[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]

Originally Posted by 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)

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]

Originally Posted by aveslacker

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]

Originally Posted by T3h-Nig3rian

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.