The tactician claims that his side will not alter their formation or playing style in the quarter-final against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882.
Portugal took much longer than expected to hit top gear this summer. The Seleccao faced a tough task against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in their opening game and although they matched the Die Mannschaft for most of the ninety minutes, Joachim Low’s men eventually come out
on top with a narrow scoreline.
Then came the crucial tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884, who threatened to take the spoils after scoring twice. But the Navigators rallied and ultimately secured the three points through Varela’s late winner.
Against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, who inspired them to victory after scoring a brilliant brace. After qualifying from the group stage, Bento’s troops face the Czech Republic in the
quarter-final and will have to be at their very best if they are emerge with a positive result.
The squad is supremely talented and has some truly world-class players in their ranks. Ronaldo is the obvious name that comes to mind, but the supporting cast alongside him have also played a major role in the team’s victories.
Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678 and surprise package Nelson Oliveira have been playing their hearts out for their country and have not shown any signs of slowing down.
Furthermore, the coach has employed an attacking formation, choosing to play Nani and Ronaldo up-front with striker Helder Postiga. A three man rotating midfield has allowed fluidity in the centre of the park, allowing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 dominate the upper half of
the pitch.
While many have called for the tactician to alter his line-up against the Czechs, Bento has made his intentions of playing offensive football quite clear to the world.
"We will try to keep our head on our shoulders and focus on what we have worked on. [Thursday] we will see what our opponent will do and we will try to counter their strong points and explore their weak points.”
“We are not getting euphoric. We are satisfied and proud with what we have done and we have had our time to celebrate. We have a match to try to get a place in the semi-finals, nothing more than that. We are playing one match at a time and I am sure that
tomorrow we will play like we have done so far.”
The in-form Portuguese take on the Czechs at Stadion Narodowy today and are heavy favourites to emerge victorious given the blinding performance they churned out against the Dutch.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 on top of his game, Tomas Rosicky and co. will need to marshall all their energies and hope that the Real Madrid man ends up disappointed at the end of the match.
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