Nov 19, 2008.
Estadio Bezerrao, Brasilia, Brazil
Tenho saudades de Scolari. (I miss Scolari) Sure no brilliant performances in the last games but at least he had the good sense to put a striker in the first minute. Dared to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in the February 2007 friendly Brazil 0-2 Portugal if he wasn't playing well.
I was excited when Portugal scored the first goal. I thought great! Now Brazil's plans go out the window and the pressure is on. Little did I know that Brazil would keep attacking, Cristiano Ronaldo would not be at his best. I still can't believe he couldn't score.
At 4-1 I thought it's game over, someone stop the game. 4-2 I was hopeful that Portugal could come back. Meanwhile, I was saying Scolari get down to the bench and do something. Get Queiroz out of there and win this game for the 3rd time.
In a way this was a direct comparison between Scolari and Queiroz. A friendly game that Scolari won two consecutive times. Queiroz could keep Portugal's winning record against Brazil. Instead, dares to only call-up one striker, a crowded midfielder and doesn't have the courage to replace Cristiano Ronaldo if he's not performing well.
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