It will be the 12th time Uruguay has appeared at a world cup finals when they take on Costa Rica in their opening match of the world cup. Th...
It will be the 12th time Uruguay has appeared at a world cup finals when they take on Costa Rica in their opening match of the world cup. The South American nation has won the world cup on two previous occasion (1930 & 1950) and going into the world cup, there is a lot on los charruas shoulder.
Though the media and analysts rated Uruguay 10/29 to win the summer showpiece. The spirit in the camp is lively and expectation are high.
Head coach Oscar Tabarez didn't have a lot of 'cuts' to make ahead of the tournament. Only 25 players were selected in the preliminary team, the team setup is one which is familiar and the team organization is a stable one.
STRENGTH
Every time a South American team is mentioned, flair and immense individual skill comes to mind, the one thing that strikes attention about los charruas is the abundant attacking talent they have. Like they say ''attack is the best form of defense".
Oscar Tabarez hope is high that talismanic forwards; Luis Suarez who's on the back of an amazing season with Liverpool, Edinsdon Cavani and old warhorse Diego Forlan will have a memorable tournament.
WEAKNESS
At major tournaments like the world cup, depth is key, aside from the fact that Uruguay parades a shoddy midfield, it is obvious they lack talented legs in the middle of the pack.
In recent times, tactics have been deployed which works without a conventional no 10, with this been said, it is hard to overlook the fact that they don't have a natural 10, having quality players on the bench is healthy for the team at major mundials because of a little spice or spark of magic they bring to the team.
VERDICT
Group D looks like the toughest group from this year's draw, the group has three past winners. To qualify from this group won’t come easy for Uruguay, but it isn't a marmoth task, is it?
TEAM LIST
GK - Fernando Muslera(Galatassary), Martin Silvia(Vasco Da Gama), Rodrigo Munoz(Libertad).
DF - Maximilliano Periera(Benfica F.C), Diego Lugano(West Bromwich Albion), Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez(Atletico Madrif C.F), Sebastian Coates(Liverpool), Martin Caceres(Juventus), Jorge Fucile(Porto F.C).
MF - Walter Gargano(Parma), Egido Arevalo Rios(Morelia), Diego Perez(Bologna), Christian Rodriguez(Atletico Madrid C.F), Alvaro Gonzalez(Lazio), Alvaro Pereira(Sao Paulo), Gaston Ramirez(Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro(Botafago).
FW - Luis Suarez(Liverpool), Edinson Cavani(Paris.st.germain), Abel Hernandez(Parlemo), Diego Forlan(Cerezo Osaka), Christian Stuani(Espanyol).
