World Cup Group Stages XI

No_20 · Post #1 » by **No_20** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:08 pm

What do you think?

Ochoa
Debuchy - Vlaar - Thiago Silva - Blind
Mascherano - Matuidi
Robben - James - Neymar
Messi

No_20 · Post #2 » by **No_20** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:16 pm

Flop XI:

Akinfeev
Johnson - Cahill - Pepe - Abate
Gerrard - Xavi
Ozil - Balotelli - Ronaldo
Diego Costa

britblazerdude · Post #3 » by **britblazerdude** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 4:06 pm

4-2-3-1

GK: Ochoa
FB: Blind
CB: Marquez
CB: Silva
FB: Duarte
CM: Mascherano
CM: Kroos
AM: Rodriguez
AM: Messi
AM: Robben
CF: Benzema

britblazerdude · Post #4 » by **britblazerdude** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 4:09 pm

Not sure Vlaar or Debuchy have been worthy of the top XI. Matuidi I can see, but I take Kroos over him easily. Plus the Germans haven't even kicked into "German gear" yet.

Also, Cahill and Ozil on the flop XI is well harsh.

Flop XI:

GK: Casillas
RB: Johnson
CB: Pepe
CB: Lugano
LB: Baines
CM: Busquets
CM: Modric
AM: Ronaldo
AM: Valencia
AM: Rooney
CF: Costa

ardee · Post #5 » by **ardee** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:03 pm

Best XI

_____________Ochoa_____________
Aurier____Silva___Yepes_______Diaz/Blind (too close to call)
______Matiudi______Vidal_________
_Robben______James_______Muller_
____________Benzema_____________

britblazerdude · Post #6 » by **britblazerdude** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:30 pm

LEFT: Statistically the best team as defined by advanced metrics at Opta.
RIGHT: Consensus fan voting on BBC.co.uk.

bbms · Post #7 » by **bbms** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:54 pm

GK: Vincent Enyeama
RB: Serge Aurier
CB: Daniel Van Buyten
CB: Mario Yepes
LB: Ricardo Rodrigues
HM: Luiz Gustavo
CM: Blaise Matuidi
AM: James Rodriguez
AM: Lionel Messi
FW: Arjen Robben
FW: Karim Benzema.

treiz · Post #8 » by **treiz** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:14 pm

4-2-3-1

GK: Navas (tough choice between him, Enyeama and Ochoa)
RB: Aurier
CB: Silva/Yepes
CB: Marquez
LB: R. Rodrigues
DM: Luis Gustavo
CM: Matuidi
RM: Robben
AM: J. Rodriguez
LM: Messi/Neymar
ST: Benzema

MaliBrah · Post #9 » by **MaliBrah** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:33 pm

No_20 wrote:Flop XI:

Akinfeev
Johnson - Cahill - Pepe - Abate
Gerrard - Xavi
Ozil - Balotelli - Ronaldo
Diego Costa

how was ozil a flop? lmfao

ozil might be the only midfielder in the world that people need to see 2 goals and 2 assists a game to think he played well. Its incredible

he was solid in the first game , was arguably germanys best player in the second game , and I hardly watched the third game but he couldn't have been bad enough to be a flop... lol

if he played for madrid still he would never get it this bad because casual fans are stupid, joins arsenal and the criticism is raining.

bbms · Post #10 » by **bbms** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:00 am

bbms wrote:GK: Vincent Enyeama
RB: Serge Aurier
CB: Daniel Van Buyten
CB: Mario Yepes
LB: Ricardo Rodrigues
HM: Luiz Gustavo
CM: Blaise Matuidi
AM: James Rodriguez
AM: Lionel Messi
FW: Arjen Robben
FW: Karim Benzema.

Second team:

GK: Ochoa
RB: Debuchy
CB: Thiago Silva
CB: Hummels
LB: Blind
DM: Mascherano
CM: Oscar
RAM: Cuadrado
CAM: Valbuena
LAM: Neymar
ST: Muller