Question of the Week: The Confederations Cup

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CONCACAF teams:

B team:

Not exactly top tier...

 

[Mandieta6]

Midtable at best. African team would be perhaps a Top 4, or Europa League team, and the other two would be dominant forces.

The South American Team looks Superior compared to the other teams Messi + Neymar + Hulk awesome oh and why Modric ? Why not Xavi ?

Because each nation gets one player and I went with Iniesta for Spain.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

CONCACAF teams:

Couple things...

Fabian Johnson has a shot at left back, Steve Cherundolo should be at RB, not Bocanegra. I don't know anything about the Mexican CBs, but I figure Geoff Cameron has a shot, at worst B-Team I'd say; I mean, he starts in the Premiership. I'd also say Maurice Edu and Jermaine Jones have shots at the B-Team, but again I don't know anything about the Mexican CMs who are getting beat out by Salcido.

 

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Whoops. I didn't realize I put in Bocanegra. I meant to put in Cherundolo. Either way, there is little to no depth at right back.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Because each nation gets one player and I went with Iniesta for Spain.

You only enforce this rule on Europe though. I'd say just do it within reason. Try to not make it a Spain/Germany team, but repeats make it fair.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Whoops. I didn't realize I put in Bocanegra. I meant to put in Cherundolo. Either way, there is little to no depth at right back.

You ****ed up by ignoring the rest of CONCACAF anyway.

Junior Hoilett
Bryan Ruiz
Atiba Hutchinson
Wilson Palacios

Ruiz gets in over Vela AND Gio. Hoilett probably gets in over Vela, but not Gio. Palacios probably deserves a spot in CM.

 

[Mandieta6]

Yeah, I only did it with Europe because even with that rule they're still amazingly good, whereas South America would be pretty heavily affected.

 

[Back Door Skip]

You ****ed up by ignoring the rest of CONCACAF anyway.

Junior Hoilett
Bryan Ruiz
Atiba Hutchinson
Wilson Palacios

Ruiz gets in over Vela AND Gio. Hoilett probably gets in over Vela, but not Gio. Palacios probably deserves a spot in CM.

Palacios is starting in the B team. Bryan Ruiz has been pretty meh at Fulham, at least compared to his days at Twente. Hoilett probably, but over Donovan? Vela is playing pretty well, don't let the fact that he isn't getting called up fool you.


Hutchinson seems like a good call, though. I didn't even bother to check Canadian players.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Jonathan de Guzman too. I don't think Donovan is very good anymore. He's going to retire and it might be before the world cup. Hutchinson actually might be the answer at right back; he plays there for PSV pretty well.

 

[Arnau]

aftet copa catalunya i'm going to win this conferetacion **** cup next

 

[Hisashi]

I m excited for Japan facing brasil

 

[kp41]

Group 1: Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Japan

Group 2: Spain, Uruguay, Tahiti, African Champion

I think Group 1 is tougher, good chance for Scolary to prepare his team and makes some momentum.

I love confederation cup, it's like Fifa demo

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I m excited for Japan facing brasil

Yeah that should be a good game. Japanese football is really on the rise (and no small part due to the Bundesliga). It wouldn't surprise me at all if Japan won.

 

[Mandieta6]

I think Brazil destroyed them in a friendly a while ago. Why is Italy in there? Because Spain won everything? Is it because they were the last European Runner Up, or because tht were the ladt European side to win anything?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Yeah, Spain gets in as World Champion, so presumably Italy gets in as European Champion. Kinda glad Germany lost that Semi Final now, so all our players can rest this summer.

 

[poet11]

 

[Bobby]

I tried

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Not for the sake of Germany, for the sake of Bayern. I cheer for Germany, but I'm not from there. 1) USA, 2) Bayern.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I tried

Totally disagree on most of those players. Just as an example Nagatomo is a lot better than those fullbacks, and Uchida probably is too.

 

[Alex]

Totally disagree on most of those players. Just as an example Nagatomo is a lot better than those fullbacks, and Uchida probably is too.

And Neill may have been there four years ago, but not now