so a moustache-less Portuguese team beat Turkey 2-0. Kathaarian, you may now lick my balls.
he's, like, pooping into the cup. lol.
after a dismal qualification round, we finally got round to playing some good football, as one would expect from a team that boasts Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão, Nani and João Moutinho (i can't believe no one ever talks about him, he's another product of Sporting Lisbon's academy) in attack and Pepe, Bosingwa and Ricardo Carvalho in defense. there is much more teamwork and they all worked much harder than before. i approve.
again, Portugal showed that they don't need a great striker (Portugal hasn't had one since maybe the late 80's) to show results.
a note for the defenders - they were spot-on tonigh, Ricardo Carvalho and Pepe were all over the place and very secure, while Bosingwa wasn't beaten once the whole game. with Bosingwa and Miguel, Portugal has arguably the two best right-backs in the game, while our centre-back duo is also world-class.
there's still room for improvement and i don't trust Ricardo very much (he's only good for penalties, imo), but i'm feeling much more positive about the team than i was during qualification.
i didn't watch the Swiss match, but i wanted them to win if only because i'd rather see the Czech Republic go out as soon as possible.
