FC Porto vs Braga

[Bossanova]

Saturday 19:15.

This weeks big match.

[Bossanova]

Our call ups:

Lista de convocados:

Guarda-redes: Helton e Vítor Baía.

Defesas: Fucile, Bosingwa, Pepe, Ricardo Costa, Bruno Alves e Marek Cech.

Médios: Lucho González, Paulo Assunção, Raúl Meireles e Ibson.

Avançados: Quaresma, Hélder Postiga, Bruno Moraes, Lisandro López, Alan e Adriano.

[DvA]

easy for porto, braga is missing all their best players Madrid, Vandinho, Joao Pinto, Maciel. All their midfield is out of the game

[Bossanova]

Easy game?

Any game vs Braga is never easy.

Particularly as we haven't beaten them in the league since the 2004/5 season I believe.

It will be a huge game, bigger than the Chelsea game IMO.

We must concentrate on the league, as it is our realistic objective this season.

If we can beat Braga, we can then play Chelsea without pressure, enjoy the spotlight of the CL and do our best in a game we are expected to lose.

Braga will be tough

[DvA]

lol at braga's midfield, even benfica junior team is better

Defesas: Luís Filipe, Pedro Costa, Paulo Jorge, Nem, Rodriguez, Carlos Fernandes e Jorge Luiz;
Médios: Castanheira, Andrade, Frechaut, Ricardo Chaves e Davide;
Avançados: Césinha, Zé Carlos, Chmiest, Buno Gama e Diego Costa.

[Bossanova]

I would play:

--------------------Helton--------------------------
Bosingwa-------Pepe--------B.Alves-----------Cech
-------------Assuncao-------Lucho---------------
Licha---------------Ibson-----------------Quaresma
--------------------Adriano------------------------

Ibson would add more attacking flair than Meireles, and our midfield lacks creativity and shape.

Adriano is a proven goalscorer, and Postiga is in poor form.

Cech or Fucile? Cech is woeful attacking, but good defensively. Thats why I chose him. However if Meireles starts, which is almost certain, maybe Fucile would be a better choice.

[Bossanova]

Originally Posted by King Arfsão III

lol at braga's midfield, even benfica junior team is better

Defesas: Luís Filipe, Pedro Costa, Paulo Jorge, Nem, Rodriguez, Carlos Fernandes e Jorge Luiz;
Médios: Castanheira, Andrade, Frechaut, Ricardo Chaves e Davide;
Avançados: Césinha, Zé Carlos, Chmiest, Buno Gama e Diego Costa.

It doesn't matter, I still expect a tough match.

[Bossanova]

Originally Posted by Bossanova

I would play:

--------------------Helton--------------------------
Bosingwa-------Pepe--------B.Alves-----------Cech
-------------Assuncao-------Lucho---------------
Licha---------------Ibson-----------------Quaresma
--------------------Adriano------------------------

Ibson would add more attacking flair than Meireles, and our midfield lacks creativity and shape.

Adriano is a proven goalscorer, and Postiga is in poor form.

Cech or Fucile? Cech is woeful attacking, but good defensively. Thats why I chose him. However if Meireles starts, which is almost certain, maybe Fucile would be a better choice.

If Ibson plays badly, at half time I would replace him with B.Moraes if we were drawing/losing, or Meireles if we were winning.

[DvA]

i wouldn't be surprised if Ze Carlos doesn't start, so what would be the point of the fight between Jorge Bosta and him, it would need to have a purpose, and it is to be benched vs porto.

[Bossanova]

Jorge Costa cares about his career, and not the club he played for and supports.

Its like saying Jesualdo Ferreira plays Postiga and Meireles because he wants Benfica to win the league.

Wait....

[nicodemus]

Braga has proven time and time again that even missing numerous key players to suspensions and injuries they can play good soccer and pull the rabbit out of the hat.

This will be a close game, but Porto just has to much quality vs a depleted Braga team, and it will eventually take its toll during the game.


