World Cup XI

So far ;

vd Sar (HOL)

Miquel (POR) - Ayala (ARG) - Marquez (MEX) - Sorin (ARG)

Valdez (PAR) - Acuna (PAR) - Riquelme (ARG) - Figo (POR)

Crespo (ARG) - Drogba (CIV)

Subs ;
Lahm (GER)
Delgado (ANG)
Cocu (HOL)
Robben (HOL)
Klose (GER)

Any objections so far ?

Not sure about Robben on the bench-he was kept quiet for most of the second half.

I'd put Sneijder ahead of Acuna as well.

Pauleta or Saviola in for Robben ?

I thought Saviola would be the better of the two but I would have Brazo(MEX) in the first X1 instead of Crespo.

Ok after Day ;

Buffon (ITA)

Miquel (POR) - Ayala (ARG) - Marquez (MEX) - Sorin (ARG)

Rosicky (CZE) - Prlo (ITA) - Riquelme (ARG) - Figo (POR)

Bravo (MEX) - Cahill (AUS)

Subs ;
Lahm (GER)
Cannavaro (ITA)
Jankulowski (CZE)
Crespo (ARG)
Toni (ITA)

Any feedback lads ?

Thought Miyamoto done well for Japan , also Essien for Ghana tonight

Ok after Day ;

Buffon (ITA)

Miquel (POR) - Ayala (ARG) - Marquez (MEX) - Sorin (ARG)

Rosicky (CZE) - Essien (GHA) - Riquelme (ARG) - Figo (POR)

Bravo (MEX) - Cahill (AUS)

Subs ;
Cannavaro (ITA)
Jankulowski (CZE)
Prlo (ITA)
Crespo (ARG)
Toni (ITA)

Forgot him, nice one, had a great game.

How many Brasilians will be in it 2mrw - Ronaldinho ? Kaka? Fatboy?

I wouldn't be surprised if no Brazilians ended up in it. They would have to produce one hell of a performance. But they probably will

can see Ronaldo bagging a few tommorow and also probably being top scorer again

Sorin is one of the most over rated players in this world cup.
the next match just keep an eye out for him aand you will see how little he really does.

Mine would be

Hislop (TRIN)

Miquel (POR) - Ayala (ARG) - Marquez (MEX) - Lahm (GER)

Rosicky (CZE) - Essien (GHA) - Cahill (AUS) - Figo (POR)

Bravo (MEX) - Viduka (AUS)

Subs:
Klose
Yorke
Toure
Toni
Wanchope

Yeah we played this game at home too and I would go for


Hislop

Marguez Ayala Lawrence Lahm



Bravo Essien Cahill Rosicky Robben



Klose

I don't know about Cahill. Pirlo would be a stick in for me.

I wouldn't have Robben in there, the greediest player in the world Cup.

Schweinsteiger was class in the first match.

I'd stick Appiah and Babic in after tonight and last night.

Rosicky is a player I would have in a World Cup XI
Not sure about the other 10 though.

Getting harder by the day, what did i say about no Brasilians ;

Buffon (ITA)

Miquel (POR) - Ayala (ARG) - Marquez (MEX) - Sorin (ARG)

Rosicky (CZE) - Essien (GHA) - Riquelme (ARG) - Figo (POR)

Bravo (MEX) - Cahill (AUS)

Squad ;
Hislop (TRI)
Boruc (POL)
Puyol (ESP)
Cannavaro (ITA)
Jankulowski (CZE)
Appiah (GHA)
Ballack (GER)
Pirlo (ITA)
Villa (ESP)
Toni (ITA)
Saviola (ARG)

WORST PLAYER - RONALDO

klose and schweinsteiger were cack tonight.

Boruc (POL)
Grygera (CZE) - Cannavaro (ITA) - Nesta (ITA) - Lahm (GER)
Figo (POR) - Pirlo (ITA) - Yorke (TRI) - Kaka (BRA) - Rosicky (CZE)
Torres (SPA)

Xavi could easily be in there too. If I'm being biased I'd have Nakamura on the bench as I thought he was excellent for Japan. He played through the final half hour through injury and was heading for MOTM until Cahill scored a brace.

For me Grygera was excellent, laid the goal on a plate for Koller and also put in quite a few crosses aswell as keeping a clean sheet. Cannavaro and Nesta never looked like conceding. The only time Buffon was troubled was from a 30 yarder from Essien and Ghana are no slouches. Lahm has got man of the match in his 2 games so far so is a stick in.

Figo was one of the few players who came of Portugal's game with credit, he was excellent. Pirlo put in probably the best all round performance of the tournament for me. Excellent going forward and put in more tackles than most players in the WC so far. Kaka was the only one of the Brazilian quartet that played close to his best. His goal was also top class. Rosicky - 2 goals and wasn't holding back from getting stuck in. The best player in one of the best performances. Yorke was brilliant. He was all over the pitch and the best defensive performance from a midfielder so far.

There's a few strikers that have scored a couple of goals but Torres impressed me most. He score one of the goals of the tournament and set up a few chances too. He looked very lively.

btw - I wouldn't include on the bench. Ukraine broke through Spain's offside trap 4 times yesterday and 3 of those times were wrongly ruled out for offside. I was not impressed with their defending in the least.

Pirlo was given the time and space to pick his passes, I've seen him tightly marked for long periods in Milan games and he disappears. I can't see that happening against the US, maybe the Czechs will mark him, since several of their top players are familiar with him from playing in Serie A