The traditional 'World best NOT going to Brazil XI' thread.

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Big argument for Arda Turan who has been the engine behind Atleticos creativity this season. Possibly now the best Turkish player in history and unlikely EVER to go to a World Cup with this Turkish team.

 

[Puppet Master]

The fact that Spain can leave out Isco and Roberto Soldado, who would be starters or at least squad members for basically every other squad in the competition is just MAD.

Yup. Argentina, Spain, France, Brazil etc can leave out players like that and we're um, taking Rickie Lambert...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Alaba

Arda Turan.

Excellent shouts.


Marek Hamsik

 

[albionalbino]

Kaka

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Alexandre Pato

 

[Frutos]

Ander Herrera, another player not in the Spanish squad, is the kind of quality midfielder who would WALK into our and many other teams.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

How would you rate England's chances, if they came up against this team?:

..................Cech................
Clichy..Ivanovic..Matic..Alaba
Nasri....Isco.....Turan....Bale
.........Zlatan....Tevez...........

Subs: Valdes, Lewandowski, Eriksen. Hamsik, Herrera, Coutinho

 

[Husty]

Ashley Barnes

 

[spanishdave]

Heskey?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Brazilian midfielder Diego

 

[SNOOBS]

Seeing the players left out by qualified nations makes it all the more upsetting that we're taking Rickie. We'd have Ronaldinho, Luis Fabiano nailed to the teamsheet.

I guess there are the likes of Beasojour (sp), that long haired Wigan Honduran, Gonzalo Jara and Park Chu-young going, which would make another interesting 11, the worst players to go to the WC! Bit harsh on Jara possibly.

 

[atfc village]

Bale,sadly along with the likes of Giggs ,Rush ,Southall ,Ratcliffe ,Saunders and George Berry i doubt he will ever grace a World Cup.

 

[Austrian Gull]

Bale,sadly along with the likes of Giggs ,Rush ,Southall ,Ratcliffe ,Saunders and George Berry i doubt he will ever grace a World Cup.

George Berry

How would you rate England's chances, if they came up against this team?:

..................Cech................
Clichy..Ivanovic..Matic..Alaba
Nasri....Isco.....Turan....Bale
.........Zlatan....Tevez...........

Subs: Valdes, Lewandowski, Eriksen. Hamsik, Herrera, Coutinho

Good team.
Stick Gregory Van der Wiel at right-back and they would beat almost every side at the World Cup.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Bale,sadly along with the likes of Giggs ,Rush ,Southall ,Ratcliffe ,Saunders and George Berry i doubt he will ever grace a World Cup.

Wales might squeeze in in the future. They would need Bale and Ramsey to playing well, but a decent defender and goalkeeper through their ranks and they stand a chance of qualifying.

Myhill
Matthews ~ Collins ~ Williams ~ Gunter
Joe Allen ~ Crofts ~ King
Ramsey ~ Bale
Vokes​

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Good team.
Stick Gregory Van der Wiel at right-back and they would beat almost every side at the World Cup.

To be honest, its short of one proper centre back, and needs a bit of steel in midfield (Matic can move there if we find the CB)
Not John Terry, either.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

A pendant writes.

Does something traditional happen in Brazil much then?

Bar muggings and the Rio carnival, natch...

 

[keaton]

Off topic but the Belgian squad (for all it's outstanding players and awe-inspired articles in British papers) features just two strikers, Lukaku and a 19 year-old who's never played for them and only played once for the U21s

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Off topic but the Belgian squad (for all it's outstanding players and awe-inspired articles in British papers) features just two strikers, Lukaku and a 19 year-old who's never played for them and only played once for the U21s

They'll play a front three, with Lukaka at the top, supported wide by any of Dembele, Januzaj, Hazard, de Bruyne, Mirallas. I think they'll be okay.

Granted, they'll be cursing the injury to Benteke, if Lukaka picks up a knock...

 

[Austrian Gull]

France Football have put together a team of players who have not been chosen by their national team:

Ter Stegen – Arbeloa, Alex, Abidal, Cole – Nasri, Carrick, Isco – Gomez, Gilardino, Tevez

Subs: Ruffier, Marquinhos, Clichy, Cleverley, Pastore, Lucas, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Soldado

 

[The Wookiee]

Virgil Van Djke ? The Dutch centre back we nearly signed. Is he injured ?