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[Baker]

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 , 33 days And Counting Down

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Hi Guys i know there is already a very very much active thread for football , But i thought , there should be a seperate thread only for discussing about worlds most awaiting sporting event FIFA 2010.Here we can discuss about , Team news , upcomoming stars ....etc

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And My best Wishes to my favourite team ARGENTINA................VAMOS VAMOS ARGENTINA........................................

[Rahim]

^I too support Argentina but not very confident with Maradona

[Baker]

^^thats true...more than 100 call ups with in 6 months.... including ortega....i think he needed to get some advice from pep guardiola regarding how to use messi in NT

[XTerminator]

i may sound a bit fanboy-ish and generic,but heck idc 3 Lions for me!!

[Baker]

^^^no offense but English players are big loosers when they are playing in NT

[XTerminator]

ye,that seems to be the fact though i hope this is the best england squad in many years,and the players seem to be in their peak form.

[Baker]

^^i feel to disagree , because 4 years back england is having almost same squad and i will say in much better form

[Kl@w-24]

I don't support any team right now, but I will, once all teams have been announced!

[XTerminator]

4 years back the players were'nt as mature as they are now.

[Rahim]

^you meant to say that 4 years back they were young, now they are buddhaas

@Kl@w: abey kirkit team ko support kar

[XTerminator]

^does mature imply buddhas? assuming that youre mature enough to understand this,does that mean youre a buddha?

[Kl@w-24]

@rahim: nahi yaar, kirkit se to ab mujhe sakht nafrat hai

Last time I supported the Argies and was absolutely distraught when Germany(it was them, right?) knocked them out. I even had a Hernan Crespo wallpaper as my desktop at that time

[Baker]

Originally Posted by Kl@w-24

@rahim: nahi yaar, kirkit se to ab mujhe sakht nafrat hai

Last time I supported the Argies and was absolutely distraught when Germany(it was them, right?) knocked them out. I even had a Hernan Crespo wallpaper as my desktop at that time

They Might have been knocked out in the QF , but in my view argies played such a beautiful football in last WC , but some tactical mistakes cost their elimination...

i can see argies coming with deadly finishers for this WC , like

messi,higuain,tevez,millito.

[XTerminator]

they barely scraped through the qualifiers with those stars

[Baker]

^^But i believe in a fact "those who sucks in qualifiers will have good time in WC"

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Tomorow England will announce their 30 member squad...http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/i...iew/full/90178

[Rahim]

^The very fact that the core of the England team are the same, should highlights the dearth in quality or the lack of guts in Manager, to give deserved caps to younger players. When players like Rio, Gerrard, Lampard, etc can't win when they were at their prime, what would they acheive when the graph dives southward? Most of the players are hyped. If only England perform well and qualify for later stages, it would be a success.

As for Argentina, I have always been distraught when they come to the WC as favourites with great players and then use that stupid formation and end up getting knocked by small teams like Sweden. Just scoring big in 1 match, jut as they did in last WC, dont make them good. Good on paper but pathetic when it comes to the real deal. Heck even Turkey play better than Argentina.

[Baker]

i will say , the morale of the argentinian players are very low , they will play poorly when they need to score....this can be fixed with good quality coach [maradona , i dont think so]

[Rahim]

^Argentina always had problem with managers. Most of them were lunatics. Decision to appoint Maradona is more populistic than objective. Maradona is God for Argentinian population :

This WC would be quite pathetic administrative point of view with poor security and that damn noise instrument the fans would use. Hate that baboozela-thingy

[Baker]

England Announced their 30 men squad

England's provision squad list:

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

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur), 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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Here comes spain pretty strong

Goalkeepers: Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), David de Gea (Atletico Madrid), Diego Lopez (Villarreal).
Defenders: Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique (Barcelona) Alvaro Arbeloa, Raul Albiol, Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Osasuna), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia).
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Marcos Senna, Santi Cazorla (Villareal) David Silva, Juan Mata (Valencia), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Jesus Navas (Sevilla).
Forwards: Pedro (Barcelona), Dani Guiza (Fenerbache), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), David Villa (Valencia).

[ico]

How can you not mention Cote d'Ivoire???

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Originally Posted by a_rahim

that damn noise instrument the fans would use. Hate that baboozela-thingy

Shouldn't we respect the culture of the country which is hosting the tournament?

Though I agree on the fact that they overuse it without any reason.

