Players Ranking

[dillo_dillo]

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrolindex/ranking.html

1 3 Germany Philipp LAHM 9.79 Defender

2 Spain SERGIO RAMOS 9.74 Defender

3 6 Spain Gerard PIQUE 9.70 Defender

4 -3 Spain Joan CAPDEVILA 9.66 Defender

5 17 Spain David VILLA 9.62 Forward

6 28 Netherlands Wesley SNEIJDER 9.59 Midfielder

7 30 Germany Thomas MUELLER 9.56 Midfielder

8 -1 Brazil JUAN 9.53 Defender

9 41 Uruguay Luis SUAREZ 9.50 Forward

10 9 Brazil GILBERTO SILVA 9.48 Midfielder

11 -5 England Steven GERRARD 9.45 Midfielder

12 -9 Paraguay Antolin ALCARAZ 9.43 Defender

13 -5 Paraguay Paulo DA SILVA 9.40 Defender

14 99 Germany Miroslav KLOSE 9.38 Forward

15 1 Brazil MICHEL BASTOS 9.36 Defender

16 -11 Argentina Martin DEMICHELIS 9.34 Defender

17 10 Ghana John PANTSIL 9.32 Defender

18 Brazil LUCIO 9.30 Defender

19 1 Japan Eiji KAWASHIMA 9.28 Goalkeeper

20 8 Netherlands Gregory VAN DER WIEL 9.26 Defender

[Oklahoma]

I wonder where they get those stats... Some are correct, others are just laughable.

Just for example:

104 - Diego Forlan

107 - Cristiano Ronaldo

How is that even possible??!!?!?!

Forlan, one of the best strikers in this WC, his national team is in the semis...

Ronaldo, one of the biggest disapointments in the WC (in front of the entire french team, at least lol) and Portugal already at home.

Only 3 places apart?!?!?!

Forlan should be higher and Ronaldo should be lower in that list.

[tony gale's mic]

Gerrard 11, Schweinsteiger 25.

Er...

[thenodrog]

Gerrard 11, Schweinsteiger 25.

Er...

Exactly.... Gerrards above Miroslav Klose too. As soon as I saw those that list meant nowt.

[Eddie]

That's because Gerrard is world class and Schweinsteiger is overrated.

None of you have ever asked me who I work for...

[tony gale's mic]

That's because Gerrard is world class and Schweinsteiger is overrated.

None of you have ever asked me who I work for...

I thought you worked in a Parisian bar?

Whatever you think of the players' actual abilities is irrelevant in this discussion, this ranking measures how well players have played this tournament.

[Gus Gus]

Whatever you think of the players' actual abilities is irrelevant in this discussion, this ranking measures how well players have played this tournament.

I guess you also think that modern financial theory is a resounding success.

[Eddie]

I thought you worked in a Parisian bar?

Whatever you think of the players' actual abilities is irrelevant in this discussion, this ranking measures how well players have played this tournament.

1) It was tongue in cheek.

2) No I don't.

[grizfoot]

Ryan Nelsen at 264 is an outrage, there's no way there was 263 better players than him at the World Cup. He was brilliant against both Italy and Paraguay.

Also Glen Johnson is higher ranked than Mezut Ozil.

[philipl]

That FIFA list is a joke. So are the recorded heights of players at the World Cup!

[dave birch]

So is that link :lol:

[philipl]

Dave, if you look at the heading, you will see it was supposed to be there!

suggests the players are cheating in declaring their heights and rounding the numbers up!

[jodrell]

Philip all your links to the NYP seem to have a problem. I am not sure if you have a subscription or it is something else?

[Bobby G]

I think it favors defensive players for some reason. Maybe you get more points for interceptions, blocks, tackles, etc...Plus the distances defenders run especially attacking ones means they're "workhorses".