messi number one .........He is really boss.... The World Cup has been absolutelythrilling so far, and there have been tonsof brilliant performances. Here are mypower rankings for top 5 players in thetournament so far. #5. Guillermo OchoaAFP PhotoA year ago the Mexican national teamwas in absolute shambles. They weregoing through new coaches seeminglyevery week, and they barely qualified forthe World Cup, needing the United Statesto help them out by beating Panama toget them a play-in game with NewZealand to qualify for Brazil. But nowthat they’re here…Mexico has been a revelation, and theirbest player has been goalkeeperGuillermo Ochoa. Ochoa grabbedheadlines when he stonewalled anexplosive Brazilian team , making severalpoint blank saves to deny Neymar andthe rest of Brazil. Ochoa is out of acontract soon — a lot of teams will beoffering him big bucks to come jointhem. #4. James Rodriguez Reuters James Rodriguez flew a bit under theradar heading in to this tournament. Allanyone could talk about in regards toColombia was the absence of starRadamel Falcao and how much the teamwould miss him.Forget that. Colombia has been arguablythe most exciting team so far thistournament, led by the playmakingbrilliance of Rodriguez. He plays his clubfootball for AS Monaco in France, so it’srare to catch him on TV in the States. (I’donly see YouTube clips of him before thisWorld Cup.) It’s time to get to know him.He’s been Colombia’s best player, andeasily one of the five best players so farthis World Cup, logging 3 goals and 2assists in the first three games.Oh yeah, he’s also 22 years old. #3. Neymar Winslow Townson-USA TODAY SportsAll the pressure was on Neymar headinginto this World Cup. The star player onBrazil’s most promising team in years,Neymar had to deal with the weight ofan excited host nation demanding a deeprun.So far, he’s been totally brilliant, scoring4 goals in his first three games andcarrying a sometimes shaky Brazil teamto the top spot in Group A. Plus that hair .Oh, the hair. #2. Arjen Robben ReutersArjen Robben has one move. He startsout on the right, and then he cuts insideto the left. Anyone who’s ever watchedRobben knows that it is his move. Everyplayer on the field knows that it isRobben’s move. When you watch him,you scream out at the TV, “HE’S GOINGTO CUT INSIDE TO HIS LEFT.”You know he’s going to do it, thedefender knows he’s going to do it, andeveryone in the stadium knows he’sgoing to do it.And then he does it. No one knows how.But he does it. He’s got three goals andan assist for a Dutch team that looksprimed for a deep run. Fear the insidecut. It’s coming. #1. Lionel Messi ReutersArgentina has never *really* warmed upto Lionel Messi. He left at a young age forSpain because his club team in Argentinawouldn’t help him with medical issuesand the Spanish club would. He under-performed at last World Cup. Argentinahas always been a Maradona nation —think of Maradona as Michael Jordan,and Messi as LeBron James, and youmight get an idea what his relationship islike with his country.Argentina needs to get over themselves.Messi has lived up to any and all hypethis World Cup, scoring 4 goals in thegroup stage, including a stoppage timelaser that catapulted them to a 1-0victory over Iran. He’s scored big goalswhen he’s needed to, and the best playerin the world looks to be at the top of hisgame.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:46:46 +0000
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