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Jack Bauer
post May 24 2012, 03:29 PM
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Italian giants Milan have confirmed that Thiago Silva and Alexandre Pato are on the shortlist to make the Brazil squad for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Boss Mano Menezes has selected a 23-man party which will have to be cut down to 18 ahead of the tournament itself.

Defender Thiago Silva has been included as one of his three permitted over-23 players, while Pato is still young enough to make the natural cut.

The squad will play a series of friendly matches over the next two weeks against Denmark, America and Mexico.

Brazil will face Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand at the London games as they aim for Olympic Gold.
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post May 24 2012, 03:40 PM
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If you want to look at the silver lining, if Pato gets injured he'll get looked at by some decent doctors...
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post May 24 2012, 03:44 PM
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BTW, this is the only (relatively) big tournament Brazil have never won.
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post May 24 2012, 06:07 PM
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Really interested to see what the GB squad will be. Ideally Scotland/Wales decide to allow their players to take part, they have some good young talent who would make the squad.
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post May 24 2012, 06:14 PM
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I don't remember Pato getting injured while playing for Brazil, it's always happened with Milan as far as my memory serves me. it'll be interesting to see what happens this time around.

I bet he will go through all the games no problem, then next season in his 3rd game for Milan he will pull a muscle and miss 2 months. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Anyway, can't see Brazil winning it. maybe Spain.
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post Jul 3 2012, 12:23 AM
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No players that played at the Euros were going to be selected, so this is a pretty decent squad considering.

J Allen (Swansea), C Bellamy (Liverpool), R Bertrand (Chelsea), J Butland (Birmingham), S Caulker (Tottenham), T Cleverley (Manchester United), J Cork (Southampton), C Dawson (West Brom), R Giggs (Manchester United), A Ramsey (Arsenal), M Richards (Manchester City), D Rose (Tottenham), S Sinclair (Swansea), M Sordell (Bolton), J Steele (Middlesbrough), D Sturridge (Chelsea), N Taylor (Swansea), J Tomkins (West Ham)

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Richards - Tomkins - Caulker - Taylor
---- Cleverley - Ramsey - Giggs
--- Sturridge - Bellamy - Sinclair

Front 6 is pretty good considering. Shame there's no Scottish or N.Irish representation, Bannan would've been a good selection in my opinion, not too sure of the N.Irish team though. Bale getting injured will hurt too. Overrated, but he's more than good enough for an U23 tournement.
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post Jul 3 2012, 01:28 AM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ May 24 2012, 08:07 PM) *
Really interested to see what the GB squad will be. Ideally Scotland/Wales decide to allow their players to take part, they have some good young talent who would make the squad.

How do you feel about Beckham not been included?

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Anyway, can't see Brazil winning it. maybe Spain.

Argghhh! Please no.
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post Jul 3 2012, 07:27 AM
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QUOTE (dst @ Jul 3 2012, 05:28 AM) *
How do you feel about Beckham not been included?

Shame, really. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Damn shame, in fact.

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Argghhh! Please no.

Argghhh! Agreed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) Though I am cautiously hopeful Spain won't win the gold this time. Let's see! I'll of course watch the football games just for Pato and Silva.
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post Jul 3 2012, 07:52 AM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 3 2012, 03:53 AM) *
No players that played at the Euros were going to be selected, so this is a pretty decent squad considering.

J Allen (Swansea), C Bellamy (Liverpool), R Bertrand (Chelsea), J Butland (Birmingham), S Caulker (Tottenham), T Cleverley (Manchester United), J Cork (Southampton), C Dawson (West Brom), R Giggs (Manchester United), A Ramsey (Arsenal), M Richards (Manchester City), D Rose (Tottenham), S Sinclair (Swansea), M Sordell (Bolton), J Steele (Middlesbrough), D Sturridge (Chelsea), N Taylor (Swansea), J Tomkins (West Ham)

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Richards - Tomkins - Caulker - Taylor
---- Cleverley - Ramsey - Giggs
--- Sturridge - Bellamy - Sinclair

Front 6 is pretty good considering. Shame there's no Scottish or N.Irish representation, Bannan would've been a good selection in my opinion, not too sure of the N.Irish team though. Bale getting injured will hurt too. Overrated, but he's more than good enough for an U23 tournement.

Seriously??

Btw, why wasn't Lampard selected? is he still injured?
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post Jul 3 2012, 11:21 AM
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QUOTE (dst @ Jul 3 2012, 01:28 AM) *
How do you feel about Beckham not been included?

Awful decision. He worked hard to help us get the Olympics and it's not like Olympic football even matters.

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Seriously??

Yes. It's a Britain and NI team, so I'd have liked there to be representation from all 4 nations.

QUOTE (Zed.D @ Jul 3 2012, 07:52 AM) *
Btw, why wasn't Lampard selected? is he still injured?

I'm guessing he's injured/Chelsea refused.
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QUOTE (dst @ Jul 3 2012, 01:28 AM) *
How do you feel about Beckham not been included?

Stupid decision just Pearce trying to get in the media... again. And to showcase himself as a 'no nonsense' manager - in the Olympics? Good job 'Psycho' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post Jul 4 2012, 05:21 AM
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Agreed. It'd be like Balotelli causing trouble and Mancini 'putting his foot down' by not playing him in pre-season friendlies.
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post Jul 24 2012, 01:16 PM
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Rafael is injured so Gabriel was called up instead of him.
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post Jul 24 2012, 01:36 PM
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GB are going to be bad in this. If we get out of the groups, we'll definitely go out next round.
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post Jul 24 2012, 01:52 PM
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It's a weak competition (too many bullshit teams, they should really rethink this egalitarian split between continents) with little star power. Besides Brazil, Spain and maybe Uruguay you have nothing to worry about.

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