We honestly did look pretty good on paper with Fernandes + Neves + Vitinha but turns out that not having a good enough striker and having a bald fraud for a manager is a far bigger counter to that than was expected.

>>155539115
>left
4th place last wc and afcon finalists/winners (I'll write both so you don't have to piss your pants)
>right
Best midfield if not overall team (minus Cristiano) ON PAPER but it turns out that so far they can't play together (think Lampard/Gerrard era England) + the baldest fraud as coach ruining everything

Morocco is unironically /elite/, as corrupt as they are, calling back talent from their diaspora with the embrace of a loving mother nation. Portugal just has to fuel a little fire into the players and they'll dominate as well, they're just playing by the books right now.

>>155539181
Why won't your manager drop cr7?

>>155539277
You didn't see what happened to the last manager that did that? Hell, why do you think the guy that ruined Belgium's Golden Generation even got the job to begin with? The only two requirements were "A somewhat notable name" and "Does Ronaldo's bidding".

>>155539115
Portuguese midfield is world class but It's wasted on Ronaldo's Portugal

>>155539115
I don’t

>>155539115
>Why do /sp/aggots rate them so high?
Because of our midfield, fullbacks and goalie.
We don't deserve to be in the top spots though because ouf our bad finishing. Good pressing and good opportunities but terrible finishing.

You would eat us for breakfast i'm afraid.

>>155539260
I’m not seeing it, they were getting stifled by scotland the entire second half. if the scots could actually finish they lose that game.

Only the clueless ever rates our NT, we have absolutely nothing to show for in the last WCs
The last time we appeared competent was in 2006, 20 years ago (Penaldo is still playing)
If you were expecting anything better than the absolute disgrace of 2014 you're in for a summer of pain

>>155540076
I'm not seeing it either (for different reasons), but you're a blindfag who can't read a game if that's your conclusion of that game against Scotland.
Scots didn't manage to create a single practical threat, 0 shots on target. Our defense was more than good in that regard. What eliminates us from the discussion is that the match should've ended in a 3-0 or 4-0 if we had even the most basic finishing skill.

We can afford to miss nearly all of our opportunities against Brazil or Scotland, but it's disqualifying against teams like France or Argentina

>>155539115
both are frauds

>>155540096
This but unironically

>>155539115
Morocco is solid, they just need better finishing
We'll never go far with this bald fraud manager and geriatric Ronaldo playing 90 minutes every game

>>155548826
>they just need better finishing
We just need elite finishing? Where can we order that? You make it look like an easy problem to solve.

>>155540096
people always rate our NT high for some reason but it never works, they will never learn

>>155539115
If you've watched the last Portugal game, you'd know that they're solid. Too bad they have dead weight like Ronaldo, etc...
Other than that they move fast and are really good thanks to vitinha, neves, neto

>>155540096
Yes we all know there's very concerning issues but this is your best team ON PAPER since 2006