When was the last time Friedel played!?Originally posted by USA Supporter
In that game against Brazil's youth squad, we were missing a lot of our top guys, such as Friedel, O'Brien, Sanneh, Pope, etc. The team was FAR from full strength. Also, they were a very talented side. They had players such as Kaka who start for AC Milan so they aren't just any youth team. I was very surprised that they didn't beat Mexico in the final.
And if you can use missing players as an excuse then I hope you realize that you just voided the right to negatively comment on the fact that the current Portugal squad is a lot different than the WC Portugal squad.