Re: World Cup 14 Squads Discussion

by B-Mac Mon May 12, 2014 9:04 pm

Catracho wrote:btw I love how we all give hell to Brazil for picking the wrong players, but ffs that English squad looks pretty dire lol.

difference is, Brazil has more to chose from

this is the best england got Laughing

by julias Mon May 12, 2014 9:07 pm

matpol wrote:Ghana 26 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset), Fatua Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars).

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Jonathan Mensah (Evian TG), Harrison Afful (Esperance), Jeff Schulpp (Leicester City), John Boye (Stade Rennes), Jerry Akaminko (Eskisehirspor) and Rashid Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns).

Midfielders: Sulley Muntari (AC Milan), Mubarak Wakaso (Rubin Kazan), Mohammed Rabiu (Kuban Krasnodar), Michael Essien (AC Milan), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese), Afriyie Acquah (Parma), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Christian Atsu (Vitesse Arnhem), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough), David Accam (Helsingborg).

Forwards: Jordan Ayew (Sochaux), Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain) and Kevin Prince Boateng (Schalke 04).

Was part of the Nike Academy now at the WC, what a rise to fame. There's also an Australian player who has taken the same route and will be at the WC Thumbs up

by matpol Mon May 12, 2014 9:31 pm

Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Asmir Avdukic (Borac Banja Luka), Asmir Begovic (Stoke City), Jasmin Fezjic (Aalen), Dejan Bandović (FK Sarajevo).

Defenders: Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros), Ermin Bicakcic (Eintracht Braunschweig), Sead Kolasinac (Schalke), Emir Spahic (Bayer Leverkusen), Toni Sunjic (Zorya), Ognjen Vranjes (Elazigspor), Ervin Zukanovic (Gent).

Midfielders: Anel Hadzic (Sturm Graz), Izet Hajrovic (Galatasaray), Senijad Ibricic (Erciyespor), Senad Lulic (Lazio), Haris Medunjanin (Gaziantepspor), Zvjezdan Misimovic (Guizhou Renhe), Mensur Mujdza (Freiburg), Miralem Pjanic (Roma), Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim), Tino Susic (Hajduk Split), Edin Visca (Istanbul BB), Avdija Vrsajevic (Hajduk Split), Zoran Kvržić (NK Rijeka), Srđan Stanić (FK Željezničar), Miroslav Stevanović (Deportivo Alavés), Adnan Zahirović (VfL Bochum).

Forwards: Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), Vedad Ibisevic (Stuttgart), Ermin Zec (Gençlerbirliği).

by matpol Mon May 12, 2014 11:00 pm

Costa Rica 26 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Goalkeepers: Keilor Navas (Levante), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense), Daniel Cambronero (Herediano)

Defenders: Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew), Michael Umana (Saprissa), Oscar Duarte (Brugge), Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew), Heiner Mora (Saprissa), Junior Diaz (Mainz), Christian Gamboa (Rosenborg), Roy Miller (Red Bull New York), Kendall Waston (Saprissa)

Midfielders: Celso Borges (AIK), Christian Bolanos (Copenhaguen), Oscar Esteban Granados (Herediano), Michael Barrantes (Aalesund), Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa), Diego Calvo (Valerenga), Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano), Carlos Hernandez (Wellingtong Phoenix)

Forwards: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake), Bryan Ruiz (PSV Eindhoven), Joel Campbell (Olympiacos), Randall Brenes (Cartagines), Marco Urena (Kuban Krasnodar)

by RealGunner Mon May 12, 2014 11:09 pm

Updated the OP. Great work Matpol!

by matpol Mon May 12, 2014 11:22 pm

Uruguay 25 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama), Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad)

Defenders: Diego Lugano (WBA), Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid), Martin Cáceres (Juventus), Maximiliano Perreira (Benfica), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Sebastián Coates (Nacional)

