The Official World Cup South Africa 2010 Discussion Thread

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

k. dub is rite, no more milan and CL talk....


some updates on world cup news;
beckam is going to miss it,
cannavaro and zambrotta hopefully have enough decency to step down,
ronaldinho is still questionable for brazil,

[K.Dub]

Bosingwa will miss it too.

[Lunatic]

Bosingwa will miss it too.

this broke my heart    lol

[Furor Teutonicus]

I personally think the england side is overrated but they do have some very good players and an exceptional manager. 2008 was down to McClaren who was clueless.

I agree with all of that.

It would be foolish to say that England couldn't win the WC, hell Greece was Euro 2004. Not trying to be a dick and comparing England's 2010 chances to Greece's 2004 chances but they CAN win it.

That being said I can't see England having a strong enough ELEVEN to beat a team like Spain or Argentina or Brazil. And they will have to probably beat at least 2 outta 3 of them if they are to win it all.

No matter how good Wazza is at the moment, I can't see him carrying England to glory which is what will need to happen imho.

Nor can i, plus a couple of injuries to key players will show up how weak the squad really is.

does England finally have a presentable keeper? If they plan to enter the tournament with keepers like James I'm not too afraid of England

[13th Duke]

I personally think the england side is overrated but they do have some very good players and an exceptional manager. 2008 was down to McClaren who was clueless.

I agree with all of that.

It would be foolish to say that England couldn't win the WC, hell Greece was Euro 2004. Not trying to be a dick and comparing England's 2010 chances to Greece's 2004 chances but they CAN win it.

That being said I can't see England having a strong enough ELEVEN to beat a team like Spain or Argentina or Brazil. And they will have to probably beat at least 2 outta 3 of them if they are to win it all.

No matter how good Wazza is at the moment, I can't see him carrying England to glory which is what will need to happen imho.

Nor can i, plus a couple of injuries to key players will show up how weak the squad really is.

does England finally have a presentable keeper? If they plan to enter the tournament with keepers like James I'm not too afraid of England

You're right. This is our biggest issue but the media and staff refuse to address it. I know I'm biased being a Newcastle fan but I'd actually be more confident with our guy Steve Harper in the sticks than most of the shit we've got to choose from (I know this won't happen though).

Out of our choices I'd have to go for Joe Hart as first choice.

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

ROONEY out for 4 weeks!

this will def. affect england, although he'll be back in may but only a month away to world cup, it'll be hard for him to be in top shape

[wardy]

Wonder how drogba and co will do now they have sven as manager

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

messi just tore it up today in CL against arsenal....this is the time for him to win a WC and stamp himself in the books

[13th Duke]

messi just tore it up today in CL against arsenal....this is the time for him to win a WC and stamp himself in the books

you seem to forget that the team he plays for has an inept manager. Argentina have a good side but they'll get outsmarted, outplayed and outclassed by the favourites of the competition when they come up against them. Messi may be a great player, but there are going to be all of the best players in the world there....and in better teams.

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

some friendly matches this week

[Furor Teutonicus]

So, we nominated our extended roster for South Africa (with 4 more to go):

Neuer
Wiese
Butt

A. Friedrich
Aogo
Badstuber
Beck
Boateng
Lahm
Mertesacker
Tasci
Westermann

Ballack
Jansen
Khedira
Kroos
Marin
Özil
Schweinsteiger
Träsch
Trochowski

Cacau
Gomez
Kießling
Klose
Müller
Podolski

Some horrible choices, but with potential for the future. I read 11 players are 23 or younger. Well, I don't think we'll be a contender for the title this time, but the future looks promising.

Well, it's a shame Hummels is not nominated and Tasci is fucking joke, Dortmund finishes before Stuttgart, but Stuttgart: 3-4 players, Dortmund 0
Trochowski is a joke, as well as Cacau and Beck (hope they all stay home). Aogo would be the 4th to go. And lol @ Träsch And he nominated Poldi, Klose & Gomez but not Kuranyi

So, what do your teams look like?

[7even]

Löw just loves Stuttgart. Everybody knows that.

Aogo, Tasci, Träsch and Cacau should go. But that would never happen.

[es-jay]

England's 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.

Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.

Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.


which seven players would you drop?

[morbidenigma]

England squad

hart
james
green

baines
carragher
cole
dawson
ferdinand
johnson
king
terry
upson
warnock

barry
carrick
cole
gerrard
huddlestone
johnson
lampard
lennon
milner
parker
walcott
SWP

bent
crouch
defoe
heskey
rooney

id leave out

warnock
dawson
upson
SWP
Barry(depending on if he's recovered from injury, if not Carrick)
Huddlestone
Defoe/Heskey

also 3 specialist LB's selected, but only 1 specialist RB ?

[K.Dub]

which seven players would you drop?

King, Warnock, HESKEY, Parker, Milner, Upson, Wright Phillips