Brazilian squad to face England and Turkey

Goleiros:
Hélton (Porto)
Doni (Roma)
Zagueiros:
Alex Silva (São Paulo)
Alex (PSV)
Juan (Bayer Leverkusen)
Naldo (Werder Bremen)
Laterais:
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Gilberto (Hertha Berlim)
Maicon (Inter de Milão)
Daniel Alves (Sevilla)
Meias:
Josué (São Paulo)
Kaká (Milan)
Diego (Werder Bremen)
Elano (Shaktar Donetsk)
Mineiro (Hertha Berlim)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal)
Edmílson (Barcelona)
Atacantes:
Afonso (Heerenveen)
Jô (CSKA Moscou)
Vagner Love (CSKA Moscou)
Robinho (Real Madrid)

Strong squad.

Who's likely to start?

Good squad. Interesting to see that there are one or two omissions.

Who will captain the side?

What happened to Rafael Sóbis ?

GK looks interesting too

Ha! What a funny sight to see Heerenveen between all those big clubs! Excellent team though

I know, I know, I never let it go...but no Liedson with that forward line-up?

Come on, Liedson wouldn't even brake a sweat to get into the 11.
Still can't believe no Anderson Polga at the back either...but hey it's his squad.

Interestingly enough, their agent has just said that Dunga has confirmed he's been watching them both and that they could soon be in the squad. If their contracts were almost up I'd understand his motives for making this up, but as is, I don't see the point...maybe Dunga is considering them...although I really don't see what's left to consider.

Rai Krol wrote:What happened to Rafael Sóbis ?

He's at Betis, and apparently done absolutely nothing. "Flop" is the word I keep getting.

Luso wrote:

Rai Krol wrote:What happened to Rafael Sóbis ?

He's at Betis, and apparently done absolutely nothing. "Flop" is the word I keep getting.

Injury did not help him , wandering if Dunga sees a future in him.

some starters are out: júlio césar, lúcio, luisão (occasional starter), fred. but luisão's brother, alex silva, was called.

I have no idea what Dunga is planning.

@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.


@luso

agree about liédson. currently he's our second best striker after fatty Ronaldo.

Sobis just came back from a lengthy injury. But he has had a very disappointing season for Betis.

Interesting to see no "true" strikers there apart from Alfonso Alves.

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

IMO, ever. he can be alright at club level though.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

todo wrote:IMO, ever. he can be alright at club level though.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

Didn't Dunga praise him a while back , or I'm i confusing him with someone else ?

don't know. many people in Brazil like him. but being a good striker isn't enough to be a starter for Brazil. Leônidas, Amarildo, Jairzinho, Careca, Romário, Ronaldo... I mean, we need a striker to honour our tradition.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:IMO, ever. he can be alright at club level though.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

Didn't Dunga praise him a while back , or I'm i confusing him with someone else ?

todo wrote:IMO, ever. he can be alright at club level though.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

He's been very poor...if he were any good he would have gone somewhere other than Betis in the first place.

Of course, that said, I do thank him for robbing Barcelona of two points last Sunday.

Ooh, great to see Afonsa Alves in there. Hope he gets some playing time.

And why isnt Gomes called up?

Jaime wrote:

todo wrote:IMO, ever. he can be alright at club level though.

Rai Krol wrote:

todo wrote:@rai

I really think Sóbis is $h!t. no way he can be a brazil starter.

Not now , or ever ?

He's been very poor...if he were any good he would have gone somewhere other than Betis in the first place.

I think AC Milan were interested before he went to Betis ..

Pay no intention to Rai, he keeps up hyping rubbish players like a so called Cees Keizer who has never played a single match in Ajax 1 and is 23 years old. He got his opinion about whethers someone is praised by there trainer or not.

Since 1888 wrote:Pay no intention to Rai, he keeps up hyping rubbish players like a so called Cees Keizer who has never played a single match in Ajax 1 and is 23 years old. He got his opinion about whethers someone is praised by there trainer or not.

Its all about John Goossens now

Managers must have faith in players, a good sign ..

Betis is a good move for Sobis. He's only 21, and being at smaller team eases some of the pressure of coming into European football.

Still no Ronaldo - shame, he is Brasils best striker still. I wonder if he'll ever play again.

Who's Josque?

---------GK-----------
Alvez--Alex--Juan--Gilberto
----Gilberto--Mineiro-----
Kaka------------Ronaldinho
----Alfonso--Robinho-----

^^ Would be my team

I have a feeling Ronaldo would have been picked if not for his injury.

I forgot he was injured. How long is he out for?

He just got back from his injury. I think his substitute appearance against us was his first game back.

I wish he stayed out for a week more

WTF...I've already seen a dozen pundits criticising Dunga for calling up Afonso. Tell me a single brazilian striker who had a good season, just a good season, not a very good one. Vagner Love, Jo, Adriano, Sobis, fat Ronaldo at Madrid, Fred, Luis Fabiano. They were average at best. Right now there isn't a a good striker playing in the brazilian league(nilmar is injured). Afonso has scored more goals than all them put together but he is not good enough to be called up. I hope he shut up his critics.

Still too early for Alexander Pato to be called up?

Milan played Barca?

I forgot about the couple of posts directly above and thought we were still talking about Sobis!

No, Ronaldo is still out with his injury. Sobis is the one who just got back from a long layoff.