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Ricardo had a massive game against Benfica last season when Varzim eliminated Benfica from the PC. It's well known that Roma is a Benfiquista..
Domingos over thought the whole thing.. we thank him.

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Yeah but Pedro Roma is a professional, he is Academica's captain. Dropping him was stupid IMO, specially when you consider that it was Ricardo's debut (!!!).
It doesn't really matter if he is a benfiquista, because if the coaches thought of that when selecting which players would take part in the starting line-up, half the starters of the small teams wouldn't play, because they are all benfiquista/sportinguistas/portistas.
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Ricardo Quaresma: forever a Porto legend. Thank you for all the memories.
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26-11-2007, 08:51 PM
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Yeah but Pedro Roma is a professional, he is Academica's captain. Dropping him was stupid IMO, specially when you consider that it was Ricardo's debut (!!!).
It doesn't really matter if he is a benfiquista, because if the coaches thought of that when selecting which players would take part in the starting line-up, half the starters of the small teams wouldn't play, because they are all benfiquista/sportinguistas/portistas.
Quaresma wouldn't play for Porto against Sporting! 
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I think the decision on Domingo's part had some type of clubistic logic behind it.. Like you said - Roma is the captain, he has been the starter all this time.. it made no sense.. As a coach at that level, you live and you die by the decisions you make.. there's no reason why Academica should be in the position that they are in, with the squad they have. So maybe Domingos is on a short leash.. and after yesterday, he just lost a few more links on his leash. i can't help but to think how the decision was comparable to the USWNT, although the USWNT takes on another dimension being that they were playing in a WC.
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26-11-2007, 08:53 PM
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I think the decision on Domingo's part had some type of clubistic logic behind it.. Like you said - Roma is the captain, he has been the starter all this time.. it made no sense.. As a coach at that level, you live and you die by the decisions you make.. there's no reason why Academica should be in the position that they are in, with the squad they have. So maybe Domingos is on a short leash.. and after yesterday, he just lost a few more links on his leash. i can't help but to think how the decision was comparable to the USWNT, although the USWNT takes on another dimension being that they were playing in a WC.
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the what ? no idea what uswnt means sorry
But I agree that Domingos is on a short leash, one more loss and I think he'll be sacked
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26-11-2007, 09:19 PM
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all it matters, Benfica won and they got a chance to cut the Porto lead to 1 point 
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Porto lost big at Liverpool, some crazy lineup for Porto, and Jesualdo Ferreira going to be under fire
Benfica should take advantage and keep the momentum
both teams are undefeated another sellout crowd
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Sao Paulo wants to trade some players for Diego Souza, the great relations between the two clubs could be a deciding point
Sao Paulo was also on the EDCarlos deal
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Porto lost big at Liverpool, some crazy lineup for Porto, and Jesualdo Ferreira going to be under fire
Benfica should take advantage and keep the momentum
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benfica to win. with jesualdo on the bench, there's no chance we can win this match 
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I want to bet on this game, but nobody getting the updates on the betting threads
David Luiz - we can do it
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I put 999 contos on Benfica
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to beat Porto we have to play like we did against AC Milan
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No clássico com confiança
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A tristeza do afastamento da Liga dos Campeões já faz parte do passado, e as atenções centram-se agora no clássico. Para Rui Costa, que falou ontem na apresentação do livro "100 Momentos", não restam dúvidas: se o Benfica repetir a exibição realizada com o AC Milan, pode vencer qualquer equipa.
"Se o Benfica conseguir jogar como jogou, sobretudo na segunda parte, fica de facto uma equipa muito forte para o resto da época", começou por declarar, acrescentando: "Não estamos contentes por termos empatado com o AC Milan, mas na cabeça de todos entrou muita energia positiva, no sentido em que mostrámos que somos uma equipa forte. Isso pode dar-nos a confiança necessária para encarar um jogo muito difícil, como vai ser o contra o FC Porto. Jogámos a Champions e agora vamos jogar, não totalmente, mas parte deste Campeonato no sábado."
Rui Costa prosseguiu o discurso pleno de convicção, afiançando: "O Benfica de ontem [anteontem] pode vencer qualquer equipa, porque jogou muito bem. Jogámos com os campeões da Europa, e quem viu o jogo é testemunha de que o Benfica não foi inferior."
Vencer para equilibrar a Liga
O resultado averbado pelos campeões nacionais em Liverpool foi alvo de uma análise de Rui Costa. "A derrota do FC Porto foi má para o FC Porto. Só sábado podemos ver isso. Uma equipa madura, como é a do FC Porto, que joga sempre para ganhar em todas as frentes, sabe sempre superar um resultado negativo. De qualquer forma, ninguém gosta de perder 4-1, não é bom para nenhuma equipa, mas o FC Porto tem feito uma época extraordinária. A nós, compete-nos agora equilibrar o Campeonato e mostrar que estamos aqui para fazer frente a todos", declarou.
Pensar jogo após jogo em semana de decisões
O apertado calendário que se avizinha foi outro tema abordado por Rui Costa. O Benfica jogará grande parte da época em dois jogos: sábado, o Campeonato, e, terça-feira, as esperanças em atingir a Taça UEFA. É, por isso, natural que o "maestro" considere esta uma semana decisiva. "Pensar na Ucrânia? Até sábado, pensamos no FC Porto, porque só assim se consegue ultrapassar ciclos extremamente difíceis como estes. É uma semana muito importante para a época. Foi importante para a Champions - infelizmente não correu como desejávamos - e vai ser importante para o Campeonato. Estamos a quatro pontos do FC Porto e podemos chegar perto deles. Também vai ser importante nas competições europeias, porque jogamos a Taça UEFA na Ucrânia. É uma semana de grandes decisões", disse.
Futuro analisado apenas mais para o fim da época
A continuação ou não da carreira de futebolista voltou ontem a ser debatida por Rui Costa. "Se digo que muito provavelmente será a minha última época, é porque penso nas duas vertentes. Lá mais para o fim, decidirei, mas o meu pensamento, hoje, é que sim, que será a minha última temporada", começou por declarar, acrescentando: "Estamos a meio Campeonato, até aqui as coisas correram bem. Vamos ver como vai correr a segunda parte da época para depois avaliar e perceber se chego ao fim ou não." Para já, os motivos são para sorrir, revelou: "Já consegui uma vitória, quando há um tempo muita gente dizia que eu já não estava capaz. Hoje, estão a pedir-me o contrário. Sinto-me orgulhoso por aquilo que tenho feito e pela forma como ajudo a equipa em campo. Deixa-me contente e mais motivado."
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David Luiz we got run and take the game to Porto
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