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FC Porto Thread [2007/08]
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yeah and if it wasn't for João Pinto, Braga would've lost 2-0Capela;2382514 said:
btw KAZ! did not play, the players subbed in were Postiga, Mariano and Lima.
the match was really good by both sides, we had almost twice as much shots and attacks than Braga which says a lot in the end about how deserved our win was though.
we played some nice flowing football for several periods of the match and the players showed loads of will, this is the way I enjoy watching us perform
Porto-Sporting 1-0 FT 
much better game than the Supercup one.
our first half was really good with us having more possession, shots and attacks throughout so we really deserved to be ahead by HT. Quaresma almost did it again with another of those super-fks, this time the ball hit the bar though
second half basically started with the goal and from then one with just had to control the game and did it extremely well. especially in the final minutes Sporting put some pressure on our defense but we handled it with few problems...
MoM, probably Assunção
(or Stojkovic)
much better game than the Supercup one.
our first half was really good with us having more possession, shots and attacks throughout so we really deserved to be ahead by HT. Quaresma almost did it again with another of those super-fks, this time the ball hit the bar though
second half basically started with the goal and from then one with just had to control the game and did it extremely well. especially in the final minutes Sporting put some pressure on our defense but we handled it with few problems...
MoM, probably Assunção
(or Stojkovic
)
well it's true that Meireles did really well (basically the whole team did ok) but Assunção was a beast in the midfield, it was rare to see someone actually getting past him.
Postiga sucked ass, almost forgot to mention that. hope we get rid of him asap and get a useful striker...
btw
Postiga sucked ass, almost forgot to mention that. hope we get rid of him asap and get a useful striker...
btw
we just need to improve our finishing...if it wasn't for that error from Sporting's keeper, and i doubt we would have scored one...and yet we had many chances to do so, but failed all of them.
oh btw, today i saw Pedro Proença! it appears that he goes to training at the EUL complex...it was funny to hear the comments from some folks who were there
oh btw, today i saw Pedro Proença! it appears that he goes to training at the EUL complex...it was funny to hear the comments from some folks who were there
so it's Liverpool, Besiktas and Marseille.
could be much worse, I obviously expect nothing but the 2nd spot minimum...
on other news Jorginho signed for Braga, Pitbull and Bruno Vale were loaned out for one season to Setubal and Varzim respectively.
btw does anyone have a clue what is Bruno Moraes' situation?
sold, loaned, released, kidnapped, raped or even killed are my bets...
could be much worse, I obviously expect nothing but the 2nd spot minimum...
on other news Jorginho signed for Braga, Pitbull and Bruno Vale were loaned out for one season to Setubal and Varzim respectively.
btw does anyone have a clue what is Bruno Moraes' situation?
sold, loaned, released, kidnapped, raped or even killed are my bets...
"Não foi um mau sorteio. Somos capazes de fazer qualquer coisa. Conhecemos bem o Porto, porque jogámos com eles em 2003. Têm um jogador muito bom na frente, Quaresma, e também um jovem brasileiro, Anderson. É um adversário difícil" by José Anigo, marseille's coach
that's brilliant
now seriously i think porto has great probabilities of going through
besiktas is strong at home but porto's is better in the overall. i don't really know marseille but i don't think they have the experience nor the quality to beat porto. liverpool is tricky but benfica eliminated them 2 years ago so you can do the same
that's brilliant
now seriously i think porto has great probabilities of going through
besiktas is strong at home but porto's is better in the overall. i don't really know marseille but i don't think they have the experience nor the quality to beat porto. liverpool is tricky but benfica eliminated them 2 years ago so you can do the same
Capela;2390435 said:
José Anigo was the coach in 2004 but now he is manager. He has a strange past especially with "mafia" in Marseille, but he is the link between the club and the supporters from Marseille. He thinks he knows football but he doesn't know Anderson and Nani are in Man Utd.. He said "Difficult draw for Man Utd, and Sporting is a really good team with a great young player, Nani" :X
Our season start is crap and Anigo is reposnible of that. We have a coach, Albert Emon, but I'm pretty sure Anigo is doing the squad. He takes players just for their names, and not for what they could bring to the team. Example, he sold Drogba for 35M€ but this money has disappeared... And he sold Ribéry to Bayern for 10M€ this year, 16M€ later and 4M€ for his performs.
