triggs Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Nah, we'll manage six points and a loss to Italy. Italy will go through top of the group two wins and draw. None of which will be convincing. Then they'll start playing in the knockout stages. I'm willing to put Lucas is the best in my sig if England beats Uruguay as long as you put I-Know-Nothing in your sig if they don't. I think Uruguay will walk away with that group is Suarez is fit. Don't know about Italy, but having seen England's defence against Peru yesterday, Suarez will destroy them if he's on form Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 5 points all round for Uruguay, England and Italy. Saying that I'm probably doing Costa Rica a disservice there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 5 points all round for Uruguay, England and Italy. Saying that I'm probably doing Costa Rica a disservice there. Shades of Italia 90. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 5 points all round for Uruguay, England and Italy. Saying that I'm probably doing Costa Rica a disservice there. That is probably the best bet no doubt, but still think Uruguay in Brazil. There's something about SA teams in SA, I think Uruguay will get away with 7p. Beating England in the opener 2-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 The opener is England Italy. Uruguay play Costa Rica first up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 5 points all round for Uruguay, England and Italy. Saying that I'm probably doing Costa Rica a disservice there. That is probably the best bet no doubt, but still think Uruguay in Brazil. There's something about SA teams in SA, I think Uruguay will get away with 7p. Beating England in the opener 2-0. They've a better chance against Eng in Sao Paulo than they do in the NE of Brazil that's for sure. If they were playing down in Curtibia and Porto Alegre I'd have them down for winning the group, be like playing at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 The opener is England Italy. Uruguay play Costa Rica first up. Aye sorry about that. Confused the opener in Sao Paulo with Uruguay and England in SP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if it's 5 points all round for Uruguay, England and Italy. Saying that I'm probably doing Costa Rica a disservice there. That is probably the best bet no doubt, but still think Uruguay in Brazil. There's something about SA teams in SA, I think Uruguay will get away with 7p. Beating England in the opener 2-0. They've a better chance against Eng in Sao Paulo than they do in the NE of Brazil that's for sure. If they were playing down in Curtibia and Porto Alegre I'd have them down for winning the group, be like playing at home. I think all SA teams will have the supporters behind them unless your nation is called Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 We're gonna beat Italy. This is Italy's second team,I wouldn't read much into it. I didn't even watch it, just felt like throwing it out there, brah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Uruguay will only receive one or three points out of that group, imo. England and Italy will walk through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I know Uruguay got to the semis last time out but I think they rely massively on individual brilliance up front. The rest of their team is average, by decent WC standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I know Uruguay got to the semis last time out but I think they rely massively on individual brilliance up front. The rest of their team is average, by decent WC standards. Not sure I agree while their midfield is definitely very average, if not below average. They still have decent players defensively even by WC standards. Godin, Maxi Pereira and Caceres are all good players while Lugano is Lugano and the soul of that defense. Muslera isn't the worst goalkeeper around either. I think their midfield is a big problem, and I hope Tabarez for their sake starts Lodeiro who is a good player. Starting Gargano, Arevalo and Perez is murder. Three terribly limited footballers. I do think they'll play a 4-2-3-1 type of play with Cavani or Suarez playing on the right with Forlan behind. But we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I should have specifically highlighted their midfield, which was what I was getting at. A lack of sharpness and creativity IMO. I realise we're not much either obviously but for me they're nowt to be feared. We have a better midfield and should be looking to dictate the game. Not that I think we actually will, of course. Think Lugano is a liability, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Felip, I take it you want England to win the WC if Brazil don't? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I should have specifically highlighted their midfield, which was what I was getting at. A lack of sharpness and creativity IMO. I realise we're not much either obviously but for me they're nowt to be feared. We have a better midfield and should be looking to dictate the game. Not that I think we actually will, of course. Think Lugano is a liability, mind. Their midfield is really really average. No creativity whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Felip, I take it you want England to win the WC if Brazil don't? TBH I wouldn't mind. Brazil comes first for obvious reasons, then I'd 'love' to see any SA teams, even Argentina IF Brazil fails miserably (the effect it would have on Brazil as a country would be huge, political unrest would be even bigger). After that I wouldn't mind someone like England tbh. As long as Spain, Italy, France or Netherlands don't win it I'm pretty happy tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I should have specifically highlighted their midfield, which was what I was getting at. A lack of sharpness and creativity IMO. I realise we're not much either obviously but for me they're nowt to be feared. We have a better midfield and should be looking to dictate the game. Not that I think we actually will, of course. Think Lugano is a liability, mind. Same cloggers got them to semis last time. But as you said, they need individual brilliance to score the necessary goals while their defense is probably solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Gaston Ramirez worthy of a mention in their midfield? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I should have specifically highlighted their midfield, which was what I was getting at. A lack of sharpness and creativity IMO. I realise we're not much either obviously but for me they're nowt to be feared. We have a better midfield and should be looking to dictate the game. Not that I think we actually will, of course. Think Lugano is a liability, mind. This showed in their inability to score more than once against Northern Ireland's second string last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Anyone watching Toulon tournament final? 2-1 after 14 minutes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Nah, we'll manage six points and a loss to Italy. Italy will go through top of the group two wins and draw. None of which will be convincing. Then they'll start playing in the knockout stages. I'm willing to put Lucas is the best in my sig if England beats Uruguay as long as you put I-Know-Nothing in your sig if they don't. I think Uruguay will walk away with that group is Suarez is fit. I'm not all that convinced by Uruguay, sure Suarez is brilliant and Cavani is fairly good but the rest of the side isn't great. For me that group is by far the hardest to call. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I can see absolutely no justification to the belief that Uruguay will "walk away" with our group. Each to their own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Anyone watching Toulon tournament final? 2-1 after 14 minutes 2-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I can see absolutely no justification to the belief that Uruguay will "walk away" with our group. Each to their own. For me it's Suarez. He's a player that can win games on his own, World Cup is the biggest stage and he'll love it if he's fit. Add Cavani who needs to redeem himself after an average spring. Uruguay has had the tendency to f*** up in qualifiers, but their team is just that good when it matters that I think anything other than quarter-finals will be a failure. I think they have a stronger starting XI than England tbh. Their squad isn't and they're very dependant on Suarez, but he'll show up if he's fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 How much will the conditions play into Uruguay's favour? Or is it a minor point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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