Re: [nas] Worldwide Soccer Manager - Rankings?

Well, like I said, I think their midfield is terrific. Top 6-8 in the 
world. This year I'd put their defense around 12 (and around 16 over 
the past three). If you average that out, they'd be about 9-10. Kind of 
silly, though, in that who the hell am I to rank anybody, anywhere? 
That was rhetorical, btw, please, no answers! Personally, I don't think 
that much of their forwards and never have. While they can score some 
spectacular goals, I think they're incredibly inconsistent and 
unreliable. Maddening is the word I'd use if I was their coach... one 
minute finishing in style, the next missing a gimme. It's just all 
sooooo subjective, isn't it? Still, I believe in my heart that we are a 
better team than them. Not because we do any one thing well, but 
because we bring a nice package of diversity.... skill, speed, 
strength, and mental toughness, and a winning attitude  (where was that 
at this year's cup?). D

On Jul 26, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Steven Dreibelbis wrote:

> So this WC's results aside, you think that because
> their defense can't stand up to other teams, their
> overall rank should be somewhere around.... 10?  12?
> 8?
>
> S
>
> PS - What about the core of their defense... RAFA!
> Isn't he enough to make their defense top 10? [he
> said, with a snide look on his face...]
>
> --- Doug Swan <swansuite@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I guess I've got a bit different take on Mexico. I
> > totally agree that
> > they are as good as just about anyone in the world
> > at keeping
> > possession. Very skilled players pretty much
> > everywhere on the field.
> > Where I think they fail is on two levels. Defense
> > and physicality. They
> > probably had as good a defense and goalkeeping as
> > they have ever had in
> > the past 30+ years and it still wasn't enough. I'd
> > place their defense
> > in the low second 10 in the world. The past few
> > years, probably
> > somewhere between 12-14. Physically, the Mexicans
> > are simply not up to
> > the task. When they finally do respond to a team
> > pushing them all over
> > the field, it's usually in an inappropriate
> > retaliatory mode as opposed
> > to just stepping up. Onyewu destroyed them in our
> > last game and
> > primarily did it with his physical presence. Just
> > think what a truly
> > good big defender/defense ala Italy, Germany, etc.
> > would do to them.
> > The reason they respond so well in tournaments is
> > the same reason we
> > usually do: we have so little to lose. We can go out
> > and play hard,
> > loose, fast, and if we get beat, well, is anyone
> > truly surprised
> > (beyond the core fans)? There's no real pressure
> > here. There's
> > certainly a good deal more in Mexico, but I would
> > submit that even the
> > press there has become somewhat accustomed to not
> > quite ever punching
> > through. My two cents.... not worth much these days,
> > I know. D
> >
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