As if a poor performance against Macedonia wasn't bad enough; Portugal made matters worst with a defeat at home against Turkey.
With one last chance to head into Euro 2012 with a positive result, the Portuguese looked destined to do just that. In the first ten minutes they actually looked confident on the ball and looked to cause some problems for the Turkish back line.
The last pass, as always, is what appeared to cause problems for Portugal. Their lack of strikers hasn't really hurt them over the years. It appears that heading into Euro 2012 they will face the same issue once again.
In a group that features Holland, Denmark and Germany, how effective will the Portuguese style of play be? A very one dimensional style with a lot of hope in Cristiano Ronaldo could be very easy to shut down.
Paulo Bento has one week to figure out the final details before the Portuguese kick off their tournament against Germany. The German's will certainly be a more difficult task than Turkey was, so how will the Portuguese deal with them?
The Portuguese head coach has already come out in the media stating that he will play with three attacking players against Germany. While three attacking players can bring more options going forward, they will also be opening up the backfield for a very young and quick German side.
How influential will these two back to back disappointing results be for Portugal? It's obvious that their could be two potential outcomes from this. They could either use it as a wake up call and come out guns blazing against Germany; or they could continue with the inability to get positive results.
The last pass, as always, is what appeared to cause problems for Portugal. Their lack of strikers hasn't really hurt them over the years. It appears that heading into Euro 2012 they will face the same issue once again.
In a group that features Holland, Denmark and Germany, how effective will the Portuguese style of play be? A very one dimensional style with a lot of hope in Cristiano Ronaldo could be very easy to shut down.
Paulo Bento has one week to figure out the final details before the Portuguese kick off their tournament against Germany. The German's will certainly be a more difficult task than Turkey was, so how will the Portuguese deal with them?
The Portuguese head coach has already come out in the media stating that he will play with three attacking players against Germany. While three attacking players can bring more options going forward, they will also be opening up the backfield for a very young and quick German side.
How influential will these two back to back disappointing results be for Portugal? It's obvious that their could be two potential outcomes from this. They could either use it as a wake up call and come out guns blazing against Germany; or they could continue with the inability to get positive results.
