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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i know you are but what are they 
now seriously (but seriously) that was not mere bus parking. they defended *everywhere* , not just in their area, but upfront as well, and the way they shut out your boy cronaldo during the first half was masterful, basically by not allowing any balls to reach him, it was hilarious. demonyo called it correctly, “where is ronaldo?” (answer: on the other side of the uruguayan wall).
2nd half portugal switched play and did better and after all the hacking the ref allowed, including that cynical challenge on laxalt, and cavani’s demolition, uruguay did get boxed in. |
Spot on.
They're a complete team. They may not have the most lethal frontline but it functions (hopefully Cavani isn't seriously injured). France will test them, maybe even enough to beat them, but they'll have to work a sight harder to do it than they did against Argentina. Uruguay don't park the bus; they just take defence seriously. There's a huge difference.