Players that have 'caught the eye'

Players that have done themselves no harm during this World Cup!

Off the top of my head - Suarez, Sanchez, Coentrao, Lee Chung-Yong.

That Steven Gerrard fella. Looked boss, coulda used him last season

Suarez and Sanchez the two for me. Also a couple of the Mexican players, cannot remember who though.

Honda from Japan was expected to shine and he hasn't disappointed.

Quite impressive considering he's been playing on his own up front too which isn't even his usual position.

Suarez defo for me, he just scored a beaut.

Kind of the ones I expected: Keisuke Honda, Mesut Ozil, Marek Hamsik, Alexis Sanchez.

I actually feel Suarez hasn't been playing that well, with the exception of his last goal. I know he can do better at least.

Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Keisuke Honda have impressed me.

I actually feel Suarez hasn't been playing that well

I thought so, too.

Ozil, Honda and  Green, Heskey, Rooney as well.

Honda has really stood out for me. He has basically carried a poor Japan.

What angers me the most about Suarez shining in the World Cup is that he could have played for Flamengo years ago, when he was still in Uruguay, but our assistant manager back then went to watch Suarez play and thought he was nothing better than we already had.

Well, this assistant manager  became manager last year and gave us a League title. So yes, I'll forgive him about that one.

Honda has really stood out for me. He has basically carried a poor Japan.

I didn't think they were poor against Denmark

Honda Tulan

That Portugal keeper Edurado? spelling there and cosictio? is it there LB or RB...

Maxi as havent seen much of him and he is good.

Elia from Holland comes on and offers that different attacking threat.

Higuain, I haven't seen much of him but he is always in the right place.

They all look the same to me.

Honda.
Man I wish the story linking us to him had born fruit

Honda and Sanchez

KP Boateng for me has been pretty good, maybe a player that is available relatively cheap

KP Boateng for me has been pretty good, maybe a player that is available relatively cheap

Discipline problems and bad tackles. I don't want him in LFC.

Alexis Sanchez, Asamoah Gyan, Mesut Ozil and Keisuke Honda.

Those are probably the better players I've seen at this world cup.

Discipline problems and bad tackles. I don't want him in LFC.

true he does have those issues. wouldnt be surprised if he loses those issues and becomes a very good player one day. you maybe right tho, he may not be right for us.

Thought that goalkeeper Enyeama looked quite good.

Enyeama and Gyan.

I love, love, love Gyan and wish we sign him.

EDIT: Also that Hernandez fella ManU signed.

Messi

Never heard of him before this tourny. Could  be the next Pele...

 

Get Kingston as back up for Pepe.

özil, müller, alexis sanchez, honda and the mexican left-back

That Gareth Barry is good. For any team he plays against.

That Gareth Barry is good. For any team he plays against.

True.

I'd happily argue he is one of the worst players to have ever played for England.

An utter joke.

^

Yeah can you believe we wanted him over Alonso...

Honda (Japan, CF)
Van Der Wiel (Holland RB)
Ozil (Germany CAM)
Fabiano (Brazil ST)
Elia (Holland LW/RW)
Sanchez (Chile LW/RW/ST)
Higuain (Argentina ST)
Stekelenberg (Holland, GK)
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana ST)
Fabio Coentrau (Portugal LB)
Lucio (Brazil CB)
Rooney (England CF) 

KP Boateng for me has been pretty good, maybe a player that is available relatively cheap

He is shiteeee, no thanks.

As for Richard Kingson! Lmao, he is proper clumsy, but entertainingly dramatic.

I think players who genuinely have impressed are Keisuke Honda (Japan), Mesut Ozil (Germany) and Alexis Sanchez (Chile).

Those are the ones I think who impressed but of course, we also have the usual ones who have been around for a few years such as Lionel Messi (Argentina) - though he hasn't scored, it doesn't matter as long as he keeps setting the goals up, and Asamoah Gyan (Ghana).

Honda, Ozil and Michael Bradley.

Barrera looked pretty good for Mexico yesterday.

Keisuke Honda (Japan), Mesut Ozil (Germany) and Alexis Sanchez (Chile) & the f***in Rooneshity.

Javi Hernandez from Mexico too. Good lad. Shame he's playing for the scum next season.

Who gave me  a negative for saying Kevin Prince Boateng was sh*te? Whoever it was, watch his next game. He is a scav and wastes posession. His team mates so blatently hate the arogant pr**k. He scores one goal and now he is good enough for us? No he is still sh*te.