Anyways, this draw is difficult for us. Porto is still a good team, I guess better than us. I hope our games will be great, and we have to take a revenge this year
Look at our best players: Lorik Cana, Djibril Cissé, Mamadou Niang and of course, Samir Nasri, new France NT playmaker Good luck
Opinion time:
*Liverpool: quite overrated in my mind. Last season was a let down for them (15 points behind or something). Draw in England, win at home
*Marseille: this is the team I fear the most as they might cause an upset in this group. Draw in France, draw/win at home
*Besiktas: next to Eastern European teams it's the Turkish teams which might cause the big teams the most problems. Don't know much about them though., so I can't say what to expect against them.
Obviously a first or second place in our group is guaranteed
*Liverpool: quite overrated in my mind. Last season was a let down for them (15 points behind or something). Draw in England, win at home
*Marseille: this is the team I fear the most as they might cause an upset in this group. Draw in France, draw/win at home
*Besiktas: next to Eastern European teams it's the Turkish teams which might cause the big teams the most problems. Don't know much about them though., so I can't say what to expect against them.
Obviously a first or second place in our group is guaranteed
Capela;2390582 said:
Nasri is only 20 but he plays at high level since 3 years. Last year, he was awesome as a playmaker, with Ribéry. Maybe the best Marseille's player. This year is a bit difficult because he was injured 1 month in july, so he missed practice. I think he'll be ready for this CL!
Samir Nasri is not a spectacular player like Ricardo Quaresma or Cristiano Ronaldo. He can do it but he just want to be efficient, like Zidane but he's faster than Zizou, he can run 50m keeping the ball. Nasri is definitely better than Zidane at the same age. I hope he could continue, and have an amazing career as Zizou.
He's already in France NT, and in France, it's amazing for a player of this age. In Portugal, C. Ronaldo or Nani have started early but in France, young players have to wait. Ribéry started at 23, Zidane at 22...
Samir Nasri and Karim Benzema (Lyon) are our best hope for future so... Just wait and see. I think they'll play in big teams in 2 or 3 years.
You can see some of his peforms on this video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Samir+Nasri/video/x29s21_samir-nasri-compilation_sport
players called for tomorrow's home match against Marítimo:
GKs
Nuno e Ventura.
DFs
Bruno Alves, Bosingwa, Marek Cech, João Paulo e Stepanov.
MFs
Lucho, Raúl Meireles, Leandro Lima, Bolatti e Paulo Assunção.
FWs
Quaresma, Tarik, Mariano, Lisandro, Farías e Edgar.
no P. Emanuel, Adriano or Postiga (injured), no Helton (unfit), no Fucile (tired), no KAZ! (polish).
on the other hand Farías will probably make his debut plus Lima or Mariano will surely have more time on the field.
I have a feeling we'll have an easy win, 4-0 with Farías scoring all 4 goals
GKs
Nuno e Ventura.
DFs
Bruno Alves, Bosingwa, Marek Cech, João Paulo e Stepanov.
MFs
Lucho, Raúl Meireles, Leandro Lima, Bolatti e Paulo Assunção.
FWs
Quaresma, Tarik, Mariano, Lisandro, Farías e Edgar.
no P. Emanuel, Adriano or Postiga (injured), no Helton (unfit), no Fucile (tired), no KAZ! (polish).
on the other hand Farías will probably make his debut plus Lima or Mariano will surely have more time on the field.
I have a feeling we'll have an easy win, 4-0 with Farías scoring all 4 goals
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