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I agree with what you wrote. I wish Icould get a torrent of the Brazil/Arg in Arg game. I’ve only seen the Roman goal from it.

In general, I think that Dunga is creating a team where he doesn’t have to depend on Brazilian superstars. They are breathtaking (the real ROnaldo, Ronaldinho, Adrian), but they have too many ups and downs, and their stars don’t last long. This is tragic for football, and you can tell that Dunga probably doesn’t even want to have to deal with them. He would rather field a reliable team that wins most games. Their new crop of great players — robinho and diego, are as small as Messi and Aguero! So Arg can manhandle them too, let’s not forget that.

Brazil will always find a way to play Arg tough, but they cannot be world beaters with just utility players, no matter how technically-sound. This is a major problem for them, and it will be interesting to see what they do.

Albo –
Adriano is a great great player (someone who I always enjoy watching), but he’s spending his entire career delusional. Surely there will be one game when he doesn’t score against arg!

Maxi — I’m not sure what you mean?

Why does Germany get the easy draw every time? They get it EVERY time. And this is the second major competition where they come in as practically hosts.

I’ve procrastinated work enough.

I’m not sure I understood you?

SKYWALKER,
I believe European teams are more competitive, in general but they are boring (except Spain & maybe Portugal). They are tactical and it is interesting to watch, sometimes. I admit I won’t watch a lot of Euro games. Germany will face nobody until the final, as usual.

ALEXA,
The bad point concerning Copa is the suspense but the futbol is so nice.

ALBO,
I have nothing to add concerning Pato.
“And I hope someone gives the ball to Cavenaghi”. It will be Gutierrez & Sosa’s job. It may be a 4-3-1-2 & 4-4-2 without the ball (I hope so). Vamos Cavegol!

I’m not sure at all Basile is going to play 3-5-2 against Brazil. Maybe he just only wanted to test it and intox Dunga. Otherwise he would have played 3-5-2 also against the US? A & B teams must know how to play same systems.

I can’t wait the Brazil game to see if we defend with 8 players and if Basile has understood all the problems.

However, when Brazil is forced to play their all stars, all of a sudden, Dunga cannot get the same commitment to defence from Kaka, Pato, Ronnie, Adriano. This is Arg’s best chance to beat Brazil as we can carve up teams that don’t physically abuse us all over the park and aren’t playing with 10 men behind the ball. Sort of what France did to them at the WC. In a weird way, I wish Brazil do play their best players against us as it’s our best chance. Yes, we will be susceptible to the quality of their players but our chances do increase and especially if we score first. Guys like Baptista, Cicinho, Ze Roberto scare me more than their star players.

Of course, we could have another Ronaldo 3 penalties situation against us, but I conveniently tend to forget. And not going to bother with the Confed cup when they were stacked and we had guys like Bernardi, Figueroa & Delgado playing. Rather, I like to remember the time when both teams fielded their best players & I was in Buenos Aires for that memorable 3-1 win, esp that Roman goal with the blazing left foot. what a scene…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yEaoJQdOAg&feature=related

Brazilian fans sure do show what they are feeling, even in Foxboro Stadium!

When I see these games I’m always floored by how much talent there is in South America.

Zabaleta—Demichelis—Rodriguez—–Heinze
————Mascherano—–Banega————–
—Sosa——————————Gutierrez
———Lisandro Lopez—-Cavenaghi———-

Basile has stated that the lineup will be composed mostly by the substitutes that came in during the match against Mexico. He might choose to play a 4-4-2 with these player. The US usually plays with only one striker and attacks well on the wings; good at crossing.
The actual starting lineup will be announced right before kickoff.