I reckon Maicon will be a monster for Brazil.

 

England:?

 

I've heard that Walter Rooney (or something, i forget exactly) is a hotly tipped young forward, he might nab a goal as England pull off a shock and draw against Algeria.

 

Di Natale isnt even certain to start and he hasnt really looked like one to decide games. I would say De Rossi maybe. I understand he hasnt been in the best of forms lately, but this is world cup. The reason for him to do well is also because in the last world cup he got banned and therefore had hardly any influence to the road to the final for Italy.

This world cup, there is no Totti around and Pirlo is not getting any younger, so De Rossi needs to do well.

 

Yeah, but De Rossi is more or less expected to be one of their crucial players...one of the few players in the team that is talented AS WELL AS young...Di Natale though, despite having a tremendous season, isn't getting much importance...so can he finally pull it off for the NT?
I think he is pretty much a guaranteed starter.

 

for Brazil, their defensive-minded players are arguably their best players. And keeping in mind Dunga's counter-attacking tactics, their defenders, more than any other players, will have to be on top of their game (granted that the front three with Kaka, Robinho/Nilmar and Fabiano is pretty reliable)

 

nope on di natale, there is nothing to watch for. he isn't a good player at this level

 

David Villa will be the man to watch.

He is just so lethal, for the club and NT.

He is such a positive dude.

 

Wow, nindra hates England so much, he regards the Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay players to have a better chance of stealing the show than the English players.

 

I think it is more about these players being less known than the English. I mean we don't even know yet who is definitely in Capello's squad.

 

As a Calcio Serie A expert ,, My List of 'players to watch out in the World Cup' will be:


Hamsik

Cavani

Sanchez

Asamoah

 

http://uk.askmen.com/top_10/sports/top-10-world-cup-secret-weapons_10.html

X. Juan Mata (Spain, Valencia)
9. Keisuke Honda (Japan, CSKA Moscow)
8. Javier Hernandez (Mexico, Guadalajara/Manchester United)
7. Chu-Young Park (South Korea, Monaco)
6. Teko Modise (South Africa, Orlando Pirates)
5. Choe Myong-Ho (North Korea, Pyongyang City)
4. Dominic Adiyiah (Ghana, AC Milan)
3. Toni Kroos (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen/Bayern Munich)
2. Nicolas Lodeiro (Uruguay, Ajax)
1. Humberto Suazo (Chile)

 

Without Michael Essien, I think Kwadwo Asamoah will be Ghana's most important player.

Keep an eye on South Korea's Double Dragon: Ki Sung Yong and Lee Chung Yong.

 

 

Holland has the big 4... the only players who can make a difference for us.

 

these +

For me.

 

Asamoah is just a wonderfull footballer.

I myself think Giovani dos santos will excell for Mexico, and that Mesut Ozil and Marko Marin will lead Germany onwords especiely Ozil, towords winning the cup.

Another suprise imo will be Peter Mesilela at leftback from South Africa, he's just a fantastic leftback and EPL sides will be all over him imo.

And also for Holland Eljiro Elia will be great if given the chance, and I think he will be as I don't see that squad managing injury-free campaign.

 

There's a young lad called OG who scored a few for Man Utd this season and bagged two on his England debut against Japan, so keep an eye out for him.

 

He is kind of a mercenary though.

 

If he starts (or even makes the squad) the player to watch out for in the italy team is Pazzini. I hope he can prove his worth here.

 

I don't know wether it's hilarious or really sad when we get hot tips to watch out for CR or Messi or Villa or Robben.
The next Oleg Salenko, anyone?

 

Good point kat.

 

But apart from Robben, no one mentioned those names, did they?

 

Here is my verdict:

Argentina: besides Messi,
Brazil: besides Kaka,
Uruguay: besides Forlan

Portugal: besides CR, Pepe will probably prove crucial in the DM department...while Nani is getting some hype, I think Simao could take advantage of his low-profile

Spain: Xavi is arguably the most important, but besides the maestro, I pick Villa to steal the show

'Nuff said?

 

Haha, missed that

OK, you're right.

 

Italy: does Di Natale count?...he isn't really Italy's most important player despite being the most in-form one...though he now is under great pressure to prove his stake after finishing as Serie A's top goal-scorer

He counts and I agree. He can't be worse than Del Piero 2000-2002-2004-2006-2008 anyway.

 

South Africa are shit, but Tsepo Masilela, Itumeleng Khune and Teko Modise all deserve better.

Khune has the best distribution out of any keeper in world football. Seriously.

 

Del Piero scored against Germany 2006, that's good enought for me.

 

Was it decisive? No. One goal alla Bellone, ma che te lo dico a fare?

 

Hardly a top attribute for a goalie, though, JD.

He should stop practicing his passing and concentrate on dealing with corners.

 

Yeah I know, just thought I'd mention it though. He has an outrageous way of kicking.

 

At least this year Del Piero hasnt been able to do his selfish 3 months of doing nothing for Juve but waiting in the box to score a goal or penalty to make the World Cup/Euro squad, because this time the Juve team has not been good enough to provide for him.