Comments on: Offshore drilling, Euro 2012: Germany 1, Portugal 0 http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/09/euro-2012-european-championships-germany-1-0-portugal-final-score-recap-analysis-group-b/ Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Richard Farley http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/09/euro-2012-european-championships-germany-1-0-portugal-final-score-recap-analysis-group-b/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:55:06 +0000 http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/?p=66507#comment-2293 I agree. Portugal did seem the generate the best chances. If I were Paulo Bento, I probably would have just picked on side and concentrate my movements there, then take the other of Ronaldo and Nani have them play more centrally so they can more readily take advantage of the work the other was doing. That /might/ have solved for some of the isolation, and given Boateng was one of the back, I might have taken my chances allowing him to get forward (and up the back of Müller, who ended up playing very wide).

Overall, thought, Portugal made this match into a bit of a coin flip. Against Germany? That’s not so bad.

]]> By: Steve Davis http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/09/euro-2012-european-championships-germany-1-0-portugal-final-score-recap-analysis-group-b/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:18:18 +0000 http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/?p=66507#comment-2291 You’re absolutely right about isolating Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani (while striker Helder Postiga was all about hurry and hustle). Thing is, those two are so good one-on-one, it damn near worked. Honestly, Portugal was unlucky not to get a goal, remarkable given the commitment in numbers to attack. Hummels did a lot to cut off some of the service.

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