Pepe Silvia
Active member
I have Argentina as the team to beat myself. I have high expectations for the team that sacked Maradona as the shot caller and has brought some balance back into the squad with key players and a sound coach.I'd expect Alves and Luiz to be regulars on the back line. Marcelo will be hard to keep off the team, and there is some fine young Brazilian talent at Shaktar. The 2014 Brazil team will have very few holdovers from the 2010 team. They will be the team to beat.
That said, Brazil will also be much better off than last time around.
As for Alves, I'm still stewing over that wonder goal from the weekend. Brilliant.