Which Country Produces the best players in specific positions?

Portugal -> wingers. CR, Nani, Figo, Quaresma, Simao Sabrosa (just mentioning recent players).

juventus101 wrote:Im assuming Passarella is from Argentina, but Top 3 is a bit far fetched in my opinion. I think Beckenbauer, Maldini, and Baresi are pretty hard to topple as the Top 3.

In an all-time analysis I would consider Maldini to be a full-back.

Ive said this before in the last forums,if i could make a world stating 11 with a nation in each section,Germany-GKs,Brazil-Defenders,Spain-Midfielders and Argentina-Strikers

spain - midfielders obviously ,also goal keepers..

Are we counting wingers and attacking mids?

And is Casillas plural? :X

United States- Keepers . Sure they are not wc but I think they are in that bracket right below.

He's talking about: Casillas,Reina,Valdes,Guaita,Diego Lopez, Iraoziz,Javi Varas, etc.

Dunno how these matchup to Germany since I don't follow German keepers but it's good depth.

VivaStPauli wrote:Are we counting wingers and attacking mids?

And is Casillas plural? :X

well spain have produced a plethora of midfielders.. not so many dms tbf, but cms, ams and players who can play on the wings..

and yeah imo spain has produced a lot of good goal keepers in recent years.. basically le sam's list

GK - Germany
Fullback - Brazil
CB's - Italia
Midfield - Spain/Germany
Forwards - Argentina

Le Samourai wrote:He's talking about: Casillas,Reina,Valdes,Guaita,Diego Lopez, Iraoziz,Javi Varas, etc.

Dunno how these matchup to Germany since I don't follow German keepers but it's good depth.

The German ones are pretty impressive, too: Neuer, ter Stegen, Zieler, Weidenfeller, Leno, Ulreich, Wiese, Trapp, Rensing etc., and half of them are <23 still.

VivaStPauli wrote:Are we counting wingers and attacking mids?

And is Casillas plural? :X

Besides Neuer, who do Germany have right now that can match Guaita, Valdes, Reina and De Gea?

1 thing is for sure is that almost all players that come from holland can volley the ball lmao

GK - Spain

Defense- France/Brazil

Mid- Spain

FWD- Argentina

GK- Spain/Italy/Germany
CB-England/Italy
FB-Brazil/Holland
CM-Spain/Germany/Italy
SM-Germany/England
DM-France
AM-Spain/Holland
CF-Portugal/Argentine/France
WF-Argentine/Portugal

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Besides Neuer, who do Germany have right now that can match Guaita, Valdes, Reina and De Gea?

ter Stegen, Wiese, Weidenfeller, Adler, Ulreich, Leno, and Zieler are probably superior, though Wiese and Weidenfeller are both over 30 by now, so not sure if they count as "currently produced", but then there's other GKs like Rensing, Sippel, Kraft, who I'd throw in as "can match".

Then again "superior" makes me sound smug and how do we really measure that? Let's just say they all can "match" those four and save ourselves the slugfest, since I wouldn't know how to back up my claims of superiority except by urging people to "have a look".

Edit: Forgot Neuer. But I guess you heard of him.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

VivaStPauli wrote:Are we counting wingers and attacking mids?

And is Casillas plural? :X

Besides Neuer, who do Germany have right now that can match Guaita, Valdes, Reina and De Gea?

Tim Wiese, Weidenfeller, Rene Adler.

Those three are easily better than De Gea. Valdes and Reina are in pretty bad form at the moment.

How is Valdes in bad form atm?

Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

MJGunner wrote:

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

VivaStPauli wrote:Are we counting wingers and attacking mids?

And is Casillas plural? :X

Besides Neuer, who do Germany have right now that can match Guaita, Valdes, Reina and De Gea?

Tim Wiese, Weidenfeller, Rene Adler.

Those three are easily better than De Gea. Valdes and Reina are in pretty bad form at the moment.

Bernd Leno and terStegen > Weidenfeller,Adler and Wiese

you have to watch those if you don't know them, not far behind Neuer level on their current form

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

BarrileteCosmico wrote:How is Valdes in bad form atm?

Vickys recent games havent been up the par has it? Poor performances in late of the season. Btw why did Pinto play yesterday instead of Valdez?

Se7en wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

good quality, but germany have a lot more of these

Se7en wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

World class players > talented players

Albiceleste wrote:

Se7en wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

World class players > talented players

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Podolski just talented

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:

Albiceleste wrote:

Se7en wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

World class players > talented players

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Podolski just talented

world class players (imo)

Ganso wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:

Albiceleste wrote:

Se7en wrote:

BAYERN_MUNICH wrote:Germany at the moment, mids...imo better than any other nation currently:

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Sven Bender,Lars Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Holtby,Draxler,Schürle,Gündogan,Podolski,Marin,Merkel,Großkreutz,Rolfes

by far number one

Spain: Silva, Cesc, Iniesta, Mata, Xavi, Busquets, Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso

World class players > talented players

Özil,Schweinsteiger,Khedira,Bender,Götze,Reus,Müller,Kroos,Podolski just talented

world class players (imo)

after the Euros the hype on some others will start just like with Özil after WC