Confederations Cup FINALE 2013 Special Edition PREDICTION

I predict...Spain 1-1 Brazil (Brazil wins 4-3 on Penalties)

Confederations Cup FINALE 2013 Special Edition Part2

Okay, as promised:

Ballingest (foot)Ballers Award

Manager

Fresh from winning his teams continental cup against the odds, this manager again showed massive amounts of courage in his squad selection, then even more bravery in how he set them up against Spain.
Despite the one sided score (which was due more to Alba going BeastMode than anything else) many reckon that this team gave the most impressive performance against the world champions since Italy in the EURO 2012 group stage.
All this with a squad with an average age of 23, missing loads of players through injury.
Impressive, right?
I give you:

Stephen Keshi of Nigeria

Certified footBaller

Player 

Now, I, and nearly every other football follower, am always going on about this guy. His poise. His technical prowess. His vision. Not unlike Berbatov or Cantona; His swagger. He's not exactly Ramires:

Maybe more like Scholes:

                                    

 He started off the tournament with a sick free kick, watched nonchalantly as his team slumped miserably without him after missing a game through injury.

Ended his Confed Cup with the most ICE-COLD penalty ever.

Yes, I'm talking about the wine conniseur himself:

Andrea Pirlo of Italy and Juventus

Don't need no sunglasses and chain. Cool enough already. And thats even without his beard. 

Team

I give this one to Tahiti. No, no, of course not. I like supporting the underdog and that but this blog is REAL. We always keep it real. 

So, this team has been under nuff pressure from day dot. They've dropped down the rankings faster than Suarez drops to the referee's ankles. Yet, they've managed to make the Final. 

Of course, I'm talking about Brazil.

The weight of a nation combined with the distraction of some nuts riotting hasn't managed to knock A Seleção out of their march to the final. 

The older folk (Yeh I'm looking at you dad) say they're nothing like the "Good old days" with Socrates and co. but I think the individual talent is quite nice. Neymar, Paulinho, Fred (somewhat suprisingly)...even Oscar has been okay. The defence has conceded a few but that's classic Brazil innit?

Ooooooon second thoughts, maybe they need to grow up...
 In spite of all this, whatever happens, I've found that whichever games they played in were live and gripping. Apart from maybe the Uruguay game. That one made me want to pour hot disinfectant into my eyes.

Ladies and Gentlemen....

Brazil Mens National Team

(foot)Ballers down to the very last man

So, to round up:

• Ballingest Manager Award Nigeria's Stephen Keshi (although the Nigerian FA don't seem to agree)
• Ballingest Player Award Italy and Juventus' Andrea Pirlo
• Ballingest Team Award  Brazil Mens National Team. I have to diffrentiate coz the Women are pretty (foot)Baller too:

 

Thank You, and Goodnight.

Confederations Cup FINALE 2013 Special Edition Part1

Well, its been a while since the last post but I'm sure you'll forgive me. The lack of internet coupled with the end of the European football seasons made things difficult.
But...

I'm baaaack suckers!!

This time, especially for the Confederation Cup, I will address the following:

• Top/Flop: Managers, Players, Teams
• Final prediction

But first, I will give a personal quick round up of the tournaments so far.
Brazil started off well with this guy:.

Overrated or Brazil's next hero?

Japan looked like how Japan have always looked. Think lightweight Arsenal but without a decent goal threat. Maybe Honda should be written off...

Get it?

Italy were okayish but Pirlo showed the younger ones up. Apart from De Rossi, Pirlo and Balotelli, Italy players are so boring; like Michael Owen mixed with a cup of white paint. De Rossi's beard alone is cooler than some of these guys. And as for Pirlo,

Makes Berbatov look like Ultra-ADHD Ty Pennington on Hyperstimulants

Okay stop it now, Andrea

I challenge you to remember what any of their midfielders look like.

Mexico...erm...I've heard Mexican gangsters can be tough nutters and they do loads of kidknapping and stuff. So why are they so soft centred? They attack well and look South American in that respect, but you're soon reminded that they're in North America by their suprisingly weak defence.
What their centre backs look like:

Guardian.co.uk

Mexsport

Who they play like:

    

Cowabunga indeed.

Spain Vs Uruguay was sooo dead! Spain can be very boring when they want to test the waters u come of a new tournament. Obviously they're probably still the best in the world (we'll see what Ghana and Germany have to say about that, eh?) but I think they keep posession out of fear. 

Look at how Nigeria made good use of the ball against them. Ghana U20 did the same against Spain U20. If they come up against a physically strong, fast team who are willing to press riskily, then all they have is their damn posession. Uruguay couldnt handle Spain but the young, inexperienced Nigeria almost did.  

Nnamdi Oduamadi in particular looks decent.

Maybe Cavani and Suarez need to go at the top of a 4-4-2 diamond? We'll discuss that another day.

Last but not least....

The Mighty Tahiti

Cutting through the waves, every sinew and tendon straining at maximal capacity, all the way to Brazil by boat.......

.......only to get crushed and concede 24 in three games. All this is after you've given your oponents lovely traditional necklaces, as well.

Torres consoles Roche after he realises the Spaniards took the necklaces, slaughtered them mercilesly anyway, AND now they can't  return the necklaces to the gift shop.

  But seriously, If you came from a country like this:

Would you actually practice football? In fact why would you do anything but swim and surf all day?

 The Tahiti team have earned my respect even more for leaving this and going to crisis hit Brazil.

So, in part 2, it gets fun... Heres a reminder of whats in store:

• Top/Flop: Managers, Players, Teams
• Final prediction/preview

Remember to comment, and if you think I'm chattin a load of rubbish then tell me why or forever hold your beef.