felli in the squad, made up for him, shame martinez is about to waste their best generation
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GROUP G - Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
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Barnfred 55
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No he's in the squad mate.
Just had a look at it now. Wow. I've had a fiver on them to win but I didn't realise just how short their squad is in numbers. They're an injury or two away from being average. Just six defenders (of whom Kompany is already injured) and three strikers, one of which is midfielder Chadli from West Brom.
Still think they have a boss starting XI though
so fingers crossed.
Toffee in Jandals
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So Roberto selects only six defenders for his World Cup squad, with two of them being injury-prone Kompany and Vermaelen.
Probably won't matter, Roberto doesn't bother training teams on how to, er, defend anyway.
Probably won't matter, Roberto doesn't bother training teams on how to, er, defend anyway.
Thin on strikers too, Lukaku, with a Chadli that's played 3 games since xmas or something and a Batman that was supposed to miss the world cup
Really can't see Belgium making the final, I have them down to be beaten in the semis.
Toffee in Jandals
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Out of the plentiful midfielders, I struggle to see what Adnan Januzaj has done to make the squad, to be fair I haven't seen him much this season, but he was poor in a terrible Sunderland side last year. Axel Witsel I imagine has probably made the squad more on past performances. As far as forwards go, Dries Mertens / Thorgan Hazard could play either just behind or with Lukaku or Batshuayi, but if a defender gets injured or suspended for them during the World Cup, things start looking a bit threadbare for them in defence.
Billy Dean
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I read somewhere that under Martinez Belgium haven't beaten a single team ranked in the worlds top 40
Not quite true. He has beaten Bosnia twice, lost to Spain (in his first game in charge), and drawn with Holland.
I think even that is optimistic. They'll lose to Brazil in the quarter finals.
Ballymoney1
Player Valuation: £950k
Some great players but the squad doesn't have the depth I thought it did. Surely Kevin Miralles is better than januzaj ?
I am not sure he is, but more importantly he is a divisive influence and could wreck a team.
Gwladysstreetlad
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Adam-GOTTV
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I think England will comfortably beat Belgium but might struggle in the other two due to those teams sitting in. I'd definitely be open to try and play Kane and Vardy together against Belgium because you think Vardy would get some joy especially given the high line Bobby will have them playing.
I know it's a bit uncool on an Everton forum to say you like England but probably for the first time since 2002 I actually like this England team. Quite excited to see how they get on.
I know it's a bit uncool on an Everton forum to say you like England but probably for the first time since 2002 I actually like this England team. Quite excited to see how they get on.
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