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Post by ograndetrinco on Aug 31, 2011 14:50:20 GMT -5
Ricardo Carvalho retires from NT because he felt a lack of respect....ahhhhhhh...really? Really. Really? Really! I had to check my calendar for April 1st. I would've preferred a quiet retirement than raising these issues publicly...this 'disrespect' had to come from a majority of the team, otherwise RC is being a mary. Kinda points to a pretty sad team spirit and chemistry. while Pepe and Alves are adequate cover, ...we do lose some flexibility with Pepe and cover for injuries/cards. Plus the fact that Portugal could've started with central paring that play together day in day out at Madrid is such a huge boost. I was hoping Carvalho would make to WC2014, at age 39 is still alright for centre-back. www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=284575Sad.
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Post by pila on Aug 31, 2011 16:23:26 GMT -5
This has to be on Paulo Bento, and does not bode well at all for the team to have these distractions this critical time of our qualification. What the fuck happened here!? They better clear the air immediately before we lay an egg on the pitch!
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Post by feego on Aug 31, 2011 18:40:21 GMT -5
Disaster! WTF could Bento have said? Seriously though, if Bento leaves a guy like Carvalho out of the starting line-up, at this point in his career he deserves a bit of an explanation.
Thing is, I bet Bento told him "I don't owe you an explanation" which in my eyes would be fucked up.
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Post by humbird on Aug 31, 2011 19:30:08 GMT -5
Retirement means nothing. Roman Riquelme has "retired" from the Argentina NT more times than....well, alot anyway.
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Post by luso on Aug 31, 2011 21:03:37 GMT -5
this better be a "just kidding", and cooler heads prevail..we need that kid, he's better tempered than Pepe and doesn't get sent off on a painfully regular basis.
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Post by razor on Sept 1, 2011 9:29:22 GMT -5
Not good at all! Conspiracy generator is winding up: Mourinho walks away from Real at the end of the season either as CL champ or quitting and blaming the "the system is rigged to have Barca always win", then comes in and takes over right before Euro. Portugal wins. Public drunkeness and nudity at Pombal ensues.
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Post by pila on Sept 1, 2011 10:43:52 GMT -5
I just jizzed.
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Post by razor on Sept 1, 2011 14:23:27 GMT -5
Because of the Mourinho scenario I just spelled out or is it leftover from the 132 Superteam-related signings by the Iggles? Are you psyched? Cautiously optimistic? Other?!
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Post by razor on Sept 1, 2011 14:27:01 GMT -5
I forgot to add - Portugal's down 1-0 to Spain in the final with Iniesta & Co. tearing the young Portuguese defense to shreds. Then for the 2nd half Mean Gene announces "Wait?! Is that?!....Yes! That's Ricardo Carvalhao's music!" and Carvalhao comes out of the tunnel with the captain's armband on and "Enter Sandman" blaring through the stadium speakers. He precedes to shut down Villa, Xavi and the Barca...er Spanish attack and hoists Portugal's first AA major title. We'll all need second towels at that point.
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Post by ograndetrinco on Sept 2, 2011 9:49:33 GMT -5
Not good at all! Conspiracy generator is winding up: Mourinho walks away from Real at the end of the season either as CL champ or quitting and blaming the "the system is rigged to have Barca always win", then comes in and takes over right before Euro. Portugal wins. Public drunkeness and nudity at Pombal ensues. all thumbs up! it does infact sound like a Paulo Bento thing, but still agree that RC needs to man up take the heat/disrespect (if any), plow ahead and not quit over this kind of thing. www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-natonal-team-news/27057-door-closed-on-deserter-carvalho
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Post by axp on Sept 2, 2011 10:02:57 GMT -5
I'm pretty surprised by the level of support RC has received. Not getting first team run in a qualifier is not a reason to abandon the team.
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Post by pila on Sept 2, 2011 10:42:34 GMT -5
You mean PB, right?
From his PC, it looks like RC deserves the finger. Clearly not a man able to put his own ego aside for the colors. Unless he comes forward with something more revealing than just a sore vagina, good riddance.
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