I hope Braga wins yet again though missing key players

Anderson declined to play in this match so he can work on fitness more and see if hes ready vs chelsea.

[Bossanova]

Adriano is starting

[nicodemus]

Knowing him, he'll play worse then Postiga

Come on Braga

[equinox24]

This sucks, I gotta leave to work in like 10 minutes, and I won't be home till 1 am

[Viva_Benfica]

Originally Posted by nicodemus

Knowing him, he'll play worse then Postiga

Come on Braga

1-0 Porto

Adriano with the goal. piss poor marking.

[nicodemus]

Originally Posted by equinox24

This sucks, I gotta leave to work in like 10 minutes, and I won't be home till 1 am

1 am?

what sort of sketchy drug dealing place are you working at??


Wal mart?


I expect Porto to play well on the eve of the biggest game of the year next week, but I hope Braga can pull another suprise out of the hat as they have done so often lately

[nicodemus]

Originally Posted by Viva_Benfica

1-0 Porto

Adriano with the goal. piss poor marking.

I dont think Adriano is good enough to play vs chelsea

Postiga to me is the better player, but adriano always flukes some goals in

[Viva_Benfica]

Originally Posted by nicodemus

I dont think Adriano is good enough to play vs chelsea

Postiga to me is the better player, but adriano always flukes some goals in

agreed. i don't think porto has any forwards that can play against some of the best of the world.

[nicodemus]

Postiga has more experience and isnt to bad, he's just streaky as hell.

He has pretty decent movement and can hold up the ball with quite a bit of skill..and can finish somewhat with both his head and feet.

Adriano just looks so clumsy, reminds me of derlei nowadays

[DvA]

Adriano is miles better, no questions about it.

anyway SuperDragoes are teh biggest scum on earth, and they prooved it once again, besides they didn't respect the one minute of silence due to the memory of Bento, they started to sing their own chants, and then when the non supporter groups fans from Porto started to clap, they sang SLB Fillhos da Puta ffs, they should be ashamed of themselvs. Bento besides beinga benfica keeper, was portugal's keeper for more than a decade.
I've never seeen such an attitude(sp?) by any other supporters group worldwide, even if rivals like in this case.
Hope they should get punished for that, just SD not Porto.

[nicodemus]

Originally Posted by King Arfsão III

Adriano is miles better, no questions about it.

anyway SuperDragoes are teh biggest scum on earth, and they prooved it once again, besides they didn't respect the one minute of silence due to the memory of Bento, they started to sing their own chants, and then when the non supporter groups fans from Porto started to clap, they sang SLB Fillhos da Puta ffs, they should be ashamed of themselvs. Bento besides beinga benfica keeper, was portugal's keeper for more than a decade.
I've never seeen such an attitude(sp?) by any other supporters group worldwide, even if rivals like in this case.
Hope they should get punished for that, just SD not Porto.

i dont know..do you honestly think Adriano can cut it vs chelsea etc?

Prime example= arsenal.

first match he started and was horrible, embaressment to porto and its name.

second match postiga started and was pretty good, caused some problems and opened up space for teamates.

You spelt Attitude properly as well, finally something right

[DvA]

no porto players were good vs arsenal at their home...

[equinox24]

Originally Posted by nicodemus

1 am?

what sort of sketchy drug dealing play are you working at??


Wal mart?


I expect Porto to play well on the eve of the biggest game of the year next week, but I hope Braga can pull another suprise out of the hat as they have done so often lately

at a hall..1 am is usually early.

anyways i'm going to record it on dvd off satelite, so ill watch it when i get home, no one better ruin it for me..

[nicodemus]

Originally Posted by King Arfsão III

no porto players were good vs arsenal at their home...

Yah mayhbe it was Jesauldo pissing his pants in his first ever cl game and changing the tactic.

We'll see who he sticks with for the clash with Chelsea.

[Viva_Benfica]

Fcuking Ze Carlos!!!!!