The All Purpose Other Teams Thread - Pt. III (R)

I kinda want to see the US play the Dutch in the R16.

And speaking of the Dutch, they are a side to look out for. They have a world class defender. De light is no pushover either. de Jong has class. Their attack is not from a generation ago or so but they do have some firepower. Plus, van Gaal could whip up some magic.

Although, they are in a interesting group. Senegal, Ecuador and the hosts, Qatar. I think they are perhaps favorites to win the group but I do not think it is as clear cut as others are saying.

 

Senegal is pretty good and the hosts always tend to pull off at least one unexpected result. Qatar has been decent in attack at times when I've watched them.

 

2-1 lost in final
7-1 lost in semifinal

You'e correct.

 

Any particular reason for this wish?

 

Not really a wish but more of an interesting matchup. I want to see where the US is at this stage of their development and I think the Dutch would be a great measuring stick.


Who would you want to play and or avoid from Group B(I mean realistically, lol. do not think Iran will get out of that group)?

 

Avoid the English, as I think their selection basically is better than ours, except for our defense and Frenky de Jong.
From the rest I've no clue about the level of Iran as a team, nor about their players except for Jahanbaksh, who plays for Feyenoord.
Wales or the USA no preference as these two are about the same level, while Wales might be the smarter/more cunning team of that two.
Which one of the two comes out of the group depends on which of the two leading players of them, Bale and Pulisic, delivers on this WC stage.

 

The English are a bunch of prima-donnas. They do not get the benefit of playing at home, and even then, we’ve seen they aren’t all that great. I wouldn’t worry too much about them.


I know next to nothing about Iran nor the Welsh. Wales have some names but I think they’re lucky that Ukraine could not finish their chances.


The US. The US, particularly the players think they’re better than what they really are. A single US player would not be even on the bench for either of our nations. Yet, they have this fighting spirit. Although I stated they think they are better than what they are, they have some players who can cause some problems. But with your defense, I think you’ll be fine.

I think your group is really fascinating. I think those teams will challenge you, which is always good.

 

According to this average FIFA ranking of the group members you're right.
It's the one with the highest ranking value.

 

This is rumored to be Brasil’s away kit… Yikes!

 

Interesting that Gareca will not return for Peru. There are rumors of Boca trying to get him. He was once a favorite to coach Argentina before the rise of Scaloni.

But also, Peru now are interested in Beccacece(@locoxriver’s favorite manager). They are also looking at Sampa and Gringo. Maybe Heinze would do since I don’t see why Sampa or Beccacece would want to take over Peru. The Peruvian side do not have much promise. I think that decent cycle they had is over. But now, if they are moving the World Cup to 48 teams, which is utter crap, qualifying will be come much simpler.

 

Yeah, I’m not so sure about that. He is a young man, for the most part managers are a bit older. Yes, I know Scaloni is only a few years older but Scaloni has a lot to work with. He has a treasure trove of talent. I’m not sure there is much motivation for somebody like him to coach a national team that appears to be on the decline. Unless it is an easy payday…

 

Our group just got even easier

Awful news for the Mexico national team.

Starting winger Tecatito Corona has fractured in his fibula and torn ligaments in his ankle. https://t.co/PvC7xJZNo5

— Felipe Cárdenas (@FelipeCar) August 18, 2022

 

Dont jinx our players

 

I gotta be honest, this is dope jersey. Damn, if it was almost anyone else I would buy one

 

They could have Corona, Modelo, Tecate, and etc…It won’t matter!

 

Man, Flamengo are spanking Velez. They are lucky GabiNoGol has been awful. He could easily have had a hat trick.

Granted, it is not exactly surprising…

Now 4-0…

 

Elche CF now has six Argentine players; Javier Pastore, Axel Werner, Lucas Boyé, Ezequiel Ponce, Federico Fernández and Nicolás Fernández Mercau. None of these are Albiceleste quality players, but Elche CF should change their name to "El Che CF" with all these Argentineans

 

Absolute clown shit. They shouldn't be using computers. It should be something obvious and if they can't figure it out in 10 seconds just let it stand.