2014 FIFA World Cup thread, v1

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That Spain squad is ridiculous. Taking out 7 players from that squad is going to be tough.
 
germany c-squad vs poland b squad just finished.

not much stood out

our D was surprisingly solid
liked what i saw from goretzka


draxler,by far the biggest name on the field,disappointed again
volland should probably come from the right wing in the future,looked lost at center FW
 
Wand4Life said:
Yes I'm a Roma fan. Honestly, Florenzi has a long future ahead of him. Right now he doesn't bring quite as much as the other midfielders/attackers that made the cut, IMO.

He's kind of in between, he's been used out wide for both midfield and attack in a 4-3-3 this season (second half of the season mainly just attacking winger). He's versatile and great to have on the roster during the season, but for a short sprint like the WC... I think he would closely miss my personal 23 roster as well. Maybe 1 or 2 key injuries up front away from making the 23, like Giuseppi Rossi.

Forwards: Cassano is toxic for teams. He is by far the big mistake IMO. Replace him with either Totti or Osvaldo. Aside from him, Rossi has been out with his 73rd knee injury, who fucking knows how he will turn up. Immobile, Destro, Insigne are awesome and will rip shit up. Balotelli is... umm... who knows.

Midfield: Aside from picking Romulo (whos Brazilian), I think maybe Diamanti brings more than him. But solid Midfield, this last slot wont see any playing time anyways.

Defence: Picking both Darmian and Pasqual over someone like Criscito is straight up assinine and retarded.
Ranocchia hasn't been good at all this season, and Maggio was so-so and has been out for 3 months with lung issues (so bring him to Brazil's heat and humidity???). Tough call for Abate because Milan played like shit, I'd still bring him though.
I'd replace Darmian with Criscito and Ranocchia with Ogbonna. Instantly. Both of those 2 are flexible with playing FB or CB as well. Pasqual/Maggio wouldn't see much playing time anyways so minor detail.

Good squad though, Italy has a spectacular ability to field an almost totally defensive team while still having massive firepower. That midfield of Pirlo, De Rossi, Marchisio, Motta, Verratti...etc, is pure concrete, and yet they can all dominantly create or put it in the net. Tough to play against for any roster, you can guarantee that.
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Cheers for that, some interesting info. I look forward to the game against England. I will enjoy our 20% possession and subsequent loss on penalties even though it's in the group stages, lol.

Italy have to be one of the favorites. Very good team. Looking forward to see some of the young guys get a run out like Verratti & De Sciligio. Verratti especially looks to be a real promising player.
 
Here it's the 30-man Argentina provisional squad.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...full-30-man-squad-and-starting-11-projections

In the end, Tevez got the middle finger. But, for some retarded reason, Malaga's keeper Caballero got snubbed.

Meanwhile...seems Nasri's girlfriend is a little rustled.

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edgekiller65 said:
Here it's the 30-man Argentina provisional squad.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...full-30-man-squad-and-starting-11-projections

In the end, Tevez got the middle finger. But, for some retarded reason, Malaga's keeper Caballero got snubbed.
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A number of country's have had some stupid omissions, happens every time but Caballero is a ridiculous one. He's one of the best goalies around. Guess because he plays for Malaga nobody knows him including the manager.
 
So is El Sharaawy still injured? Just last year he and Balotelli seemed like the future of Italy.

I haven't heard anything about those other forwards, Immobile, Destro or Insigne.

And not seeing Pastore for Argentina hurts my soul. Ok, he didn't have the best season at PSG but he's still more skillful than anyone! DAMNIT!
 
I probably wouldn't go to Brasil if I was fucking that so...

Win, win for Nasri.
 
Samir Nasri is a starter in a big club that won the Premier League, he is an important part of Manchester City. However his performances for the French NT are not up to his ones at Manchester and he is not a starter for us. And when he doesn't start, he is not happy.

he's not happy and he makes the group know
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Doesn't sound to unreasonable why Nasri isn't going.
 
Who was the defensive midfielder that Argentina didnt take to last WC? Zanetti?
 
Rawex said:
Who was the defensive midfielder that Argentina didnt take to last WC? Zanetti?
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Cambiasso. Even though Zanetti also was snubbed.

The whole Argentinian squad under Maradona was a gigantic clusterfuck.
 
GracieMMABarra said:
Doesn't sound to unreasonable why Nasri isn't going.
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I've heard it's the same reason Tevez wasn't called. Too much talent, too much drama if he ain't the headliner. And there's no chance in hell he gets center stage with Messi around.
 
Rawex said:
No wonder Germany beat them 4-0 with half assed effort.
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Well, he took 35-years old Martin Palermo, just because he was his homie and a Boca idol. He wasn't picking the best squad, just his pals and people he liked.

BTW, Palermo's biggest claim to fame was botching 3 penalties in the same match, vs. Colombia at the '99 Copa America.

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Possum Jenkins said:
Sweet jesus, yes. I just googled Anara Atanes.

Even for a rich, famous athlete, Nasri is lucky to be nailing that.
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She used to be with Freddie Ljungberg by the looks of it. Rat face aint got nothing on the Swede. Downgrade imo.
 
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