Zatman Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Easily my favourite international tournament after the World Cup starts next week in Chile so I thought I would set up a thread Group A Ecuador Bolivia Chile Mexico Group B Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Jamaica Group C Brazil Colombia Peru Venezuela Some potential cracking games in the group phase and good to see the top teams are bringing practically full strength squads also for first time since 2004 we have a Villa player participating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 What time are the games at? Think I'll be supporting Chile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 I think its 9, 11.30 and 1am so some will be a bit similar the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted June 5, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2015 Is the only way of watching this paying for The Premier Sports package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Are Brazil even going to bother trying? I find it funny how they never seem to take it all that seriously and the Argies still don't win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Sorry if this question has an obvious answer, but which countries are eligible for this tournament? Jamaica and Mexico not being in South America etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Have the UK TV rights been sorted for this yet? I know its being streamed via YouTube, but wondered if it had been picked up by any broadcasters? I love this tournament! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Sorry if this question has an obvious answer, but which countries are eligible for this tournament? Jamaica and Mexico not being in South America etc. It's South America + invite, I believe. Think USA and Japan have entered previously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 yeah its an invite for the last 2 spots usually Mexico is one of them. I remember in 2011 was a rumour Spain was going to be invited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Are Brazil even going to bother trying? I find it funny how they never seem to take it all that seriously and the Argies still don't win it. This is probably one of last chance for this generation in their prime to win something. Messi, Mascherano, Zabaleta, Tevez, Higuain, Di Maria and Aguero will all be in 30s by 2018 though then again is a 100th anniversary Copa America next year in USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Fancy Colombia to win this. Not a great defence but look at the depth of the forward line...Falaco, Baccan, Teo, Jackson Martinez, James. Good tournament. I'm away next weekend which is typical as they seem to havw a few games kicking off at 10pm when it starts and then they revert back to 12.30am when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Are Brazil even going to bother trying? I find it funny how they never seem to take it all that seriously and the Argies still don't win it. This is probably one of last chance for this generation in their prime to win something. Messi, Mascherano, Zabaleta, Tevez, Higuain, Di Maria and Aguero will all be in 30s by 2018 though then again is a 100th anniversary Copa America next year in USA It's a tough one. Want them to win it for Higuain, don't want them to win it because I dread to think of the hype machine over Messi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I'm probably in the minority but I've always preferred Argentina as a football nation to Brazil. Wouldn't have an issue with them winning but Brazil always seem to have their number when they meet directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Colombia maybe be an outside bet but as neither Messi or Aguero were at their best in the world cup and they are now. I have a sneaky feeling for Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Chile playing a warm up tonight against El Salvador.....Alexis starting having probably jogged over there. Also impressed Marcelo Diaz starts, less than 100 hours after scoring the goal that keep Hamburg up. Probably just about beyond Vidal to play tonight and then fly back for the champions league final! I love the commitment the South Americans show for their country, flying halfway across the world in limited time to play for their nations. If this was an England player he'd have probably pulled out through "exhaustion." Edited June 5, 2015 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) I'm probably in the minority but I've always preferred Argentina as a football nation to Brazil. Wouldn't have an issue with them winning but Brazil always seem to have their number when they meet directly. think they always played a more European game with a No.10 playmaker like Riquelme until recently when they have abandoned it and the football is not as great to watch anymore Edited June 5, 2015 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 No they were poor at the World Cup in terms of style of play but Aguero was half broken then and Messi didn't have his best club season so hoping for better this time. I still think they'll have a chance in 2018, Higuian, Aguero, Messi will still all be only 30 then and really they've not had great back 4s for a while (since days of Ayala, Zanetti, Walter Samuel) so it won't be much different although Mascherano being 34 will probably be a problem given his importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 They are have some exciting young players like Vietto coming through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I've always loved the out and out strikers they've produced....growing up watching Seria A in the late 90s Batistuta was like a God to me then Crespo then Tevez then Higuain then Aguero..... and now the new generation of Vietto (if he ever gets a call up) and Dybala are starting to filter through. In that same period Brazil had obviously Ronaldo and Rivaldo who were two of the best around in their era but then a really barren period until Neymar now. When you look at the midfield playmakers Argies have also produced in the last 20 years they've badly underachieved. Incredible they haven't won an international title since the mid 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Brazil had a better striker but he had too many personal problems sadly, Copa America 2004 was all about Argentina and Tevez and this guy just destroyed the field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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