Hi guys,
Congratulations on the win
. I just want to say something about Portugal beeing an arrogant team, I really don't think so. It is (may be I should say it was
) the best team of the world. I'm not saying this because I'm Portuguese, but because it is so. What they let see in Euro 2k, was enough prove I think. Yes now you will say France won, but in my humbble opinion France never had a good team. All the teams they palyed against,never attacked (put there defence under presure), so they could do what they wanted. If I didn't confuse the Euro Cup, France was humiliated in 96 in England 96. They lost every match, because all the teams put there defence under pressure. After that, they played some 20 + matches without loosing against minor teams and then the legend started that France was unbeatable. I agree they have good players, but they always played a soort of Italian Catanacio (Italian style) and that is not my idea of good futball. The problem with Portugal is not the team (may be Figo is in some bad chape because of the spanish league), but the A*****E of the coach. That guy doesn't know how to coach a team. If the team is physically and mentally OK, that guy can go home and let he team play and they will win, but when this is not the case that guy is there to do stupid things. An example, you are loosing 3 to 1 and instead of putting Nuno Gomes from the begining of the second half, he puts him 10 minutes before the end of the match. This is an example, there are many more since he was coach from FC PORTO. If Humberto Coelho had stayed as coach, I assure you Portugal would have become World Champion, but with this guy if they survive this round, it will be thanks to the players not to Antonio Oliveira. I really got piss off when the Portugues futball federation dismissed (he was dismissed altough they say it was Coelho who wanted to leave) Coelho to put this A*****E in front of the team.
Again congratulations on the victory and just watch out for the hurt lion, he can do any thing to save himself. I don't think England will have any problems with Nigeria, but if they decide to start playing as they used to do before, england will have great problems.
Cheers,
El_Matador