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All Whites vs Peru | First leg | Sat 11 Nov | 4:15pm | RoF

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Posted November 06, 2017 03:14 · last edited November 06, 2017 03:15

DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:

SC_1997 wrote:

Some players simply dont play/perform as well at international level when compared to their club form. The most obvious case I can think of is Sergio Aguero who fails to deliver in official games for Argentina

Paolo Guerrero most probable replacement has not exactly been scoring for fun at international level

Raul Ruidiaz has 3 goals in 24 games..and one of those goals was with his hand (vs Brazil in Copa America 2016). On the flipside he scores for fun in Mexico with 27 goals in 43 games.

Doubt it will be Ruidiaz if I'm honest. Farfan is a Peruvian football legend, and has been in cracking form with Lokomotiv in Russia recently. Now I know the average ability of the Peruvian squad is immeasurably better than the All Whites squad, however i feel it's important to not underestimate the quality of our best players. We have a first team premier league striker, they do not. We have a premier league team's vice-captain centre back, they do not. We have two Eredivisie wingers, they do not (Thomas is the star player of Zwolle too). Now I'm not for a second saying we have a better team, not by a long shot - but the fact is it's not completely impossible to get a result on Saturday, our absolute star players are arguably better than theirs (the problem is the rest of their squad is far better than the rest of ours). Looking at their squad without Guerrero, it the goal-scoring expectations will fall to Farfan/Ruidiaz, Cueva, Carillo and Flores. The rest of the squad is mostly Peruvian league players - and while the Mexican team from four years ago was also mainly made of domestic league players, the Mexican league is miles better than the Peruvian league. We're still massive underdogs, but maybe, just maybe the football gods will be looking down on us and feel like making Piney go mental in the commentary box. Get hyped folks #COYAW 

Farfan has only recently come back into the fold and while he was away in exodus, Raul Ruidiaz took up the mantle of Guerrero's first option. Most people believe Farfan should start at CF but the Peruvian coach is loyal to a fault with his players and it would not surprise me if he gives Raul Ruidiaz the starting spot and leaves Farfan on the bench

In terms of scoring ability Edison Flores has the most goals in the campaign with 5 (vs Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay). Guerrero also had 5 (his 6th was determined to be Ospina's own goal).

In terms of Peruvian local based players taking the pitch on Saturday I envision that only 2 will start. 

Alberto Rodriguez - 33 years of age - Centreback - massive amounts of international experience against the likes of Falcao, Cavani, Suarez, Sanchez, Messi, Brazilians, etc. He also played for many years in Portugal. He will also be captain. 

Aldo Corzo - 28 years of age - probably the most technically weak player in the team. But he has heart ill give him that. Luis Advincula who plays in Mexico is a much better player but had discipline problems, hence the coach is sticking with the guy who is a model pro

the other 9 players all play in Mexico (Gallese, Ruidiaz), Brazil (Cueva, Trauco), Ecuador (Ramos), Netherlands (Tapia), MLS (Yotun), EPL (Carrillo), Denmark (Flores) and maybe Russia (Farfan)

Off the bench the likely players are

Hurtado - plays in Portugal 

Polo - plays in Mexico

Aquino - plays in Mexico

Advincula - plays in Mexico

Farfan - plays in Russia

Reyna - plays in MLS

Pena - plays in Spain (second div)

So essentially hardly any Peruvian based players will more than likely take the field

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DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:
SC_1997 wrote:

Some players simply dont play/perform as well at international level when compared to their club form. The most obvious case I can think of is Sergio Aguero who fails to deliver in official games for Argentina

Paolo Guerrero most probable replacement has not exactly been scoring for fun at international level

Raul Ruidiaz has 3 goals in 24 games..and one of those goals was with his hand (vs Brazil in Copa America 2016). On the flipside he scores for fun in Mexico with 27 goals in 43 games.

Doubt it will be Ruidiaz if I'm honest. Farfan is a Peruvian football legend, and has been in cracking form with Lokomotiv in Russia recently. Now I know the average ability of the Peruvian squad is immeasurably better than the All Whites squad, however i feel it's important to not underestimate the quality of our best players. We have a first team premier league striker, they do not. We have a premier league team's vice-captain centre back, they do not. We have two Eredivisie wingers, they do not (Thomas is the star player of Zwolle too). Now I'm not for a second saying we have a better team, not by a long shot - but the fact is it's not completely impossible to get a result on Saturday, our absolute star players are arguably better than theirs (the problem is the rest of their squad is far better than the rest of ours). Looking at their squad without Guerrero, it the goal-scoring expectations will fall to Farfan/Ruidiaz, Cueva, Carillo and Flores. The rest of the squad is mostly Peruvian league players - and while the Mexican team from four years ago was also mainly made of domestic league players, the Mexican league is miles better than the Peruvian league. We're still massive underdogs, but maybe, just maybe the football gods will be looking down on us and feel like making Piney go mental in the commentary box. Get hyped folks #COYAW 

Farfan has only recently come back into the fold and while he was away in exodus, Raul Ruidiaz took up the mantle of Guerrero's first option. Most people believe Farfan should start at CF but the Peruvian coach is loyal to a fault with his players and it would not surprise me if he gives Raul Ruidiaz the starting spot and leaves Farfan on the bench

In terms of scoring ability Edison Flores has the most goals in the campaign with 5 (vs Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay). Guerrero also had 5 (his 6th was determined to be Ospina's own goal).

In terms of Peruvian local based players taking the pitch on Saturday I envision that only 2 will start. 

Alberto Rodriguez - 33 years of age - Centreback - massive amounts of international experience against the likes of Falcao, Cavani, Suarez, Sanchez, Messi, Brazilians, etc. He also played for many years in Portugal. He will also be captain. 

Aldo Corzo - 28 years of age - probably the most technically weak player in the team. But he has heart ill give him that. Luis Advincula who plays in Mexico is a much better player but had discipline problems, hence the coach is sticking with the guy who is a model pro

the other 9 players all play in Mexico (Gallese, Ruidiaz), Brazil (Cueva, Trauco), Ecuador (Ramos), Netherlands (Tapia), MLS (Yotun), EPL (Carrillo), Denmark (Flores) and maybe Russia (Farfan)

Off the bench the likely players are

Hurtado - plays in Portugal 

Polo - plays in Mexico

Aquino - plays in Mexico

Advincula - plays in Mexico

Farfan - plays in Russia

Reyna - plays in MLS

Pena - plays in Spain (second div)

So essentially hardly any Peruvian players will more than likely take the field