Ronaldo vs. Suarez as Portugal takes on Uruguay | Pro Soccer Talk: 2022 World Cup | NBC Sports

Cristiano, Ronaldo against Luis Suarez to Veterans Strikers who, you know, their best days might be behind them. But they’re still capable of of really ripping it up Nic Mandola when all is said and done so that battle, we’re looking forward to but I feel like a key battle Midfield is sort of Fairly Val Verde against Bruno. Fernandez, I feel like fireworks could fly in that particular battle there and Benton core and Bernardo silver. There’s some really good battles in this game, between Portugal in Uruguay was going to say, Keep Going Reuben. Nervous Harvey. Oh this

is this is turning out to be in a lot of these games where the teams have been tight, the Battle of Midfield. Are you controlling that part of the pitch? Are you getting the ball to your attackers? And that’s the thing. I think that gives Portugal a little bit of an edge here is it’s not just distribution. It’s guys like Bruno and never as who want to shoot as well. And I am starting to think I slept too much on Portugal because This is Reynaldo honestly, because I’ve watched what he’s done and maybe I was

also a little bit annoyed by that Manchester United interview before he, but I think not realizing that he isn’t their team

anymore. And you know, all those videos that have gone around to saying like yeah, you want him to contribute? Kind of like we talked about Messi yesterday, but the other pieces around him are so good and if it wasn’t for the fact that I think Uruguay with him and as and some of their backs as well. I mean, Diego Godin, still doing work at his age. Age. It is going to be at times a

little bit of what is it? Unstoppable Force verse immovable object because I think Portugal’s going to get their chances. But how good are those chances going to be? Yeah, that’s key, right? Andy? Because we saw or against Ghana, they won’t great defensively. But going forward, Felix and Rafael late on the me. They finished it off impeccably and got the job done in the end, but the probably as many quality chances. Uruguay given how stubborn a are we saw it against South Korea. I mean, wasn’t the best flowing display, and Nunez and kabbani when he came

on as Suarez hardly touched the ball and that game. And it was typical kind of Uruguay just playing themselves into a tournament. We’ve been there been here before with them, haven’t me? So, this is the game. I think we need to see them step up a few notches and take to get Portugal. So, it’s a really interesting Balancing Act and Portugal can maybe like with some of those other teams getting that first win in their first game can afford. To be maybe a little bit more cautious than this game compared to Uruguay. Yeah, I do

think that will be the approach for, for Portugal in this game. Because org, why I think there’s a lot more to come from this team. I think, I think a lot of people have probably underrated them in this tournament as well. And this matchup specifically looking at Denis low back there, on the back line for Portugal, it’s a problem spot. It was in the first game. It’s a big reason why they conceded to of the goals that they did. And so I look at the way that we were quite Squad, as May is made up

and the That they lined up in that first game. If you’ve got to Natural true, lethal, dangerous Centre, forwards on the field at all times in Darwin, Nunez and Luis Suarez, and police tree. Who, you know, offers something really nice underneath that’s going to pose a lot of problems for Portugal. I could see them having to outscore, every team they play at this tournament, just to get results because of the way their defenses, and as much talent as in the Midfield, it’s not really defensive Midfield Talent. It’s all on the ball, it’s all technical. So

it’s all a little bit creative and that’s great, but when you don’t have the ball and you don’t have that kind of, you know, Superstar defender back there and I know they’ve got Ruben Diaz, but if you don’t have that human eraser, you find yourself in trouble, a lot. You know, I’m looking forward to in this game. The most I’m looking forward to fetty valvo, they celebrating a tackle like it’s a goal again like you did. Okay. So I love that guys, having a great season for Real Madrid and him and Benton Court, I think

they just kind of gone under the radar, right? You’re right. People slept on your agua. I know you guys both hadn’t going really deep in this tournament. So this is a big game though. They need to get at least point out of this to set them up for that big, I guess. Yeah. Is a grudge match against Ghana in the final group game. Given what happened in the 2010 World Cup? So yeah, that’s going to be a really fun one Uruguay against