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The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 5:06 pm
by No_20
http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1 ... d-cup-rankRemember this is not Americans voting. It's journos all over the world. Cox, Honigstein, Marcotti, Sid Lowe, Duarte etc. Some of the best journos out there.
And these German posters told me that Reus, Gotze, Ozil etc. are better than Neymar. Well, it looks like Neymar is in the Top 30 while Reus, Kroos and Gotze are out of it
I guess the Top 5 will be:
1. Messi
2. Ronaldo
3. Iniesta
4. Suarez
5. This is the tough one. Maybe Thiago Silva?
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:03 pm
by Next Coming
I've worked myself into a ferocious lather reading this list the past few days. Lol. The Reus one by far the worst.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:10 pm
by Baphomet
I'm sure this thread will be productive.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:25 pm
by cgf
These journalists are terrible not only is Neymar not #1-10 on their list but they won't even give him every spot in the top 5. How can one take such prifessional incompetence?
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:46 pm
by No_20
Next Coming wrote:I've worked myself into a ferocious lather reading this list the past few days. Lol. The Reus one by far the worst.
Stop overrating this guy.
Never won a major trophy in his life, but according to people he's world class

Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:11 pm
by ATL Boy
No_20 wrote:Next Coming wrote:I've worked myself into a ferocious lather reading this list the past few days. Lol. The Reus one by far the worst.
Stop overrating this guy.
Never won a major trophy in his life, but according to people he's world class

Have you even watched him play?
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 1:59 pm
by ardee
Reus and Modric should be top 10. What a horrible list so far.
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Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 2:57 pm
by bbms
Reus is closer to world class than Neymar.
Mine is
Messi
Ronaldo
Iniesta
Suárez
Touré
Thiago Silva
Ibrahimovic
Schweinsteiger
David Silva
Reus
Ribery and Robben are overrated imo.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 3:33 pm
by El Turco
i would be outraged if people werent outraged by an online ranking
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 3:55 pm
by treiz
Think we should do our own version and see how it varies.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 4:36 pm
by DD12
1-Ronaldo
2-Ronaldo
3-Ronaldo
4-Ronaldo
5-Cristiano Ronaldo
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 4:40 pm
by El Turco
i would agree with that, ronaldo must be fat enough to occupy four spots nowadays
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 4:52 pm
by DD12
Sneijder will be killing it in this tourney. watch out. 30 million is coming to us from Manu lol
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2014 4:55 pm
by El Turco
hope they use that money to buy out mancini
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Mon Jun 2, 2014 12:53 pm
by No_20
http://www.espn.go.com/soccer/story?w=1 ... i=TOP&wjb= 30: Paul Pogba
29: Mesut Ozil
28: Thomas Mueller
27: Manuel Neuer
26: David Silva
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Mon Jun 2, 2014 1:30 pm
by Andre3822
I don't get the hate with Reus, football is a team game, can you blame him for not winning trophies with Dortmund? The team is flawed, while their starting XI is easily top 5, their depth is non-existent and they're rarely at full health.
I mean if you watch Reus play, he makes something happen whenever he has the ball.
There is no doubt in my mind that he has the potential to lead Germany into winning a world cup.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Mon Jun 2, 2014 11:47 pm
by Doormatt
any ESPN ranking is going to be garbage, doesnt matter if its international or not.
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Tue Jun 3, 2014 12:31 am
by No_20
25. Oscar
24. Karim Benzema
23. Angel Di Maria
22. Phillipp Lahm
21. Diego Costa
Damn, Oscar is overrated

25? Really? How is he better than Silva, Modric, Pogba etc.??
Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Tue Jun 3, 2014 2:04 am
by DD12
Andre3822 wrote:while their starting XI is easily top 5.
I am not sure if you are serious.
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Re: The Top 50 - #WorldCupRank
Posted: Tue Jun 3, 2014 2:25 am
by ATL Boy
kinda mad that no Bosnians are going to make the list. Dzeko is for sure better than Eto'o right now (and I'd argue Drogba too), I'd take Begovic over Casillas (who doesn't even play for Real Madrid domestically). But at the very least, Pjanic deserves to make it if noone else, he's a stud.