Again, a very tough group. Again, fuck group B.
Hitmen, other than Walcott, have an excellent midfield and attack. Considering that no one can have an entirely worldclass team though, Walcott is fine. The defense is weak, but then again, many defenses are (but this one is probably among the weakest).
'Murica is also very good, the double pivot are both excellent but I feel that overall they lack a bit of steel. I have no idea why Welbeck is on for Draxler, especially since Muller will do anything Welbeck does much, much better anyway, and Draxler's playmaking ability would combine much better with Shaqiri's direct running and Muller's overall awesomeness. Defense is nothing to write home about either.
I feel the
's are the worst in the group, quite easily, too. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but its overall level is worse than most of the teams in the competition, I feel. Normally teams have 3-4 worldclass (although I'm looser with the term than I am when I discuss the best players per position) players in the squad, but here, other than Neymar, I can't see anyone who is there. I'm also one of those who isn't that fond of Neymar, so overall the team seems weak to me. The midfield is good, but again, it is the worst midfield in the group, maybe barring the Pitches.
FC Urban is probably the best team in the competition, and I don't even like 3-man defenses.
The Sons are solid, barring the leftback position there is no major weakness.
So, FC Urban get my vote. 'Murica edge out Hitmen by a fraction, and the Hitmen get my tiebreaker.
Overall, the level of the competition here is quite high. 3 of the 4 groups made it quite hard to choose, certainly harder than last year.
EDIT: My standards seem to be completely different to everyone else's. I can't believe Massive and Nady's teams are doing so well, whereas kp and Shifty are languishing back there. I get the feeling that this year there the balance between Mediterranean-centric voters (Serie A, La Liga, Liga Sagres lovers) vs the Anglo-Saxon voters (Bundesliga, Prem) is tilted much more towards the former.
