From: Abubakr on 2 Jul 2010 01:57 On Jul 2, 3:51 pm, "Ll o" <lleo...(a)lycos.com> wrote: > "Cl ment" <lcmello.lis...(a)terra.com.br> escreveu na mensagemnews:i0j91t$ft1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > "nandalf" escreveu: > >> Brazil plays with the number 2 uniform,the blue one tomorrow.Not that > >> it matters, we lost in 74 and won in 94 using the blue one. > > > The blue kit is my favorite, but the current version is hideous. And this > > right after what arguably was our most beautiful blue jersey ever, the one > > to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 World Cup win (I proudly own > > one). > > Quite agreed... little yellow balls? What were they thinking, if they were > at all? > > My personal favorite, until recently, was the 1998 model. I have a green gk > jersey from that year, not numbered (for a while I thought of putting no.12 > in it, as a homage to Carlos Germano, but never did and probably never > will). It's the only Brasil nt jersey I own. > > I prefer the blue kit too. Here's hoping that after the WC they'll change > the design to something sensible again. On the subject of Brazilian kits, why is Julio Cesar dressed as if he's a point guard in a street basketball team?
From: Werner Pichler on 2 Jul 2010 02:19 On 1 Jul., 21:52, MH <MHnos...(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote: > JK wrote: > > Abubakr wrote: > >> On Jul 2, 1:07 am, "Paul C" <p...(a)thersgb.net> wrote: > >>> "JK" <jkn...(a)oacpc.com> wrote in message > > >>>news:i0i7rf$1df$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > >>>> 1) Ideally this would be a SF as I think Brazil, NL, Spain, Arg are the > >>>> four best teams. > >>>> 2) This NL side is very, very good, maybe their best team since 1990, > >>>> certainly the most balanced...but still not as good as Brazil. > >>> I don't think the Netherlands have been at all impressive. They are a > >>> class > >>> below Germany, Brazil and Argentina on the evidence of the games > >>> played so > >>> far. > > >> And below Spain too. The Dutch play has been excruciatingly painful > >> to watch - like a slightly better and more efficient err...Slovakia. > > > I can understand what folks are saying, but I disagree. The Dutch have > > played an extremely controlled, patient game, and have improved with > > each game. They also have probably the best defense I think they've > > brought to a tournament in a long time. Also, this team has a better > > mentality than previous Dutch teams: basically, "winners, not whiners". > > They also are being well-coached so far. > > The last part is interesting and probably true. Bert Van Marwijk must > be the lowest profile coach they have had in Donkey's ages, and hasn't > that illustrious a track record, He won a UEFA Cup. That's usually more than enough to coach Liverpool. Ciao, Werner
From: MH on 2 Jul 2010 13:29
Abubakr wrote: > On Jul 2, 1:29 am, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> "Abubakr" <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:5d086ef9-707a-451a-a3c6-a87e60b72506(a)x27g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... >> On Jul 2, 12:37 am, JK <jkn...(a)oacpc.com> wrote: >> >>> I certainly don't agree that this is the best Dutch side for 20 years. >> Possibly. But odds on the Dutch qualifying on betfair are about 3 to 1. I >> would put a few bucks on that. > > Yeah, they're pretty good odds. I think they can make it tough for > Brazil as most teams who've the ability to play it tight have done. > >>> I doubt that I would choose anyone apart from Robben and maybe >>> Sneijder from this team in a best Dutch XI of the past 20 years even. >> Hm... >> >> Van Der Sar >> >> ? Stam R. Koeman Van Bronkhorst(?) >> >> Robben Davids Cocu Overmars/Sneijder(?) >> >> Bergkamp Van Nistelrooy >> >> You're probably right... >> >> D > > We can have Reiziger at RB and a choice at LB of VB, Numan or even F > de Boer. Overmars on the left wing makes the formation elegantly > symmetrical. I would put Cocu at left back (I know he played there occasionally at least for clubs), and move Sneijder into the middle, thus allowing Overmars to be in there. |