[WC] World Cup 2014 - General Talk Thread (39 Viewers)
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Well I'm not saying we should emulate Barcelona.
I just think Neymar should be have a more free role to excel and show everything he's got. I don't like to see him stuck as a left winger. He can do so much more than that. Would be a waste IMO. Also Barcelona typical game is a 433, we'd be in a 4231. Pretty different.
I like Bernard. I don't see how Hulk is so much better than him (even though they are very different players), and he's starting anyway. I think Bernard does very well as a LW, and Neymar shouldn't be wasted in that position.
About Fred, you just can't compare him to 2002 Ronaldo, who was still very young, and had great agility and acceleration. Completely different players.
I watch all games of Fluminense and I can tell you, Fred just doesn't take part as he should in games. He is very very slow right now. He'd be a good option on the bench, but I'd like to see a faster and lighter team, with more movement off the ball.
About Neymar, you're right. We will only have a shot at winning if he's playing at his top level. He's the only one who can make a real difference in a tight game. If he's not on his top form, we have no chance at winning. If he's at his best, we have a shot - we'll still rely on other stuff, as David Luiz focused and concentrated, Oscar not feeling the pressure, and Fred physically fit and taking part in more build up plays.
I just think Neymar should be have a more free role to excel and show everything he's got. I don't like to see him stuck as a left winger. He can do so much more than that. Would be a waste IMO. Also Barcelona typical game is a 433, we'd be in a 4231. Pretty different.
I like Bernard. I don't see how Hulk is so much better than him (even though they are very different players), and he's starting anyway. I think Bernard does very well as a LW, and Neymar shouldn't be wasted in that position.
About Fred, you just can't compare him to 2002 Ronaldo, who was still very young, and had great agility and acceleration. Completely different players.
I watch all games of Fluminense and I can tell you, Fred just doesn't take part as he should in games. He is very very slow right now. He'd be a good option on the bench, but I'd like to see a faster and lighter team, with more movement off the ball.
About Neymar, you're right. We will only have a shot at winning if he's playing at his top level. He's the only one who can make a real difference in a tight game. If he's not on his top form, we have no chance at winning. If he's at his best, we have a shot - we'll still rely on other stuff, as David Luiz focused and concentrated, Oscar not feeling the pressure, and Fred physically fit and taking part in more build up plays.
The "unexpected" disapointment 
Gets me everytime
Gets me everytime
"Gibbs is the most underrated footballer of all time.
"We'll get out of our group. Italy are normally shit until the group stages and Uruguay are terrible for a South American team. Costa Rica, really?"
"Got a good squad for thr first time in 10 years, yess"
"Cahill and Jagielka, a real monstrous partnership. Suarez and co. won't be able to get past them."
And here is a bonus:
"DM is the Pirlo role"
Uruguay squad
Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama), Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad);
Diego Lugano (West Brom), Diego Godin, José María Giménez (both Atletico Madrid), Martin Cáceres (Juventus), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfical), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Sebastián Coates (Nacional);
Egidio Arevalo-Rios (Morelia), Walter Gargano (Parma), Diego Perez (Bologna), Sebastián Eguren (Palmeiras), Alvaro González (Lazio), Alejandro Silva (Lanus), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Pablo), Cristian Rodríguez (Atlético Madrid), Gaston Ramírez (Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo);
Edinson Cavani (PSG), Luis Suárez (Liverpool), Diego Forlán (Cerezo Osaka), Abel Hernández (Palermo), Cristian Stuani (Espanyol).
Standy-by list
Andres Scotti (Nacional), Alvaro Fernández (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad).
Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama), Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad);
Diego Lugano (West Brom), Diego Godin, José María Giménez (both Atletico Madrid), Martin Cáceres (Juventus), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfical), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Sebastián Coates (Nacional);
Egidio Arevalo-Rios (Morelia), Walter Gargano (Parma), Diego Perez (Bologna), Sebastián Eguren (Palmeiras), Alvaro González (Lazio), Alejandro Silva (Lanus), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Pablo), Cristian Rodríguez (Atlético Madrid), Gaston Ramírez (Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo);
Edinson Cavani (PSG), Luis Suárez (Liverpool), Diego Forlán (Cerezo Osaka), Abel Hernández (Palermo), Cristian Stuani (Espanyol).
Standy-by list
Andres Scotti (Nacional), Alvaro Fernández (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Gonzalo Castro (Real Sociedad).
Some of the comments i got from an English forum. Priceless.
"Gibbs is the most underrated footballer of all time.
"We'll get out of our group. Italy are normally shit until the group stages and Uruguay are terrible for a South American team. Costa Rica, really?"
"Got a good squad for thr first time in 10 years, yess"
"Cahill and Jagielka, a real monstrous partnership. Suarez and co. won't be able to get past them."
And here is a bonus:
"DM is the Pirlo role"
"Gibbs is the most underrated footballer of all time.
"We'll get out of our group. Italy are normally shit until the group stages and Uruguay are terrible for a South American team. Costa Rica, really?"
"Got a good squad for thr first time in 10 years, yess"
"Cahill and Jagielka, a real monstrous partnership. Suarez and co. won't be able to get past them."
And here is a bonus:
"DM is the Pirlo role"
Some of the comments i got from an English forum. Priceless.
"Gibbs is the most underrated footballer of all time.
"We'll get out of our group. Italy are normally $#@! until the group stages and Uruguay are terrible for a South American team. Costa Rica, really?"
"Got a good squad for thr first time in 10 years, yess"
"Cahill and Jagielka, a real monstrous partnership. Suarez and co. won't be able to get past them."
And here is a bonus:
"DM is the Pirlo role"
"Gibbs is the most underrated footballer of all time.
"We'll get out of our group. Italy are normally $#@! until the group stages and Uruguay are terrible for a South American team. Costa Rica, really?"
"Got a good squad for thr first time in 10 years, yess"
"Cahill and Jagielka, a real monstrous partnership. Suarez and co. won't be able to get past them."
And here is a bonus:
"DM is the Pirlo role"
I live in england and it has always been this way. For some reason , probably out of envy for players like pirlo and buffon and past players like Ale , Baggio , mauro camoranesi and fabio cannavaro.
The english have always written us off and have some sort of strange hate towards our national team in general.
If england fans focused on supporting their own team and stopped tyring to analyse and pick at other squads.. they might become abit less delusional and realise that their players are just mostly greedy , money hungry selfish people.
The english have always written us off and have some sort of strange hate towards our national team in general.
If england fans focused on supporting their own team and stopped tyring to analyse and pick at other squads.. they might become abit less delusional and realise that their players are just mostly greedy , money hungry selfish people.