That Muller guy is quite promising.

Weiss isn't a half bad player he trys very hard along with stock. One player i"d love to see in the premiership and hopefully us is alexis sanchez, guy is sheer quality. There were reports real madrid where after him though.

Weiss isn't a half bad player he trys very hard along with stock. One player i"d love to see in the premiership and hopefully us is alexis sanchez, guy is sheer quality. There were reports real madrid where after him though.

Hes had an ok world cup I would say (Sanchez), without the real end product. He ran into dead ends a lot today, but at 21, he has plenty of potential, Brazil seemed to much for him today though. Still he has caught the eye and big teams might have a look.

I know what you mean, he got marked out of the game. Against Spain he was very good and other teams. I guess its a big leap from Honduras who are part time to Brazil who may be world champions.

Alexis Sanchez from Udinese.

Weiss seems to be the talisman for Slovakia though.

Certainly Honda and Higuain and Iniesta have been solid for Argentina.

I was also a bit surprised by Bradley for the US.  He scored that great equalizer against Slovenia and I thought he played great.  Everyone talked about Donovan and Altidore and Dempsey. But Bradley really made a name for himself.

Gyaaaaaaaan.

Who gave me  a negative for saying Kevin Prince Boateng was sh*te? Whoever it was, watch his next game. He is a scav and wastes posession. His team mates so blatently hate the arogant pr**k. He scores one goal and now he is good enough for us? No he is still sh*te.

it wasnt me who gave you a negative, im not sad.

Gyaaaaaaaan.

Agreeeeeeeed.

Ozil definitely , he is one of the best players at the WC  I've seen so far , he is very consistent , even though he's not very good looking there's something about which I find attractive ...maybe it's his skills which turns me on . Michael Bradley was also someone ho I thought played well too .  Also that fellow who's no.10 is for Argentina decent too .

Ozil definitely , he is one of the best players at the WC  I've seen so far , he is very consistent , even though he's not very good looking there's something about which I find attractive ...maybe it's his skills which turns me on . Michael Bradley was also someone ho I thought played well too .  Also that fellow who's no.10 is for Argentina decent too .

i think he has had a cracking world cup. finds space easily and his very good on the ball, shame we couldnt afford him.

Ozil and Gyan for me.

Ozil, Hernandez ( ), Messi, Lucio.

Hes had an ok world cup I would say (Sanchez), without the real end product. He ran into dead ends a lot today, but at 21, he has plenty of potential, Brazil seemed to much for him today though. Still he has caught the eye and big teams might have a look.

I agree with that, his finishing wasnt near as good as the other aspects of his games either, but he sure seem to be a very promising player.

I was also a bit surprised by Bradley for the US.  He scored that great equalizer against Slovenia and I thought he played great.  Everyone talked about Donovan and Altidore and Dempsey. But Bradley really made a name for himself.

Yeah, I also thought Bradley had a good WC, I remember one Brazilian commentator saying "he's proving to be more than just the manager's son"

ESPN are reporting that Man City are going after Donovan...I guess his loan with Everton is over.

I honestly didn't think he was good enough for the EPL. But, he had an OK run with Everton and was pretty solid in the WC, so I dont know. I wish him luck and I guess we'll see what happens.

Mesut Ozil has performed well in all his four matches.

Amazing since he's like only 21.

City want anyone and everyone, saw in the paper all the playersd they were linked to. There was over 50 of the best players in the world. I saw that moyes wanted him. I think he is an okay player, someone who could hack it at wigan but not a big club

Messi has been well.. Messi without the goals, Ozil is class but inconsistent week in week out, love Alexis Sanchez, Honda has a great engine (i'm really sorry). Bradley is someone who will end up in the premiership. Thomas Muller has a real future.

City want anyone and everyone, saw in the paper all the playersd they were linked to. There was over 50 of the best players in the world. I saw that moyes wanted him. I think he is an okay player, someone who could hack it at wigan but not a big club

Also the linesman who missed seeing that should've been England 2nd goal.

I think Diego Forlan has been fantastic. I'm not a big fan of his, never been, but he has been a great leader for Uruguay. He had to be dropped back a bit as their midfield lacks creativity and he's playing somehow as an attacking midfielder, but he's doing a good job there.

Also from Uruguay, I'd say their fullbacks are impressive - Maxi Pereira and Fucile.

