World Cup Previews - Squads
 

Minutes ago our 'coach' gave us the 23 names that'll represent us at the World Cup. Not so many surpriseses. But I think he could cut some names of it:

Here's the list:

-Julio Cesar (OK)
-Gomes (OK)
-Doni (Sucks)
-Maicon (OK)
-Daniel Alves (OK)
-Gilberto (Sucks)
-Michel Bastos (nahhhh... ok)
-Juan (OK)
-Lucio (OK)
-Luizão (OK)
-Thiago Silva (OK)
-Gilberto Silva (sucks really, really hard)
-Felipe Melo (not ok, but not so bad either)
-Josué (worse than Gilberto Silva)
-Kléberson (in his good days he can be helpful)
-Elano (good player. I like him)
-Ramirez (I don't know. He did some good matches but recently was on decline)
-Julio Baptista (I just hate him)
-Kaka (OK)
-Nilmar (OK)
-Luiz Fabiano (OK)
-Robinho (OK)
-Grafite (a surprise. But I prefer him than Adriano)

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so you're telling me that the #1 ranked team in the world is OK at best? (mediocre if gilberto silva gets the starts)

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Well, basically yes.

We have lots of better players than those suckers there. And when I put OK I meant I agree with the decision. I like those players. I think they're in the most part great players.

But let a player like Ronaldinho or Paulo Ganso off the list, and choose Josué and Gilberto Silva, is bullshit.

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England's 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals:


Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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You can name your Ice Hockey team if you like.

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I have no idea who is in it.

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its a shame the goofy brazillian genius wont be going cos he is fantastic to watch.

capello has to get rid of 7, its dependent on fitness i think. dont think there'll be too many surprises in the actual 23. some people have been given a chance but not sure kids like adam johnson will get in

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Great midfielders! (y)

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I was a bit surprise now I've read that Benzema is not going either. (n)

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a fucking embarrassing travesty that those players are on the world cup squad and ronaldinho and pato will have to watch at home.

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and hes not taking alex or marcello?

i hope brazil doesnt make it out of the group stage and dunga is fired on the spot.


sadly im fairly certain lippi is going to have just as many gaffes in his squad selection.

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cyp - are you not arsed about the US at all?

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eh i dont care about them really. they dont play good football. i dont root against them, and wish them luck but forza italia.

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right then, dont be giving it the large if they get anything against us in the group game.

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ha. you know that wont happen! if England loses to team usa they will rightfully earn you guys some flack. :p

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maradonna must still be on coke. he left zanetti and cambiasso off the wc roster. thats a joke.


jesus even more of a joke is that hes taking heinze over zanetti.

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alright, enough about these so-called 'favourites' and 'previous winners', let's get to a real team:

NEW ZEALAND WORLD CUP SQUAD 2010.

Goalkeepers: James Bannatyne (Team Wellington), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory), Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix)

Defenders: Andy Boyens (New York Red Bulls), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), David Mulligan (unattached), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers, captain), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City)

Midfielders: Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix, vice-captain), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Jeremy Christie (FC Tampa Bay), Simon Elliott (unattached), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell)

Strikers: Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)

thats right, fear that shit.

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^that team is no joke!

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Now, that's a cool name for a team.

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They're Scottish, and shit.

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^^

But their name is even cooler when translated to Portuguese :p

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It's a shock he's dropped Cambiasso as I think he's been the best midfielder in the world for the past five years.

Argentina are still my pick for the cup, though.

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I think they gonna suck as they always do. Not because there's this rivalry between us. It's because they never correspond as expected. Let's hope they drop a good football cause this year they have Messi on fire.

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i would seriously give some thought to an african nation doing very well. Ivory coast or ghana have good squads but tough groups but if drogba fires the Ivory coast would be a handful for anyone. Sven got us to 2 quarter finals so no reason why he cant do well again

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Simon Elliott and David Mulligan are too good for any club side, I see. Obviously devoted to the national team cause.

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Australia provisional World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Adam Federici, Eugene Galekovic, Brad Jones, Mark Schwarzer


Defenders: Michael Beauchamp, David Carney, Scott Chipperfield, Shane Lowry, Mark Milligan, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill, Jade North, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams


Midfielders: Mark Bresciano, Tim Cahill, Nicky Carle, Jason Culina, Brett Emerton, Richard Garcia, Vincenzo Grella, James Holland, Brett Holman, Mile Jedinak, Tommy Oar, Carl Valeri, Dario Vidosic


Forwards: Joshua Kennedy, Harry Kewell, Scott McDonald, Nikita Rukavytsya

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Capello announces squad tomorrow. we were shit against japan but still won, winning ugly is very important. I'll keep a posistive spin on it. I think these 7 will miss out:

Warnock
Dawson
Upson
Carrick
Parker
Johnson
Bent

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Right then, final 23:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).

Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

these 7 will miss out:
Darren Bent (Sunderland), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal),Scott Parker (West Ham),Leighton Baines (Everton), Michael Dawson (Tottenham)

not sure about it. The walcott omission is fair enough, you have to respect capello's reasons. he's not in form and he has many options there. Its more playing leighton baines and deciding he's not good enough and picking someone he hasnt played. If baines wasnt good enough then have a look at warnock ffs. and despite being a united fan, i'd have taken huddlestone over carrick, at least tom has a shot on him. Carricks been gash this season, falls asleep in the centre circle with the ball!. Plus he should have took dawson over upson.Dawson and king could have been a partnership in reserve. And dont give me experience as the reason why upson went, matthew upson has experience of being shit.

Having said all that, i kind of prefer it all looking a bit wobbly than getting my hopes up and having them dashed. we will get to the quarters and go out on penalties.Again.