Portugal manger Paulo Bento has named his 23-man squad for Brazil which could be the some starting line-up two year ago against Germany in Euro 2012 opener. The same problem could remain.
Cristiano Ronaldo, though suffers from his hamstring injury, is still on the list which not likely to keep him out of contention. But it is a relief for Portugal that Ronaldo could take part in the World Cup.
The biggest surprise is Braga midfielder Rafa’s inclusion, more for his versatility than anything else, despite just 45 minutes of international experience. A string of impressive performance since rejoining Porto in January was not enough for Ricardo Quaresma to survive the cull from Portugal’s original 30-man squad. Instead, Bento reminded Manchester United fans that Nani is still a professional footballer by naming the winger alongside Quaresma’s Porto team-mate, Silvestre Varela, who is likely to remain an option from the bench.
Sporting’s Patricio has tipped, clawed and fisted his way to 15 clean sheets in the Portuguese top fight this term. While the bruising central-defensive partnership of Pepe and Bruno Alves is enough to make the toughest of strikers wince. On the right side of defence, Valencia’s mobile full back Joao Pereira appears certain to start, with Bento’s first genuine selection headache arising further up the field.
Bento will use the upcoming friendlies against Greece, Mexico and Ireland to consider thrusting a 21-year-old with one competitive cap to his name into such an important fixture.
Ronaldo and Nani will retain their starting berths, which leaves Bento with a familiar problem of selecting a striker capable of scoring goals. Helder Postiga got the chance on that occasion. Hugo Alemeida was selected as a more powerful and direct alternative.http://www.fifacoinvip.com/
It is worth a wait, Portugal could name the exact same XI this summer. For more information at FIFA 14 PC Coins