Portugal NT fans: Love him or not, at least we have a new coach now.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

Official: Paulo Bento named Portugal coach

Portugal have confirmed Paulo Bento as their new coach of the national side following the departure of Carlos Queiroz. The former Sporting Lisbon manager has agreed a two-year deal that will see him take charge until the completion of the European Championship in 2012. Bento was capped 35 times by Portugal during his playing days as a defensive midfielder and has had two spells in charge of Sporting  as well as a period at the Benfica helm.)

Former boss Queiroz was dismissed earlier in the month after leading his side to a poor start to the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Portugal have only managed one point from two games in Group H and are already five points behind leaders Denmark.

Portuguese Football Federation president Gilberto Madail launched an attempt to secure the services of Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho on a temporary basis but his effort was thwarted by Los Merengues president Florentino Perez. Bento now has the task of turning around the fortunes of the national side, after they crashed out in the second round of the World Cup to Spain.

His first game in charge will be a crunch clash against Denmark on Friday October 8 as Portugal look to peg back the group leaders.

Source and the official
announcement on the FPF website: http://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/NOTICIA?notid=9589484

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First of all he didn't manage Benfica (but he did play for them).. ignore that part in the article.

His presentation will be tomorrow at midday and the assistants coming with him are Leonel Pontes, João Aroso and Ricardo Peres (goalkeeper coach). I'm just excited that my no. 1 favourite NT has a new coach now and also glad the Queiroz vs FPF circus and Mourinho drama o rama  is over. This man may not be the perfect man for the job, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt and support him. Getting the six points will be really really nice.

(Please don't kill me, this is my first post ever in this community)

Comments

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

LOL I had a feeling it's you who's going to comment first. xD I agree with what you said that what the NT need right now is someone who won't take shit from anyone. And what's really needed is a permanent coach, and we got it.. let's hope his tactics will help the team.

Do you think he'll make Rui Patricio the no. 1 goalie? :/

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

I'll give anything just to see them like this again:


No pressure, Bento. lol

[mors-amor.livejournal.com]

I think when he was in Sporting he did the best he could, given the conditions. I'm ok with him being the new coach, we'll see what he does.
Honestly it's the people above him I wish would gtfo of there.

[prettypuyol.livejournal.com]

I like his green tie.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

Ugh same here, why can't they all just resign? If a NT team needs to build the foundation again, it has to start from the top. But oh well.

[ovo-kinder.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! D:

Sorry, I just really dislike him.

[prettypuyol.livejournal.com]

No I really like it lol.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

lol so random but here you go:

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

I told you it should be Boas instead. :p He'll be the most handsome man in the team. xD

[prettypuyol.livejournal.com]

love it!!

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

He's not my bet for the position either but what can we do? He cannot be worse than Queiroz in tactics, right? *crosses fingers*

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

Haha yeah I had that feeling unless Ronaldo is mentioned, nobody will notice it. It's okay. Should I have put Hulk's picture while I was on it (for the sake of randomness)? xD :p

Yeah, he'll get a lot of criticism already if he does that. Two qualies is not enough to bench Eduardo and who knows what was going in his mind that time. What's his fave formation?

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

We already have a lot of bandwagoners during the WC ;).. I remember all the "ZOMG CHristiano Ronaldo is so hawttt" posts on fb and twitter.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

Next time you'll be seeing green and red xD

[miamaaria.livejournal.com]

i disagree with you. i think we did a very good job with Sporting in the beginning. the team was very behind in the classification and in that year we manage to be in the 3rd place (i think) . sure he's not a very good coach but he has some skills to make a united team and honestly i think thats one of the things Portugal NT is missing right now.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

Haha or you are just getting too old! :P

[mors-amor.livejournal.com]

He's been there for way too long and there has been too much crap.
The change should start there.

haha I love yours too.

[mors-amor.livejournal.com]

yeah. I think it's really needing an update. It's not changing the coach.

[miamaaria.livejournal.com]

yeah in that part i agree. but he did a good job until the end of the championship. the problem was that he start really bad... and by that time everyone was turning he's back to him idk.

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

And I hate the way they threw Queiroz under the bus with that anti doping issue. If they wanted him out they could have just paid him instead, not have him go under the investigation and then fire him. :/

[raichelisic.livejournal.com]

That's not bad at all given as you both say the circumstances. :) I'm excited to what he can do to the NT actually. At least it's a new chapter.

[verses.livejournal.com]

IA. I think he's the best Portuguese choice; I think Mourinho said something a while back to the effect that, of our native coaches, he'd be the least likely to be an FPF bitch.

[verses.livejournal.com]

I SEE MEIRELES ARM

[verses.livejournal.com]

CAN WE FIRE THE ENTIRE FED?

[verses.livejournal.com]

AT LEAST IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THE NANDO/SPAIN FANGIRLS, KILL ME NOW