Originally Posted by Thunderball
I'm at work, so I can't really watch the game, which sort of sucks.
Its tough to dub a "best goaltender", but Buffon would be a good choice. Not sure how they critique that, maybe a GAA, quality of team, quality of saves, international caps, etc. Ironically, Juve did better this season with Manninger (except one game) than with Buffon, since sometimes teams relax when they have a "top goalie". He's definitely one of the best alongside Cech and Casillas, but its tough to say.
Brazil is a mix of who the coach likes and who wants to play, which makes them a powderkeg all the time, but typically fun to watch.
The controversy with Amauri is this: He was never capped by Brazil, and has lived and grown in the Italian system for over 5 years. His wife is Italian, and he's about to get an EU (Italy) Passport. He is leaning towards playing with the Azzurri, due to the snub Brazil gave him in years past, the open spot for an elite striker, and encouragement by the Juventus "senators" (Buffon, Del Piero, Camoranesi, Trezeguet and Nedved), but his paperwork is being delayed, and he's getting antsy. Dunga didn't call him to the main team initially which pissed him off, but decided to really stir up trouble, and call him up as a last minute replacement. Amauri was stumped and was considering doing it to finally get a NT shirt, but Dunga really pissed off Juventus by doing this, so they blocked his call-up.
Now he's right back where he was before... waiting for his paperwork and inevitable call from Lippi, and a tough decision.
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