Do We Still Think That Scolari Is a Messiah?
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CHELSEA'S snatch squad seized their man on the eve of Euro 2008, but the coach they're bundling off to Stamford Bridge has been less successful with each passing mission.
Let's cast aside the ethics of Roman Abramovich announcing Big Phil Scolari's capture two games into Portugal's Alpine adventure. Let's call it a coincidence that the Portuguese then lost their next two matches, 2-0 to feeble Switzerland and 3-2 to Germany in Thursday night's victory for pragmatism over romance.See the full content of this document
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Do We Still Think That Scolari Is a Messiah?
No wonder, the Portuguese have returned to these scorelines to ask whether Scolari's mind was diverted from his task, and how free he felt to attack Chelsea's Michael Ballack for the heinous penalty- box push on Paulo Ferreira that a...
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