SportsAndLady;379068 wrote:Not me, I changed the pick from Cote to Portugal
Certainly not a bad choice. But outside Ronaldo (who has blown a dick for Portugal for about a year now) Cote d'Ivoire has the better players. Toure and Eboue are better defenders than anyone Portugal can put out imo. Portugals defenders have big names, but arent playing all that well and are a little bit older.
I also like Yaya Toure more than anyone for Portugal in the midfield and this isnt close in my eyes. Deco is fantastic, but hasnt played in god knows how long. It would be pretty remarkable if he found top form. Also, dont discount the men from Sevilla, Romaric and Didier Zakora, who are both very underrated.
Up top, Portugal clearly has the edge (although Drogbas teammate Soloman Kalou is no slouch), but they still havent been able to score much, so Ithink if you eliminate the name from those players (Simao, Ronaldo, Nani and Almeida) it isnt a huge scare. Nani just dissapears. Simao isnt a scorer and Almeida is kind of unknown. Portugal will ultimately come down to the shoulders of Ronaldo, and recently, that would have to be considered a dreadful thought.
Now after all my build up they will lose to Brazil and Portugal and only muster a 1-1 draw with N. Korea or something...
