Comments on: The not-so beautiful game http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/07/05/the-not-so-beautiful-game/ Fri, 18 May 2012 22:59:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Oz http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/07/05/the-not-so-beautiful-game/#comment-121 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:18:00 +0000 http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/07/05/the-not-so-beautiful-game/#comment-121 Have to disagree. Scolari is a great coach. To take a Portugal team lacking the calibre and experience of the heavyweights (Italy, France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil) to the semi finals is very very credible. Albeit, dubious tactics and gamesmanship aside, they surpassed their pre-tournament objective. Scolari has done well with the players at his disposal - doubt anyone else could have taken them this far. As for Pauleta, it's time to hang up his boots - after his hat-trick against Poland in the 2002 WCup, never really performed in tournament football. Shame on the BBC though, very tabloid-like commentary on the match. Great, another familiar name on the trophy (again). Atleast it's not the mediocre England team..... Have to disagree. Scolari is a great coach. To take a Portugal team lacking the calibre and experience of the heavyweights (Italy, France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil) to the semi finals is very very credible. Albeit, dubious tactics and gamesmanship aside, they surpassed their pre-tournament objective.

Scolari has done well with the players at his disposal - doubt anyone else could have taken them this far. As for Pauleta, it’s time to hang up his boots - after his hat-trick against Poland in the 2002 WCup, never really performed in tournament football.

Shame on the BBC though, very tabloid-like commentary on the match.

Great, another familiar name on the trophy (again). Atleast it’s not the mediocre England team…..

]]> by: The Guru http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/07/05/the-not-so-beautiful-game/#comment-120 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:43:00 +0000 http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/07/05/the-not-so-beautiful-game/#comment-120 Is it just me or are Portugal the most annoying team in this World Cup? Their theatrics against Holland, England, and France seem to know no bounds. Scolari is from the school of winning at every cost, and cheating is just another path to victory. After the game Scolari and Ronaldo blamed the defeat on the ref, rather than their absolute lack of ambition and a game-plan based on gamesmanship. As for Scolari being a great coach, you can see his game plan and substitutions last night and wonder how he ever managed to make it as a football coach. Is it just me or are Portugal the most annoying team in this World Cup? Their theatrics against Holland, England, and France seem to know no bounds. Scolari is from the school of winning at every cost, and cheating is just another path to victory. After the game Scolari and Ronaldo blamed the defeat on the ref, rather than their absolute lack of ambition and a game-plan based on gamesmanship. As for Scolari being a great coach, you can see his game plan and substitutions last night and wonder how he ever managed to make it as a football coach.

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