No proven striker, so Portugal pay price

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Just not good enough.

That is our analyst Ray Houghton's verdict of Portugal, after they were dumped out of Euro 2012 this morning (Singapore time). The lack of a proven goalscorer was their biggest shortcoming and what cost them a place in the final.

It wasn't just consigned to the 120 minutes played, but defender Bruno Alves' miss in the penalty shoot-out further exemplified the absence of a natural finisher in Portgual's ranks.