The Corinthian
I will not take Mad Winger's name in vain
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Jota has spent too much time with Salah.
Get a rest. Wait for the next bus at Munich.
Fernando Santos is Guardiola in disguise
Ready for the Danilo-William-Palhinha midfield trio?Get a rest. Wait for the next bus at Munich.
Nah, even for his standards I doubt. But a Moutinho or Sergio Oliveira alongside them won’t surprise me.Ready for the Danilo-William-Palhinha midfield trio?
Even then he still created 3 chances, the most of any player on the pitch. Created the chance that CR7 missed in front of the net in the first half. Brilliant player.Bruno was completely wasted. He can't play so much forward position. Against Hungary he was playing like second striker whereas he should be playing central role to dictate the game. After he dropped little deeper he opened the game with a superb through ball which led to the first goal.
Shocked to see he was lurking around the box almost 70% of the match. How he supposed to create chances?
It was intentional, and honestly think he is using that for 2 reasons. To prepare the games against Germany and France, and the other reason is to offer more protection to Bruno going forward and for the fullbacks. But it has been a problem to make the midfield work, at least since the game away at Serbia this year.The distance between the two centre mids/holding mids and Bruno was way too big.
That game against Hungary was what saved us in the tournament, after that he found the right combination for midfield and defence and we only suffered a goal in 450 minutes (ok against France luck was on our side).I'm curious to see how many games santos needs to find the right combination, in 2016 he needed 3 games to go with the sporting duo William and Adrien. Then he insisted in Moutinho.
I would start André Silva, I think he is the best partner for CR7, would bench Bernardo Silva, Jota, Danilo (sorry defensive probably the best MF but attacking a totally nobody),
I actually don’t think that’s a bad idea for the next two games but it should be a substitution rather than the main plan.That game against Hungary was what saved us in the tournament, after that he found the right combination for midfield and defence and we only suffered a goal in 450 minutes (ok against France luck was on our side).
Would play Mendes and Felix for this game, swap for Jota and Guerreiro, it was the worst game I saw from Jota at the NT, but must be said, our problem is the midfield, recent news is that we will introduce one more midfielder, I can see him replacing Bernardo with Sanches playing on the right.
You know what? I have been thinking what I would do. Call me crazy but instead swapping Guerreiro directly for Mendes, would take William off, move Guerreiro to the midfield, instead a 4/2/3/1 would go for a 4/3/3 where the 2 number 8”s would be Guerreiro and Fernandes, while our front 3 would be Felix as a false 9, Cristiano on the left, where Guerreiro would cover his lack of defensive effort. And Bernardo on the right. That double pivot is awful, there was a big hole between the 2 and Fernandes.I actually don’t think that’s a bad idea for the next two games but it should be a substitution rather than the main plan.
Jota is our fastest forward so he should play because we’re going to get chances to counterattack. He was wasteful in the last game but I think it was a one off.
He needs to try something different in midfield, I think the forwards are fine.
Nuno Mendes didn't train today because of injury so it won't happen. Hoping that he recovers quickly. I think at some point he'll play both Mendes and Guerreiro at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me.You know what? I have been thinking what I would do. Call me crazy but instead swapping Guerreiro directly for Mendes, would take William off, move Guerreiro to the midfield, instead a 4/2/3/1 would go for a 4/3/3 where the 2 number 8”s would be Guerreiro and Fernandes, while our front 3 would be Felix as a false 9, Cristiano on the left, where Guerreiro would cover his lack of defensive effort. And Bernardo on the right. That double pivot is awful, there was a big hole between the 2 and Fernandes.
Call me crazy but I sincerely think if there is a game that we need to take risks is this, not France. And before you ask me, yes Guerreiro already played as a midfielder for Dortmund. I know it won’t happen.
Yup was coming here now to say he probably hasn’t conditions to play. Anyway I hate the double pivot.Nuno Mendes didn't train today because of injury so it won't happen. Hoping that he recovers quickly. I think at some point he'll play both Mendes and Guerreiro at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me.
Don't think he'd start William and Danilo against Hungary but then take one of them off for Germany. I think it will be the same team, everyone will complain but I don't see a better option for this kind of game tbh with the players we have
Danilo William and creating chances don't work. William is great in passing the ball to the RF or LF but Bernardo Silva isn't a F that dribbles a lot when he has to start from standing still , he needs it from the good running lines who create space for him.Nuno Mendes didn't train today because of injury so it won't happen. Hoping that he recovers quickly. I think at some point he'll play both Mendes and Guerreiro at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me.
