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Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:40 pm
by ohenhen1
wiseone wrote:Not one single person has picked Algeria. They have really ruined their reputation with their horrid form over the past year. This is a team that 1 year ago was the most feared team in Africa, and which at the last WC gave world champs Germany their toughest game. They took the world champs to extra-time and Germany won after a goal in the dying moments of the game.
Algeria can't defend
Algeria can't pass the ball
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:36 am
by Rawlings
The old guard have failed Africa. We need fresh blood, i.e. team that are yet to make it to WC
so I'll go with
Zambia
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ghana
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:42 am
by marutimon
DRCongo
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Senegal or Burkina Faso
Ghana or Egypt
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:57 am
by Synopsis
Rawlings wrote:The old guard have failed Africa. We need fresh blood, i.e. team that are yet to make it to WC
so I'll go with
Zambia
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ghana
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:42 pm
by wiseone
The way the qualification went, many of Africa's best players will not be at the WC (Keita, PEA, Mahrez, Wanyama, Aurier, Ghoulam, Brahimi etc).
So what is the best 11 from the teams that qualified?
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:36 am
by marutimon
Interesting exercise:
GK: El Hadary (Egypt) (due to lack of options)
CB: Salif Sane (Senegal), Koulibaly (Senegal) (yes, both ahead of Mehdi Benatia)
RB: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
LB: Adama Mbengue (Senegal)
DM: Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)
MF: Amine Harit (Morocco)
AM: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
LW: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
RW: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
ST: No standout - I would go with Kelechi Iheanacho actually, because he's the most prolific; else someone from Senegal (Niang, Sow, Sakho, Konate)
So: Tunisia 0, Egypt 2, Nigeria 2, Morocco 3, Senegal 4
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If we go 3-5-2:
GK: El Hadary (Egypt) (due to lack of options)
CB: Salif Sane (Senegal), Koulibaly (Senegal), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco)
RWB: Victor Moses (Nigeria)
LWB: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
DM: Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)
MF: Amine Harit (Morocco)
AM: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
FW: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
ST: Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:36 pm
by 1naija
wiseone wrote:The way the qualification went, many of Africa's best players will not be at the WC (Keita, PEA, Mahrez, Wanyama, Aurier, Ghoulam, Brahimi etc).
So what is the best 11 from the teams that qualified?
How are they Africa's best players?
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:07 pm
by charlie
Nigeria
Egypt
Zambia
Morroco
Ivory Coast
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:25 pm
by wiseone
I think your 3-5-2 line-up looks stronger. It is embarrassing that 45 (or 46?!) yo El-Hadary is the "best" GK Africa can field at the WC.
marutimon wrote:Interesting exercise:
GK: El Hadary (Egypt) (due to lack of options)
CB: Salif Sane (Senegal), Koulibaly (Senegal) (yes, both ahead of Mehdi Benatia)
RB: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
LB: Adama Mbengue (Senegal)
DM: Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)
MF: Amine Harit (Morocco)
AM: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
LW: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
RW: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
ST: No standout - I would go with Kelechi Iheanacho actually, because he's the most prolific; else someone from Senegal (Niang, Sow, Sakho, Konate)
So: Tunisia 0, Egypt 2, Nigeria 2, Morocco 3, Senegal 4
---
If we go 3-5-2:
GK: El Hadary (Egypt) (due to lack of options)
CB: Salif Sane (Senegal), Koulibaly (Senegal), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco)
RWB: Victor Moses (Nigeria)
LWB: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
DM: Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)
MF: Amine Harit (Morocco)
AM: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
FW: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
ST: Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)