are we seeing good defense or bad offense?
England’s defence is good and it although they can be opened up it takes a really good team and world class strikers to punish them. Portugal are an average team and they look good everywhere except in front of goal. Which is a shame seeing as that’s the whole point of the game. To score a goal.
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are we seeing good defense or bad offense?
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LoL. A bit of both.
England are doing it again. Relying on counter attacks and sitting back otherwise. Have not worked for any team yet in the tournament.
Beckham is playing much better today. A Lot more energetic and skilled display so far by him
i really don't like this strategy of going into a defensive shell, it puts you really in a negative mindset and if the other team equalizes, you lose your focus on how to attack...similar to the games against France and Argentina? Possession is 62-38 to Portugal!!
scholari seems to have lost it (removing figo)...and so have portugal
ha ha this is comical. Figo was posing the only credible threat to England's goal and Scholari takes him off :rotfl"
What the heck is Scolari doing? This makes no sense and what formation are they running? Figo goes straight to the dressing room, doesn't care to watch the rest of this one it seems.
GOAL GOAL GOAL
MY APPOLOGIES MR SCOLARI
A long time coming...it's over here, I think Portugal wins it, England look exhuasted
England have done it again. Gone in the defensive shell too early only to pay the price. Lets see if it cost them the game or not.
I just don't see England scoring a game from regular play, Portugal seem revitalized
85th Minute:
BOOKING: Deco is booked for a foul on Vassell.
What the hell just happened!
terri u LOOSER
was it a foul? I'm not sure about that call...
^ Too close to call but i think it was. Wasnt Terry's fault either, he had to go for it. Unfortunate England. They should have tried to attack a bit more and now with defensive minded players on the field, their attacking options are limited. I think portugal will score the silver goal.
90th Minute:
FULL TIME - Portugal 1 England 1 - The game ends 1-1 and the tie will now go into extra time.
Pathetic Referee.
James needs to be replaced. The guy is a moron.
At this level, any weakness on your team will be punished and England's goalkeeping has been below par. This ref seems to love flashing the yellow in the face of England's players...
Good call - Terry blocked the keeper - No Bias from Refs.