From Brazil, our CB partnership (Lucio & Juan) is second to none. Maicon is absolutely fantastic, his runs on the right side always turn into something special - he's on great, great form. Gilberto Silva is proving his critics wrong too, it's obvious that he's past his best but he's still a very good defensive midfielder, very important to our system. Upfront, there's Luis Fabiano who is an amazing finisher, his record for the national team is incredible (28 goals in 42 games).

There have been a few for me. Have been very impressed by the Japan defender Tulio. Looks solid and organises the defence very well. Not an outstanding player but he is solid. Also been impressed by Honda. Couple of great goals and he always looks dangerous. The other one is not a surprise. Messi! I don't watch a lot of Spanish Football so I ahve never really properly seen Messi play, except the Champions League and Youtube. I can see what all the hype is about, however. All he needs is a goal. And of course, Ozil has had a good tournament but, having watched a lot of the Bundesliga before the tournament, i always knew how good he was. Good to see him doing it on the world stage though.

Number 19 for paraguay. Lucas but the commentator keeps calling him barrios i believe. He is a striker. He is a fighter and gets into good postions.

Have been very impressed by the Japan defender Tulio. Looks solid and organises the defence very well. Not an outstanding player but he is solid.

Me too! He's Brazilian btw.

Number 19 for paraguay. Lucas but the commentator keeps calling him barrios I believe. He is a striker. He is a fighter and gets into good postions.

Lucas Barrios, scored a lot of goals for Borussia Dortmund this season. He's Argentine, got the dual citizenship just a few months before the World Cup.

- Ozil
- Messi
- Higuain
- Maicon
- Muller
- Sanchez
- Forlan
- Sneijder
- Suarez
- Honda

No one has mentioned Villa?! He's been awesome!

No one has mentioned Villa?! He's been awesome!

Yep

Cointreau, Honda, Ozil, Alonso,

My WC team so far:

Eduardo
Maicon Tulio Lucio Coentrao
Elia Honda Ozil Messi
Suarez Villa

My WC team so far:

Eduardo
Maicon Tulio Lucio Coentrao
Elia Honda Ozil Messi
Suarez Villa

Yeah Lucio is a class act

My WC team so far:

Eduardo
Maicon Tulio Lucio Coentrao
Elia Honda Ozil Messi
Suarez Villa

Agreeing with this to be honest.

Just watched the Spain game and Villa was well fired up. Could take some physical too. Pity he'll never be in the premier league.

Think Ramos(Spain) gets overlooked but he looks a great right back.

Mexico: Dos Santos (Long hair chap)
Naija: Enyeama, Kalu Uche, Obasi
Ghana: Gyan

Noteworthy Mention

England: Barry (How crappy can one player be?), Rooney (Did he choke?)

There is two full-backs who stood out for me of players I really never see much on a club basis but remember both of them when the U-20 World Cup was in Canada.

Fábio Coentrão has been one player who stood out for me, he has a very good engine to go up and down the line. When in attack he really looks like a threat every time. Mauricio Isla from Chile is another full-back who has impressed me with his attacking ability.

Number 19 for paraguay. Lucas but the commentator keeps calling him barrios I believe. He is a striker. He is a fighter and gets into good postions.

His name is Lucas Barrios. He has Lucas on his shirt because he had it on his shirt when he played for colo-colo and shot 38 goals in 37 matches. He transfered to us last summer for 4,25Mio€ an shot 23 goals in 36 matches. I can't even imagine that the reds can afford him.

His name is Lucas Barrios. He has Lucas on his shirt because he had it on his shirt when he played for colo-colo and shot 38 goals in 37 matches. He transfered to us last summer for 4,25Mio€ an shot 23 goals in 36 matches. I can't even imagine that the reds can afford him.

Seems he is a pretty effective player like Cardazo.
Wonder if he could hack it in the premiership.

Seems he is a pretty effective player like Cardazo.
Wonder if he could hack it in the premiership.

Yea he is. But everyone in Dortmund is  anxious if he can repeat  this in 10/11 or how he can do in the Euro League.
He's pretty amazing.

Mesut Ozil, Asamoha Gyan, Gonzalo Higuain, and eh that Lionel Messi guy never heard of him much till the world cup haha, he is just different class but the 3 i've mentioned are the ones that have stood out for me.

Number 19 for paraguay. Lucas but the commentator keeps calling him barrios I believe. He is a striker. He is a fighter and gets into good postions.

