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Hey man, I don't see no "H" in "Recife". :P

Yeah, talk about us getting played here... Quaresma rocks. Meira, as a sub at best. Pepe? Solid, but he's Brazilian, even if he might speak Portuguese and play for Porto. That's the thing about most captains. They're usually smart enough and good enough communicators to pick up language...

He spent a good chunk of the past year in recovery from a broken leg (which kept him out of WC2006). However, since this spring he looks fully recovered, IMO. I generally haven't witnessed that behavior much at all. In fact, I would have never made that connection. But you may have seen more...

How quickly we forget how much this guy stuffed us in the CL when we played Deportivo... ;)

Andrade is excellent. Not only is he a solid player, but he's also got maturity and command from the back as a captain -- something we've sorely lacked since Canna left. Andrade is a de facto captain for the Portugal NT (and, IMO, the fans' favorite for that role over the likes of Simão, CRon...