introduction
The Portuguese team is full of stars, and the stars of several generations are colliding. If you follow the Premier League, you'll have to wonder: Should Cristiano Ronaldo be in Portugal's starting line-up? And other senior stars in the squad are also threatened by young talents to "grab the power".
Manager
Portugal coach Fernando Santos said "arrogantly" in an interview: "I still have a trophy to take... The best is yet to come. He led Portugal to Euro 2016 and UEFA Nations League 2019.
Can Santos complete the hat-trick of his coaching career and lift the Hercules Cup at the 2022 World Cup? Despite being the most successful coach in the history of the Portuguese national team, there has been plenty of criticism as Portugal faced Germany, France and Belgium in four matches at Euro 2020 and the mixed performances of the squad Portugal should have marked the end of Santos' tenure.
In the UEFA 16-8 match, Portugal failed to return from a long siege of Belgium's goal (23-6) in the last World Cup, the same loss to Uruguay (20-5) in the previous World Cup 16-8 match. This is the toughest question Santos has to face: Portugal's attacking prowess on paper is definitely in the top three in world football, but how can it be used in practice?
Santos led Portugal to victory at Euro 2016, but his ultra-conservative style of play has been widely criticized, with many describing it as "anti-football". While Portugal have now returned to active attacking tactics and Santos has led the team to excellent results, he has yet to combine the creative flair of the team with his preferred 4-3-3 formation. But then again, the impermanence of the army is impermanent, and the tactics that can win the game are really good tactics.
Santos communicates with the players during in-team training
A little-known international
With as many as 11 players in the Portuguese squad with career transfer fees totaling more than £30 million, finding a name that no one knows well is no easy task. There was an expensive transfer in the summer window this year, but the protagonist of the transfer is almost unknown to anyone other than fans of Wolves, Porto and Ceyeore: Vitinha.
Vitinha, who played for Porto and was also loaned to Wolves, scored his only goal in English football against lower-level side Ceorre at Victory Park. The match was in the middle of an empty period during the coronavirus pandemic, with only a few dozen spectators in attendance. For the remainder of his loan at Molinho (home of Wolves), his style looks out of step with the pace of the Premier League.
Back in Porto, Vitinha played his peak form, attracting Paris Saint-Germain to pay the prize when the summer window opened. Today, Vitinha has grown into a creative world-class midfielder and the prospects of his Portuguese midfield with Bruno Fernandez and Rubén Neves are exciting.
Vitinha, who now plays for Greater Paris, broke the gate for Wolves in 2021 for Ceorre
advantage
Excellent level of technology. The Portuguese squad as a whole has delicate technology, and most of the international players cultivated by the top three of the Portuguese Premier League have played solidly.
In the last UEFA Nations League match, a total of 25 players were called, 21 of whom spent at least a period of formative age in the academy of Benfica, Porto or Sporting Portugal. The other four players are B Fei, Mathers Nunes, Pedro Neto and Diogo Jota, three of whom have played for the Portuguese or Porto first team, with the exception of Neto.
The same or similar origins have helped the Portugal internationals develop unity and friendship off the pitch, as well as a spirit on the pitch. The youth academy of the top three in the Portuguese Premier League is very strict in the technical and tactical training of young players, and the success rate is also very high, which is like an assembly line that continuously sends talents to the national team. Portugal's population ranks only 16th in Europe, and such a small country can become one of the strongest countries in the world, thanks to the "star-making assembly line". The latest rising stars are Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos and Paris Saint-Germain left-back Nuno Mendes, who are very noteworthy.
After scoring against Juve in Paris, Núñez celebrated
inferior position
Forward selection. Portugal's forward group is the envy of the vast majority of participating teams, but the choice is a problem.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the history of football. Diogo Jota is the number one choice for the shadow forward position behind Cristiano Ronaldo and the striker of giants Liverpool. João Felix is one of the most expensive players of all time and has the potential to become a superstar. With 31 goals in 2020-21, Andre Silva is a very good striker. Rafa Silva has played 22 games for Benfica this season, contributing 11 goals and five assists. Pedro Neto is in fiery form and a rising star, with some suggesting he is higher than Jota's ceiling. Gouncarlo Guedes scored 11 goals in La Liga last season and is a good substitute.
Fans are dazzled, but the reality can be very different from expectations.
Due to the different tone from Manchester United's emphasis on high-level pressing tactics, Ronaldo was excluded from the main squad, and then interviewed to criticize the club and the manager, and finally successfully terminated his contract to return to free agency; Jota missed the tournament due to injury; Felix has scored just three goals in 17 games for Atletico this season; Andre Silva dropped out of Leipzig's starting line-up and has only 1 goal and 1 assist in 14 Bundesliga appearances this season; Rafa Silva unexpectedly announced his retirement from the national team this summer because he was tired of Santos having only 22 substitute appearances in the 47 games he was called; Neto was also injured; Following Guedes' move to Wolves, Wolves fell into the Premier League relegation zone.
If Portugal don't want their theoretically biggest advantage to turn into a disadvantage at the World Cup in Qatar, it may need new internationals Rafael León and Ricardo Horta to step up.
In June's match against Switzerland, Santos coached Guedes on the sidelines
Cold knowledge
Portuguese Paulo Bento, who also previously coached Portugal, led the team to the 2014 World Cup, while Portugal was knocked out of the group stage after losing to Germany to draw with the United States. Now that Bento is coaching Portugal's group rivals South Korea, he hopes to launch a strong blockade against his home country and eliminate them.
The most memorable match in Portugal's World Cup history came at the 1966 World Cup in England. In the quarter-final at Goodison Park, Portugal trailed North Korea 3-0, but Panther Eusebio led the team to fight back, scoring four goals alone to win 5-3.
Expectations from home
With Ronaldo officially parting with Manchester United, the two who were once in love finally have a chance to move forward towards their respective goals. Even if it's not decent, it's a flip. And the expectations of domestic fans for the Portuguese team basically revolve around the role of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portuguese team.
There is a growing perception that Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, Pete 39 and Santos, 68, are a thing of the past, while Leo, Nunes, Vitinha, Ramos and Mendes are Portugal's new golden generation and the future of the team.
Ronaldo's legendary status is undoubted, and the controversy surrounding him is inevitably a little emotional. Ronaldo's sister recently said: "In this day and age, [these criticisms] don't surprise me. The Portuguese will spit saliva on the plate on which they eat. "It's scary.
There is also the idea that Ronaldo really manages the dressing room and brings his teammates together. If that's the case, hopefully Ronaldo can play every minute of the World Cup.
Portugal struggled in the World Qualifiers and eventually qualified for the main draw through the play-offs. However, any team with Bernardo Silva, Joao Joaorough, Rubén Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Neves and, yes, Cristiano Ronaldo has the strength to go further.
Leon has excelled at AC Milan this season
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