FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2013

[bdreason]

Mexico looked like shit. No possession or build up play whatsoever. They need to find some playmakers.

[Lebowsky]

Maybe I'm alone on this, but I think this is one of the worst Brazilian teams I've ever seen.

[alenleomessi]

Maybe I'm alone on this, but I think this is one of the worst Brazilian teams I've ever seen.

2010 wasnt anything better

[knickballer]

Mexico looked like shit. No possession or build up play whatsoever. They need to find some playmakers.

The only chances Mexico were able to create was through the counter attack. The penalty won by Gio was a bit lucky and Pirlo should have won the penalty in the first half.

Hernandez looked like a scrub for the most part and the dude has no game other than finishing in the box. I've been exposing the player for what he is for years now. There was a play(i think in the 1st half) on the counter where he had a wide open teammate striding to the box but instead hernandez takes a long shot which softly ends up in the hands of buffon..

Gio Dos Santos looks like a playmaker but of course we all know he's a bust.

[knickballer]

2010 wasnt anything better

2010 was probably a worst squad. That team featured players like Elano in the starting lineup. That team was much more defensive than their current squad mainly due to Dunga.

Here's that squad
Goalkeepers
Julio CesarInter (ITA)
Heurelho GomesTottenham (ENG)
Alexander Doni Roma (ITA)

Defenders
Maicon Inter (ITA)
Daniel Alves
Barcelona (ESP)
Gilberto Cruzeiro
Michel Bastos
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Lucio Inter (ITA)
Juan Roma (ITA)
Luisao Benfica (POR)
Thiago Silva
AC Milan (ITA)

Midfielders
Gilberto Silva
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Felipe Melo
Juventus (ITA)
Kaka Real Madrid (ESP)
Julio Baptista
Roma (ITA)
Josue Wolfsburg (GER)
Kleberson Flamengo
Elano Galatasaray (TUR)
Ramires Benfica (POR)

Forwards
Robinho Santos
Luis Fabiano
Sevilla (ESP)
Nilmar Villarreal (ESP)
Grafite Wolfsburg (GER)

[Lebowsky]

2010 wasnt anything better

Yep, that was probably an all-time low, especially when factoring in the coach. This current one is not much better, though.

[Lebowsky]

Bam!

[alenleomessi]

Yep, that was probably an all-time low, especially when factoring in the coach. This current one is not much better, though.

well yeah but it probably got the brightest future alongside germany and spain

[Lebowsky]

2-0. Easy match so far. Excellent play by Fabregas and Soldado with the nice strike.

[Lebowsky]

Man some shameful theatrics going on in this game. Stop the crap and just play already.
Edit: 78% first half posession? Wow.

[Lebowsky]

Boy are these ESPN commentators bad... I had to mute it eventually.

[alenleomessi]

don andres was f*cking around with those south americans.. trying new tricks and stuff like it was training

[baseketball4life]

I think Neymar and Hulk are deadly on the wings and pretty much the best wing play in the world(Hulk is a bull) but I wouldn't call them the favorites. The new crop of players are new and inexperienced and I don't think they have the mental strength or willpower(as cheesy as it sounds) to beat Spain, Italy or Germany.

A well disciplined team with a very good midfield can get by them easily I think.

when has a Euro team won in South America?

If all things equal, Germany in particular is amazing. Italy is stacked. Spain is very good as well.

[bdreason]

when has a Euro team won in South America?

If all things equal, Germany in particular is amazing. Italy is stacked. Spain is very good as well.

I believe I heard today that a Euro team has never won a World Cup in South America.

[qrich]

Heck no.

Good luck to Japan, Italy, and Brazil.

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