Who will you support in the World Cup?

hairyUlsterman · June 01, 2014, 03:52:43 PM

Quote from: Sidney on October 17, 2013, 10:49:55 AM
ENGLAND for me.

It would be amazing for our domestic game if we can do it.

With Stevie and Lamps bossing the centre, Jags and Joles shutting out opposition attacks, and Roo-mania rampant, we'll be living it up in Rio like Ronnie Biggs.

I know all four home nations will be getting behind our British Isles representatives.

A true Brit should be protesting for one UK team just like a true Ulsterman shouldn't be loyal to any lands other than Ulster, not England or the other parts of Ireland

cough 'plastic Ulsterman' cough

rodney trotter · June 01, 2014, 07:25:15 PM

Frank Ribery out of the World Cup http://t.co/iSN9m5rCES#

Italian Squad named

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)...

Defence: Abate (Milan), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma)

Midfield: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Parolo (Parma) Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain)

Forwards: Balotelli (Milan), Cassano (Parma), Cerci (Torino), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli)

No place for Giuseppe Rossi

5 Sams · June 01, 2014, 07:42:53 PM

Quote from: rodney trotter on June 01, 2014, 07:25:15 PM
Frank Ribery out of the World Cup http://t.co/iSN9m5rCES#

Italian Squad named

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)...

Defence: Abate (Milan), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma)

Midfield: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Parolo (Parma) Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain)

Forwards: Balotelli (Milan), Cassano (Parma), Cerci (Torino), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli)

No place for Giuseppe Rossi

Shows how much I'm out of touch with the soccer these days. I only recognise two names on that squad. Balotelli and Pirlo. In 90 and 94 I would have know them all.

thejuice · June 01, 2014, 09:03:56 PM

Quote from: 5 Sams on June 01, 2014, 07:42:53 PM
Shows how much I'm out of touch with the soccer these days. I only recognise two names on that squad. Balotelli and Pirlo. In 90 and 94 I would have know them all.

5 Sams · June 01, 2014, 09:35:31 PM

Quote from: thejuice on June 01, 2014, 09:03:56 PM
Quote from: 5 Sams on June 01, 2014, 07:42:53 PM
Shows how much I'm out of touch with the soccer these days. I only recognise two names on that squad. Balotelli and Pirlo. In 90 and 94 I would have know them all.

As they say in Cross....Count...

AQMP · June 02, 2014, 08:54:06 AM

Quote from: rodney trotter on June 01, 2014, 07:25:15 PM
Frank Ribery out of the World Cup http://t.co/iSN9m5rCES#

Italian Squad named

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)...

Defence: Abate (Milan), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma)

Midfield: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Parolo (Parma) Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain)

Forwards: Balotelli (Milan), Cassano (Parma), Cerci (Torino), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli)

No place for Giuseppe Rossi

Would Immobile be a big lumbering centre forward??

rodney trotter · June 02, 2014, 10:17:43 AM

Quote from: AQMP on June 02, 2014, 08:54:06 AM
Quote from: rodney trotter on June 01, 2014, 07:25:15 PM
Frank Ribery out of the World Cup http://t.co/iSN9m5rCES#

Italian Squad named

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)...

Defence: Abate (Milan), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma)

Midfield: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Parolo (Parma) Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain)

Forwards: Balotelli (Milan), Cassano (Parma), Cerci (Torino), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli)

No place for Giuseppe Rossi

Would Immobile be a big lumbering centre forward??

Ha he is fairly mobile, joining Dortmund next season.

Walter Cronc · June 02, 2014, 10:19:00 AM

Really like Veratti. Think he'll be a top player in a few years

rodney trotter · June 02, 2014, 06:42:15 PM

Russia squad:

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan)

Defenders: Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov (all CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov (both Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Yeshchenko (Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Terek Grozny)

Midfielders: Igor Denisov, Yury Zhirkov (both Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Roman Shirokov (FC Krasnodar), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov (both Zenit St Petersburg)

Forwards: Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexei Ionov, Alexander Kokorin (both Dynamo Moscow), Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Germany squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (FC Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Julian Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Forward: Miroslav Klose (Lazio).

CD · June 02, 2014, 07:55:38 PM

Quote from: rodney trotter on June 02, 2014, 10:17:43 AM
Quote from: AQMP on June 02, 2014, 08:54:06 AM
Quote from: rodney trotter on June 01, 2014, 07:25:15 PM
Frank Ribery out of the World Cup http://t.co/iSN9m5rCES#

Italian Squad named

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Perin (Genoa), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)...

Defence: Abate (Milan), Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma)

Midfield: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Parolo (Parma) Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain)

Forwards: Balotelli (Milan), Cassano (Parma), Cerci (Torino), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli)

No place for Giuseppe Rossi

Would Immobile be a big lumbering centre forward??

Ha he is fairly mobile, joining Dortmund next season.

Sounds like a failed car name- The Immobile Torino

Wildweasel74 · June 02, 2014, 08:34:16 PM

know 9 of the italian squad, again your right, there was a time i would have knew them all in previous world cups
on the plus side am good for 14 of the German team, Russian team, not a one am afraid

muppet · June 02, 2014, 10:05:16 PM

Quote from: rodney trotter on June 02, 2014, 06:42:15 PM
Russia squad:

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan)

Defenders: Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov (all CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov (both Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Yeshchenko (Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Terek Grozny)

Midfielders: Igor Denisov, Yury Zhirkov (both Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Roman Shirokov (FC Krasnodar), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov (both Zenit St Petersburg)

Forwards: Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexei Ionov, Alexander Kokorin (both Dynamo Moscow), Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Germany squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (FC Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Julian Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Forward: Miroslav Klose (Lazio).

1 35 year old forward!

Even Spain brought 3 even if they might play with none.

rodney trotter · June 02, 2014, 10:26:49 PM

Yeah, I suppose Podolski, Draxler, Schurrle, Gotze can play as a second striker if needed. Klose been around a long time, remember him playing against Ireland in 2002 WC. One of my earlier World Cup momemts

Rossie11 · June 03, 2014, 12:20:35 AM

Falcao officially out of WC.

AZOffaly · June 03, 2014, 09:35:51 AM

Was anyone watching Germany and Cameroon on Sunday night? Good open game in fairness. Cameroon look like they will be dire at the back and good going forward. Liverpool-esque. Anyway, I had to laugh at the BT Sports commentator. He said 'The influence of the French league is very strong on this Cameroon team, in fact I know some of them even speak to each other in French!'.