Machado 857 Posted March 14, 2017 League Table (after week 25): Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup) 16/17 Semi-finals (2nd leg to be played): Taça da Liga (League Cup) 16/17 Final played in January 29th Winners: Moreirense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panna King 755 Posted March 18, 2017 Bas Dost one of the scorers in Europe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, VanPanna said: Bas Dost one of the scorers in Europe One goal away from Messi and Aubameyang who are first in Europe. Sporting's last 24 goals: We drew 0-0 yesterday. If Porto win today, they'll take first spot Our performances have been declining in quality for months now, so it's to no surprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 5,494 Posted March 19, 2017 Porto and Benfica's defences . Not sure how much that says about the individual talent or collective lack of talent across the rest of the league's strikers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panna King 755 Posted March 19, 2017 Dost scored alot in Germany also, for his size he is quite a clinical striker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, StanLCFC said: Porto and Benfica's defences . Not sure how much that says about the individual talent or collective lack of talent across the rest of the league's strikers. Most of those goals were conceded away too. Benfica and Porto are almost untouchable at home and it's been like that for years. Sporting Lisbon not so much, but they were great last season. Overall it's a low goal scoring league as well. And yes, Portuguese strikers suck. Haven't had a world class one since the 80's... it's no myth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravado 14 Posted March 21, 2017 Can't believe Porto missed that chance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted March 21, 2017 11 hours ago, Bravado said: Can't believe Porto missed that chance! Are you an expat mate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) I just remembered that Ivan Bulos plays for Boavista, and Carillo isn't the only Peruvian. Supposed to be getting along fine in Portugal I've heard. Scoring a few, which may speak for a lot more tactical competence over there. He was extremely average here in Peru and then in Chile, so to see him go over there and have a few goals surprises me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spike 1,754 Posted March 21, 2017 Portugal is a striker's paradise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravado 14 Posted March 22, 2017 13 hours ago, Machado said: Are you an expat mate? Not really, I wouldn't say that. 'Expat' is like a posh word for English speaking immigrants, innit? I ain't one. I was born and raised in Brazil and have been living in Covilhã for about a year and a half. As far as I remember I was in Britain back when I first register on the forums though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) @Machado Need some help with something mate. I'm writing a piece on which Peruvian striker should replace Paolo Guerrero for the NT. I've put Ivan Bulos as one of the options but I've not seen him in years. Have you seen him much? I need to survey a few people then narrow down all the options to see which are most accurate. Edited March 24, 2017 by LaSambadeStGermain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted March 25, 2017 Found a great site in relation to Portuguese football. Read this article on Boavista and then looked around. http://www.portugoal.net/club-news/616-in-depth-team-analysis-boavista Class page for a fan of Portuguese football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravado 14 Posted March 27, 2017 IMO Boavista are unlucky because they've got Porto as their city neighbours. In a country dominated by three clubs there is no way they could every compete with them on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted March 27, 2017 On 24/03/2017 at 11:36 PM, LaSambadeStGermain said: @Machado Need some help with something mate. I'm writing a piece on which Peruvian striker should replace Paolo Guerrero for the NT. I've put Ivan Bulos as one of the options but I've not seen him in years. Have you seen him much? I need to survey a few people then narrow down all the options to see which are most accurate. I'm afraid I can't help you with this one mate. Haven't had much time to watch football lately... even Benfica games sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted March 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Machado said: I'm afraid I can't help you with this one mate. Haven't had much time to watch football lately... even Benfica games sometimes. No worries mate, just asked the guy who wrote that Boavista piece about him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted March 29, 2017 Just read an article over Nelson Semedo on Benfica. Nice little backstory about his rise in level and started at some unknown academy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spike 1,754 Posted March 29, 2017 On 3/22/2017 at 7:39 AM, Bravado said: Not really, I wouldn't say that. 'Expat' is like a posh word for English speaking immigrants, innit? I ain't one. I was born and raised in Brazil and have been living in Covilhã for about a year and a half. As far as I remember I was in Britain back when I first register on the forums though. No, 'expat' just means you live in a country that isn't your nationality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravado 14 Posted April 1, 2017 On 29/03/2017 at 2:02 AM, Spike said: No, 'expat' just means you live in a country that isn't your nationality. It was a joke actually, though I seriously doubt anyone would call me that. As for the match, Casillas was simply a beast tonight! Title race still open. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panna King 755 Posted April 8, 2017 Dost with another hatrick. He is the topscorer in Europe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannabis 3,421 Posted April 15, 2017 Porto drawing with Braga really hasn't done them any favours. With the Lisbon derby coming up it was vital that they kept up the pressure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Cannabis said: With the Lisbon derby coming up it was vital that they kept up the pressure. I think we'll lose points against the cunts. Being out of the title race, they've been playing well in recent weeks with no pressure to get results. Plus they're eager to ruin our season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannabis 3,421 Posted April 22, 2017 On 16/04/2017 at 1:14 AM, Machado said: I think we'll lose points against the cunts. Being out of the title race, they've been playing well in recent weeks with no pressure to get results. Plus they're eager to ruin our season. ...and they lead 1-0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannabis 3,421 Posted April 23, 2017 Finished 1-1, pretty shite game in the end but I'm sure Benfica will take it. The league is pretty much theirs to lose now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panna King 755 Posted April 30, 2017 Dost with another hatrick in lisbons 3-2 win over Braga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted May 4, 2017 Any decent striker playing for one of the big 3 in Portugal can score loads of goals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machado 857 Posted May 13, 2017 Today is the big day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannabis 3,421 Posted May 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, Machado said: Today is the big day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASF 208 Posted May 13, 2017 Congrats Benfica. Totally deserved. What a load of bollocks I've heard from our side. 'Benfica has been protected, etc., etc.'. Benfica has always been protected, since I can remember. What is the difference between now and 10/15 years ago? Easy: the downgrade in terms of quality that our squad suffered. We always had the best squad in the country for the past 3 decades, but bad policies in terms of signings, internal disputes, bad control of our finances in the past 6 years, has lead us to this point. We need to focus less on excuses and start concentrating on what we used to do best: attract young, quality prospects, develop them and then sell them for huge sums of money (something that hasn't been done in a while), instead of finished players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzly21 1,427 Posted May 13, 2017 Congrats to Machado, Benfica and Andre Carillo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
