Yep and Messi will still have his moments to fail against a top country and get on a plane back to Barcelona IMO...
I didn't watch yet but was it a deserved Red against Pepe ?
Catch 22 because if they never passed to him in those situations he'd get stroppy and start sulking.
You'll catch him hanging at the back of it.
He accidentally touched Muller, Muller was like "I'm dying", then Pepe went full retard and put his head onto Muller's head.
Yep. Whilst his initial foul wasn't that bad, he headbutted Müller after that.
Nah mate im a Sporting Clube de Portugal portuguese fan mate
Well, then I can see why you're pissed off about the match.Nah mate im a Sporting Clube de Portugal portuguese fan mate
Wow what an idiot. Why do players pull stunts like that at such a crucial time ?
I'm glad the Muller to United rumours turned out to be nonsense. I'd get pretty annoyed with him constantly scoring goals all the time.
To tell you the truth mate, i was more pissed when we lost 1-0 against you lot in the Euro2012 where we played better than you and wasted too many chances. Today we had a gutless performance from our players and classic stubborness by our manager Paulo Bento. Can´t complain about this match. I´m just resigned. Best we forget and move on to the next match (would be more optimistic if Coentrão didn´t get injured).Well, then I can see why you're pissed off about the match.
I can't believe some people despised the idea of him signing for us when he was linkedI don't get it either. It's even much worse at a tournament like the world cup. He let his whole team down, not only for the match against Germany but for the next matches aswell.
If you ever got a unexpected slap on your nose, you'd know that can hurt pretty much. Hence, I wouln't call his behaviour over the top.
And for the head to head: I would bet my life that EVERY Italian player would have died on the spot in the most dramatic fashion you've ever seen. Muller actually acted only one sec before he jumped up in anger. He is no actor.
why you making this a messi vs ronaldo thread?
is ronaldo's performance hurting you that much?
Ronaldo and Messi fans
Its a bit ironic you say that as Ronaldo is most likely to be knocked out first
just looking at your posts lol
WowTo be fair you started well. Especially Nani was very good in the first few minutes. After that there was the penalty, Hummel's world class header and Pepe's brainfart.
Ronaldo.
Chuckles.
Chuckles.
Yeah but in the end the 4-0 results stays for posterity. Portuguese supporters must put a thing in their heads, next times will be extremely hard because we don´t see standout talent (likes of Ronaldo, Figo, Rui Costa or Ricardo Carvalho caliber of players) coming up. The times of "golden generations" are coming to an end. Hope other clubs (besides Sporting) start contributing to that.
lol i posted it after you replied to my previous post. all got confusing haha.Again, it's not my bet
Because they are irresponsible and stupid, it's one thing to be a hothead but he's just out of control, and then you have Meireles giving the ref 2 fingers and potentially getting banned as well, if i were the manager i'd send them both home on the first flight, at a big stage like this you need players you can count on.
Ronaldo and Figo are/ have been exceptional players. But I think Portugal can still produce players like Carvalho or Deco. Nani and Quaresma were similarly talented but blew it.
Watch the picture closely again. It's his index finger.
Perhaps but i´m not seeing them. Deco was brazilian although i give Porto the credit for his career guidance.
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