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One thing I hope BB does is pick a lineup and have them train/play together. We seem to go on FOREVER trying out new players. I know its important to get the best 23 but goodness gracious, we've called up 58 players so far in 2009. The time for finding that hidden gem is over. Let's not spend the precious few months we have left and the very important friendlies letting another 20 players fight it out for the 23rd spot. Stop the lineup shuffling.....get your core group together and fine tune them to the max.
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Quote:
A south africa mexico uruguay France
B argentina nigeria south korea greece
C england usa algeria slovenia
D germany australia serbia ghana
E netherlands denmark japan cameroon
F italy paraguay new zealand slovakia
G brazil korea dpr ivory coast potugal
H spain Switzerland honduras chile
my predictions.
A. France, SA
B. Argentina, Greece
C. England, USA
D. Germany, Australia
E. Holland, Cameroon
F. Italy, Paraguay
G. Brazil, Portugal
H. Spain, Chile
I have not seen a lot of them playing and Im basing my prediction on the ones that I've seen.
Next Round.
France beats Greece
Argentina beats SA
England beats Australia
USA (hoping we wil pull the upset vs Germany)
Holland beats Paraguay
Italy beats Cameroon
Brazil beats Chile
Spain beats Portugal.
Next Round.
Im not sure how it works next but I will leave a few thoughts.
Dark horse I think is gone be Chile, Bielsa is a great coach.
Teams to watch out for.
1.Slovenia: they knocked out Russia, they cant be bad.
2. Ivory Coast: Drogba and Essien...
3. Algeria: Egypt wasnt bad in the Confe-Cup.
After a dissapointing European Cup, Holland is the sleeper.
Never count France or Italy out.
Big dogs are def Spain, Brazil and Germany, Capello may get on their way.
We can only hope for Howard, Donovan and Altidore to have a great tournament, Bradley is playing great soccer in Bundesliga.
I think Honduras comes out with not points, other than Costa Rica, always happens to Central American nations.
Club of the century.
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Essien plays for Ghana, not Ivory Coast. But Ivory Coast do have the likes of Drogba (as you mentioned), Kalou, Toure, and some other quality players. Ivory Coast have to hate their luck though. 2006 they drew the group of Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and this summer they have the privilege of getting Brazil and Portugal. That's unlucky. Hope to see Drogba maintain his current form through the summer though as he is playing exceptionally.
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One month away! 2010 World Cup
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Quote:
A south africa mexico uruguay France
B argentina nigeria south korea greece
C england usa algeria slovenia
D germany australia serbia ghana
E netherlands denmark japan cameroon
F italy paraguay new zealand slovakia
G brazil korea dpr ivory coast portugal
H spain Switzerland honduras chile
A. France and Uruguay
B. Argentina and Nigeria
C. England and Slovenia
D. Germany and Ghana
E. Netherlands and Cameroon
F. Italy and Paraguay
G. Brazil and Ivory Coast
H. Spain and Chile
France Vs Nigeria - France
England vs Ghana - England
Netherlands Vs Paraguay - Paraguay
Brazil Vs Chile - Brazil
Aregntina Vs Uruguay - Argentina
Germany Vs Slovenia - Germany
Italy Vs Cameroon - Italy
Spain Vs Ivory Coast - Spain
France Vs England - England
Paraguay Vs Brazil - Brazil
Argentina Vs Germany - Argentina
Italy Vs Spain - Spain
England Vs Brazil- England
Argentina Vs Spain - Argentina
England Vs Argentina -ENGLAND!!
Player of the tournament - Wayne Rooney (England)
Young player of the tournament - Sergio Aguero (Argentina)
Coach/surprise team of the tournament - Gerardo Martino/Paraguay
Top goalscorer - Lionel Messi (Argentina) (6 goals)
Surprise player of the tournament-Adam Johnson (England)
ps. I may have let my heart rule my head in these picks!
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Only one player on the 30-man roster from New Jersey. I remember when guys from Jersey dominated the roster. 
Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.
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They're coming back. There is a lot of players from the Red Bulls Academy on the U15 and U17 National Teams. The absence shows the lack of minority identification, not just in Jersey, but around the country over the past years. All you have to do is look at all the Mexican Americans making it to the Mexican League, which by the way is the Western Hemisphere's best league. And, oh yeah, those players can't make our WC roster? As soon as our NT roster is mostly minority, we'll look like a quality National Team.
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"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"
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Wish Davies would have been brought in, just to see if he could get back, but his club team said he wasn't ready yet. Hopefully, this will be great motivation for 4 years.
Also, wish I could ask Rossi how that decision is turning out? Not even on the Italian roster, but would start for team USA. Hope he enjoys his summer on the couch.
"Boys, even if it means dying on the pitch, we must win!" Marc-Vivien Foe 1975 - 2003
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