Goodbye divers, adios Figo
For Portugal, the 3-1 defeat against Germany was the swansong for their talisman Luis Figo. He is retiring from international football after today and was given a 15 minutes run towards the end of the match to show the world what we will be missing from him. Also retiring is striker Pauleta.
We will miss Figo no doubt, but I am sure we are all happy to see the back of a team which had so many cheats and divers in them. Don’t get me wrong, Portugal is a good team but some of their players are just rotten.
The way some of their players went down during their semifinal clash against France was outrageous and a disgrace. Their reputation for diving has now preceded them that even when they have been genuinely fouled, they will be not believed.
Mind you, their knack for falling over has totally blinded the simple fact that Portugal can actually play good attacking football. I liked the way their midfielders controlled the games, playing neat passes, and scoring beautiful scorchers (stand up Maniche and Deco), just as I enjoyed watching their defenders doing a proper job.
Portugal has some young, talented and skillful players. In time, they might learn to use their football ability, and not their diving skills, to win matches.
For Portugal, the 3-1 defeat against Germany was the swansong for their talisman Luis Figo. He is retiring from international football after today and was given a 15 minutes run towards the end of the match to show the world what we will be missing from him. Also retiring is striker Pauleta.
We will miss Figo no doubt, but I am sure we are all happy to see the back of a team which had so many cheats and divers in them. Don’t get me wrong, Portugal is a good team but some of their players are just rotten.The way some of their players went down during their semifinal clash against France was outrageous and a disgrace. Their reputation for diving has now preceded them that even when they have been genuinely fouled, they will be not believed.
Mind you, their knack for falling over has totally blinded the simple fact that Portugal can actually play good attacking football. I liked the way their midfielders controlled the games, playing neat passes, and scoring beautiful scorchers (stand up Maniche and Deco), just as I enjoyed watching their defenders doing a proper job.
Portugal has some young, talented and skillful players. In time, they might learn to use their football ability, and not their diving skills, to win matches.
posted by Kabilan K at
11:53 PM
1 Comments:
karma, karma, portugal lose because of their own sins.
Klinsman? one of the prejudged no hoper. Not bad to reach 3rd spot.
Now people are eager to keep him.
France. Another prejudged no hoper. Hopefully can win the world cup. Where are all the criticism go? We need u now. The more u bozo talk bad on France, the more France is likely to win. Come on!
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