OnlineLC Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 i have watched the EPL all year and i thought paul robinson of tottenham was the 2nd best goalie next to jens lehman in the premiership Lehman really has come along well this season. I think Robinson is OK but if I was buying a goalie, Lehman, Van Der Saar and Ceck would be higher on my list. I also like Buffon for Juventus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjuhb Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Lehman really has come along well this season. I think Robinson is OK but if I was buying a goalie, Lehman, Van Der Saar and Ceck would be higher on my list. I also like Buffon for Juventus. well he is good enough to start for england plus john terry and sol campball can make any goalie look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madisonLB Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Don't even mention the possibility of David James. He is an absolute incompetent keeper. Just today he made yet another blunder that cost Manchester City dearly. He is a walking disaster. I am old enough to remember when we won the World Cup in 1966 and we had an incredible keeper by the name of Gordon Banks. England don't have similar high quality options for this tournament (nor in 2002 with Seaman who let in an easy goal against Brazil when we had the lead). On paper Brazil are favorites, but there could be some surprises. I have really been impressed with Portugal over the last 2-4 years. As we all know soccer is a funny game. Greece were not that great a team in Euro 2004 yet they won it by playing boring soccer and frustrating talented teams by killing the flow of the game. They scored on set pieces. Fortunately they are not part of the World Cup this time, but all it takes is one off day and even Brazil can be humbled by lesser opponents. I am you dont agree with my choice, dont get me wrong robinson is the more consistent of the two, i just feel that when david james wants to play(like in games against manchester united, chelsea, those kinda teams) then he is the better goal keeper of the two, no question he is more athletic than paul robinson, but i just believe he can really prove himself in big games, thats all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manU721 Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 David James can look really good one minute and look like a donkey the next. How does everyone think Ivory Coast will do in the group of death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjuhb Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 • Goalkeepers: Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich) • Defenders: G Neville (Manchester United), R Ferdinand (Manchester United), Terry (Chelsea), A Cole (Arsenal), Campbell (Arsenal), Carragher (Liverpool), Bridge (Chelsea) • Midfielders: Beckham (Real Madrid), Carrick (Tottenham), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jenas (Totenham), Downing (Middlesbrough), J Cole (Chelsea), Lennon (Tottenham) • Forwards: Rooney (Manchester United), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Walcott (Arsenal). • Standby players: Scott Carson, Luke Young, Nigel Reo-Coker, Jermain Defoe, Andy Johnson. theo walcott has played no premiership games this year and plays on arsenal's reserve and u-20 teams sven is waiting on rooney and owen to get fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcsoccer Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 (edited) My Predictions: Germany, Poland- A England, Sweden-B Ivory Coast, Argentina-C (surprising I know) Portugal, Mexico-D Czech Republic, Italy-E Brazil Croatia-F France, Togo-G Spain, Ukraine-H Germany v Sweden- Germany Argentina v Mexico- Argentina England v Poland- England Portugal vs. Ivory Coast- Portugal Italy v Croatia- Italy France v. Ukraine- France Brazil v. Czech Rep.- Brazil Spain v Togo- Spain Germany v Argentina- Argentina England v Portugal- England Italy v France- France Brazil v Spain- Brazil England v Argentina- Argentina France v Brazil- Brazil Brazil- World Champions It's a longshot calling Ivory Coast over the Netherlands, but I think they have the style and talent to do it. The Netherlands are a very strong team, but I just don't see how you can go from not making the WC in 2002 to advancing far in the tournament. They are very talented but also very young. I think van Basten is crazy for not calling up Seedorf, Davids, and Maakay. The Ivory Coast have experienced guys like Drogba, Toure, and Eboue. It should be quite a cup. Argue with me PLEASE! Edited May 8, 2006 by lcsoccer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos11 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 My Predictions: Germany, Poland- A England, Sweden-B Ivory Coast, Argentina-C (surprising I know) Portugal, Mexico-D Czech Republic, Italy-E Brazil Croatia-F France, Togo-G Spain, Ukraine-H Germany v Sweden- Germany Argentina v Mexico- Argentina England v Poland- England Portugal vs. Ivory Coast- Portugal Italy v Croatia- Italy France v. Ukraine- France Brazil v. Czech Rep.- Brazil Spain v Togo- Spain Germany v Argentina- Argentina England v Portugal- England Italy v France- France Brazil v Spain- Brazil England v Argentina- Argentina France v Brazil- Brazil Brazil- World Champions It's a longshot calling Ivory Coast over the Netherlands, but I think they have the style and talent to do it. The Netherlands are a very strong team, but I just don't see how you can go from not making the WC in 2002 to advancing far in the tournament. They are very talented but also very young. I think van Basten is crazy for not calling up Seedorf, Davids, and Maakay. The Ivory Coast have experienced guys like Drogba, Toure, and Eboue. It should be quite a cup. Argue with me PLEASE! i dont see how you have englad making it to the semi's. i know they're talented, but rooney and even possibly terry could potentially be out. they've always underachieved when it came time for the world cup. as for my predictions: A-Germany, Poland B-England, Sweden C-Holland, Argentina D-Portugal, Mexico E-Italy, USA F-Brazil, Japan G-France, South Korea H-Spain, Ukraine Germany vs. Sweden- Germany Argentina vs. Mexico- Mexico England vs. Poland- England Portugal vs. Holland- Holland USA vs. Japan- USA France vs. Ukraine- France Brazil vs. Italy- Brazil Spain vs. South Korea- Spain Germany vs. Mexico- Germany England vs. Holland- Holland USA vs. France- France Brazil vs. South Korea- Brazil Germany vs. Holland- Holland France vs. Brazil- Brazil Finals Brazil vs. Holland- Brazil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcsoccer Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 The draw is very favorable for England. I believe if Rooney comes back they can go far. You also have to consider who tops the Argentina/Holland group. I think Holland is a better matchup for England than Argentina. I just don't see Holland making it far with a young team. England doesn't have to play anyone til the quarterfinals. By the way, John Terry has been cleared to play. Xrays determined this a few days ago, so he'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heelsfan247 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 This is kind of random, but what is up with Taylor Twellman not making it on the U.S. nat'l team? Twellman has played amazingly with NE Revolution in the MLS. He also just recently scored two goals agains the LA Galaxy, who are known to be a good MLS team. Anybody know why Arena didn't take him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 arena said he opted for brian ching over twellman because of the age factor, thinking that ching is a little more mature and would handle the pressure better....although twellman does have really good potential for the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manU721 Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Walcott (Arsenal). theo walcott has played no premiership games this year and plays on arsenal's reserve and u-20 teams What is Sven thinking? Walcott instead of Defoe? Where's Bent, not even a reserve? Sven is easily the worst manager England has ever had, how did he get the job anyway? Who did he sleep with? The queen?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blur25 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 I do believe the US is a top ten team. HAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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