Sergio Ramos at Real ?

Was he not being played out of position alot when he went there? I know he's good and highly thought of and is mainly a flair player but thats it

To be honest with you Cutme , i don't keep up to date as much as i should with Spanish football ,i know alot of people are big on Puyol and Cannovaro is European Player of the year but it's harder to evaluate a defender from TV its not like watching them live or being familiar with who they're up against !

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand are my favourite pairing for England i think there is something Special about both , things havn't been going well for this england side but i have a sneaking feeling this is weeding out the good from the bad and John Terry and Rio are always the 1st to stand up and be counted .

Seen John Tery handle so many top defenders yet be much more than just a defender , Rio is a great distributor and winner .

Are you familiar with Jonothan Woodgate ? He was at Real but had a nightmare with Injury , i was watched him own Theirry Henry and i've always thought if he could just get over his injury he'd be hot on their heels .

Baresi according to Ray Wilkins is the most complete player there has ever been and considering Ray was captain of England and played for AC Milan and top England Clubs I'd say that was lofty praise .

Italian Sides normally have formiddable defence and yet being organised and well drilled is not something you'd normally associate with Italians .

When you think of Italians you think of Flair and Passion and being red blooded Latinos yet there Football is played with the cold blooded effiency of a German Banker .

Cutme, whats the story with Mexico ? They should be kicking Arse all round the world it's a question i've asked myself so many times ! They have the population and the passion and whilst they produce the good sides they've not consistently produced great sides like German , Argentina and Italy .

I was talking with a Polish guy and i we were talking about the great Polish sides of the 70's and how they were a match for anyone and it's subsequent demise, his argument was that the Polish football association is corrupt and that the Polish youth are not given any real chance todevelop but my arguement was look at the Czech republic ? More or less the same people , big restrictions on clubs and development yet Czech Republic tend to turn out good side's and Poland nearly always flatter to decieve .

Poland Hooliganisim is the worst in Europe he also argued to which i countered , the Frech side that one the World Cup's entire squad almost to a man played Football in other countries .

I'm just waiting for the day the USA and Mexico really come of age on the world Scene , America always give a great account of themselves and Meixco nearly always give a good account .

Hope the MSL get serious it'll take time andit wont happen overnight.

1 thing Cutme, i don't thik MSL being played in massive stadiums with only a few people watching will do it any favours financially or growth wise .
Football isabout Passion , its much better to have people crammed on the terraces than having football played in those huge Bowls designed for American Football .

KNow its not all like that .......

Whats your take on the MSL ? Is it gonna take off and get serious or just export it's talent ?