FIFA WC All-Star squad (3 Viewers)
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Ze Roberto is a freak i rate him!!
Rubbish are Totti, Ballack the rest aint too bad! Where is Maxi and Grosso , Grosso won 2 matches by himself! on with a maravolus strike and one by a wonderful vertical jump! What more must a player do!
Maniche helped portugal alot wen he came in side and he scored to goals in a side that never looked like scoring! Crespo scored goals as he always does!
Rubbish are Totti, Ballack the rest aint too bad! Where is Maxi and Grosso , Grosso won 2 matches by himself! on with a maravolus strike and one by a wonderful vertical jump! What more must a player do!
Maniche helped portugal alot wen he came in side and he scored to goals in a side that never looked like scoring! Crespo scored goals as he always does!
João Ricardo was awesome, IMO. While Portugal's Ricardo had an amazing run against England, unlike Angola's João Ricardo he was generally not tested much due to the pretty solid backline Carvahlo held for him. Though the Angolans were no slouches on defense (only on offense, as expected).
If we had to pick one Portuguese player as their best in the Cup, I would have to choose Ricardo Carvahlo. He kept Ricardo from getting tested much. He had to fill in with a partner of Fernando Meira (!!!) for an injured Jorge Andrade and still managed to help Portugal get as many clean sheets as they had.
His only real mistake in the whole Cup was his whiff at the ball against Henry and the subsequent call that put France in the finals. But that was minor in my opinion, and the Portuguese attack did nothing to redeem it.
To underscore the importance of Carvahlo's play, pay attention to Portugal against Germany in the losers' bracket today. It will be a very different Portuguese defense without him (he's suspended on cards) -- and certainly not for the better. (Though Miguel will likely be out with an injury also.)
If we had to pick one Portuguese player as their best in the Cup, I would have to choose Ricardo Carvahlo. He kept Ricardo from getting tested much. He had to fill in with a partner of Fernando Meira (!!!) for an injured Jorge Andrade and still managed to help Portugal get as many clean sheets as they had.
His only real mistake in the whole Cup was his whiff at the ball against Henry and the subsequent call that put France in the finals. But that was minor in my opinion, and the Portuguese attack did nothing to redeem it.
To underscore the importance of Carvahlo's play, pay attention to Portugal against Germany in the losers' bracket today. It will be a very different Portuguese defense without him (he's suspended on cards) -- and certainly not for the better. (Though Miguel will likely be out with an injury also.)
giovanotti said:
Nice description,Greg.
So,no Maniche for the best player of the World Cup.
So,no Maniche for the best player of the World Cup.
Another thing I remembered about Carvahlo's play. In that PK incident with Henry, he was playing across the field in the opposite corner of the box. While it's clear you'd want Carvahlo assigned to mark Henry, he was essentially making up for where Meira should have been (Carvahlo has been playing left centerback).