Portugal –
Uzbekistan – 5:0 (Cristiano Ronaldo, 6, 39, Nuno Mendes, 17, Nematov, 60AG,
Leao, 87).
Initially,
the decision to replace Timur Kapadze as head coach with Fabio Cannavaro seemed
irrational. In such a short period of time, none of the venerable coaches has
been able to radically change the psychology and tactical schemes of any
national teams. It is no coincidence that Joachim diplomatically refused to
lead our national team.
Reality has
only confirmed these fears. It's not a fact that our guys would have played
better under Kapadze than they did under Cannavaro. However, for a domestic
coach, this would be a step up in professional development. And the foreigner
will only work out the contract and go home.
I don't
want to disassemble the game at all. Everyone saw everything for themselves.
After all, defeat is different from defeat. After joining the football elite,
it is advisable to look decent there. Abdukadir Khusanov's former teammate at
Manchester City, Bernardo Silva, consoled a crying Khusanov after the match,
patting him on the shoulders in a touching brotherly way.
He feels
better, patted and went to the locker room. There are no words. Only negative
emotions. We'll survive. We need to move on. Now, even a possible victory over
Congo with such a goal difference does not promise even a slim chance of
getting out of the group in the playoffs.
