Paulo Oliveira, forumscp darling, has been crap for Eibar. Him and Rúben Semedo are rubbish and are in the top 10 list of worst purchases in la liga this year. Vezo isn't a world beater but had decent games for Valência and Granada. I agree that Rúben Dias does look good but he hasn't played enough to be considered as a potencial choice. He wasn't spectacular yesterday for the U21 against the swiss. I'm always skeptical with the overrating of Benfica players. I think that we have a real problem in the cb position. It has surpassed the striker issue in my mind.
World Cup Qualifiers + Friendlies | November 2017
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I was making an humorous statement, since I knew John Ogu ability quite well. But thank God you have better options
Ruben Dias looks decent but I dont see potential in him to become a top center back to be honest.
If to judge a football team we only look at statistics why bother to watch a match?
Stay
Don't tell me?
Forumscp, where Tobias Figueiredo was 2 years ago the next big thing, Francisco Geraldes is the football version of José Saramago, Matheus Pereira the Alcochete version of Neymar, Iuri Medeiros has the same potential as Bernardo Silva and Paulo Oliveira with 25 years the next Ricardo Carvalho. Stop it man, we know nothing about football.
Not comparing him with Couto, Carvalho or Pepe, not even close tbh.
Me too, in this case Ruben Dias only because the other CB in Portugal are bad, with them media + Mendes = Suspect.
Absolutely, and I don't know how Santos will solve this problem after the WC. Pepe, Fonte and Alves need to be replaced, and judging by Santos reaction yesterday even by his standards, he was worried too imo.
I'm predicting we won't have any great CBs and we'll end up getting Mourinho so he can make our crap defenders look good by playing a defensive system.
I wonder the odds were on a Mille Jedinak hat trick were
Mourinho, Santos has contract until 2020? Until there lets hope Ruben Dias or other new player arrives, I just can't see who can replace those 3 I mentioned after the WC, my main worry for the near future.
Come on Peru, hold on.
2-0 Peru!
Peru vs?
1998 France France France 3-0 Brazil
1994 USA Brazil 0-0, then Brazil defeated Italy 3-2 in penalties
1990 Italy Germany Germany 1-0 Argentina
1986 Mexico Argentina Argentina 3-2 Germany
1982 Spain Italy Italy 3-1 Germany
1978 Argentina Argentina Argentina 3-1 Holland
1974 Germany Germany Germany 2-1 Holland
1970 Mexico Brazil Brazil 4-1 Italy
1966 England England England 4-2 Germany
1962 Chile Brazil Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia
1958 Sweden Brazil Brazil 5-2 Sweden
1954 Switzerland Germany Germany 3-2 Hungary
1950 Brazil Uruguay Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
1946 not held
1942 not held
1938 France Italy Italy 4-2 Hungary
1934 Italy Italy Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay 4-2 Argentina
1994 USA Brazil 0-0, then Brazil defeated Italy 3-2 in penalties
1990 Italy Germany Germany 1-0 Argentina
1986 Mexico Argentina Argentina 3-2 Germany
1982 Spain Italy Italy 3-1 Germany
1978 Argentina Argentina Argentina 3-1 Holland
1974 Germany Germany Germany 2-1 Holland
1970 Mexico Brazil Brazil 4-1 Italy
1966 England England England 4-2 Germany
1962 Chile Brazil Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia
1958 Sweden Brazil Brazil 5-2 Sweden
1954 Switzerland Germany Germany 3-2 Hungary
1950 Brazil Uruguay Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
1946 not held
1942 not held
1938 France Italy Italy 4-2 Hungary
1934 Italy Italy Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay 4-2 Argentina
@SaintTresano I just sent that to my boss.
Peru vs New Zealand
New Zealand through. Expected.
Cheers you got it before my bud did
Point being? Seriously, scratching my head here.
Chris Wood with a chance to make it a grandstand finish.
fecks it up.
fecks it up.
It's over. Delighted for Peru, proper football nation.
What
Hmm
I expected new Zealand to go through
New Zealand wouldnt beat anybody from Conmebol but they put up a decent fight tonight.
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Peru dominated the whole game.
Other than Panamá I really don’t see any walkovers in this WC. I get many very even groups with the exception of the very top sides.
Every team will be praying to be in the Poland, Russia or even Belgium group.
Every team will be praying to be in the Poland, Russia or even Belgium group.
Congratulations to Perù! Great result for them!
What does Hmmm mean?
It's the only sport they play or care about. They don't always have teams stacked with class players like they did in the 70s, but they consistently perform better than the sum of parts, always play with grit and determination, always emphasise technique and ball on deck... When you see that red stripe across a white shirt you know what it stands for and what their football is all about.
Very pleased that they are finally back in a World Cup. Hope the Guerrero situation is resolved favourably, it would be a shame if he can't go.
North African teams have done well these qualifying rounds. Pity about Ivory Coast though, which means no WC for Bailly.
Seeing some of these teams, I'm ashamed Holland didn't qualify. We're easily better than 2/3 of the contestants. Though being better on paper means nothing if you have a shite coach that embeds his shite mentality on our shite team leading to shite performances.
Yes Im sad.
Not sure if I'm in the correct place to be saying this, however Tottenham have just announced Harry Winks, Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Hugo Lloris are all fit to face Arsenal on Saturday.
Surely it is no coincidence all of these players missed the internationals and withdrew? It really annoys me should be investigated and fined.
Surely it is no coincidence all of these players missed the internationals and withdrew? It really annoys me should be investigated and fined.
Can't really fine a club for not sending their players to a friendly I think. Playing for your national team is not mandatory, hence people can quit playing for their country without quitting all together.
I seemed to think that it was mandatory, I'm sure I remember Franck Ribery a few years ago refusing to play for France - and it caused uproar. He was only pardoned from joining the France squad when announcing his international retirement.
I'm quite sure unless injured or retired, you have to answer the call of your international squad.
Ryan Babel.Seeing some of these teams, I'm ashamed Holland didn't qualify. We're easily better than 2/3 of the contestants. Though being better on paper means nothing if you have a shite coach that embeds his shite mentality on our shite team leading to shite performances.
Yes Im sad.
What about him?
Yet the Brazilian players would break their neck to represent their country.
I'm sure they would, but that doesn't make it a punishable offense to decline a friendly, which was my point.
You didn't even qualify to the easiest Euros in history to qualify for.Seeing some of these teams, I'm ashamed Holland didn't qualify. We're easily better than 2/3 of the contestants. Though being better on paper means nothing if you have a shite coach that embeds his shite mentality on our shite team leading to shite performances.
Yes Im sad.
You are deservingly missing yet another major tournament.
I know it's deserved, but it's sad, because on paper we should qualify, making it more infuriating to yet again not qualify.
I really don't like this on "paper" argument. It just perpetuates the myth of the status quo. Thought the same with Italy.
I think not qualifying for the world cup could actually be a blessing in disguise. Dutch football has been on the wane for a while now. I don't think its solely down to talent either, with the KNVB a big part of that. Maybe this failure will kick them into action. The hiring of three successive managers at once was one of the most weird things I've seen, especially when that didn't include the man that should have got the job in the first place.