Which country do you expect to win the 2018 Football World Cup?

**Impaler** · 12-03-2017, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by Anakin

I think that Pratto and Higuaín deserve a chance. We need a strong #9.

Aguero is great too, but I see him more as a Trequartista. He reminds me of Romario!
Higuain is a pure #9.

**Mortimer** · 12-03-2017, 02:03 AM

I hope Brazil. Im Brazil fan. Back in school when I was 15. It was 98 World Cup. We were on a summer excursion in the mountains in a hotel. And they showed the game, brazil vs. netherlands on TV, we were allowed to watch it and the class was divided between brazil fans and netherlands fans. Needless to say the racists were netherlands fans because its a european country. I was brazil fan oppossition. Etc. It was heated. We had drums etc.

**Erronkari** · 12-03-2017, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Impaler

Aguero is great too, but I see him more as a Trequartista. He reminds me of Romario!
Higuain is a pure #9.

Exactly! Agüero is much better as a second striker, in the border of the area.
Higuaín is #9, but there is something curious.
He started playing as false 9 and sometimes as 10 (attacking midfielder) too.
Of course he changed his position and he played as #9 always.

**Erronkari** · 12-03-2017, 02:16 AM

Woooo!!! Romario was a beast of the area!
That kind of strikers who you can't give a centimeter, because ball he touched inside the area was almost goal!

**Impaler** · 12-03-2017, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Anakin

Exactly! Agüero is much better as a second striker, in the border of the area.
Higuaín is #9, but there is something curious.
He started playing as false 9 and sometimes as 10 (attacking midfielder) too.
Of course he changed his position and he played as #9 always.

Argentina needs a new Batistuta ! What a player! Messi + a goalscorer = World Cup winners

**Erronkari** · 12-03-2017, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by Impaler

Argentina needs a new Batistuta ! What a player! Messi + a goalscorer = World Cup winners

Sure! We really miss "Bati"...
But it will be really difficult to find another striker like him...

**Impaler** · 12-03-2017, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Anakin

Sure! We really miss "Bati"...
But it will be really difficult to find another striker like him...

Yes, I really miss those players like: J. Zanetti, Batistuta, Veron, Almeyda, Crespo, Redondo, Ortega, Ayala, Riquelme, Aimar, Saviola, Claudio Lopez etc.

**Argentano** · 12-03-2017, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by Anakin

Sure! We really miss "Bati"...
But it will be really difficult to find another striker like him...

Originally Posted by Impaler

Argentina needs a new Batistuta ! What a player! Messi + a goalscorer = World Cup winners

I think Icardi can be that tall nr 9. He needs to have a chance in this WC. The guy is scoring goals every match. And scored a hat trick against the rivals milan.

Hist last 10 matches, 10 goals.

https://www.whoscored.com/Players/10...s/Mauro-Icardi

**~~Fractal~~** · 12-03-2017, 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I hope Brazil. Im Brazil fan. Back in school when I was 15. It was 98 World Cup. We were on a summer excursion in the mountains in a hotel. And they showed the game, brazil vs. netherlands on TV, we were allowed to watch it and the class was divided between brazil fans and netherlands fans. Needless to say the racists were netherlands fans because its a european country. I was brazil fan oppossition. Etc. It was heated. We had drums etc.

Why are you going for Brazil when you live in Europe? lol

Also I have reatives who are going to the World Cup, Im not sure where exactly but I'm guessing theyre flying to Moscow first. Most Gujaratis in the USA are England fans since 50% of us are from the UK originally. But the ones that are anti-British will go for Germany but I'm neutral since I don't follow it.

I do have a Chelsea and FC Bayern (Munich) jersey.

**Mortimer** · 12-03-2017, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by Fractal

Why are you going for Brazil when you live in Europe? lol

Also I have reatives who are going to the World Cup, Im not sure where exactly but I'm guessing theyre flying to Moscow first. Most Gujaratis in the USA are England fans since 50% of us are from the UK originally. But the ones that are anti-British will go for Germany but I'm neutral since I don't follow it.

I do have a Chelsea and FC Bayern (Munich) jersey.

Because most brasilian players are dark skinned, and brasil is stereotypically seen as mixed race country, but thats far from the only reason, i love brasilian football they are very skilled, they are masters in football.