Anyone would think I am a moderator! I am starting this................ BRASIL (probable): Julio César, Maicon, Lúcio, Thiago Silva (David Luiz), André Santos, Lucas Leiva, Ramires, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Robinho, Neymar, Alexandre Pato Coach: Mano Menezes PARAGUAI (possible): Justo Villar, Dário Verón, Paulo da Silva, Antolín Alcaraz, Aureliano Torres, Enrique Vera, Cristian Riveros, Néstor Ortigoza, Marcelo Estigarribia, Roque Santa Cruz (Haedo Valdez), Lucas Barrios Coach: Gerardo Martino Date: 17 July 2011 Kick off: 16:00 (Brasilia) 20:00 (London) Venue: Ciudad La Plata stadium, La Plata (Argentina) Officials: Sergio Pezzotta (ARG), Ricardo Casas (ARG), Efraín Castro (BOL)
Re: Brazil x Paraguay Quarter Final You should be and am surprised you are not! Our line up will be the same as last game. Julio César, Maicon, Lúcio, Thiago Silva e André Santos; Lucas Leiva, Ramires, Robinho, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Neymar e Alexandre Pato.
Re: Brazil x Paraguay Quarter Final Bench Ganso & Andre Santos, if there was someone better then Fred, bench pato also but dont think they have a choice. I think this will be a very very tough game.
Re: Brazil x Paraguay Quarter Final Why the f is Kaka playing in a friendly vs LA Galaxy, he should be with the NT. Stupid selection methods.
He pulled out of the 2007 edition saying he needed to rest - a disgrace (Ronaldinho Gaucho did the same). This time it is understandable.......ish. His season having been fractured with injuries.
Is it just me or has anyone else here noticed what a waste it has been to call up Lucas Moura up for this tournament? Neymar I could understand because he's a surefire starter.....but I think it would've been better served to have Lucas at the U-20 WC instead leading the team and gaining more experience instead of playing sparingly in the Copa. And I'm not sure what his role/position really is with the senior Selecao so far in his career. Maybe it would've been the right call if the U-20s weren't taking place this month.
Disagree. It was a good idea - you need to give the young players a taste of what tournament football is about when with the senior team - the attention/scrutiny you are under and pressure. He will be better for this experience (and he has played in the last 6 games).
I could understand with Ronaldo in 1994 and Kaka in 2002 being on the squads despite not featuring.....they weren't depriving any other level of the Selecao from not being there because no other tournaments took place at the same time. Aguero of Argentina was excluded from the senior NT in 2007 (not that he'd have made a difference in the Copa Finals that year) and instead was the best player at the U-20 WC. There's the Confederations Cup, not to mention the 2012 Olympics for Lucas Moura to play for the senior team prior to 2014. Lets just agree to disagree.
i dont really think he is depriving anyone really. maybe willian or douglas costa, but those guys are just as unproven at the national team level. it's true, they've at least played in champions league, but i think this will be a great learning experience for lucas moura. he's training with players he will be paying with regularly for the next 3 years -- olympics, confed cup, and likely, the world cup. seems alright to me.
This field sucks. Why is there so much sand on pitch ? I tell you ... the organization of this Copa America leaves a lot to be desired.
And then he's hugging Robinho and shrugging it off like whatever, it would've been nice to score. Come on.
Andre Santos is awful. My god, one of the worst leftbacks I've seen ever. He tries to glorify himself rather than making an easy cross to Pato for an easy goal.
I agree, but at least he has been solid defensively. He isn't letting that Paraguayan on the left do what he wants with the ball like he did to Daniel Alves..