Group H (Spain, Chile, Honduras, Switzerland)

[Shaggy]

I reckon they'll start more like this:

....................Alonso
.......Silva........Xavi.......Iniesta

..............Torres......Villa

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I suppose Fabregas will be eased back in since he's been injured so you may be right but later in the tournament he must play

[PTP]

I reckon they'll start more like this:

....................Alonso
.......Silva........Xavi.......Iniesta

..............Torres......Villa

hope they do - they will get beaten with no defence or keeper. In fact shaggy if spain start with that line up i'll give you the money myself

[Shaggy]

I suppose Fabregas will be eased back in since he's been injured so you may be right but later in the tournament he must play

Hard to disagree but he's never cemented a starting place for them and I wouldn't be surprised to see him mainly as a sub.

hope they do - they will get beaten with no defence or keeper.

Too predictable maaaan

[PTP]

i know i know :cockoff:

[Matt]

.................Casillas

Ramos.....Puyol....Pique....Arbeloa/(Capdevilla)

....................Alonso
.......Xavi.......Fabregas.......Iniesta

..............Torres......Villa


Unbeatable? About as close to perfection as you can find anywhere. I even left out David Silva!!

Not much steel in the middle and those full backs can be dodgy

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Not much steel in the middle and those full backs can be dodgy

They don't need steel because no-one will get the ball off them anyway

[Baracus]

i know i know :cockoff:

[RedReet]

I reckon they'll start more like this:

....................Alonso
.......Silva........Xavi.......Iniesta

..............Torres......Villa

Not much of a defence, but I'd punt on their full reserve team ,making the semis.

.............Reina

...Marchena...Albiol ...Arbeloa

... ...Martinez ...Busquets

...Navas ...Fabregas ...Mata

... ...Pedro ...Llorente

[Pablo]

I'm always impressed whenever I've seen Llorente play for Spain, he's a physical beast. I think he'd make an excellent signing for us, a good partner for Torres, and strong and powerful enough to play up top on his own if Torres got injured.

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Fernando Torres partnered with Fernando Torres Llorente

That would make things interesting

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Chile:

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Miguel Pinto (Universidad de Chile), Luis Marin (Union Espanola)

Defenders: Pablo Contreras (PAOK Athens), Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Catolica), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Waldo Ponce (Universidad Catolica), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Marco Estrada (Universidad de Chile), Rodrigo Millar (Colo Colo), Matias Fernandez (Sporting Lisbon), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain)

Forwards: Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Juan Beausejour (America), Fabian Orellana (Xeres), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza)

[Shaggy]

Cheers, added to the OP

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Cheers, added to the OP

They've been faffing about a bit, sweating on injuries and the like, so they had a 24 man squad for almost a fortnight before they finally cut Roberto Cereceda. Poor bugger.

The big news there though, is the condition of Suazo, who picked up a hamstring injury on Sunday in Chile's friendly. He looks to be sitting out at least the first match against Honduras.

[Matt]

Come on Suavo lad!!