Nivel de la Copa Libertadores 2006

[Caturro]

Como les ha parecido la copa hasta el momento?

A mi me gusta un poco mas que el anho pasado... pareciera que no hay un favorito claro, y los que supuestamente venian fuertes (River, Conrinthians) no han mostrado lo esperado.

Hay varios equipos solidos, como Cerro, Velez, Chivas, Catolica, Sao Paulo... y hay muchos mas que vienen de mas abajo que podrian dar mas de una sorpresa (Libertad, Goias, Maracaibo).

[ecuajhony]

para mi esta buena, no es como las copas de los 90 donde yo comenze a vivirlas(noventa hasta la actualidad) pero si esta mas q aceptable, los partidos estan disfrutables y hay bastante publico

[dapip]

Es un torneo muy bueno. Asi a veces el futbol no sea el mejor, hay muchos partidos emocionantes, creo que solo me han tocado como dos ladrillos de todos los que he visto. Ademas es un torneo dinamico, porque los equipos se van ajustando y modificando al ritmo que le toquen. Equipos que empiezan mal pueden terminar muy bien y cogiendo ritmo de competencia, y a veces los favoritos se caen por muchos factores, lesiones, cansancio, motivacion.

Lo veo ademas muy abierto, pero esperemos a que termine esta fase para ver que tan predecible es y que llaves quedan en la siguiente ronda.

[TRICOLOR BRASIL]

Please you guys from other south american countries, answer me one thing:

Why do all of you think Corinthians is an unbeatable entity? Man, Corinthians just got owned yesterday in the classico against São Paulo and is being threated like a joke by brazilian press because of their poor campaign in both championships (paulista and libertadores),

Plus the fact they are the only big brazilian team that has never reached a libertadores final.

Anyone who gets a little about football would put São Paulo, Palmeiras and Inter as stronger contenders than Corinthians in the Libertadores.

[Manyaraña Recargado]

para mi esta buena, no es como las copas de los 90 donde yo comenze a vivirlas

esas eran de más calidad porque sólo iban campeones y subcampeones (incluso de argentina y brasil,no clasificaban 800 de cada uno como ahora).después se agrandó el número por los famosos mejicanos..

[dapip]

Please you guys from other south american countries, answer me one thing:

Why do all of you think Corinthians is an unbeatable entity? Man, Corinthians just got owned yesterday in the classico against São Paulo and is being threated like a joke by brazilian press because of their poor campaign in both championships (paulista and libertadores),

Plus the fact they are the only big brazilian team that has never reached a libertadores final.

Anyone who gets a little about football would put São Paulo, Palmeiras and Inter as stronger contenders than Corinthians in the Libertadores.

Don't get me in that bus. I think that Corinthians is powerful because of their attack and because they have an impressive lineup, but I agree with you, you cannot be second to Noroeste or whoever they are, you have to be first and by a mile with that payroll. For me they are favorites in THIS round, because for them the group is winnable, but after that it takes much more than names, experience, cohesiveness, mentality, and they're yet to prove they have it. Sao Paolo is again the big favorite.

[dapip]

esas eran de más calidad porque sólo iban campeones y subcampeones (incluso de argentina y brasil,no clasificaban 800 de cada uno como ahora).después se agrandó el número por los famosos mejicanos..

Las copas de los 70s y 80s eran de pocos equipos, pero carecian de emocion, porque con muy contadas excepciones eran patrimonio de Argentinos y Brasileros. Habia un mejor nivel de juego porque no se iban tantos jugadores para Europa.

Pero este formato da oportunidad, lo que personalmente me encanta, un equipo pequeño puede hacer un buen papel y amargarle la vida a los poderosos, porque con los premios que dan pues cualquiera se motiva.

Y como dije antes, aunque a veces el nivel de juego no es el mejor, normalmente no hay partidos aburridos, muchos goles, mucha emocion.

Personalmente opino que la Libertadores esta bien estructurada, y que deberia quedarse asi. Deberian acabar con ese relleno de la Sudamericana y que esos titulos ni los deberian mencionar, especialmente con toda la ventaja que le dan a los argentinos y brasileros.

[Caturro]

Muchos goles es esta Copa... ayer hablaban en Fox Sports que quizas este balon mas liviano influye en un mayor dinanismo del juego, y tambien les daba mas confianza a los jugadores para que traten de patearla desde cualquier angulo.

Aparte de eso, yo veo una actitud diferente en los equipos (incluso en los llamados equipos "chicos") que salen con una forma de jugar mas frontal... los partidos ultra defensivos de antanho ya casi ni se ven, y eso regala un mayor espectaculo.

[Caturro]

Please you guys from other south american countries, answer me one thing:

Why do all of you think Corinthians is an unbeatable entity? Man, Corinthians just got owned yesterday in the classico against São Paulo and is being threated like a joke by brazilian press because of their poor campaign in both championships (paulista and libertadores),

Plus the fact they are the only big brazilian team that has never reached a libertadores final.

Anyone who gets a little about football would put São Paulo, Palmeiras and Inter as stronger contenders than Corinthians in the Libertadores.

I'm aware of Corinthians' legacy in the Libertadores (or lack thereof) but it really seemed that this year they had it all going on with Tevez, Nilmar, Ricardinho, Mascherano... together with the achievement of last year's Brazilian championship (whether they really deserved it or not!) made them a quality contender.

Also, Sao Paulo had dropped their level a bit after winning last year's Libertadores and Inter hadn't showed much during Sudamericana. I think all of this influenced the South American press toi declare Corinthians as the Brazilian contender for the cup, but as we have seen lately, they have disappointed greatly.

And I really don't think Corinthians has it easy in their group. In fact, if they keep playing like they have in the last few games, they might not make it out of the group at all! They still have to play 2 games at home, but Tigres, Catolica, and Dep Cali are competitive teams.

[Latin Pride]

Please you guys from other south american countries, answer me one thing:

Why do all of you think Corinthians is an unbeatable entity? Man, Corinthians just got owned yesterday in the classico against São Paulo and is being threated like a joke by brazilian press because of their poor campaign in both championships (paulista and libertadores),

Plus the fact they are the only big brazilian team that has never reached a libertadores final.

Anyone who gets a little about football would put São Paulo, Palmeiras and Inter as stronger contenders than Corinthians in the Libertadores.

hes right, Corinthians is crap right now.. even Goias is looking better then them this tournament

fact of the matter is...

São Paulo >>>> Corinthians 4eva

[DanRod78]

Corinthians seems to be the R.Madrid of SouthAmerica.
They have all the stars, but they are not doing s..t