I agree that many people overrate Belgium and put a lot of pressure on them. They're a young, inexperienced team, but very promising for the future. They can do something at the Euro 2016 but not this world cup.
Netherlands will miss Strootman a lot IMO. Not sure on the 5 at the back system LVG wants to play I'd play a 4-3-3 with Depay-RvP-Robben as front 3 and Sneijder right behind as playmaker and 2 CDM's Blind and N.de Jong. I think that would be a nice balance and a very strong team.
I want Brazil to do well because that means a happy home crowd, so it will give the tournament a buzz!
Kirchen_75 wrote:
I agree that many people overrate Belgium and put a lot of pressure on them. They're a young, inexperienced team, but very promising for the future. They can do something at the Euro 2016 but not this world cup.
Netherlands will miss Strootman a lot IMO. Not sure on the 5 at the back system LVG wants to play I'd play a 4-3-3 with Depay-RvP-Robben as front 3 and Sneijder right behind as playmaker and 2 CDM's Blind and N.de Jong. I think that would be a nice balance and a very strong team.
I want Brazil to do well because that means a happy home crowd, so it will give the tournament a buzz!
I agree about the 4-3-3 but i think he should keep the fluent 3 he's been playing now with Robben-RVP-Sneijder to keep the balance rather defensive. They seem to create alot of space for eachother.
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And about Belgium, it's a decent team, but we miss a key player with Benteke. Lukaku is a different type and he just doesn't fit well in the team. I would've said semifinal before, but now I think we're eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Rin wrote:
For me the big favorites are Spain, I can't see why so many people are saying it's Brazil or Germany.
Because Spain's boring tici-taca style has been brutally week this year: Bayern probably the club with the best players in the world (after Real Madrid) didn't do anything. Neither has Barcelona (same dull style). Both teams have good team chemistry and it was tactics, where they really sucked. Spain won't be any different.
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
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Argentina - Brazil final for me. Europeans side will struggle.
It will be the end of Spain domination in international football too.
Colombians as dark horses for me, but it truly depends on their form on the day. They could beat almost any side, but loose to any side too.
Edited by Alakagom on 03-06-2014 09:37
Rin wrote:
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
Spain is going without both Llorente and Navas, thats basically their plan b right there.
Really, really looking forward to this. Germany could do really well, I hope. Against Cameroon the first few minutes were great, after that it was so-so. Wasn't a full squad though. Semis should definitely be achievable anyway.
Been listening to this pretty much all day, gets me even more excited.
And yes, I know it's an English song, and I'm Irish, and I wouldn't mind England going out in the group stages, but it's a fucking great song!
Rin wrote:
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
Spain does not have a striker and their style of football is dead, i think they will maybe have problems going to semis. Also what i spotted is, you should play FM less Rin, football is not only about formations.
Rin wrote:
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
Spain does not have a striker and their style of football is dead, i think they will maybe have problems going to semis. Also what i spotted is, you should play FM less Rin, football is not only about formations.
They have Torres and when they were probably at their best in 2008 they played more of a hybrid tika-taka I think. It was more of a total football type thing. The full backs and even center backs would often get into the attack and the finishing of Villa and Torres really did a good job then. Now not so much, but I think the team always found a way to win and found a way to adapt.
You really cant count them out for the finals again. They have an ageing squad, but also still a very good squad from top to bottom, in every position. No matter what formation they play they will have a world class player available in every position really.
I thought you were German, Dippo?
Anyway, this is the definitive version...
Edited by weirdskyfan64 on 04-06-2014 08:26
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Rin wrote:
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
Spain does not have a striker and their style of football is dead, i think they will maybe have problems going to semis. Also what i spotted is, you should play FM less Rin, football is not only about formations.
I don't know how you are coming to the last sentence as I said Spain has a great coach and great players, never naming their false nine system they are regulary playing. Then in the end you say football isn't about formations?
Second the their style and their system you named "dead" is going to be played by Germany in the world cup a team everyone rates very high.
(Even though I think they will have it hard because that false nine system never worked for us, never won a match with this system and after switching back at half time or even further in the game, the team played much better.)
So we are not even making the semifinals because of that system?
Look at Germanys team they just have 1 striker (Klose) and he is even injured.
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Rin wrote:
Well I would rate Del Bosque higher than Guardiola.
Also Guardiola never has a plan B but just plan A and if it doesn't work see the match against Madrid.
Barcelona has a problem nowadays with their coach so I don't think they are worse but had a wrong coach for the team, maybe Enrique changes it as he was a long time Barca player.
So thats why I think Spain will be again very good - because they have Del Bosque and great players.
Spain does not have a striker and their style of football is dead, i think they will maybe have problems going to semis. Also what i spotted is, you should play FM less Rin, football is not only about formations.
They have Torres and when they were probably at their best in 2008 they played more of a hybrid tika-taka I think. It was more of a total football type thing. The full backs and even center backs would often get into the attack and the finishing of Villa and Torres really did a good job then. Now not so much, but I think the team always found a way to win and found a way to adapt.
You really cant count them out for the finals again. They have an ageing squad, but also still a very good squad from top to bottom, in every position. No matter what formation they play they will have a world class player available in every position really.
Would be fun if many of you would register so we all could start a league.
