Côte d'Ivoire

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Shabazz

• Oct 17, 2009

• #1

Was just thinking what a great squad this country have. We could see them competing up there with Spain and Brazil in the coming World Cup.

--------------------Barry

Eboue-----Toure----Bamba------Boka

------Siaka Tiéné------Zokora---------

----------------Yaya Toure---------------
Keita--------------------------------Kalou

-----------------Drogba

Not to mention other good players like Gervinho, Kone, Cisse.

How far do you guys think they'll make it? I think they're going to make the Africans proud arty00231:

 

mobster_1930

New member

• Oct 17, 2009

• #2

Kalou is crap.

 

AnfieldEd

I am Leg End

• Oct 17, 2009

• #3

Defence is crap

 

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Shabazz

• Oct 17, 2009

• #4

Edward said:

Defence is crap

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Eboue. Bamba, and Kolo are quite solid if you ask me, plus 2 holding midfielders will provide good cover.

 

Barcaman

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 17, 2009

• #5

They had a good team for years now. Somehow I feel they lack discipline. How do you guys rate their goalie, Boubacar Barry?

 

Metaphysical

Bomb Dropper

• Oct 17, 2009

• #6

barry is very inconsistent, he can be brilliant but can be awful. very typical of this current generation of african keepers.

ed is right, their defence is poor. in midfield and attack they're exceptional (although kalou, for me, should always be a supersub) but with kolo going downhill as he has, and eboue and boka being very much offensive fullbacks... it is a weakness.

I do hope they do well, though.

 

diegomessi

Anxiously waiting for the next match

• Oct 17, 2009

• #7

they will go the farthest in world cup out of the african teams

 

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Shabazz

• Oct 17, 2009

• #8

If there's a team I'll be supporting in the World Cup other than Spain, it has to be Ivory Coast. I really want to see an African team go far or do something, and that Ghana win last night had me pumped up

 

yusuf

Yusuf Islam

• Oct 21, 2009

• #9

cameroon and ivory coast FTW

we need an african teams to break their curse in the world cup and make the semis

 

VivaBarca

If Carlsberg did forum members

• Oct 21, 2009

• #10

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon ( presumably ), Tunisia/ Nigeria, Egypt ( possibly ) and South Africa the hosts. At least one must surely make it to the quarter final it must happen.

 

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4ever barca

Guest

• Oct 21, 2009

• #11

vahid halilhodzic is great coach and they will be very good in WC

 

La Furia

Legion of Doooom

• Oct 21, 2009

• #12

They are on paper the most talented side in Africa, but I said the same thing in 2006 and they didn't go anywhere (though having what was probably the group of death didn't help) I think they will be tough, but their defensive weaknesses will hurt them.

My favourite African side is Cameroon, but I'd be happy with any African team makes it to the semis.

 

John Antonio Bilboa

Howard Roark laughed

• Oct 21, 2009

• #13

They don't play well outside of West Africa, its okay to look good when your playing against badly organized African teams but will they be able to handle countries like Spain Italy or Brazil? I don't think so and whats more is if u cant cant get past the better African Nations like Ghana and Cameroon how do u expect to compete against teams of a higher standard.

 

La Furia

Legion of Doooom

• Oct 21, 2009

• #14

If anything Ghana and Cameroon, by having less skill, are at an advantage against European sides - they are more likely to play negatively.

It's silly logic, but Ghana had a solid run in 2006 by relying on physical play over ability, though Essien was probably at his peak then.

 

yusuf

Yusuf Islam

• Oct 22, 2009

• #15

i still think essien and ghana still have enough to play well in the tourny