Midfielders: Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Morelia), Walter Gargano (Parma), Diego Pérez (Bologna), Sebastián Eguren (Palmeiras), Álvaro González (Lazio), Alejandro Silva (Lanús), Álvaro Pereira (San Pablo), Cristian Rodríguez (Atlético de Madrid), Gastón Ramírez (Southampton), Nicolás Lodeiro (Botafogo)

Forwards: Edinson Cavani (PSG), Luis Suárez (Liverpool), Diego Forlán (Cerezo Osaka), Abel Hernández (Palermo), Cristian Stuani (Espanyol)

by matpol Mon May 12, 2014 11:25 pm

RealGunner wrote:Updated the OP. Great work Matpol!

Thanks for appreciation. You should update the OP with Germany and Uruguay squads when you have free time Smile

by RealGunner Mon May 12, 2014 11:25 pm

Just updated the Uruguay one. Missed out on Germany's.

by futbol Mon May 12, 2014 11:54 pm

RealGunner wrote:Just updated the Uruguay one. Missed out on Germany's.

pos

by RealGunner Mon May 12, 2014 11:55 pm

It was buried in some page 3 ffs

by matpol Tue May 13, 2014 12:14 pm

Spain 30 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Reina, De Gea

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Piqué, Ramos, Alba, Alberto Moreno, Javi Martínez, Albiol, Juanfran, Carvajal

Midfielders: Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Koke, Iturraspe, Xavi, Thiago, Navas, Silva, Fàbregas, Mata, Cazorla, Iniesta

Forwards: Diego Costa, Villa, Torres, Negredo, Pedro, Llorente

by matpol Tue May 13, 2014 12:34 pm

What would be your 7 man from Spain roster that won't make the final 23 man squad? I would leave out Moreno, Albiol, Iturraspe, Thiago, Mata, Villa and Torres but I think del Bosque will pick Villa over Llorente.

by farfan Tue May 13, 2014 12:45 pm

no callejon after his epic season with napoli?

by fatman123 Tue May 13, 2014 1:04 pm

How does Torres make another Spain squad? VDB must have a serious hard on for him

by matpol Tue May 13, 2014 1:23 pm

Belgium 24 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Koen Casteels, Silvio Proto

Defenders: T.Alderweireld, A.Vanden Borre, L.Ciman, V.Kompany, D.Van Buyten, T.Vermaelen, N.Lombaerts, J.Vertonghen

Midfielders: Axel Witsel, Steven Defour, Marouane Fellaini, Mousa Dembélé, Nacer Chadli, Kevin De Bruyne, Adnan Januzaj

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Divock Origi, Eden Hazard, Dries Mertens, Kevin Mirallas

by matpol Tue May 13, 2014 1:31 pm

Switzerland World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg/GER), Roman Buerki (Grasshopper), Yann Sommer (Basel)

Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg/GER), Michael Lang (Grasshopper), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus/ITA), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schaer (Basel), Philippe Senderos (Valencia/ESP), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys), Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo/ITA)

Midfielders: Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Valon Behrami (Napoli), Blerim Dzemaili (Napoli), Gelson Fernandes (Freiburg/GER), Goekhan Inler (Napoli), Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich/GER), Valentin Stocker (Basel)

Forwards: Josip Drmic (Nurnberg/GER), Mario Gavranovic (Zurich), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg), Haris Seferovic (Real Sociedad/ESP), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)

by matpol Tue May 13, 2014 1:40 pm

Cote D'Ivoire 28 man pre-squad:

Goalkeepers: Copa Barry (Lokeren), Gbohouo Sylvain (Sewe Sport), Sayouba Mandé (Stabaek), Badra Ali (ASEC Mimosas).

Defenders: Kolo Touré (Liverpool), Bamba Souleyman (Trabzonspor), Jean Daniel Akpa Akpro (Toulouse), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart), Serge Aurier (Toulouse), Brice Dja Djédjé (Marseille), Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor), Benjamin Angoua Brou (Valenciennes), Ousman Vieira (Caykur Rizespor).

