Quote from: joker_josue on Today at 11:21:28 PM

Quote from: New Year 2016 on Today at 09:41:53 PM

Portugal doesn't underestimate but wary North Macedonia can do anything for example provoking red card and other
More initial anticipation was good before getting a surprise.

I think it's difficult for Macedonia to give Portugal a red card. Only if it was a counterattack in which Portugal was caught completely off guard. I find this unlikely. Macedonia is quicker to receive yellow cards, or in extramas red situations, than Portugal receive a card. Teams that play in a very defensive style are more likely to receive cards.

But that will also depend on the style of the referee. And in this game we will have an English referee, and these referees usually like to let it play, so I don't think there will be many cards.

I agree that the team that plays defensively is most likely to get a lot of cards, like the Portugal vs Turkey match,
which Turkish players get more yellow cards than Portugal, because Turkey is playing more defensively than Portugal.
So I also doubt when Portugal will get a red card against North Macedonia. But because football is often a surprise,
so I can not guarantee 100% Portugal will not get a red card.
It is still very possible if the Portuguese players are provoked by the North Macedonian players.
But I can say the possibility is very small,
because the Portuguese players also understand that facing North Macedonia is an important match to send them through to the 2022 World Cup.
So the Portuguese players seem to be playing cautiously, but even if Portugal gets a red card,
I remain optimistic that Portugal can still beat North Macedonia.