WCF: Group D: Costa Rica-England-Italy-Uruguay

[costarican white]

This is not happening

[Rhys Lightning 63]

His name is :

Bryan Jafet Ruiz González ( perhaps there are a lot of Ruiz' in Costa so it's  RuizB )

How much dose a world cup goal add to the value of a player ???

I'd say that goal will add about £1m to his value. Which I'd imagine now stands at around £7m

[Walsh]

I have a feeling Ruiz will be a wanted man after the World Cup.

I hope not, I want him back at the Cottage.

[Fulham76]

...may have just knocked England out of the World Cup.  :031:

Also, does anyone know why he has his name as Ruiz B on his Costa Rica shirt, but insisted on Bryan for his Fulham shirt? I remember a story about his poor relationship with his estranged father and not wanting to wear his surname on his shirt, but why's he wearing it on the biggest stage in the world then?
Do FIFA have stricter rules than the Premier League for shirt names?

I think England put themselves out due to being rather crap!

[alexbishop]

the problem wasn't bryan, the problem was fulham...

[Rhys Lightning 63]

Remember the 2002 World Cup, when that South Korean player got his contract terminated by his Italian club. Wonder if we can do that with Ruiz?

[Riverside]

the problem wasn't bryan, the problem was fulham...

agreed
play him at 10
without Berba
and look what you get

[grandad]

Ruiz subbed. Job well done. 10 mins left.

[gezkc]

...may have just knocked England out of the World Cup.  :031:

Also, does anyone know why he has his name as Ruiz B on his Costa Rica shirt, but insisted on Bryan for his Fulham shirt? I remember a story about his poor relationship with his estranged father and not wanting to wear his surname on his shirt, but why's he wearing it on the biggest stage in the world then?
Do FIFA have stricter rules than the Premier League for shirt names?

I think England put themselves out due to being rather crap!

Very true, but he's put the final nail in the coffin.

[YankeeJim]

the problem wasn't bryan, the problem was fulham...

Really so Fulham made a 6ft man get sneezed off the ball and want 10 minutes to make a decision????

Didn't matter where he played he is only good enough for a second rate league where there is no pressure on the ball and he isn't expected to move

Hold on, I'll call Italy and tell them that they are a second rate team since Bryan has had some success against them.
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[Humbled]

Ruiz is a diff player for Costa Rica.

Which is what we yanks have always said. He is a quality player but like everyone needs to be used correctly.

Defo had ability - for me he didn't suit the premier league. He requires time and space on the ball to play well constantly. He would only get that at a few clubs in England.

It is funny tho. Everyone constantly says our league has such a high tempo yet our national side couldn't play slower if they tried.

[blingo]

And that game just showed that if you WANT it and have PRIDE in playing for your country, that you can achieve more than you thought possible.

[costarican white]

I LOVE YOU COSTA RICA!!!!
I LOVE YOU BRYAN!
I LOVE YOU FULHAM!

[KP_FFC]

bryan was fantasic

lots of people said he failed with us which is wrong, he just lacked consistency and strength

hope we keep him and play him in that number 10 role as we're lacking players in that position.

[Lighthouse]

Endure Ruiz? Really a man who dictates the game against an Italian side that outplayed England. Suddenly we see what a brilliant player played in the right position could have done with Fulham. But instead we had a manager we had to endure who was a complete idiot when it came to tactics. Ruiz was and is a good player. But ask him to track back and play in a side with no pace and is it really Ruiz being at fault?

[Khan You Dig It]

Sorry if this rubs people the wrong way, but that's what you get for constantly dissing CONCACAF all those years.

[Me-ate-Live, innit??]

the problem wasn't bryan, the problem was fulham...

Really so Fulham made a 6ft man get sneezed off the ball and want 10 minutes to make a decision????

Didn't matter where he played he is only good enough for a second rate league where there is no pressure on the ball and he isn't expected to move

For F*Sake  Bryan is STILL  a Fulham player and he has scored for his little country in the World Cup
and there is no doubt that he is a stylish player.......be happy for him. 

[Me-ate-Live, innit??]

I LOVE YOU COSTA RICA!!!!
I LOVE YOU BRYAN!
I LOVE YOU FULHAM!

I am so pleased for you Sir getting to the last 16   :54:
Noe here to the last 8   :wine:

[FortCollinsFulham]

Sorry if this rubs people the wrong way, but that's what you get for constantly dissing CONCACAF all those years.

But...but...the US only qualifies because they have a weak qualifying group!!!

[Lighthouse]

Endure Ruiz? Really a man who dictates the game against an Italian side that outplayed England. Suddenly we see what a brilliant player played in the right position could have done with Fulham. But instead we had a manager we had to endure who was a complete idiot when it came to tactics. Ruiz was and is a good player. But ask him to track back and play in a side with no pace and is it really Ruiz being at fault?

He hardly dictated the game against Italy

Asking a professional footballer to make quick decisions shield the ball, and challenge a man 5 yards away is obviously to much isn't it?

Get a grip he was awful for us

Get a grip? You see a World Cup game that shows a Fulham player do so well against a side that  outplayed England. Yet you still maintain that Ruiz is awful and not the way we used him. I think we will just agree to disagree. The fact that Ruiz will play for a better team in a better league than Fulham will be in. But Ruiz is a bad player not Fulham poorly using him? Yeah right.