Copa America - 2011 Awards & Brickbats

The Copa America 2011 concluded. Congratulations to the champions Uruguay. The pre-tournament expectations where very high. But the two biggest pre-tournament favourites Brasil and Argentina failed spectacularly. The lack of goals early on meant there were a lot of draws damped the enthusiasm even further. However the tournament did have its high points. Here is a list of the bests & worsts of the Copa America 2011. Our experts Chris (@Chris_Elastico) & Rob (@Santapelota) have talked to Ravi (@aupasubmarino) to give their opinions in the podcast.

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Overall Tournament

1. Best player (outfield)
1. Luis Suarez (Ravi)
   
2. Alvaro Pereira
3. Nestor Ortigoza
4. Estegarribia
5. Cichero
6. Vizcarrondo (All)
   
7. Guarin, armero
8. Cesar Gonzalez
9. Guerrero (Chris, Rob)
   
10. Messi
11. Valdivia
12. Alexis
13. Acasiete
14. Diego Lugano

2. Best coach
1. Cesar Farias - Venezuela (Chris)
   
2. Tata Martino - Paraguay (Rob)
3. Sergio Markarian - Peru (Ravi)
   
4. Washington Tabares - Uruguay

3. Biggest overachiever
1. Peru (all)
   
2. Paraguay
3. venezuela

4. Biggest underachiever
1. Argentina (Chris, Ravi)
   
2. Brazil (Rob)
   
3. Chile
4. Ecuador

5. Most disappointing star
1. Tevez (Chris)
   
2. Mascherano (Ravi, Rob)
   
3. Alves
4. Ganso
5. Neymar, Messi

6. Most entertaining game
1. Venezuela - Paraguay 3-3
2. Chile - Peru 2-1
3. Chile - Venezuela 2-1 QF (Ravi)
   
4. Argentina - Uruguay QF 1-1 penalties (Chris, Rob)
   
5. Brazil - Ecuador - 4-2

7. Who among the suprises will more likely carry this form into WC qualifying
1. Venezuela(all)
2. Peru

What do you think of our selections? Please give yours thoughts in the comments.

Thanks a lot for following us for the Copa America 2011.

Copa America Final - Preview

Ravi(@aupasubmarino) from Forzafutbol sat down with the usual suspects Chris(@chris_elastico) from theelastico.com and Rob (@santapelota) from santapelota.wordpress.com to discuss the semifinals of the Copa America and preview the final between Uruguay and Paraguay.

The final between Uruguay and Paraguay is 9PM CET 3PM ET 12 PT Sunday July 24.

Relax and snack on this short and lively podcast

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In the 2nd part of our podcast to be posted later, we discuss the best and worst of the Copa America 2011