Re: top 3 tiers of footballing nations

by billionmillion Sat 30 Jul - 10:54:22

I just gave explanation why italy is not number 2. Can italy fans tell me where did i make mistake? i rated them very highly at every point, but still they are not number 2

by Guiltybystander Sat 30 Jul - 12:00:12

Germany is 2.

by Lord Awesome Mon 1 Aug - 21:12:39

Here's mine:

Elite Nations:
Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy, France,

Semi Elite:
Mexico, Uruguay, Portugal, Ghana, Engaland, Japan, Russia

Medium:
United States, Belgium, Australia, Algeria, Costa Rica, Scotland, Etc.

Under Par:
Saudi Arabia, Lthuania, China, Haiti, etc

Small:
Guyana, San Marino, Liberia, Fuji, Mongolia, Belice etc.

by Zamuro Mon 1 Aug - 21:27:12

Italy is not the same team that the one in the World Cup. Stop using the World Cup excuse for Italy's form. There is no Cannavaro, no Marchetti, no Gattuso, no Iaquinta, no Lippi and not many other players who were also called into that squad. Prandelli's team is completely different from Lippi's.

by Ganso Mon 1 Aug - 21:30:58

Maurotaurox wrote:Italy is not the same team that the one in the World Cup. Stop using the World Cup excuse for Italy's form. There is no Cannavaro, no Marchetti, no Gattuso, no Iaquinta, no Lippi and not many other players who were also called into that squad. Prandelli's team is completely different from Lippi's.

you guys haven't faced tough challenges to prove that stereotype wrong though.(other than germany)

by Zees Mon 1 Aug - 21:57:24

Tier 1: Brazil ,Italy and Germany
Tier 2:France , Argentina, Portugal ,Spain ,Holland,England,Uruguay

by M99 Mon 1 Aug - 21:59:39

Lionel Messi wrote:As far as the points he gave to them I don't see how an injustice was done.
9 - tophies (4 WC+1 EC)
9 - popularity
9 - reputation
9 - produced legend players
6 - current form

their current form is pretty crap, considering they just bowed out of the recent WC in the group stages.

You are talking about CURRENT form, the World Cup happened a year ago. Italy are undefeated in Euro qualifying.

by 7amood11 Mon 1 Aug - 22:10:22

Lord Hispano wrote:Here's mine:

Elite Nations:
Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy, France,

Semi Elite:
Mexico, Uruguay, Portugal, Ghana, Engaland, Japan, Russia

Medium:
United States, Belgium, Australia, Algeria, Costa Rica, Scotland, Etc.

Under Par:
Saudi Arabia, Lthuania, China, Haiti, etc

Small:
Guyana, San Marino, Liberia, Fuji, Mongolia, Belice etc.

Just a thought, but I think Saudi Arabia should be ranked higher on your list... I see them better than Scotland and Costa Rica, and definitely much better than Haiti and Lithuania. They're the joint second most successful team in the Asian Cup, winning it 3 times. And they've been runners-up 3 times as well, which says a lot about how good they are. They're just suffering from a slump the past couple of years, but they'll get through it.

by billionmillion Tue 2 Aug - 16:39:22

You just put the countries that you visited alongside with England and Portugal

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