This blog will follow the adventures of Carlos Queiroz, the newly appointed successor to Luis Filipe Scolari. Queiroz was highly critical of Scolari’s work, so let’s see how he does in qualifying a Scolari over-achiever team to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Let’s see if Queiroz starts by getting rid of Ricardo, finding a left full back and retiring Petitt. These moves, in my opinion, should be the first signs of success. Scolari was not a great tactician, as demonstrated by him being out-coached in several key occasions including both games against Greece in the Euro2004, France world cup 2006 and Germany Euro2008. He was however a master motivator and a players coach.
Queiroz coached the National team from 1991 to 1994 and failed to qualify the Portuguese squad for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. 10 wins, 5 defeats, 8 draws.
Can Queiroz match Scolari’s success this time around? Can Queiroz do better than Scolari? What do you think?
July 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Queiros is high qualified. Just wait and see
July 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
i think he is well qualified. he is a great motivator, and knows soccer, todays soccer.he has as much of a chance as any other first class world coach.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
“First class world coach”, what does that mean? What makes him a first class world coach if he’s had so little success at the senior level? What is a first class world coach doing being an assistant coach after failing to lead Sporting of Portugal to a national championship with arguably the best team ever assembled in the modern era, the Portuguese National Team (couldn’t even qualify the squad for the world cup in the United States and Real Madrid (ended up loosing the last games of the season and came up in 4th place)?