deacvision7
Mod Emeritus
Here is the bracket. Games start Saturday. USA plays Belgium on Tuesday at 4pm EST.
There are three teams on there that I look at and think "there's NFW we beat them." And they're all on the other half of the bracket.
Our most likely QF opponent doesn't fit that description to you?!?!
Our most likely QF opponent doesn't fit that description to you?!?!
This Argentina team is totally beatable. Aguero out, sloppy defense and a sketchy keeper. Not likely that the US would beat them but it's not crazy.
Ticos could give the Oranje fits.
I think Mexico matches up pretty well with them. Similar teams. Question is can Mexico deal with Robben and RvP. Suspect that game will have some goals though. And Mexico will have A LOT of fans in the stadium.
Aguero being out is only a positive in the sense that he wasn't 100% anyway or anywhere close to it right now. In no way does Lavezzi offer more than Kun when they are both fit and 100% -- especially in Argentina's apparent 4-3-1-2 set up with Messi operating at the trequartista+.
Aguero has sucked because he clearly isn't fit. Some of his best goals for Man City have come from his creeping wide and cutting inside.
Their defense has looked a lot better than I expected it to, no doubt. I still wouldn't trust Rojo if I was an Argentinian.