Brazillian Injured

[Perm]

Good news.

Edmilson, key midfielder for Brazil, has been declared injured.
suspected to have happened four or five weeks ago.
knee injury. gone for world cup.

rumour has it that it was a poor tackle from teammate Adrianno at training.

[Farthing]

Those brazillians and their knee injuries, i dont think it was a tackle, i think it was something else that cause his knee injury

[DJ]

now the aussies just need the same to happen to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Adriano, Lucio, Carlos and Cafu

[marinermick]

Donkey boy was interviewed last night saying he was charmed by Australia's soccess and path to the world cup.

He said he liked Australia and that we could be a surprise packet with Guus as coach.

Respect.

[marinermick]

RONALDINHO has revealed his concern that Australia may defeat world champion Brazil at its own game when the two teams meet in group F in Munich on June 18.

When the Brazilian joined Barcelona three seasons ago, he thought he was signing for a team that would be coached by current Socceroos maestro Guus Hiddink and Ronaldinho believes that the Dutchman is in the process of converting Australia into neutral supporters' "other" favourite team.

Brazil long has enjoyed the momentum of being loved by everyone in the world, apart from Argentina and whichever team it happens to be up against in any given match.

But Ronaldinho thinks that the remarkable Australian qualifying story has begun to push Hiddink's team into the hearts and minds of neutrals everywhere.

"Even though Australia looks a formidable team and they are our key group rivals, I have to admit that I'm fascinated by them from a purely personal point of view," FIFA's world player of the year told The Age."Apart from appointing one of the top four or five coaches in the world, what Australia did when they signed Hiddink was drag world attention onto themselves.

"Anyone with an interest in soccer understands that Hiddink is a magnificent achiever and someone whose names stand for perpetual success. So I think that focused people's attention, all around the world, on how Australia might do in qualifying.

"Then if you take the drama and the romanticism of the win over Uruguay, it seems to me that Australia has become an easy team for the neutrals to support. Everyone I speak to seems to have a good word for Australia in a sporting sense and lots of decent judges have identified them as a team which could make a surprising impact in Germany.

"I can't claim to know the first-choice team player by player yet, but I know about the majority of top players and I'm aware that most of Australia's key men play in leagues scattered all around the world.

"Given the difficulties we in Brazil face with that same problem and travelling to and from qualifying matches or friendlies, I do find it remarkable that a slightly smaller soccer nation like Australia can achieve all that they have done.

"Generally, when the players follow their careers in a very wide geographical spread, one of the most difficult things to achieve is that 'feeling' between them when they are called together in a squad.

"Yet the evidence is that Hiddink has achieved a unified and winning mentality in his team.

[Pollock]

Yeah i heard that on the radio this morning. Great to see quality side's and players aint just thinking of us as just making up numbers.

[pieman]

It's all paper talk.
One player say's never heard of them and someone else put's big up respect( Ali G Style)

I think The Aussies will make it difficult for the Brazillians It's a tough group.

[omni]

DJ: rather lose to Brazil than Sweden (and come on TNT!)

[DJ]

omni said:

DJ: rather lose to Brazil than Sweden (and come on TNT!)

where did that come from I was referring to the fact that Brazil have many class players.

Do you honestly not think I will be cheering for Australia as much as I will England in the World Cup?

Australias success in this world cup is by far more important than Englands. The premiership will continue to grow and get the crowds, but will the A-League? If Oz to well then it gives the A-League a lot of help and a huge push for the future IMO.