[DH1']

(Original post by Zerforax)
Spain Olympic team

Goalkeepers: De Gea, Mariño, Joel.
Defenders: Montoya, Azpilicueta, Botía, A. Domínguez, San José, I. Martínez, Jordi Alba
Midfielders: Javi Martínez, Thiago, Ander Herrera, Koke, Isco, Mata, Romeu
Attackers: Adrián, Muniain, Tello, Rodrigo, Á. Vázquez

That's a pretty impressive side..

Has to be cut down to 18 soon i think. Wonder who will drop out

Such a good squad, interested to see what Brazil's will be.

[Zerforax]

(Original post by DH1')
Has to be cut down to 18 soon i think. Wonder who will drop out

Such a good squad, interested to see what Brazil's will be.

Ah I didn't realise that. I think they just get rid of one player for each position? (think you need only two GKs)

Yea the Spanish and Brazilian Olympic teams look impressive so far (the provisional short lists).

Will be the teams to beat.. think Uruguay will also have a decent team.

[R-KAM]

(Original post by Zerforax)
Spain Olympic team

Goalkeepers: De Gea, Mariño, Joel.
Defenders: Montoya, Azpilicueta, Botía, A. Domínguez, San José, I. Martínez, Jordi Alba
Midfielders: Javi Martínez, Thiago, Ander Herrera, Koke, Isco, Mata, Romeu
Attackers: Adrián, Muniain, Tello, Rodrigo, Á. Vázquez

That's a pretty impressive side..

Ridiculously good

Reckon they'll go for the 4-6-0?

[Zerforax]

(Original post by R-KAM)
Ridiculously good

Reckon they'll go for the 4-6-0?

Probably, Tello and Munian both play somewhat withdrawn roles. Not sure which of those are traditional number 9's..

[Tommyjw]

Brazil and Spain squads (not the proper decided ones) look like they should be banned for cheating compared to ours.

Top our group and we can avoid either of them until SF's

[Zerforax]

(Original post by Tommyjw)
Brazil and Spain squads (not the proper decided ones) look like they should be banned for cheating compared to ours.

Top our group and we can avoid either of them until SF's

In fairness, had we taken the Olympics really seriously and avoided injuries, we could have had a great squad too.

Gibbs, Bertrand for LB
P.Jones, Smalling, Caulker for CB
Kelly and Richards for RB (since he was picked)
Henderson, Cleverly, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rodwell for CM
Sinclair, Danny Rose, Bale for the wings.
Carroll, Welbeck, Sturridge up front.

I'm sure the list of U23 who were eligble had a number of tasty options but we decided not to opt for that.

[Gob Bluth]

(Original post by Zerforax)
In fairness, had we taken the Olympics really seriously and avoided injuries, we could have had a great squad too.

Gibbs, Bertrand for LB
P.Jones, Smalling, Caulker for CB
Kelly and Richards for RB (since he was picked)
Henderson, Cleverly, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rodwell for CM
Sinclair, Danny Rose, Bale for the wings.
Carroll, Welbeck, Sturridge up front.

I'm sure the list of U23 who were eligble had a number of tasty options but we decided not to opt for that.

Joe Allen over Henderson any day...

[Zerforax]

(Original post by Gob Bluth)
Joe Allen over Henderson any day...

Semantics, the point being we have more depth and options in our U23 than we have had for years but we chose not to take the Olympics seriously.

[TRS-T]

(Original post by Zerforax)
In fairness, had we taken the Olympics really seriously and avoided injuries, we could have had a great squad too.

Gibbs, Bertrand for LB
P.Jones, Smalling, Caulker for CB
Kelly and Richards for RB (since he was picked)
Henderson, Cleverly, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rodwell for CM
Sinclair, Danny Rose, Bale for the wings.
Carroll, Welbeck, Sturridge up front.

I'm sure the list of U23 who were eligble had a number of tasty options but we decided not to opt for that.

Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain as well.

[R-KAM]

(Original post by Zerforax)
Probably, Tello and Munian both play somewhat withdrawn roles. Not sure which of those are traditional number 9's..

Yass, I can't wait to see more pundits utterly dumb-founded by it

[DH1']

Brazil's Olympic squad announced:

Goalkeepers: Rafael, Neto
Defenders: Alex Sandro, Marcelo, Danilo, Rafael da Silva, B.Uvini, Juan, T.Silva.
Midfielders: Sandro, Rômulo, Ganso, Lucas, Oscar
Attackers: Hulk, Damiao, Neymar, Pato.

Spoiler:

Show

[The Rusty Spork]

That is an insane squad, made up that I have tickets to watch them

[Zerforax]

Goalkeepers: Rafael Cabral (Santos), Neto (Fiorentina)

Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid) [over 23], Rafael (Manchester United), Danilo (Porto), Alex Sandro (Porto), Thiago Silva (AC Milan) [over 23], Juan (Inter Milan), Bruno Uvini (Sao Paulo)

Midfielders: Romulo (Vasco da Gama), Ganso (Santos), Oscar (Internacional), Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur), Lucas (Sao Paulo)

Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Hulk (Porto) [over 23].

Replacements: Marquinhos (Corinthians), Giuliano (Dniepr/UKR), Cassemiro (Sao Paulo), Gabriel (AC Milan/ITA)

That's pretty damn impressive.

[R-KAM]

(Original post by Zerforax)
Goalkeepers: Rafael Cabral (Santos), Neto (Fiorentina)

Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid) [over 23], Rafael (Manchester United), Danilo (Porto), Alex Sandro (Porto), Thiago Silva (AC Milan) [over 23], Juan (Inter Milan), Bruno Uvini (Sao Paulo)

Midfielders: Romulo (Vasco da Gama), Ganso (Santos), Oscar (Internacional), Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur), Lucas (Sao Paulo)

Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Hulk (Porto) [over 23].

Replacements: Marquinhos (Corinthians), Giuliano (Dniepr/UKR), Cassemiro (Sao Paulo), Gabriel (AC Milan/ITA)

That's pretty damn impressive.

Thiago Silva is going? Christ. Can't see past Brazil or Spain for this one.

Happen to have game schedules? Think I overheard that Spain will be at Hampden...

[The Rusty Spork]

(Original post by R-KAM)
Thiago Silva is going? Christ. Can't see past Brazil or Spain for this one.

Happen to have game schedules? Think I overheard that Spain will be at Hampden...

Ridiculously lucky to be going to watch brazil at the end of the month


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[R-KAM]

(Original post by Mess.)
Ridiculously lucky to be going to watch brazil at the end of the month


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I know. How much are the tickets again?

I'd prefer seeing the Tika Taka probably though

[The Rusty Spork]

I think we paid £25 each

If getting to Scotland wasn't a piss take I'd probably go and watch Spain as well.

Wonder how much the tickets are/how available they are for the knockout stages? Might be a good idea to check the final out for a decent game!


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[Gob Bluth]

Brazil v Egypt in cardiff for £20 a ticket, tempting ...

Bronze place match is £30 for its cheapest ticket

[R-KAM]

Hampden have only sold something like 3-5,000 tickets. I think they are ridiculously overpriced

[The Rusty Spork]

(Original post by Gob Bluth)
Brazil v Egypt in cardiff for £20 a ticket, tempting ...

Bronze place match is £30 for its cheapest ticket

Got tickets to the brazil match in OT. Thinking about the potential brazil v GB/ Uruguay semi at OT if it isn't sold out. How much are the tickets for that?


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