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Though I'm a lifelong supporter of Brazil, but I would love to see an African country or Netherlands winning the World Cup.

[Baker]

Originally Posted by ico

How can you not mention Cote d'Ivoire???

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while discussing EPL i never knew u were the fan of drogba.......

[Rahim]

France squad:

Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Mickael Landreau (Lille), Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille); Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Rod Fanni (Rennes), William Gallas (Arsenal), Marc Planus (Bordeaux), Adil Rami (Lille), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla); Abou Diaby (Arsenal), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Yann M'Vila (Rennes), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon); Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille), Jimmy Briand (Rennes), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).


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Viera, Benzema, Nasri missed out. Nasri is a surprise exclusion.
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@: Whats the point of respecting the culture when we can't hear the commentator's voice amidst that painful noise? Don't lecture too much. I am sick and tired of you. Go and give support to your kirkit boys. They need you in these dark days.
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[Krow]

Spain it is for me. Netherlands will probably end up getting knocked out somewhere around the QF. Spain have everything they need in the team, just need to fire at the big stage.


WTH! Nasri not in France squad? THIS IS NONSENSE!

Oh well, at least he will not return injured.

[Rahim]

Brazil squad:

Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Doni (Roma), Heurelho Gomes (Tottenham); Maicon (Inter Milan), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Lucio (Inter Milan), Juan (Roma), Luisao (Roma), Thiago Silva, Gilberto (Cruzeiro), Michel Bastos (Lyon); Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Felipe Melo (Juventus), Josue (Wolfsburg), Elano (Galatasaray), Ramires (Benfica), Kleberson (Flamengo), Kaka (Real Madrid), Julio Baptista (Roma); Robinho (Santos/Manchester City), Nilmar (Villarreal), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Grafite (Wolfsburg).
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Ronaldinho and Adriano misses out.

[thewisecrab]

For me, its a tie between Spain and Netherlands.

Though Netherlands = South Africa when it comes to big competitions. They always choke

Spain IMO is THE side to watch out for. Similar to Bar Soap's midfield, also with Xavi and Fabregas, Jesus Navas and Iniesta in the same squad, with Torres and Villa upfront. Defence is a bit patchy, but they have kickass goal keepers in the form of Reina and Casillas. And who in the world would say Spain play defensively?

I also have an eye for the 3 Lions, but it fails in comparison to Spain. Germany, Ivory Coast are also contenders.

Brazil, France, Italy and Argentina are "yester-years" sides. I see them being dumped out.

[Baker]

Here comes argentina... But i cant beleive how zanetti,cambiasso,gago and banega missed

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Goalkeepers: Mariano Andujar (Catania, Italy), Diego Pozo (Colon), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, the Netherland).

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Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso (AS Roma, Italy), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle, England), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich, Germany), Ariel Garce (Colon), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille, France), Juan Insaurralde (Newell's Old Boys), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Walter Samuel (Inter Milan, Italy).

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Midfielders: Sebastian Blanco (Lanus), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina, Italy), Jesus Datolo (Olympiakos, Greece), Angel Di Maria (Benfica, Portugal), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle, England), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool, England), Juan Mercier (Argentinos), Javier Pastore (Palermo, Italy), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool, England), Jose Sosa (Estudiantes), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes).
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid, Spain), , Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli, Italy), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain), Diego Milito (Inter Milan, Italy), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, England).

[thewisecrab]

I expected Warnock in England squad, esp after a good season with Villa and Wayne Bridge/John Terry acting all c.untly

[Baker]

Originally Posted by a_rahim

Brazil squad:

Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Doni (Roma), Heurelho Gomes (Tottenham); Maicon (Inter Milan), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Lucio (Inter Milan), Juan (Roma), Luisao (Roma), Thiago Silva, Gilberto (Cruzeiro), Michel Bastos (Lyon); Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Felipe Melo (Juventus), Josue (Wolfsburg), Elano (Galatasaray), Ramires (Benfica), Kleberson (Flamengo), Kaka (Real Madrid), Julio Baptista (Roma); Robinho (Santos/Manchester City), Nilmar (Villarreal), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Grafite (Wolfsburg).
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Ronaldinho and Adriano misses out.

They directly announced their 23 member squad............i think they should have included ronaldhinho... , his experience would have bees useful in big tournaments

[Rahim]

Argentina always lacked someone who can provide leadership qualitites.

[Baker]

^^^ if zanetti were in the squad he can make some difference..