No way Falcao is over Suazo. Falcao has one thing over Suazo and that's the aerial game, but thats it. In everything else Suazo is his match or way better. I think that if Suazo learns to be a bit more consistent he is better than all those strikers.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments As much as Mexicans tend to overrate their teams and their league, it is also true that Argentines and Brazilians tend to underrate them. Santos better show up, because as bad as America has played this year, there is talent in that team, and they are not going to be an easy matchup.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments That's true. Don't forget that Tena (America's coach at the time) was stupid enough to send the backups to the backups to play that game, basically throwing away the game. Nonetheless, they were competitive in that game all the way to the end. This Santos' team doesn't impress me either. When Chivas played them they were producing scoring opportunities at will.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments And my argument is built on my expectation that Santos WILL show up. They contended for the 2007 Brasileirao (granted their 2nd place finish was 15 points behind my SPFC) but they were always in the race. They lost in the 2007 Libertadores semifinals after going 6 for 6 in the opening round, and they have an experienced coach. Perhaps Santos will not advance; I believe they will. But you can bet they will not underestimate America - even though they eliminated America last year.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments I expect Santos to advance. I don't think they have a good enough team to win it all though. They are probably the weakest of the Brazilian sides in this year's Libertadores.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments The schedule for the Quarter finals has been released. http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=62107&slangab=S Good thing is that they didn't mess it up like they did with the first leg of the round of 16. Of course there being less matches to be played it's easier to make a proper schedule.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Indeed they are. Falcao tends to drop a little deeper. Another point to keep in mind, as well is that Falcao is hurt more often than not. Metro
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments I hope Falcao is not just hype....can anyone remember another young Colombiano who got this much hype and flopped???.......Hugo Rodallega.. anyone?
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Falcao is better. But as somebody said, he is too injury prone. If he stays healthy he can have a bright future.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Big news, Vasco Da Gama is after Salvador Cabanas, Vasco's president said "That he will do whatever it takes" to sign Cabanas. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=690191 I expect alot of teams to be after Cabanas for the summer transfer.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Wont happen....America will not let him go....big foreign stars in Mexico usually never leave, they stay in Mexico....plus I doubt any Club in the Americas will pay him more than Club America.(well exept maybe MLS but I dont think he wants to retire just yet)
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments There is a player missing he was 2007 Golden Boot of the Americas with 26 goals and has better gol/90 average than Suazo, Cabañas, and Vuoso in the Mexican League. Giancarlos Maldonado I have Suazo and Cabañas higher than Palermo just for the fact that these players expecially Suazo create their own goals/goal opportunities.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Kepp dreamin Century. This is where Sao Paolo's unimpressive Libertadores campaign ends. Good luck trying to contain Thiago Neves.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments LOL, gotta be easy to have TWO teams... especially when one of them just went through possibly the biggest "papelon" in its history, at HOME, to a team many mock for having not one Libertadores title in its history, and with 2 more players. We'll see, ElMuneco... we'll see.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Both games should be exciting. Especially since both clubs will probably be fighting for the Brasileiro championship all year. But I'll give you guys the slight advantage on defense seeing that Thiago Silva is out for a couple of weeks. But for offense, I gotta go with Flu. With Washington, Conca, Thiago Neves, and even Cicero on the field, that's a pretty good attack. Not too mention there's Dodo returning from injury.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Yea he's a great player, if you haven't seen his goal he scored last week look at it, its the last one they show... [youtube]I5C_tlc_dGU[/youtube] I like how he celebrates saying it was "mas o menos"
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Atlante is absolutely nothing without Giancarlos Maldonado. I would definitely put him in the top five in America.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Blaming refs is the lamest way to take a defeat. I mean common, your team already showed they dont have the balls to play. As a fan show you do and accept they messed up, nothing to do with the reff. Every single team, every single fan, can mention bad calls against its team, and trust me, argentinian and brazilian teams always get the benefit of the doubt.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments maldonado , definately in the top 5 Cabanas Suazo Kleber Boas(this guy is awsome) Palermo Maldonado
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments Still don't know why we let Kleber go. Think about it: Kleber + Cabanas =
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments If Thiago Silva is out, that's a huge loss for Fluminense. The guy is a monster.
Final Eight: Who will win Copa Libertadores Ok, we had a poll earlier asking who was going to win Copa Libertadores. The two teams that got the most votes (Colo Colo and Chivas Guadalajara) are out. So, let's get real. Who is going to win it?
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments I believe he's out for four weeks. He got injured against Atletico Nacional.
Re: COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments lo dejaron ir por indiciplinado, ya sabes que el donde este, siempre llegaba tarde, nunca se reportaba despues de vacaciones, etc.