villa4europe Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Messi is always poor in tournaments for some reason yeah but assuming they play 4-3-3 at that front 3 can be made up from messi, aguero, higuain, tevez, palacio, lamela, di maria, lavezzi, gaitan, and look out for icardi young inter striker its not that bad is it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Coloccini isn't bad as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 assuming argentina win their group they'll then get switzerland / france then at a guess portugal / belgium in the quarters i think they can get to the semis is their defence that bad? GK -Romero RB - Zabaleta CB - Otamendi CB - Garay LB - ??? they could drop mascherano in at CB too and peruzzi looks like he'll be a good RB, hasnt really happened for ansaldi at LB has it? except Zabaleta the rest are average for me. Garay got nowhere near Madrid team when he was there and Otamendi always looks like he has an error in him. Coloccini and Mascherano would probably be a better defence. left back is sometimes Rojo and he isnt great either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 They don't have that good a midfield so they can't afford to not have Mascherano playing in it. Coloccini and Garay is their strongest CB pairing probably which is decent but nothing too special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Just announced on Final Score that another worker has died in an accident at the stadium in Manaus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Stadium workers strike to commence tomorrow after the 2 deaths in Manaus...total calamity now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Jeeezus, one of the workers fell 115 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Jeeezus, one of the workers fell 115 ft. Just read aswell that a few hours later a worker nearby (not actually working on the stadium) died of a heart attack - his family say he was being overworked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) no way would a builder fall off a roof whilst building a stadium here... ( just in case some sarcasm meters dont work monday mornings) Edited December 16, 2013 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Bad news for Colombia- Falcao has has a serious knee injury, apparently...it would be a shame if he misses the tournament. Edited January 23, 2014 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Think that will mean an early exit for Colombia, Muriel, Teo Guiterrez and Jackson Martinez are decent strikers but not in the same class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa4europe Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 not even a foul! and we say our refs are shit if he's out for the season i think monaco will pay him something like £7.5m before he kicks a ball again for them! shame, you always want the best players at the world cup and is number 8 ludovic guily? i thought he'd retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 World cup preparations in Qatar have now claimed nearly 400 dead Nepalese. Just... wow. Hundreds of deaths, all for a football tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Starting to make sense why Wembley cost so much more than other stadiums worldwide. A bit of health and safety perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 World cup preparations in Qatar have now claimed nearly 400 dead Nepalese. Just... wow. Hundreds of deaths, all for a football tournament. Really is disgraceful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) More madness Angry Brazilian fans broke into a World Cup training centre and assaulted players and staff on Saturday in an attack that highlighted the security concerns facing teams in this year's tournament. About 100 Corinthians supporters used wirecutters to breach the perimeter mesh around a coaching area in São Paulo – which will be used by the Iranian national side in June – so they could berate their team's players for recent poor form. No one was seriously injured, but the invading fans grabbed and throttled striker Paolo Guerrero, who scored the winner against Chelsea in the 2012 Club World Cup final. "They tried to strangle the player who scored the most important goal in our club's history. We didn't deserve this," club president Mario Gobbi said on Sunday. According to local media, the fans refused to leave for two hours and also manhandled the coach Mano Menezes, striker Emerson Sheik and Alexandre Pato, a former AC Milan forward and the club's most expensive signing last year. The players were in such a state of shock that Corinthians initially requested the postponement of the match they were due to play on Sunday against Ponte Preta. The club said the game should be put back to "preserve and protect all involved". This request was withdrawn owing to commitments to TV rightsholders, but the mood of insecurity at the club persists. Corinthians have referred the case to police and provided CCTV footage to help identify those responsible for what the club describes as an act of vandalism. "Our employees don't feel safe any more," said Gobbi. Brazil's supporters organisations have a long history of violence, often with lethal consequences. For the most part the hooliganism is associated with clubs and organised crime rather than the national side. But with the World Cup due to start in just over four months, participating teams may seek reassurance that their players will be adequately protected from intensely passionate fans, both at training grounds and in stadiums. As one comment on the latest incident put it: "After reading this, I don't thing [sic] anyone will be willing to knock them [brazil] out of the WC." Edited February 4, 2014 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 To many, the statistics justify the violent backlash: between 2007 and 2013 more than 33,000 people were murdered in Rio, 1,070 as a consequence of being mugged. Even more frighteningly, 5,412 people died in conflicts with the police. Jaysus! Less about the WC, more about Brazil, but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Still not excited about the World Cup. Used to be the highlight of my year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) To many, the statistics justify the violent backlash: between 2007 and 2013 more than 33,000 people were murdered in Rio, 1,070 as a consequence of being mugged. Even more frighteningly, 5,412 people died in conflicts with the police. Jaysus! Less about the WC, more about Brazil, but still I am currently in Bogota, Colombia but I was in Rio for the last few weeks and on my 3rd night I was held up at knife point in the Lapa district. They took my phone and the money I had on me. Thankfully, knowing South America well, I always leave my cards and watch in the hotel safe and so I wasn't too inconvenienced but I suspect a lot of people will be getting f***** over all around the country. On a side note, the people here seem very confident that Falcao will make it for the World Cup and they seem to rate Brazil as favourites. Edited February 16, 2014 by One For The Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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