world cup scouts my fm players

2 players in the world cup that has grabbed my attention so far that i didn't even know excisted in football despite playing FM for years. Mesut Ozil and Eijero Elia, i really enjoyed watching both players. if these players were English they would be claimed to be best in world.. IMO they certainly make so called big english players look standerd..

Has any players in the World cup made you look them up on FM..?

they are already quite well known even before the World Cup. especially for Ozil. and probably most of us are just wondering if they can live up to the expectation of how good they are in FM10 ^^

i honestly never seen or heard of them before IRl or on FM.. god where have i been lol

Have you not seen any Bundesliga matches over the last year then?

no i havn't. i watched Bayern in CC but didnt really pay any attention as was probably playing FM..lol

Do you know about Edin Dzeko, Rafinha, Eren Derdiyok, Thomas Mueller, Marko Marin, Holger Badstuber, Christian Trasch and Toni Kroos etc then?

If the answer is no, I will personally drag you out of the rock you live under

How could you not know about Ozil and Elia? :confused:

I'll admit I hadn't heard of Elia, but isn't Ozil a bit of a legend.

First time I have watched Montolivo and Gourcuff IRL, though. I was impressed with them both, even after knowing how legendary they are on FM.

Elia is a player easily forgetable...

But how do you not know Ozil?

Gourcuff? He was poor in the Uruguay match, much like the French team as a whole.

He showed a bit of quality I thought. I wasn't paying full attention but I thought he and Toulalan did alright. It was plain that they could have done much better, though.

Gourcuff? He was poor in the Uruguay match, much like the French team as a whole.

I only noticed he did one FK in the whole game, and it was one of them 'did he mean it, was it a cross' type of FK's.

Other than that, I wasn't impressed. Played much better in Ligue 1.

As I understood, there is a huge rift in the French Squad, with Anelka and some other forward player refusing to pass the ball too Gourcuff. (And the problems with Gallas, and the others)

Could be the reason why Gourcuff didn't play well for the NT, and France in general, when the other players refuse to pass the ball to the playmaker.

Has to be Antolin Alcaraz for me, people.

The only player so far who has impressed me who I hadn't heard of is that South African who scored the banger, Shambalalalala or something

Tshabalala.

What about the N.Korean, Jong? Wonder how he's rated on FM aha.

have to admit, i did just search Tae-Se Jong after that performance against Brazil. didnt come up on my Man City save, so i'll have to try my International one that has more players loaded.

but what about that Robinho lad, he's a bit skillful on the ball isnt he? wonder how good he is on FM

Tshabalala.

What about the N.Korean, Jong? Wonder how he's rated on FM aha.

Searched and couldn't find Joe

Was the first thing I did!

May need NK leagues loaded...

He plays in Japan, that's why he won't appear.

I have the J-League players added in my game though so he should appear.

Mphela and Gaxa from South Africa

Prince Tagoe from Ghana

Kawashima the Japanese keeper

Jong from N Korea

and I know they are well known around here but I have been most impressed by two Africans... Enyeama and Asamoah Gyan.

I can`t believe someone who`s into football and plays FM hasn`t heard of these players...

Maybe I`m just watching too much football from all around the world, but still... Can`t imagine not knowing Ozil? Seeing Gourcuff for the first time? Come on, CL football!

I only noticed he did one FK in the whole game, and it was one of them 'did he mean it, was it a cross' type of FK's.

Other than that, I wasn't impressed. Played much better in Ligue 1.

As Hopey pointed out though, all the French were rubbish. Unsurprisingly. Domenech is mental and they have the master of dressing room unrest in their midst, Gallas.

tshabalala, modise, gaxa, elia, cacau

Was commentating on the Nigeria game on OTF Radio with ssestig.

Was amazed by Vincent Enyeama. Lionel tested him, 3/4/5 times with really good efforts, he dealt with them comfortably. Even pulling off a wrong handed save, probably just for the cameras

VINCENT FTW

Modise's performance against Mexico made someone look him up on FM? I thought his decision making was terrible and he kept giving the ball away

GD guys .

lads. . . . ANTOLIN ALCARAZ! I've searched him and he's quite a decent player.

Isn't he on his way to Wigan or some Prem team like that?

Was commentating on the Nigeria game on OTF Radio with ssestig.

Was amazed by Vincent Enyeama. Lionel tested him, 3/4/5 times with really good efforts, he dealt with them comfortably. Even pulling off a wrong handed save, probably just for the cameras

VINCENT FTW

Being a keeper my self. The 'wrong handed save' wasn't actually wrong handed. It's far more easier to reach the ball if you use you hand which is furthest away if you attempt a save like that.

I was well disappointed I couldnt find either Jong the NK player or Tshabalala on my game, so I bought a South African regen to cheer myself up. Couldnt even find a North Korean regen, very disappointing!

God theres some condescending mofo's on here. I had never heard of Ozil either, mainly because the German league is off my radar, like most people.

2 players in the world cup that has grabbed my attention so far that i didn't even know excisted in football despite playing FM for years. Mesut Ozil and Eijero Elia' date=' i really enjoyed watching both players. if these players were English they would be claimed to be best in world.. IMO they certainly make so called big english players look standerd..

Has any players in the World cup made you look them up on FM..?[/quote']

I only found out about Ozil on a 5Live program last week, they were talking about who to look out for in the World Cup, and one guy recommended him. Scribbled his name down as I'd never heard of him.

And I was impressed by Elia too. Had never heard of him either until the Holland game.

Found Tshabalala after a bit of searching, but I couldnt find Jong, even after downloading additional leagues. Although i knew about them before, Its nice to finally watch Vidal and Sanchez play

If people havent heard of Özil they really have to get out of the caves they live in.

You're right, football is more important than life. Ozil is my new god.

You're right, football is more important than life. Ozil is my new god.

To be fair, Ozil has been pretty good on FM for the last 3 years, so you can quit the sarcasm! Just because you had never heard of him before doesnt mean we are all pedantic because we have!

You're right, I should study harder, be a better man.

Just signed him for Liverpool. 16 million but worth it!

Being a keeper my self. The 'wrong handed save' wasn't actually wrong handed. It's far more easier to reach the ball if you use you hand which is furthest away if you attempt a save like that.

I'm also a goal keeper , but I think going for the hand closest, e.g - Left corner/left hand. Right corner/right hand - - Is probably the safest option, but yeah, there are times when you need to pop out a save with the opposite.