[歐冠] Quaresma charisma lifts Porto
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Quaresma charisma lifts Porto
Friday, 8 December 2006
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FC Porto's Ricardo Quaresma is in the most dramatic and effective form of his
career as he looks ahead to next week's UEFA Champions League draw.
Maverick position
The former Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Barcelona forward partly ascribes
that to his increased understanding of how to combine the role of maverick
winger with a team plan, yet he is adamant he will never abandon the element
of surprise, improvisation and risk from his game. "These days, I never forget
that football is a team game but Porto is a place where I feel people support
me in my efforts to produce some elements of what we call 'fantasy' football,"
he said. "Life is all about risk and how you confront it, and football is just
the same.
Ambitious option
"Like all attacking players, I'm happiest with the ball at my feet so I demand
it all the time," the 23-year-old added. "But when I find myself in a
situation with three choices, I will always choose a dribble or a trick over
a square pass or a pass 20 metres back to our defenders." During Porto's 0-0
Group G draw with Arsenal FC on Wednesday, Quaresma hit the same post with
shots with his right and left feet, but it was his outrageous attempt to chip
Jens Lehmann from 35 metres that caught the crowd's imagination. "When you
try things like that or hit the post with shots, what it does - at least to
me - is encourage me that the next attempt will come off," Quaresma explained.
'Better reflection'
"There was no stage of the Arsenal game when I thought we might lose and it
was a much better reflection of our ability than when we played in London,"
said the Portuguese international. "That night [a 2-0 defeat on Matchday 2],
we were physically tired and our coach [Jesualdo Ferreira] was still new to
the club. But losing to Arsenal at the Arsenal Stadium was the turning point.
We decided it would be the rallying point for our season. Achieving our aim
of reaching the last 16 after a weak start means we don't need to fear any
opponents when the draw is made."
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