CuleLife4Life
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So according to reports our starting XI will be: Diego Alves; Danilo, Miranda, David Luiz, Filipe Luís; Luiz Gustavo, Fernandinho, Oscar; Willian, Luiz Adriano, Neymar.
Willian and Fernandinho should only be bench players imo and the sooner Dunga realizes that the better. Roberto Firmino has been impressing according to reports which is a good thing because he should be starting by the Copa America.
Diego Alves should seriously be in contention for that #1 spot. I don't trust Rafael Cabral and disliked the fact the the GK coach Taffarel come out early and said they wanted him to be #1 back in August. It took for Brazilian players to not be called up for Alves to get his chance.
It'll be interesting to see Luiz Adriano start. I wonder if he can bring his CL form to the national team.
Willian and Fernandinho should only be bench players imo and the sooner Dunga realizes that the better. Roberto Firmino has been impressing according to reports which is a good thing because he should be starting by the Copa America.
Diego Alves should seriously be in contention for that #1 spot. I don't trust Rafael Cabral and disliked the fact the the GK coach Taffarel come out early and said they wanted him to be #1 back in August. It took for Brazilian players to not be called up for Alves to get his chance.
It'll be interesting to see Luiz Adriano start. I wonder if he can bring his CL form to the national team.
CuleLife4Life
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Oh and Thiago Silva needs t replace one of the CBs. I rate him higher than both and Miranda in particular hasn't been the same CB from last season these past couple of weeks.
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cbfpaulinho4
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wow, willian is such a big improvement over hulk....
Very impressive game by Willian. He needs to show that consistently though.
He has been solid. Good defensively, his cross lead to the 2nd goal.
DonAK
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So his crosses lead to something and he was good defensively you say..... Hmmm....
And his contract with Porto runs out in Summer 2016 :eusa_think:
So his crosses lead to something and he was good defensively you say..... Hmmm....
And his contract with Porto runs out in Summer 2016 :eusa_think:
He is better than the current version of Alves for sure. A much more balance FB. I don't know how he is for Porto but so far under Dunga he has been pretty solid all around.CuleLife4Life
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Good game. Willian was awesome but I'd still like to see him benched in favor of Coutinho or Firmino. I feel like besides Neymar the rest of the attacking players are more "work-horses" than the Brazilian talent we're looking for.
Oscar had another quiet game. He either needs to get put in midfield as a CM or get benched in favor of Coutinho or Firmino.
Filipe Luis was looking like Avenida Alves out there sometimes. I don't know if its the instructions but he was a bit baffling. I'd still take him over Marcelo (for now). Hopefully Alex Sandro gets a chance.
Diego Alves should be our #1. Guy has been amazing in La Liga for a while now.
Firmino should have gotten more minutes but with reports saying he was very impressive in the trainings, I'm hoping he is at least a regular in the squad from now on.
Oscar had another quiet game. He either needs to get put in midfield as a CM or get benched in favor of Coutinho or Firmino.
Filipe Luis was looking like Avenida Alves out there sometimes. I don't know if its the instructions but he was a bit baffling. I'd still take him over Marcelo (for now). Hopefully Alex Sandro gets a chance.
Diego Alves should be our #1. Guy has been amazing in La Liga for a while now.
Firmino should have gotten more minutes but with reports saying he was very impressive in the trainings, I'm hoping he is at least a regular in the squad from now on.
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cbfpaulinho4
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what a difference dunga is making. 5 games without conceeding 1 goal.....
Bertus
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http://canal-supporters.com/2014/11/thiago-silva-ne-digere-pas-sa-condition-en-selection/
So Thiago Silva got sacked by Dunga. He lost his position as captain, and on the field (dunga prefers Miranda now).
Dunga never discussed anything with him, even when TS wants to discuss it, he's ignored by Dunga.
TS is annoyed and has a hard time handling the situation.
It seems TS became the scapegoat of what happened during the WC. Really disgusting.
So Thiago Silva got sacked by Dunga. He lost his position as captain, and on the field (dunga prefers Miranda now).
Dunga never discussed anything with him, even when TS wants to discuss it, he's ignored by Dunga.
TS is annoyed and has a hard time handling the situation.
It seems TS became the scapegoat of what happened during the WC. Really disgusting.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Didn't Thiago Silva get called up? Just not an indisputable starter anymore. Looks like he is disappointed over losing his captaincy and want to ask why, but Dunga is not interested in giving him any answers. He should just work hard and try to contribute like any other player now and forget the captaincy thing.
Bertus
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Sorry but I understand him. The coach should communicate.
But Dunga is dunga, and people who expect him to do something great are in for a big, big disappointment.
And telling how he really feels doesn't mean he doesn't work hard.
As I said, it feels to me he's paying for what happened at the WC, as if he was the cause, sure.
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