Santos has moulded the new European champions into a well organised, disciplined, cohesive machine who may not be easy on the eye, but are incredibly tough to beat. The football certainly isn’t pretty, however the effectiveness of Santos’ tactics, Portugal’s game plan, along with their envied team spirit, has resulted in the country’s first major tournament success, so no one will be complaining.
However, you’d be forgiven for momentarily thinking that Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo, who was forced off in the first-half with an injury, was the manager following his remarkable touchline antics in extra-time:
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