Midfielders: Cheick Tioté (Newcastle), Yaya Touré (Manchester City), Romaric (Bastia), Max-Alain Gradel (St Etienne), Ismaël Diomandé (St Etienne), Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96), Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt), Geoffroy Serey Dié (Basel).

Forwards: Wilfried Bony (Swansea), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray), Gervinho (Roma), Giovanni Sio (Basel), Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow), Lacina Traoré (Monaco), Salomon Kalou (Lille).

by Guest Tue May 13, 2014 2:45 pm

Ivory Coast is stacked!

by Valkyrja Tue May 13, 2014 2:48 pm

Fellaini over Nainggolan? :facepalm:

by Guest Tue May 13, 2014 2:49 pm

Valkyrja wrote:Fellaini over Nainggolan?

Not as bad as Januzaj over Thorgan.

If I'm Eden I am cussing out the manager right about now.

Thorgan showed a ton more than Januzaj.

by halamadrid2 Tue May 13, 2014 3:14 pm

matpol wrote:What would be your 7 man from Spain roster that won't make the final 23 man squad? I would leave out Moreno, Albiol, Iturraspe, Thiago, Mata, Villa and Torres but I think del Bosque will pick Villa over Llorente.

I think he will cut:

Torres
Moreno
Llorente
Itturaspe
Mata
Carvajal
Villa

He already has enough fullbacks, think the only reason he picked carvajal was because he has been accused of being an "antimadridista" and pro barca with his call ups

Think he will cut quite a few forwards, he does not need all of them and Mata is surplus to requirements

by McLewis Tue May 13, 2014 3:15 pm

What more could Nainggolan have done to get in that squad....awful snub there.

by farfan Tue May 13, 2014 3:16 pm

Betty La Fea wrote:
Valkyrja wrote:Fellaini over Nainggolan?

Not as bad as Januzaj over Thorgan.

If I'm Eden I am cussing out the manager right about now.

Thorgan showed a ton more than Januzaj.

flopaini over nainggolan is worse , and it's not even close.

adnan showed a lot playing in manchester united, thorgan plays in Zulte Waregem ffs.

by Guest Tue May 13, 2014 4:25 pm

farfan wrote:
Betty La Fea wrote:
Valkyrja wrote:Fellaini over Nainggolan?

Not as bad as Januzaj over Thorgan.

If I'm Eden I am cussing out the manager right about now.

Thorgan showed a ton more than Januzaj.

flopaini over nainggolan is worse , and it's not even close.

adnan showed a lot playing in manchester united, thorgan plays in Zulte Waregem ffs.

Thorgan season>>>>>>Januzaj season.

Lets get real Van Gaal will come in and Januzaj will still be a bench player.
Thorgan is the face of Zulte, and can take a bench ole a his paent club.

by Onyx Tue May 13, 2014 5:04 pm

Chile:

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Catolica), Paulo Garces (O'Higgins)

Defenders: Gary Medel (Cardiff City), Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest), Marcos Gonzalez (Union Espanola), Enzo Andia (Universidad Catolica), José Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Eugenio Mena (Santos), Mauricio Isla (Juventus)

Midfielders: Jorge Valdívia (Palmeiras), Felipe Gutiérrez (Twente), Rodrigo Millar (Atlas), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Pablo Hernández (O'Higgins), Matias Fernández (Fiorentina), Francisco Silva (Osasuna), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), Charles Aránguiz (Internacional), Marcelo Díaz (Basel), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo)

Forwards: Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia), Gustavo Canales (Union Espanola), Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari), Fabián Orellana (Celta)

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/13/chile-world-cup-football

by Gil Tue May 13, 2014 5:06 pm

Januzaj over Thorgan. Origi over Batshuayi *bleep* disgrace smh.

You guys are crazy if you didn't think Fellaini wasn't going to go to the WC. One poor season doesn't erase 3 consistent years in a row and his role in helping them qualify for the World Cup.

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