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Football / Re: Who allyuh feel is currently de best header of de ball?

« on: June 30, 2005, 04:31:56 PM »

Borgetti is number 1. Anyone remember his header against Italy in WC 2002? Boss! The two against Germany was also very dread.

Other killas in the air

2. Urzaiz - Spain and Athletic Bilbao (all dat man does is score headers)
3. Morientes (but you already knew dat)
4. Peter Crouch (de man is like 7 feet tall)
5. Brian McBride (do hate on the yankee....he could real butt)
6. Bernardo Corradi (formerly of Lazio...now at Valencia. Pure head specialist)
7. Jan Vennegor of Hesselink (PSV...he is a giant)
8. Klose (based on WC 2002 exploits...never really saw him after that)
9. Crespo (dat man does put his head anywhere..)

Past killas who still playin'...Shearer, Jardel, Yorke

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Football / Re: I think Mexico on current form is one of the best teams in the world. top 3 even

« on: June 30, 2005, 01:52:54 PM »

Holland is a top 10 team. Playing great ball and leading their WC Qualifying group (which includes the Czech Republic and Romania). And they using a young, experimental team. Van Basten real mixing it up.

In the past they have been a frustrating mix of overacheivement and 'choking'. Some say they choke with Cruyff and co. in Germany '74 and Argentina '78...probably...but both times they lose to a powerful home team that had huge stars of its own. At the same time, they surprisingly fail to even qualify for the WC (Mexico '86, Korea/Japan '02)...Well with success in Euro 88 they have some silverware...they also produce some boss players and club teams that sometimes conquer Europe with relatively small budgets. I'll give them the edge over Mexico....I mean...if Holland won the WC, you might be a bit surprised...but Mexico winning would be a real shock...not so?

My top 10
1) Brazil
1) Argentina (tie with Brazil)
3) Czech Republic
4) Portugal
5) Holland
6) Germany
7) Spain
Mexico
9) Italy
10) Cameroon

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Football / Re: I think Mexico on current form is one of the best teams in the world. top 3 even

« on: June 29, 2005, 08:05:49 PM »

Fellas...I'm a Trini and soca warrior lover livin' in New Jersey. Wha' vibes? I am new to scene and I really like the football chats, so i decide instead of sittin' on the sidelines..lemme add meh 2 cents.

I cah really agree that Mexico is a top 3 side. Mexico got their tactics right for the Confederations Cup. But more important....they executed it almost to perfection. Not unlike Greece in Euro 2004. Doh get me wrong...Mexico is very talented, but they are probably more like a top 10 team. Besides being in-form, unlike Brazil and Argentina who relied on mostly tired European based players, the Mexican squad consist of locals who are playing at the height of their season in Mexico. I think freshness was a factor. And the Mexicans recent proud record against Brazil is a sham. Except for this Confederations Cup...Mexico's recent wins against Brazil (2 in the Gold Cup and 1 when Mexico won the Confed Cup some years back...were against Brazil's under 23 teams. Brazil has a history of using these tourneys...especially the Gold Cup to blood the Olympic team). Mexico's record against the Brazilian and Argentine national teams (and most big teams) is not particularly impressive...I mean in the Copa America 2004, the Brazil B team hit an in-form full Mexican team for 4.

Mexico is strong and raised their game this tourney. They will allso get a good psychological boost from realizing how well they can compete with the best...but they still have to do it consistantly to get a top 5, much less top 3 ranks. For now...I think they just in-form. You never know though...Germany 2006 could prove me wrong

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