Friday, June 4, 2010

Some unfancied players who might shine in WC 10


Well now i am gonna write about some of the unfancied players who might shine at the world cup.
Steven pienaar-The South African winger who plays for everton will be keen to prove himself on the world stage.He had a good season in the premier league and he could be a surprise star in the world cup.
Nikolai Zigic-The serbian might just prove to be one of the unfancied superstars of this world cup.Serbia's hopes rely heavily on Zigic.He had a fantastic season on loan at Racing Santander where he scored 13 goals in 19 appearances.He has signed for birmingham city this season and the ex valencia striker will want to shut all of his critics in the spanish media by doing well at the world cup.
Solomion Kalou-The chelsea star had a good end to the season for chelsea and winning the premier league will surely have boosted Kalou's confidence.Ivory Coast do look a dangerous team and if Kalou does well along with the mercurial Drogba,Ivory coast might go a long way in this World cup.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

World Cup 2010-England



England,world cup 1966 winners,and i dn't see them repeating that feat again.I personally think that england as a team is overrated.No their is no lack of potential,bt i can't see them playing as a unit which is required to win the world cup.They have stars on and off(John Terry,Ashley Cole to be specific) the pitch.
Rooney will spearhead England's attack and if he continues the form he showed this season,then England certainly have the ability to go all the way.
Stars to watch out for-Wayne Rooney,Frank Lampard,Steven Gerrard,Rio Ferdinad,John Terry.
My prediction-Semi Final

World Cup 2010-Argentina



Argentina,the country whom Diego Maradona led to world cup Glory as a player.Now can he do it as a coach?????Well its looks very difficult coz Maradona has been in a fix when it comes to team management.This can be ascertained from the fact that he used around 100 players for their shaky,topsy-turby world cup campaign.Argentina have arguably the best footballer in the world,Lionel Messi in their ranks.But Messi has never been able to do for his country wat he has been doing for his club,that is play sensational football.They certainly have a very good squad and are certainly capable of winning the ultimate prize.But the main thing is can they do it with Diego Maradona???
Stars to watch out for-Lionel Messi,Carlos Tevez,Diego Milito,Walter Samuel,Javier Mascherano,Maxi Rodriguez.
My Prediction-Semi Final

World Cup 2010-Spain



The Euro champions 2008 and favourites for the world cup will want to transform their potential into result this time around.Spain boast of world class stars in every department,whether it be their attack,midfield or defence.In Iker Casillas they can boast of having arguably the best goalkeeper in the world.Personally i think they will nullify their tag of being chokers and go all the way.
Stars to watch out for-David Villa,Fernando Torres,Andres Iniesta,Xavi Hernandez,Francesc Fabregas,Carles Puyol,Iker Casillas,Sergio Ramos.
My Prediction-Champions

World cup 2010-France


France,the 2006 world cup finalists where they lost in the penalty shootout in that famous(or rather infamous) match involving the head butt of Zinedine Zidane on Marco Materazzi.They will certainly try to go one step further and lisft the trophy again.They do have quite a good squad who on their day are certainly capable of winning it all.But i personally doubt whether France can go much further after their shaky world cup qualifying campaign underlined by henry's famous "hand-ball" incident and also after Raymond Domenech's controversial squad selection where he omitted Samir Nasri and Karim Benzema.Yeah we all know about Domenech's disliking for Nasri but world cup selection demands justice to all.
Stars to watch out for-David trezeguet,Frank Ribery,Thierry Henry,Nicholas Anelka,Florent Malouda,Yoann Gourcuff.Also Arsenal stars Bacary Sagna,Abou Diaby,Gael Clichy and William Gallas(not a gunner anymore) will also be playing
My Prediction-Quarter final at most

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Young Gunners to watch out for




Every footballer wants to stamp their authority at the world stage,and wat better place than to do it at the world cup.Some of the young gunners will also be at the world cup and try to do the same stuff.
Nicklas Bendtner will be leading the danish attack and the big Dane can be a surprise package at the world cup.In the absence of Robin van Persie,bendtner did a fairly good job wen he played as the sole striker in the arsenal line up this season,even getting a hat-trick in the champions league against F.C.Porto.His aerial abilities can be a thorn in the bud for any defence in the world.Though overconfident who thinks himself the best striker in the world,bt on his day he can be dangerous.Watch out for him at the world cup.
Next up i'll talk about the young mexican carlos vela.This guy,believe me or not has had more international caps than for arsenal(25 caps for mexico,16 caps for arsenal ).Though mexico will depend more on Andres Guardado than Vela,bt he is young and will want to prove himself that he is good enough to play regular first team football for arsenal.Had only one premier league start this season and a couple of appearances for as substitute.U just never know he might be a surprise package in the world cup,because he certainly possesess quality or else he wouldn't have been a Gunner.
Next up i want to talk about the young but really talented Alexandre Song.Arguably the most improved player of the premier league,song will be charged up to do well for his national side Cameroon.Cameroon possess a very good side and some of their well known players like Benoit Assou Ekkoto who had a terrific season with the spurs,the world class samuel etoo and the highly talented leon playmaker Jean Makoun will try their utmost to bring national laurels to their country.

World Cup 2010-Netherlands


Well its time for the biggest sporting extravaganza,the Fifa world cup.And i am gonna give my views about the favourites of the world cup and the gunners who might make an impact.
Well to start with Netherlands and Arsenal's Flying dutchman Robin Van Persie.Even though he couldn't play for most part of this season but we all know wat a matchwinner he can be.Well personally speaking i am also supporting netherlands coz they r the ones who created "Total Football".Netherlands can boast of a very good attack and midfield,with the likes of Van persie,Huntelaar,Kuyt,Robben,Babel,Sneijder,Van der vaart in their ranks.Their only problem is their defence(or the lack of it).Their goalkeeper Martin Stekelenburg is also not some1 with whom we can associate the term "World Class".If the defenders do put a up a good show then it will be hard for the other teams to stop "the oranjee".
My prediction-Semi Final