Tom said:
Wanchope is still costa rica's main player? wow, thought he'd disappeared.
I dont think Wanchope is our main player, if I would have to choose oe I would choose Gilberto Martinez.
I dont know if we will be a revelation, but I also dont think we are one of the worst teams in the tournament, the thing about our "litle" team is that against big teams we always manage to make great games, thats why I know that Poland and Germany will have to play at his best to beat us.
With this Im not saying that we will pass to the second round, but Im saying that dont rule out my team, in thses times there are not small teams, and these is the World Cup, where more than 1 time the so call "litle teams" manage to upset the big teams.
Now, on Costa Rica I can say that we have a decent squead, a mix between old and new blood, Wanchope is the main forward yes, but only becouse his name, not becouse his play (sadly).
In the midfield our creation is going to be in charge of Walter Centeno, I dont think you have heard about him, he played some seasons in Greece, with AEK, he actually score in the Champions League against Madrid in the Bernabeu...at the moment he plays for Saprissa and he is one of the leaders of the team, he played in the Club World Cup, he has good vision of the game.
In the defence, our main player is Gilberto Martinez, he plays for Brescia, but next season he probably will play for some Serie A team, he is fast, strong and very reliable, some people here in Costa Rica say that if we had 10 players like him we will be a force of soccer, he is pure heart.
At the goalkeper, we have Francisco Porras, he is very relieble and its one of those keepers that can save the team in more than one ocation, the only proble is his age, but again, he is very realieble, he also playes for Saprissa and he also played the Club World Cup.
Now, the young blood of the team, we have Christian Bolañoz we was declared the 3rd best player in the Club World Cup, very young and very good player with a amazing future, one of the best youngster that my country has develop.
We also have Saborio, he is a question mark, he is very good, but latley his finishing as become sloopy. If he can get his act straigth, the he could be a revelation.
thats a litle bit of my team, he have hopes that we can reach the second stage of the tournament, and maybe we are not the best of the teams tactically, but I cant tell you what he have, heart.