The world cup thread

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Sorry Matth, couldn`t resist it. Everybody is predicting Rooney wil play No10 if he starts and most people are hoping it`s true.
 
Mata should get a chance for Spain in the next game, he offers more penetration than any of there current midfielders. Del Bosque has totally lost the plot though, selecting Torres in his squad, and then bringing him on with the likes of Negredo, Fabregas and Mata sat on the bench. The guys been awful for 5 years, when are some people gonna realise that he's ****e <laugh>

Negredo didn't go, but I agree with you. He should've also taken Isco.
 
Is Fernandinho in the Brazil squad? because going off the last two games he would walk into their midfield, even on crutches.
 
None.

That's not the point though. The point is he plays for Spain as he couldn't get into the Brazil side and the Brazil side have no decent strikers whatsoever. What's that say about Costa?

It could say something about Scolari but I'm just saying.

He did get into the Brazil side a couple of times before he defected in autumn 2013.

He did not hit top form until Falcao left in summer 2013 and he got to play as the main man. By the time he was topping the goal charts in Spain in the autumn, he had rejected Brazil to play for Spain.

Not going to be arrogant and say he will be a success or failure. Let's see how the One Season Wonder is doing at the end of the season <ok> before writing him off
 
He did get into the Brazil side a couple of times before he defected in autumn 2013.

He did not hit top form until Falcao left in summer 2013 and he got to play as the main man. By the time he was topping the goal charts in Spain in the autumn, he had rejected Brazil to play for Spain.

Not going to be arrogant and say he will be a success or failure. Let's see how the One Season Wonder is doing at the end of the season <ok> before writing him off

That's more like it.

Instead of attempting to use a like for like comparison which is invalid and isn't remotely the same, you're discussing it. Well done you.

Yeah, I guess we'll see.