emanresu tnuocca posted:

Marcelo had a really good year at Madrid, mostly offensively but he wasn't a defensive liability at any point, Alves hasn't had a good year but he was considered the best fullback in the world for like half a decade, people expected him to step up. And Luiz? well, yeah anyone who's seen him play knows he's a huge joker but he played in the best defense in the premier league this past season, and many people think he's some sort of prodigy.

And let us not forget Silva who pretty much everyone thinks is the best center back in the world alongside Kompany.

Yes right now it's easy to say they're all a bunch of jokers but ahead of the tournament it looked like a very solid line-up.