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>>I just watched Spain-Portugal and it again came down to PKs One of the Spanish players did a variation of Pirlo's slow looper, successfully.
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>>The most notable PK today is undoubtedly the one that was not taken. I suspect the debate over that one will go on for quite a while. (Not being coy but maybe some working folks here recorded the match to watch this evening and don't want to know the ending).
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>But did you see when he failed usingcexactly the same kick.It didn't look so clever then.
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>I though the referee was quite poor. Wasn't that Metins Turkish contribution. Too many yellow cards, didn't play Nanis advantage and stopped play too many times because players had messed up their makeup. A referee who blows too often or too quickly can be a problem.
Follow-up -- Portuguese manager Paulo Bento says the PK order was his decision. He says if it had come down to Ronaldo kicking with the score tied or even Portugal down one we would be having a different conversation.
http://espnfc.com/us/en/news/1117956/carlislewill-portugalbento-live-loss-.htmlI would quibble with the bit about Ronaldo's PK capabilities. The article cites two times he missed. I saw somewhere else yesterday that he is 23 of 25 in international competition.
