The Carlos Queiroz Era

Portugal, under the guidance of Carlos Queiroz, is now number 17 in the world behind teams like the USA and Australia.
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Well, after several months in a daze I decided to post again. Since beating Finland 1-0, Portugal lost to Denmark at home 3-2 in an abismal display of defense, tied Albania, yes you read it right, tied Albania at home 0-0, tied Sweden twice and, finally, got a win against powerhouse Albania 2-1, barely, in [...]

Well the Ronaldo show actually produced a goal on a penalty that was not. But we’ll take it. If this was a tune up game for the very important upcoming game with Sweden than lets have a couple more because our beloved Portuguese national team was out of tune. There is a lack of finish [...]

Game time 20:45 GMT. Let’s go Portugal

Portugal FIFA rankings keep getting worse. They have not fallen from the top 10.
1. Spain, 1693 points
2. Germany, 1403
3. Holand, 1357
4. Italy, 1318
5. Brazil, 1248
6. Argentina, 1181
7. Croatia, 1175
8. England, 1136
9. Russia, 1119
10. Turkey, 1040
11. France 1026
12. Portugal 1020
12. Checz Republic, 1020

A few weeks away from the crucial and horrifyingly important game with Sweden, Queiroz is once again playing with the line up, introducing new faces, naming new players. Here’s Queiroz’s line up for the friendly on Wednesday against Finland:
Goalkeepers. Gone is the inefficient duo of Quim and Rui Patricio. In are: Daniel Fernandes (Bochum/Ale) e [...]

Portugal’s best goalkeeper is called Beto who defends Leixoes goal. If you never heard of Leixoes FC you’re not alone. While they have had many stints in the major league, they have never been so well fixtured. They actually led the league for 4 weeks, beating teams like Benfica and FC Porto in the process.
While [...]

I’m looking for predictions and opinions on the Sweden - Portugal game coming up on March 28th. It is a critical match for Portugal. As much as I’d like to see Portugal win, it’s going to be tough to beat the Swedes in Sweden. My prediction is a 0-0 tie which wouldn’t be too bad [...]

Brazil 6 - Portugal 2 is the worst result since Portugal lost to Sweden in 1958 for the same score. This from a team that just this summer made the quarter finals of the European championships.
At the risk of being redundant this team looks completely lost. The defense is a disaster, the midfielders lack creativity, [...]

Ok, Queiroz is making some changes against Brazil. Gone from the starting line up is Hugo Almeida, finally!
In, after a long absence is Tiago (Inter) in midfield. Danny will play up front with Ronaldo and Simão.
The starting line ups are as follows:
PORTUGAL – Quim; Bosingwa, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Paulo Ferreira; Maniche, Deco, Tiago; Danny, Cristiano [...]