His anticipation is outstanding, allowing him to intercept passes, break up moves and win tackles with apparently little effort. Carvalho has never looked back since he was thrown on late to make his debut in a World Cup qualifying playoff away to Sweden in 2013. Unruffled, Carvalho quickly settled and Portugal scored twice to win 3-2 and qualify for the World Cup. Whenever Carvalho got the ball in Wednesday's match, an air of impatience could be sensed amongst the crowd at the Estadio do Dragao. Carvalho was one of several players to depart after hooded Sporting fans invaded the club's training ground and destroyed the dressing room.

Source: The Star June 07, 2019 18:11 UTC