I disagree.Originally Posted by CoupeIt88
Yup! For a country with nearly 170 million people playing football every single day and football being a religion, Brazil should win it every year, but they won't. I'm sorry but South America has taken a step back in quality this decade...meu amigoOriginally Posted by o fenomeno
Yeah, I guess winning 2 of the last 4 World Cups and finishing second in another just isn't good enough for Brazil. They should be expected to win every single tournament, because they're the only country in which most kids play soccer.Originally Posted by o fenomeno
I disagree.Originally Posted by CoupeIt88
Yup! For a country with nearly 170 million people playing football every single day and football being a religion, Brazil should win it every year, but they won't. I'm sorry but South America has taken a step back in quality this decade...meu amigoOriginally Posted by o fenomeno
And I think you mean every 4 years, not every year.
Definitely will cover all, started from the bottom.
Thanks for the love bro, I'll try not to disappoint.Originally Posted by M4rioL
Persia, I literally check everyday if you have something new up
Your blog is the best WC blog I've seen so far, keep it up man
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAOriginally Posted by o fenomeno
I know right
But the thing about Dunga...he's did the same thing Scolari did before 02. Scolari had so much pressure from the public to include Romario in the final squad but he stuck to his guns because he knew the World Cup was no place for heartfelt goodbyes. Dunga has a very specific way he wants this team to play, and he has selected the players which will most benefit his offense (midfield possession, counter attacks, set pieces)
Pato has not shown well at all for virtually all of his Brazil call ups, and he hasn't played for Milan in a couple weeks with his injury. Its surprising, but not really that surprising.
As far as Ronaldinho, I think Dunga simply does not want him/his attitude on the squad. I think it is a load of bull +%@#, and Ronaldinho could not have done more to deserve himself a spot on the team, but I think Dunga will have the last laugh. He is a tactics and result oriented coach who does not seem to bat an eye at the massive pressure that comes with the Brazilian coaching job.
Dunga is not Maradona. He did not snub European stars for no name domestic league players. Grafite is still a very dangerous and capable scorer who bloomed late and has poured the goals in. Josue, Felipe Melo, even with his poor season at Juve, they will contribute to Brazil's run, and I think they will win it all.
Some of the question marks for me came in the form of Gilberto Silva and Nilmar. I just hate Nilmar though.
He'll definitely get selected, but whether he'll make it back is another question. If he was a midfielder on that team I'd guess they'd just let him sit on the bench, but Spain is surprisingly short on strikers and might need Torres to suit up even if he's not 100%. I heard that the Liverpool team doc said Torres might be ready for the second group match, which makes it seem that he may still be struggling for form at the tournament. Zidane tried to come back from injury in the middle of the group stage in 2002, and that didn't go well. Hopefully he'll be fit before their first match, if not he could struggle even if he plays.
Yea, I thought he'd be back sooner. They should just hold him out until late in the second match or maybe even the third match to make sure he's ready. Guiza and Villa can hold it down. They can even try and move P. Rodriguez up front w/ Villa just to see how it works out. They should have the luxury of holding on to Torres til he's ready considering the group they were placed in. That group is pretty garbage. My pops always tries to sell me on Chile, tellin me they are dangerous. I'm not buyin it.
Originally Posted by PlatinumFunk
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAOriginally Posted by o fenomeno
I know right
But the thing about Dunga...he's did the same thing Scolari did before 02. Scolari had so much pressure from the public to include Romario in the final squad but he stuck to his guns because he knew the World Cup was no place for heartfelt goodbyes. Dunga has a very specific way he wants this team to play, and he has selected the players which will most benefit his offense (midfield possession, counter attacks, set pieces)
Pato has not shown well at all for virtually all of his Brazil call ups, and he hasn't played for Milan in a couple weeks with his injury. Its surprising, but not really that surprising.
As far as Ronaldinho, I think Dunga simply does not want him/his attitude on the squad. I think it is a load of bull +%@#, and Ronaldinho could not have done more to deserve himself a spot on the team, but I think Dunga will have the last laugh. He is a tactics and result oriented coach who does not seem to bat an eye at the massive pressure that comes with the Brazilian coaching job.
Dunga is not Maradona. He did not snub European stars for no name domestic league players. Grafite is still a very dangerous and capable scorer who bloomed late and has poured the goals in. Josue, Felipe Melo, even with his poor season at Juve, they will contribute to Brazil's run, and I think they will win it all.
Some of the question marks for me came in the form of Gilberto Silva and Nilmar. I just hate Nilmar though.
Nilmar will wreack havoc off the bench I think.
Dunga's biggest ****up was Josue over Neymar. I didn't like Grafite over Ganso either...
The boys of the Vila would've made this world cup sooo much fun to watch... oh well
Don't you think his role with Germany is less replaceable than Henry's with France?
Originally Posted by o fenomeno
Originally Posted by PlatinumFunk
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAOriginally Posted by o fenomeno
I know right
But the thing about Dunga...he's did the same thing Scolari did before 02. Scolari had so much pressure from the public to include Romario in the final squad but he stuck to his guns because he knew the World Cup was no place for heartfelt goodbyes. Dunga has a very specific way he wants this team to play, and he has selected the players which will most benefit his offense (midfield possession, counter attacks, set pieces)
Pato has not shown well at all for virtually all of his Brazil call ups, and he hasn't played for Milan in a couple weeks with his injury. Its surprising, but not really that surprising.
As far as Ronaldinho, I think Dunga simply does not want him/his attitude on the squad. I think it is a load of bull +%@#, and Ronaldinho could not have done more to deserve himself a spot on the team, but I think Dunga will have the last laugh. He is a tactics and result oriented coach who does not seem to bat an eye at the massive pressure that comes with the Brazilian coaching job.
Dunga is not Maradona. He did not snub European stars for no name domestic league players. Grafite is still a very dangerous and capable scorer who bloomed late and has poured the goals in. Josue, Felipe Melo, even with his poor season at Juve, they will contribute to Brazil's run, and I think they will win it all.
Some of the question marks for me came in the form of Gilberto Silva and Nilmar. I just hate Nilmar though.
Nilmar will wreack havoc off the bench I think.
Dunga's biggest ****up was Josue over Neymar. I didn't like Grafite over Ganso either...
The boys of the Vila would've made this world cup sooo much fun to watch... oh well
Dunga isn't going to send two kids to rot on the bench.
Yea, I think so. Even though I would have replaced Henry w/ Benzema. But I think Germany can actually replace Ballack with that CAM on Bayern. Can't remember what his name is, but he's been in pretty good form through the CL.
