From: Abubakr on 5 Sep 2009 01:52 On 5 Sep, 13:35, Enzo <s_debgu...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Unfortunately, there are just not enough top > talents in Argentina at this point to win the WC over > Brasil, Spain, Germany and England. Perhaps not in defence but in the midfield and striker departments there are abundant riches: Mascherano Veron Maxi Messi Riquelme Cambiasso Tevez Milito Aguero and many more still...
From: milivella on 5 Sep 2009 11:05 Enzo: > On Sep 4, 3:49 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Enzo: > > > > Zanetti, Otamendi, Domínguez, Ketchup & Mustard > > > Maxi, Mascherano, Verón, Dátolo > > > I guess that Maradona wants to win or lose in his own way. > > One thing I like about him is that he has his own ideas > of how to play, and is willing to pick young Argentina-based > players, unlike Pekerman and to a greater extent Biela. Yep. But it seems to me a bit confused about _which_ young Argentina- based players to pick... (maybe it's just an hunch of mine) > Unfortunately, there are just not enough top > talents in Argentina at this point to win the WC over > Brasil, Spain, Germany and England. 4 of the top 5 NTs in the Elo ranking (Netherlands being 3rd, and Germany and England switching positions). Argentina is 7th (6th is Italy). > I think it is good to pick the > 2 centrals from the same club side. If I were a NT manager, > I would always do that. If possible, it's a good idea! > > > At least he has 2 decent centrals, a couple of decent mids > > > and one certified genius. > > > Him being Veron? > > Messi. Yeah, I was just kidding a bit about your (past?) anti-Messianism. -- Cheers milivella
From: Enzo on 5 Sep 2009 12:23 On Sep 5, 3:05 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Enzo: > > > On Sep 4, 3:49 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Enzo: > > > > > Zanetti, Otamendi, Domínguez, Ketchup & Mustard > > > > Maxi, Mascherano, Verón, Dátolo > > > > I guess that Maradona wants to win or lose in his own way. > > > One thing I like about him is that he has his own ideas > > of how to play, and is willing to pick young Argentina-based > > players, unlike Pekerman and to a greater extent Biela. > > Yep. But it seems to me a bit confused about _which_ young Argentina- > based players to pick... (maybe it's just an hunch of mine) > > > Unfortunately, there are just not enough top > > talents in Argentina at this point to win the WC over > > Brasil, Spain, Germany and England. > > 4 of the top 5 NTs in the Elo ranking (Netherlands being 3rd, and > Germany and England switching positions). Argentina is 7th (6th is > Italy). > > > I think it is good to pick the > > 2 centrals from the same club side. If I were a NT manager, > > I would always do that. > > If possible, it's a good idea! > > > > > At least he has 2 decent centrals, a couple of decent mids > > > > and one certified genius. > > > > Him being Veron? > > > Messi. > > Yeah, I was just kidding a bit about your (past?) anti-Messianism. Not past. I still dont rate him. Note the use of the adjective "certified". Thanks. > > -- > Cheers > milivella
From: milivella on 5 Sep 2009 13:33 Enzo: > On Sep 5, 3:05 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Enzo: > > > > On Sep 4, 3:49 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Enzo: > > > > > > At least he has 2 decent centrals, a couple of decent mids > > > > > and one certified genius. > > > > > Him being Veron? > > > > Messi. > > > Yeah, I was just kidding a bit about your (past?) anti-Messianism. > > Not past. I still dont rate him. > > Note the use of the adjective "certified". > Thanks. I had to guess it! Well, Messi will have in 7 hours a good chance to make you change your mind. -- Cheers milivella
From: FF on 5 Sep 2009 14:48
Enzo wrote: > On Sep 5, 3:05 pm, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Enzo: > > > > > > > At least he has 2 decent centrals, a couple of decent mids > > > > > and one certified genius. > > > > > > Him being Veron? > > > > > Messi. > > > > Yeah, I was just kidding a bit about your (past?) anti-Messianism. > > Not past. I still dont rate him. > > Note the use of the adjective "certified". > Thanks. What ?? He's 22 and has won 2 Champions Leagues and one UEFA Footballer of the Year. What must he do to impress you ? Just curious, do you rate Pele ? |