Oct. 11, 2008
11 am USA Pacific time, 2010 World Cup qualifier
--------------------------Substitutions: --------------------------------65' Hugo Almeida out, Ricardo Quaresma in
------------------------------------------------------------------------------86' Nani out, Danny in
Portugal starting lineup:
GK) QUIM 1, BRUNO ALVES 2, PAULO FERREIRA 3, BOSINGWA 4, PEPE 5, FERNANDO MEIRA 6, CRISTIANO RONALDO 7, RAUL MEIRELES 8, HUGO ALMEIDA 9, JOAO MOUTINHO 10, NANI 11
Substitutes:
EDUARDO 12, MIGUEL 13, TONEL 14, MANUEL FERNANDES 15, DANNY 16, NUNO GOMES 17, QUARESMA 18
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Sweden starting lineup: 1 Andreas ISAKSSON (GK), 2 Mikael NILSSON, 3 Daniel MAJSTOROVIC, 4 Petter HANSSON, 5 Behrang SAFARI, 6 Daniel ANDERSSON, 7 Sebastian LARSSON, 8 Samuel HOLMEN, 9 Kim KALLSTROM, 10 Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (C), 11 Johan ELMANDER
Substitutes:
12 Johan WILAND, 13 Fredrik STOOR, 14 Andreas GRANQVIST, 15 Max VON SCHLEBRUGGE, 16 Viktor ELM, 17 Marcus BERG, 18 Patrik INGELSTEN
Coach: Lars Lagerback
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Itália)
Yellow cards: 34th Ibrahimovic for dissent, 80th Ricardo Quaresma,
I'm surprised to see Quaresma and Nuno Gomes on the bench
Portugal is playing with their traditional burgundy jersey. 17th minute- Sweden with their traditional yellow jersey. Sweden had 2 chances to be ahead in the game.
On Antena 1, they're saying:
Portugal is not playing well. 30, Sweden with 4 players in the midfield dominates more than Portugal. 32' Hugo Almeida shot on target but Sweden goalkeeper saved it. Only until 2 minutes from time does Portugal have a chance to score. Almeida did well in that action. Portugal took 32 minutes to get a shot on target.
Portugal is too 4-3-3. One thing is to play 4-3-3 with Deco and another without Deco in that system. There isn't a player who can replace Deco. His characteristics are unique. It's unfair to compare Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo.
It's easier to find a player who can play like Ronaldo, not easy to find a player to play like Deco. It's not easy for Portugal. Ellmander again.
Quim- in the last 2 games has show a little insecurity. This 0-0 is good for Portugal. Sweden did create goal chances but didn't have the finishing skills.
Hugo Almeida should be the next player to be changed. Not much he can do besides heading it. Ricardo Quaresma will enter soon.
Video: Ricardo Quaresma in Sweden 0-0 Portugal. Moment of substitution, passes, close-ups.
Surprise-
Nani, Quaresma, Hugo Almeida, all in shape attacking players and goalscorers in their club.
Late change-
Nani was not decisive and it took Queiroz 86 minutes to replace him? Danny is good at Zenith but putting him in the last 4 minutes is asking too much. i thought Danny would replace Almeida in the 64th minute.
Some Photos of the training on October 10, 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sweden team goalkeeper Isaakson, forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Your thoughts on the Sweden 0-0 Portugal game? What made Portugal unable to score? What surprised you?
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