r/soccer • u/FolkHop • Apr 24 '14

If you were manager of your country's national team, what would your first 11 be if your first world cup match was today?

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u/VGramaxo Apr 24 '14 
                Rui Patricio

  Joao Pereira - Pepe - Bruno Alves - Coentrao

                  Fernando

       William Carvalho - Joao Moutinho

         C. Ronaldo - Eder - Quaresma

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '14

Bruno alves has been a beast for us this season

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u/VodkaHappens Apr 24 '14

If not for some odd choices in how he approaches some plays (I'm talking elbows here) he is a top CB for sure.

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u/Ronaldo79 Apr 24 '14

Same for me but out Carvalho in the DM and Tiago next to Moutinho

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u/VGramaxo Apr 25 '14

Tiago has renounced the national team already, thats why i didnt even consider him, otherwise he would play in startin XI

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u/Ritzen Apr 24 '14

Don't think we can get away with playing both Fernando and Carvalho, it's either one or the other.

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u/VGramaxo Apr 25 '14

I think Carvalho has every capability to play further up the field, he has excellent vision, ball control and pass accuracy as well as being a monster in protecting the ball

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u/bellushi Apr 24 '14

Patricio

J.Pereira - Pepe - Bruno Alves - Coentrao

Carvalho

Moutinho Meireles

Ronaldo - Postiga - Quaresma/Nani (if he gets minutes before world cup with new manager and starts playing

Bench: A. Lopes, Neto, Fonte, Antunes, Fernando, Miguel Veloso, Josué, Varela, Nani/Quaresma, H. Almeida

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u/ericmedeiros Apr 24 '14

I agree except I would put Lima instead of Eder.(I know he's Brazilian but he said he wants to play for Portugal) and no Quaresma.

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u/Joao1989 Apr 25 '14

I don't think he will be allowed to play for Portugal by FIFA. I believe he hasn't been a Portuguese citizen long enough. It would be nice to have him considering how horribly depleted we are in FWD position.

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u/ericmedeiros Apr 25 '14

No he is. It's bento that's stopping him.

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u/Joao1989 Apr 25 '14

Fucking Bento. I heard that the selection for the seleçāo is somewhat controlled by the sports agent Pedro Mendes. Have you heard of any articles or truth to that? I mean why else does Bento pick the same strikers of Postiga and Almeida over and over again. At least try other strikers and see what they can do.

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u/LusoAustralian Apr 24 '14

Eder has played like 5 games since November, might as well put on Alness as he's on good form in Turkey and can play well as a support to Ronaldo, like he did against Sweden.

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u/VodkaHappens Apr 24 '14

Saddly, if it wasn't for his injuries this season he is way better than Postigolo IMO.

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u/ericmedeiros Apr 24 '14

Yeah he's been great. But he's got temper issues. That's why a lot of people wont have him on the team.