The Copa America 2015 Thread

[Oscar 441]

Filipe Luis would be better suited

Yea, but marcelo is still the starting leftback, while Luis plays if marcelo doesn't.

Oscar has been a starter for a while with neymar

[WNDS 502]

Yea, but marcelo is still the starting leftback, while Luis plays if marcelo doesn't.

Oscar has been a starter for a while with neymar

Although he WAS in the Copa America squad until ruled-out through injury, Marcelo has been called-up for less than half of the Brazilian NT matches played under Dunga, and has started in only one game so far (a friendly vs Chile a few months ago). Luis has played the most minutes of any player selected by Dunga, and has generally done very well as the starting LB, showing good defensive ability and providing 3 assists; he's very much first-choice, and is currently the player that Dunga seems to trust the most.

Despite this, I would anticipate that either Miranda (another big Dunga favourite) or Thiago Silva (former captain, and back in the team ahead of David Luiz) is selected to be the captain in Neymar's absence.

[Oscar 441]

Although he WAS in the Copa America squad until ruled-out through injury, Marcelo has been called-up for less than half of the Brazilian NT matches played under Dunga, and has started in only one game so far (a friendly vs Chile a few months ago). Luis has played the most minutes of any player selected by Dunga, and has generally done very well as the starting LB, showing good defensive ability and providing 3 assists; he's very much first-choice, and is currently the player that Dunga seems to trust the most.

Despite this, I would anticipate that either Miranda (another big Dunga favourite) or Thiago Silva (former captain, and back in the team ahead of David Luiz) is selected to be the captain in Neymar's absence.

Doesn't really matter.

Luis is turning 30 in a few months and will not be a long term player for Brazil. Marcelo getting benched and dropped was just dunga warning marcelo.

If brazil doesn't win this summer, their a good chance dunga gets sacked again. The captain should be one of their core players; Luiz, silva, oscar, or neymar.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Doesn't really matter.

Luis is turning 30 in a few months and will not be a long term player for Brazil. Marcelo getting benched and dropped was just dunga warning marcelo.

If brazil doesn't win this summer, their a good chance dunga gets sacked again. The captain should be one of their core players; Luiz, silva, oscar, or neymar.

I doubt Dunga would get the sack for not winning this copa America with 3 starters out.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

First Colombia match I watch this tournament. Cuadrado and Falcao looking pretty hopeless. That's encouraging...

[BlueLyon 9,359]

LOL at Barca players talking about Neymar.

Mascherano saying they kicked Neymar out of Copa, Alba saying he would do the same etc...what a load of bullshit. Just to make Neymar less of a dick which he realy is.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

This must be the worst Brazil line-up I've ever seen. Robinho Venezuela needs to score to at least stand a chance to go through so they will have to attack at some point, otherwise I would have gone for 0:0 correct score.

Still, I've placed some bets just for fun.

No goals scored before 28th minute (10/11), 0:0 correct score at half time (6/4) and Brazil to win the game and under 2.5 goals combined (9/4).

[Oscar 441]

I doubt Dunga would get the sack for not winning this copa America with 3 starters out.

Dunga was sacked before and this time around he will have a shorter leash. If brazil cannot do well this tournament with the crap defensive football dunga plays, he will be sacked..

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Fuck off Thiago Silva

[Oscar 441]

Who is this best CB in the world?

the guy that just scored.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Surprisingly enough Robinho looks good out there.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Willian!!!!!

[Sheva. 5,373]

That was world class, I cannot deny ?

[Jase 43,479]

Quarter finals matches:

Chile v Uruguay

Bolivia v Peru

Argentina v Colombia

Brazil v Paraguay

[Barbara 15,149]

First Colombia match I watch this tournament. Cuadrado and Falcao looking pretty hopeless. That's encouraging...

I watched the match against Brazil and I still don't know what people praising Cuadrado were seeing. I see him almost as useless and uninspiring as for us. So one nearly decent free kick that produced a deflected goal must have been the reason he got praise. As I write it as it happened, I still don't get those people.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Fuck you Brazil [emoji49]

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I watched the match against Brazil and I still don't know what people praising Cuadrado were seeing. I see him almost as useless and uninspiring as for us. So one nearly decent free kick that produced a deflected goal must have been the reason he got praise. As I write it as it happened, I still don't get those people.

Yesterday he looked as bad as he was for us. 8 times out of ten when he gets the ball he tries to beat his man by knocking the ball forward and trying out run him. Then he gets shouldered, overpowered, looses the ball, falls to the ground and looks at the ref who obviously gives nothing.

He desperately needs a new trick...

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Since the year 2009, Neymar has racked up 101 yellow cards and 6 reds. Compare that to perennial foul offender Pepe's record of 78 yellows and five reds in the same period.