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Sunday, 15 April 2012 13:05 |
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The Bwin cup is not a big trophy, but it's a title nonetheless. Great to see Saviola get something to show for his difficult season, and if that's the last big contribution he makes to SLB before leaving in the summer, then what a great way to sign off! Good to see Rodrigo scoring too as it can only help him regain his confidence and form which was heavily affected by that injury in Russia.
Gil Vicente played well and I was happy for them and their fans, that they gave us such a close match. The Liga in general has improved in leaps and bounds lately and the likes of Gil Vicente can really take on the big 4 these days, and this final proved this fact even further!
As for SLB, I hope this win will bring back some of the confidence and self-belief in the players, that went missing over the last couple of months...to make sure we do what we have to do now, and win all four of our remaining Liga matches. If we can do that, then the pressure is totally on Porto to finish off the job.
I have not given up on the title yet in the slightest...only losers would give up on a title with still 4 matches left to play, and only 4 points in the equation! Porto can only throw away the title now, that is obvious, but we still have a slight chance of pipping them to first place. Where there's a will, there's a way!!
I expect Porto to beat Beira Mar next week for sure, but after that, their remaining 3 matches could all be tricky and none are guaranteed 3 points: Maritimo away and then Sporting, who are both vying for 4th place, and then ending with Rio Ave away...so who knows? Until it's mathematically impossible, I will NEVER give up hope that we can still cap off a fine season by ending up as champions...Forca Sempre!!!
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