Your Teams starting 11

[vancity eagle]

Post your teams possible starting 11's.


Nigeria could look something like this. Overage players in bold.


Goalie : Enyeama


RB : Kennedy Chinwo
CB : Efe Ambrose
CB : Apam (Nice)
LB : T. Taiwo (Marseilles)

DM : Y Ayinla (Dynamo Kiev)
CM : F. Ekpo (Columbus Crew)
RW : Ogbuke (Hoffenheim)
LW : Obinna Nsofor (Chievo)

ST : V. Anichebe (Everton)
ST : Uche (Getafe)


CHelsea's JOhn Obi Mikel probably wont go due to a beef with the coach.

Taiwo is a starter for the national side, as are all 3 overage players.
Apam, Ogbuke, Nsofor, and Anichebe all have caps for the senior side as well.

[eainterplay]

Wow, that Nigerian team looks strong, but I hope the US's looks something like this...

GK- Tim Howard (Everton)
RB- Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96)
CB- Micheal Orozco (San Luis)
CB- Carlos Bocanegra (Unattached; formerly Fulham)
LB- Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
RM- Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA)
CM- Maurice Edu (Toronto FC)
CM- Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen)
LM- Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)
F- Freddy Adu (SL Benifica)
ST- Jozy Altidore (Villareal CF)

[tomwilhelm]

Carlos recently signed with Rennes of Ligue 1.

Otherwise, pretty good line-up. Playing well, that 11 would give the US a chance to advance out of this very tough group.

[johan derksen]

Could be something like this:

Vermeer (Willem II)

Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen)
Marcellis (PSV Eindhoven)
Donk (AZ Alkmaar)
Pieters (FC Utrecht)

Aissati (PSV Eindhoven)
Maduro (Valencia)
Drenthe (Real Madrid)

Amrabat (PSV Eindhoven)
Makaay (Feyenoord)
Babel (Liverpool)

[aveslacker]

Wow, that Nigerian team looks strong, but I hope the US's looks something like this...

GK- Tim Howard (Everton)
RB- Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96)
CB- Micheal Orozco (San Luis)
CB- Carlos Bocanegra (Unattached; formerly Fulham)
LB- Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
RM- Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA)
CM- Maurice Edu (Toronto FC)
CM- Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen)
LM- Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)
F- Freddy Adu (SL Benifica)
ST- Jozy Altidore (Villareal CF)

That's a very competitive lineup, but I worry that taking three-fifths of our defensive starters away from the USMNT setup around the time of the first qualifier in Guatemala is asking for trouble. Seitz is a pretty good gk for this level, so I'd be happy with him in goal.

I would love to see McBride up there, since he can add so much to the team without hurting the Nats' qualifying chances. As far as other overage players goes, maybe Demerit and Simek? It's hard to say.

[Kigai]

I'm not too sure on overage players, but this is a little similar to what I hope to see.

Shusaku Nishikawa - Oita Trinita

Yuto Nagatomo - F.C. Tokyo
Marcus Tulio Tanaka - Urawa Reds
Masato Morishige - Oita Trinita
Atsuto Uchida - Kashima Antlers

Hajime Hosogai - Urawa Reds
Keisuke Honda - VVV-Venlo
Hiroyuki Taniguchi - Kawasaki Frontale
Tsukasa Umesaki - Urawa Reds

Takayuki Morimoto - Catania
Yoshito Okubo - Vissel Kobe

Maybe Shunsuke Nakamura or Kengo Nakamura for another overage player.

[deejay]

That's a very competitive lineup, but I worry that taking three-fifths of our defensive starters away from the USMNT setup around the time of the first qualifier in Guatemala is asking for trouble. Seitz is a pretty good gk for this level, so I'd be happy with him in goal.

I would love to see McBride up there, since he can add so much to the team without hurting the Nats' qualifying chances. As far as other overage players goes, maybe Demerit and Simek? It's hard to say.

Yeah, McBride is the ticket since he brings so much more heading skill than the current U-23 forwards.

[T3h-Nig3rian]

I was hoping Obi Mikel would go to the Olympics. He is one of the most cerebral midfielders in the game. I don't think Anichebe should start. He is better off coming off the bench so he can harass the opposition with his pace and power.

[T3h-Nig3rian]

Is there any brave man out there willing to predict the teams that will make it outta the group? :)

[tomwilhelm]

Is there any brave man out there willing to predict the teams that will make it outta the group? :)

Nigeria and... um... I'll go with the Dutch by a whisker over the US.

[T3h-Nig3rian]

Btw Nigeria, Japan and the Dutch. Two of these teams will make to the next round.

[eainterplay]

I really like the Nigerian team to advance out of this stage, and maybe I am being a bit bias but the US as well.

[vancity eagle]

when I look at the squads, it seems to me that Nigeria and the Us would be the closest to the actual national squads. So I am going to predict Nigeria and the US to upset the dutch. BUt honestly nothing in this group would surprise me. Even if Japan qualified I wouldn't be that shocked, at least I expect them to screw up somebodys chances. We had a very hard time with the Japanese in the 2007 U20 WC. I think this is easily the most even group and along with group A will be highly competitive. C and D seem much less so. Top spot in this group will be very important as second place most likely gets a date with ARgentina in the Q finals.

[vancity eagle]

Nigerias 3 overage players have now been confirmed as

1. Vincent Enyeama (Halpoel Tel Aviv) GK
2. Peter "Osaze" Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow) FW
3. Ikechukwu Uche ( Getafe ) FW



would have preferred a midfielder instead of one of the 2 forwards, as the U23 are already full of wide attackers, and with Mikel opting out we may be weaker in the middle. Uche and Osaze will be a handfull for our opponents never the less.

some footage of Uche

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UoDQG_wRohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UoDQG_wRo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m1Pi6Cy7dY&feature=relatedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=9m1Pi6Cy7dy&feature=related

[nickknx865]

I'll take the USA and Holland to make it outta this stage

[johan neeskens]

Could be something like this:

Vermeer (Willem II)

Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen)
Marcellis (PSV Eindhoven)
Donk (AZ Alkmaar)
Pieters (FC Utrecht)

Aissati (PSV Eindhoven)
Maduro (Valencia)
Drenthe (Real Madrid)

Amrabat (PSV Eindhoven)
Makaay (Feyenoord)
Babel (Liverpool)

I like it a lot. I have a feeling that he won't play Aisatti though.

[Excape Goat]

Why does Holland bring a career journeyman to the Olympics? Gerald Sibon!!!

[johan neeskens]

Why does Holland bring a career journeyman to the Olympics? Gerald Sibon!!!

Sibon just had an excellent season with Heerenveen as a support striker. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him.

[feyenoord_for_life]

In terms of what has been said about the dutch, I agree. Sibon had a great year and will be a man playing amongst boys. I think we will see him play the first 60 minutes and a youthful amrabat for the final 30.

The 4-3-3 mentioned looks great to me with Sibon in place of Amrabat. Very dangerous.

and there is a ton of young but great talent at the back to boot

[2drama]

very interesting group