Don't think he'd start William and Danilo against Hungary but then take one of them off for Germany. I think it will be the same team, everyone will complain but I don't see a better option for this kind of game tbh with the players we have
So Danilo needs a type of Moutinho at his side, William needs one or 2 players at his side who run to the box like he had in France with JM and AS/RS.
I agree with everyone that William-Danilo double pivot isn't good but for me the alternatives aren't good either. What better options do we have for the big games than William-Danilo?I am starting to think he is keeping that nonsense of double pivot and the same lineup. And repeating that we played very well Tuesday. Jesus why is he so stubborn with his ideas? We were 10 minutes away from drawing that game. Not to mention that offside.
Well he tried Danilo and Oliveira at Serbia and Spain and it was also terrible. Don’t know what to think really. I just hope that they show personality to press and forget the quality of the opponent. If we go there only to defend we will be smashed. More than a result I want a team with personality in the pitch, I’m stuck with that 4:0 defeat against them in Brasil, show some fecking pride and don’t play as a small team.I agree with everyone that William-Danilo double pivot isn't good but for me the alternatives aren't good either. What better options do we have for the big games than William-Danilo?
Danilo-Moutinho/Neves/Renato behind Bruno won't be great either, all of them have their problems.
If you think there's any chance we won't play very cautious football then think againWell he tried Danilo and Oliveira at Serbia and Spain and it was also terrible. Don’t know what to think really. I just hope that they show personality to press and forget the quality of the opponent. If we go there only to defend we will be smashed. More than a result I want a team with personality in the pitch, I’m stuck with that 4:0 defeat against them in Brasil, show some fecking pride and don’t play as a small team.
After Nuno Mendes now Félix also injured, hope they recover for the France game. Felix has a lot of muscular injuries, doesn’t look great for him on a long term career.If you think there's any chance we won't play very cautious football then think again
Even France played like that against them though and they're the World Champions. We're playing Germany in Munich and they're the team historically that we have worst results against. A draw would guarantee us qualification too... we're definitely going to be very defensive as usual, there's no way the engineer makes the team more attacking in a game like this
I'd have started Danilo and Carvalho, makes sense against the bigger sides. Jota needs a good game as does Bernardo.Same 11 again…
Germany so unlucky here, they should be winning and suffer totally against what was happening on the pitch. I really hate to see they way Santos sets up this team to play. Pathetic.I'd have started Danilo and Carvalho, makes sense against the bigger sides. Jota needs a good game as does Bernardo.
Germany are still a good footballing side, they caused France some troubles. Not sure what else we can do really. Perhaps try matching them with a 352?Germany so unlucky here, they should be winning and suffer totally against what was happening on the pitch. I really hate to see they way Santos sets up this team to play. Pathetic.
You'll get out of the group won't you if Germany beat Hungary? A draw against France should see you through.At least we won one game this Euro's. See you at the world cup next year hopefully without Santos who should be sent to the opticians straight after this game for not cancelling out Germanys numerical advantage going forward.
Semedo wasn't even particularly bad today. This was entirely a tactical beating, and Santos never reactedIt worked in 2016 and Santos has stuck with it ever since. But it's time to move on from William.
Today was my worry about Semedo, in the big big games he just isn't good enough. But not sure what else you can do when he's the only option ?
They can, but 3 points it's too risky...might get eliminated.If they loss to the France in their final game (which is likely), can they still progress to knockout stages?
In this game to counter the german width we had three options:
Our answer was to keep the game plan and keep the double pivot very close to each other, which was useless because Germany was not circulating the ball on that area of the pitch.
- Place one of the defensive midfielders in the middle of the Center backs so they can cover the full backs (more logic approach looking at our starting 11)
- Make Jota and Bernardo help the fullbacks (logical, but it takes a high toll on both players that have to cover a lot of miles during the game).
- Take a risk and make the fullbacks defend on width, but it will open a gap that can be exploited by explosive players.
William was not better either tbh. The logical midfield would be Palhinha and Sanches who are in very good physical form. Danilo is a competitive player, but yes, he lacks the finess on passing.Put pressure on their defence but that is difficult if you're DM stay in front of the defense. Or keep the ball in the team and not playing all the time on counter attack. It was hot so if you keep control of the ball the other team will get tired. Most Portuguese coaches play negative football, an offensive coach would have done what I say. But to play football you need football players who can pass the ball and not types like Danilo who needs 5 touches to give the pass. Maybe You can use Danilo as a back-up but never as your main DM.