Euro 2008 - Day 5

Portugal V Czech Republic

First things first, I do not rate the Czech’s. They were lucky in qualifying and really lucky to get by the Swiss in the opening fixture. Without Rosicky they really do not possess the attacking threat needed to be considered as candidates to win.
Probable starting line-up (4-4-2): Cech - Grygera, Ujfalusi, Rozehnal, Jankulovski - Sionko, Matejovsky, Galasek, Kovac, Plasil - Koller
Portugal on the other hand can score goals from anywhere and have exciting attacking options, especially from the midfield in.
Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Ricardo - Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira - Moutinho, Petit, Deco - Quaresma, Nuno Gomes, Ronaldo
As I see it, Portugal have the upper hand here in all areas and have a full squad to chose from. Winning the game is vital for both sides but again I think Portugal will want to wrap up qualification as early as possible and perhaps rest a few players in the final group game.

Verdict
Portugal look good to me and have too much attacking ability. They are a fast moving team and should have too much pace for the Czech’s.

PICK
Portugal (2 @ betsense) 4 points


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Switzerland V Turkey

Im doing my best to find an angle here but to no avail. The Swiss deserved something from the opening round but didnt get it and now are without Frei. Turkey were poor against Portugal and were lucky that they were only beaten by 2 goals.

No bet for me