Euro: Round of 16 - Portugal v. Slovenia - Jul. 1
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robertmac43
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Thats what people said about todays game and he looked pedestrian outside of a few moments.
The first team from the Eastern Block to win the CL. It meant so much for the whole country and it was the beginning of the golden generation of Romanian football. I watched that game as a kid on a shitty black and white tv.... still gives me the goosebumps.
A masterclass in bus parking but it made sense, Steaua was basically playing away as the game was in Seville.
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He knows this is the end of the road. The crying was him thinking he lost it forever.
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It does weirdly make me dislike him less. Is he finally realizing that he's a mortal?
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It was definitely weird, I think it had more to do with a guy finally accepting that he's finished at this level. Not so much the potential outcome of the match.
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Agreed 100%. I wonder if they ever wake up fully
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Same feeling from him. It was the guy finally realizing that his old self would have gotten some of those headers; that he would have had a few better first touches on the ball. Basically just a man coming terms with his own age and the knowledge that it's the end of the road in real time on camera, which is always a little sad. Surprising level of self awareness from a man who shouldn't have been allowed to take a free kick in a decade.
Martinez is an absolute joke of a manager. He's honestly making me pine for Santos, which is unfathomable.
Ronaldo shouldn't even be on the field at this point, but the problems go far beyond that. Guy makes two substitutions (don't count the defensive changes with ET nearly over) in a game where they struggled to create anything against a vastly inferior opponent, and they were to take off Vitinha and Leão, who were the best players on the field? Wtf? Then he has the gall say they played very well?
The last two games have been atrocious. They've only really performed decently against Turkey. Needing penalties to get past Slovenia? Who were pretty awful themselves. Any decent side would have knocked Portugal out on their ass today.
Don't see how they get past France even if Ronaldo gets dropped, which he won't be. All enthusiasm has gone out of the tournament. Wasting one of the most talented Portugal squads ever with another lame duck coach.
Ronaldo shouldn't even be on the field at this point, but the problems go far beyond that. Guy makes two substitutions (don't count the defensive changes with ET nearly over) in a game where they struggled to create anything against a vastly inferior opponent, and they were to take off Vitinha and Leão, who were the best players on the field? Wtf? Then he has the gall say they played very well?
The last two games have been atrocious. They've only really performed decently against Turkey. Needing penalties to get past Slovenia? Who were pretty awful themselves. Any decent side would have knocked Portugal out on their ass today.
Don't see how they get past France even if Ronaldo gets dropped, which he won't be. All enthusiasm has gone out of the tournament. Wasting one of the most talented Portugal squads ever with another lame duck coach.
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