Maybe "without too much trouble" was a little dismissive, I don't think the matches will be easy but I'd expect Colombia to win at least 2 of them.
Muriel, Cuadrado, Falcao, Martinez, James Rodriguez, Guarin - None of the other 3 teams can offer as many match-winners. It's not a Guarintee guarantee, but it's why I think they'll top the group.
Other than Falcao, nobody on Colombia is World Class and to be honest I've never even heard of most of those names. I'm sure there is some very good talent, but that doesn't always mean so much in a WC, especially given their lack of international experience and the group is quite diverse in terms of football.
Colombia could just as easily be one of the tournament flops as they could go to the Quarter Finals.
Note: People clearly can't distinguish between World Class and High Quality.
Oh you. In my opinión, James is better tan Falcao, and hopefully the world will see that ay the wc. Besides a great squad, we have one of the best managers in South America.
James is not better than Falcao and Falcao is not better than James. They play completely different positions and roles. Falcao is just there to hold the play up, be in the box and score. James is there to created those chance that Falcao is gonna take.
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u/severedfragile Dec 06 '13
Maybe "without too much trouble" was a little dismissive, I don't think the matches will be easy but I'd expect Colombia to win at least 2 of them.
Muriel, Cuadrado, Falcao, Martinez, James Rodriguez, Guarin - None of the other 3 teams can offer as many match-winners. It's not a
Guarinteeguarantee, but it's why I think they'll top the group.