The cover of Record, a Portuguese sports paper, is mostly about the referee decisions and the 1st half of Portugal. Hey, don't blame it on the referee entirely. What if the referee rightly gave a red card to Paolo Ferreira? Portugal would then be left with 10 men in the 1st half. Do they even mention that? Switzerland showed much more will to win in the last 15 minutes. Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos was grandiose.The big picture is more important. Portugal, the "B team" didn't show determination, little possession of the ball, virtually no shots on target against 3 by Switzerland in the last 10 minutes. Where was Quaresma int he 2nd half? Miguel Veloso in the 1st half? The midfield link to the forwards? Too many side passes, not much going forward and fast.
No matter how bad Portugal played, Nani was the only one that deserved to be on the cover. The most decisive player.
Record:
2 shots on the crossbar-- Penalty not called on Nani-- goal by Postiga not counted -- Inexistent penalty over Meira
[Photo- it looks like Nani on the ground]
- What did you think of Record's cover?
