Just a joke....honest guv!
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Even in Europe I only like to see a minnow like Braga do well in Europe, but Lisbon teams can fuck off. Here in Portugal barely no one cheers the others team in Europe. We all hate each other’s.
"Where did I put that extra large bottle of Port"
So a bit like here...
I guess so. Specially when basically all teams in Europe recently are the big 6 plus West Ham. The days of Swansea, Wigan or Stoke in Europe were different.
Too much loss of revenue...won't happen..
Thanks, looking forward to it x
What about the other 0.2%?
VAR = disregarded data.
COMPREHENSIVE WIN OVER PORTIMONENSE SC
By Sporting CP
10 Sep, 2022
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Sporting CP run out 4-0 victors at home in Liga Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal beat Portimonense SC 4-0 at home on Matchday 6 of the Liga Portugal season, as Francisco Trincão bagged a brace and Pedro Gonçalves and Nuno Santos added to the scoresheet. The win was the third in as many games for Rúben Amorim's side.
The coach, taking into account a packed schedule that includes midweek Champions League fixtures, made four changes to his starting XI: Nuno Santos, Luís Neto, Rochinha and Ricardo Esgaio came in for Matheus Reis, Jeremiah St. Juste, Manuel Ugarte and Pedro Porro, who had begun the game against Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
After a quiet first few minutes, Sporting CP took the initiative, not only threatening but also establishing an early lead. After Esgaio had shot straight at opposition goalkeeper Kosuke, on the resulting corner the ball went into the 'D', where Trincão, with his left foot, shot first time. His strike -which caught a deflection off a defender, found its way into the net and made it 1-0 at Alvalade.
The rapid goal forced Portimonense SC coach Paulo Sérgio to abandon his highly conservative strategy of a packed defensive line. The visitors had come into the game in fourth place in the table and the second fewest goals conceded (two).
With plenty of the ball, Sporting CP were controlling the action, with attacks and combinations between Edwards and Trincão, and runs by Esgaio on the right.
Trincão had a dangerous shot intercepted by a defender and Rochinha hit just wide of the goal. For the away team, ex-Leão Gonçalo Costa -who would be taken off before the half hour- put Antonio Adán to the test, for the first time close to 25 minutes in.
The pace then slowed down, before Sporting CP picked it back up with a series of chances. First, Nuno Santos forced a great save from Kosuke, and in the 40th minute, a three-touch move took the team 2-0 to the good. After a recovery high up the pitch, he immediately launched the ball long to Rochinha, who crossed low for Trincão to finish.
Just before the break, only the goalkeeper kept out a shot from Edwards from outside the area, whilst referee Cláudio Pereira momentarily lost control of the game and showed four cards, three of them to Sporting CP – including a red to assistant coach Carlos Fernandes.
After the halftime break, Matheus Reis replaced Gonçalo Inácio. Amorim was then forced to take off Neto when he received a hard challenge, bringing on Porro.
Later, on the hour, the coach freshened things up with Paulinho and Sotiris Alexandropoulos coming on for Rochinha and Morita.
Sporting CP were comfortable and enjoying several attacks. After Coates had threatened with a header from a corner, Paulinho chased a lost ball in the area and, with the goalkeeper coming out, set up Trincão. Pedrão would clear off the line.
In the 72nd minute the score was extended to 3-0, through Gonçalves as he appeared alone at the far post to meet a perfect cross from Porro.
Nuno Santos rounded off the win with an assist from Gonçalves, shooting low to take the result to 4-0.
Sporting CP move up to ten points in Liga Portugal. They will be back in action on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League, playing Tottenham Hotspur FC is scheduled for 5:45pm local time at Alvalade.
Sporting CP: Antonio Adán [GK], Ricardo Esgaio, Luís Neto (Pedro Porro, 54'), Sebastián Coates [C], Gonçalo Inácio (Matheus Reis, 46'), Nuno Santos, Hidemasa Morita (Sotiris Alexandropoulos, 60'), Pedro Gonçalves , Francisco Trincão, Marcus Edwards (Paulinho, 60’) and Rochinha (Manuel Ugarte, 54’).
Should that be "in moaning" ?
Google believes more chance of a Sporting win or a draw, than a Spurs win.
Portimonesce are currently above Sporting in the league, I think. They're not the worst Portuguese team. Let's be honest, we didn't exactly cover ourselves in glory with our performances in the away game against the farmers of Pacos de Ferreira last season, did we - and they're shite?
Different manager this time - and a better squad.
Sporting will be confident, Hopefully, over-confident. Hoping for a win, but a draw will not be a bad result and losing wouldn't shock me.
COYS
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Says postponed?
No it doesn't, it says right there that the chance of us winning is 48% vs only 26% for Sporting and 26% for a draw. So they think a Spurs win is almost twice as likely as either of the other options and the chance we avoid defeat is 74%.
You need to buy a new computer
Mine says 'Next Match'.