The midfielder has urged his International compatriots to adopt the playing style utilized by the Blues during their successful UEFA Champions League campaign.
Led by the enigmatic http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
Having dominated the International front ever since their win in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Austria-c2844 four years ago, La Roja have become a force to be reckoned with and only a few can match their midfield strength.
The Navigators, though, have a solid chance at glory, with English Premier League side Chelsea also facing something similar in last season’s UEFA Champions League.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo’s men were pitted against Barcelona but they managed to overcome the Blaugrana after ‘parking the bus’ and forming line after line of intimidating defenders.
Choosing to play on the counter-attack, they did almost exactly the same in the final against Bayern Munich, beating them in their very own backyard.
While the philosophy often attracts criticism due to negative football, the results are there for all to see. Success with the Londoners has now prompted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678 into claiming that the Seleccao should imitate his club side, with which they can secure
a win over the Spanish.
"Last season I won two titles with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604. But we proved them wrong as we did against Bayern Munich in the final at their own stadium. Portugal could learn
a lot from that, that you never go out on the pitch and stare defeat in the face no matter how much you are written off.”
"It's time for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 to stand up and prove we can deliver. We must seize the opportunity and make our nation proud,” the play-maker was quoted as saying.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men face the Spanish at the Donbass Arena today, with many claiming that the Euro 2004 finalists will be able to cause a massive upset and perhaps avenge what happened in Lisbon eight years ago.
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