I have watched Lucas Barrrios a number of times play in the Bundesliga and he is nothing special.

Ozil and Messi of course and even though i only saw him play one game i thought Simon Kjaer off Denmark looks like he's gonna have a big career.

Schweinsteiger is such an immense player, I think a lot of the work he does in midfield goes unnoticed, people take more notice of Ozil for example, but without exaggeration he's one of the best players out there for holding possession. Always digs in and sweeps up loose balls,I think he's the driving force behind Germany in this world cup.

Schweinsteiger is such an immense player, I think a lot of the work he does in midfield goes unnoticed, people take more notice of Ozil for example, but without exaggeration he's one of the best players out there for holding possession. Always digs in and sweeps up loose balls,I think he's the driving force behind Germany in this world cup.

100% agree. Said that in the Germany vs Argentina game thread too.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is a great player. He controls the midfield really well. He is able to make good passes, keeps his composure and can strike from distance.

Exactly like someone we need in our midfield, if you ask me.

That goalkeeper for Uruguay, Luis Suarez.

That goalkeeper for Uruguay, Luis Suarez.

Hand of Luis...

Luis Suarez celebrate when Gyan miss the penalty, Uruguay vs Ghana (3.07.2010)

Schweinsteiger ate the pitch today!! (that's wath we say when someone play a awsome performance like him)

Schweinsteiger completely transformed since Van Gaal made a holding midfielder out of him. And he's extremely experienced for a 25 year old.

That Mexican that's off to the mancs. Fernandez? Matias Fernandez I think he's called.

That Mexican that's off to the mancs. Fernandez? Matias Fernandez I think he's called.

Javi Hernandez.

Schweinsteiger - or Pig-Tractor - as translated

Schweinsteiger - or Pig-Tractor - as translated

schwein = pig  is correct

steiger = tractor is wrong.

there are many translations for the word steiger :

steiger( out of the austrian) = womanizer
steiger(in a german coalmine) = overseer or foreman

the german translation vor tractor is traktor. so you see the difference

the players that suprised me the most were müller and schweinsteiger. they were outstanding and i would have never expected this performence.

I think the correct translation would be pig chaser

to be honest there isnt a translation that would make any sense. I dont know how good your german is ( somewhere I read that you are from netherlands, so there is a chance that you speak it very well ). I am half german half austrian and in austria a "steiger!" is chaser..... but he chases woman, so the best translation would be womanizer.
My grandpa for example was a"steiger" ... a foreman in a coalmine. the verb "steigen" means "to rise, or to climb, or to increase" It has many meanings. So a real translation that would make sense doesnt' exist.

But I think thats enough off topic^^

So it's literally either pig-overseer or pig-womanizer, his name is pretty awesome I think though, doesn't get more German than that. I think he's actually the lead candidate for the golden ball, his performance against Argentina really demonstrated what he's capable of.

So it's literally either pig-overseer or pig-womanizer, his name is pretty awesome I think though, doesn't get more German than that. I think he's actually the lead candidate for the golden ball, his performance against Argentina really demonstrated what he's capable of.

I think it'll all depend on who wins the World Cup. I think it's between Sneijder and Schweinsteiger personally. Don't forget, Sneijder could win every possible competition this season, and he'll have played a big role in all of those wins too, if so. David Villa could be a candidate too.

I think it'll all depend on who wins the World Cup. I think it's between Sneijder and Schweinsteiger personally. Don't forget, Sneijder could win every possible competition this season, and he'll have played a big role in all of those wins too, if so. David Villa could be a candidate too.

Yeah you're right, the minimum needed really is probably to get to the final as was the case with Zidane in 06. Really the award could go to the likes of Bastian, Sneijder, Villa, or even Forlan. I'd say those where the main candidates based on who's left, possibly Ozil and Muller deserve a mention too. I would say Schweinsteiger has been the best midfielder of the tournament so far though.

I love Schweinsteiger as a player, think he's reborn this season, but it might be hard to beat 4 goals and 4 assists by Sneijder, and thats with some games left. Both deserve it though. I also agree on Forlan, but for obvious reasons I don't think he'll reach the final Muller and Ozil, while doing great, will probably get their chance in later world cups.

I really think it's between Sneijder, Ozil and Villa. Probably Muller and Schweinsteiger but as it's stated, it depends on who wins the tournament.

Cordozo.

Think he's a good player.