Onderwerp: Copa America 2011

Yeah :D

Argentina x Uruguay in final.

The brazilian team has a good defense, but only Pato is a good player in attack.

You are clearly anti-Santos xD

Neymar and Ganso are very good players, they may lack of experience but they're just too talented.

Ganso is a genious, the best midfielder we have now, but Neymar and Robinho aren't objective players. Neymar don't know shot and don't like to pass the ball, always prefer dribble, and destroy all brazilian attacks.

The best formation for brazil is:

------------------------Jefferson------------------------
--Dani Alves----Thiago Silva-----Lúcio(D.Luiz)----A.Santos
----------------Sandro---------------Lucas--------------------
Renato Augusto-----------Ganso----------------------Hernanes-
----------------------------Pato---------------------------------

Or if you like 442, Leandro Damião instead of Renato Augusto or Ganso.

First match:

Argentina 1 - 1 Bolivia

Good tactic by Bolivia.

Bolivia looks better in the tactical part, argentina have to repair some defensive errors

Sandro is a great midfielder. Do you have a list of all Brasilian players called for Copa America?

btw. why Melo wasn't called? He was one of the best def mids last season, great performances.

because lucas is much better :)

Please don't go off topic. Such posts should go here.

Julio César (Internazionale - ITA)
Victor (Grêmio - BRA)
Jefferson (Botafogo - BRA)

Daniel Alves (Barcelona - SPA)
Maicon (Internazionale - ITA)
André Santos (Fenerbahçe - TUR)
Adriano (Barcelona - SPA)

Lúcio (Internazionale - ITA)
David Luiz (Chelsea - ENG)
Luisão (Benfica - POR)
Thiago Silva (Milan - ITA)

Ramires (Chelsea - ENG)
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool - ENG)
Sandro (Tottenham - ENG)
Elano (Santos - BRA)
Elias (Atlético Madrid - ESP)
Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos - BRA)
Jadson (Shakhtar Donetsk - UKR)
Lucas (São Paulo - BRA)

Neymar (Santos - BRA)
Robinho (Milan - ITA)
Fred (Fluminense - BRA)
Alexandre Pato (Milan - ITA)

btw. why Melo wasn't called? He was one of the best def mids last season, great performances.

I like Melo, but most brazilians hate him after WC 2010. Brazilians like players like Robinho, without objectivity, and don't like players like Mascherano, Melo.

Looks decent but to be fair - it's not the Brasil it used to be. Great side defenders, great central defenders, class keeper...but the midfield is in my opinion weak and very, very defensive. Also strikers are not that impressive. Maybe in 2 years when Ganso and Neymar develop...

Elias, Sandro?

In my opinion, I prefer: Felipe Melo, Kaka or Hernanes.

and there is an other Lucas? Lucas Leiva is not the same?

Sandro is awesome, I like his style of play.

I never rated Elano though.

Lucas Leiva is from Liverpool, Lucas Silva from São Paulo, Lucas Silva is a attacking midfielder.

Elias is ridiculous, Hernanes and Renato Augusto are much better. Sandro is the best defensive midfielder we have today.

Yes, only Pato is good in attack. Hernanes and Renato Augusto can play, but Mano Menezes don't like them. Pato and Nilmar is the ideal attack, with Leandro Damião in bench.

I don't know what to think of Neymar. He has talent, yes. The way he plays is great for youtube movies, but would he really be useful in Europe - in Italy or England? With this style of play I'm not sure. Also he seems very arrogant, even more than Robinho. I know I wouldn't pay 30m for him, and Santos wants what, 50m? Ridiculous.

But the most ridiculous transfer in last year was Piazon to Chelsea. 17yo kid, ZERO games in senior football...and Sao Paulo got 6 to 8m pounds. Piazon was already paid 1m pounds and is going to earn 2m pounds each year. It's not normal...