Probably this eleventh tie Portugal coach Fernando Santos will field as the 1st eleventh in this World Cup.
The strange thing here is that Neves will build up from below and Lord Carvalho will play as a box-to-box mid to do the dirty work. Carvalho’s main target will be the opposition’s playmaker. However, our Carva is a baby against any mid-level ball controller. And he is good at ball control or correct passing in tight positions. The less bad that can be said about this Lord AutoChoice.
Serie A player Leo is sure to be on the left wing (absence of Diego Jota). With his speed and dribbling ability, Santos will likely be determined to exploit his ability to supply the ball to the D-box. We want it too.
It would bode well for Portugal if Bruno Fernandes is allowed to step up from midfield and join Ronaldo in the d-box. In this case, if Lord Carvalho had had Renato Sanches in his place, there would have been less worry. We know that if Sanchez is in the middle, there is no doubt about the ball distribution or the ball supply in the forward line, but since he is not there, we can see Bernardo playing in a free role. Silva, however, will need a lot of overlap to fill the void left by Joao Cancelo on the right wing. So here too, Pepe and Dias will have a major responsibility. They have to handle the entire defense.
There is no need to talk about any other players or positions. But it is true that if Renato Sanches is in this XI, I could say with a single voice that Portugal will win the World Cup this time. But I will enjoy watching the game, let win/lose be on one side
