MC11 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Probably best to keep it to players that aren't already rated highly. For me I've been really impressed with: Bruno Martins Indi - Holland Ivan Perisic - Croatia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I was impressed with Martins-Indi & Daley Blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Martins Indi, Joel Campbell. Can we get Campbell from arsenal please? Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I was impressed with two or three of the Costa Rica players. Plus one of the Greek backs was very impressive, despite the scoreline. Sadly, didn't note their names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Joel Campbell was brilliant today. Steve_E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 The Greek Kone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The Greek Kone. Yes I thought he was excellent on the attack and defense. I noticed him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I think it was their RB that was decent as well but can't remember his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I think it was their RB that was decent as well but can't remember his name. Torosidis. Bench player at Roma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I said it in the World Cup thread already, but I also really liked Mexico's Hector Herrera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Torosidis. Bench player at Roma. That's the fella. He wasn't a massive stand-out or anything but he got forward well I thought. Kone was their best player, IMO, though. Bags of energy and very positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Torosidis. Bench player at Roma. Yes, that's who I was thinking of. Played consistently well, so I'm surprised to learn he's a bench player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) The Costa Rica players I was trying to remember (other than Campbell, of course) are Oscar Duarte and Giancarlo Gonzalez. As others have mentioned, Kaylor Navas did well in goal. Edited June 15, 2014 by Cornish Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Paulo Wanchope was on the bench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I wasn't too sold with Indi tbh, he was beaten a little too easily at times. I only saw parts of the Chile game but Vidal showed moments of real class. Tbh I think any of their players could fit into our team. Kant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Didn't like Martins Indi's performance either. Kant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Jefferson Montero just played really well against Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 One things this World Cup is doing is reveal the players with stamina and/or the ability to pace themselves. Too many seem to have hit their limit after an hour. This was one reason why the England-Italy game was so poor. After an hour, it seemed that several players were walking with the ball and not running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Andrea Pirlo, what a master. I love the walking speed he plays the game as well, so confident and composed he doesn't even need to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Andrea Pirlo, what a master. I love the walking speed he plays the game as well, so confident and composed he doesn't even need to run. Yeh it's crazy! He just strolls around and pops these 20-30 yard passes high and low taking defensive players right out of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The Costa Rica players I was trying to remember (other than Campbell, of course) are Oscar Duarte and Giancarlo Gonzalez. As others have mentioned, Kaylor Navas did well in goal. This guy plays for my home team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Depay, like him a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Tim Cahill has to be up there. What a World Cup he has had. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Tim Cahill has to be up there. What a World Cup he has had. Agreed. Real shame he misses the Spain match. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Tim Cahill has to be up there. What a World Cup he has had. Agreed. Proud of him; he left us at the right time and in the right circumstances and will always be up there for me as an ex player, not "legend" status but in the group just below that. Faultless attitude and never lost sight of where he came from and how lucky he was (though he made his own luck), never gave it the big "I am". Most of today's "superstars" could learn a lot from TC. Steve_E, MC11, Matt and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I think you have to qualify the whole 'legend' thing with circumstances & the time in which said player ran out in Royal blue. Obviously the likes of Cahill & Ferguson can't be mentioned in the same breath as Ball, Labone, Dean, Southall, Young et al, but in their time they made a big contribution to our history, even if it was just the occasional bright spark amongst the doom & gloom. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Cahill was a legend in my lifetime. Louis and MC11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Yeh Cahill my all time favourite Everton player of my lifetime. Legend to me. Edited June 18, 2014 by MiguelCotto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Perisic is highly rated. But not so much as Rakitic, Modric and Kovacic so I know what you mean. I agree with Indi. Cahill obviously but he's rated by Everton fans. Most of the players I have been impressed by are players who are well rated already, but perhaps not known to your average casual football fan because they're not at the level of a top ten player in the world e.g. Cuadrado, J Rodriguez, Vargas, Marquez, Isla, Valbuena etc. Perisic probably falls into this category. Then you have guys like Campbell who are nowhere near rated but are doing well. Edited June 18, 2014 by Nikica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NyarkosLeftToe Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 How good was Medel last night, absolute rock! Cahill is a legend in my eyes, pure passion and oozed Everton. He's got a nasty streak too which all fans love, him and Martins Indi had a good battle but their was only going to be one winner there and Cahill smashed him. All the Chile team looked good last night, proper fit team, the teams with highest fitness levels always do well at World Cups, where as England always look fucked last 3rd of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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