why doesnt someone just change the name of the thread to "2014/15 World Football Thread"...? nobody will be confused since the other "football" thread is NFL.
anyway, david luiz was an absolute joke to be in the world xi, and thiago silva to an extent as well.
neuer
lahm ramos godin alaba
di maria kroos james
robben messi ronaldo
would be my picks for world xi.
the thing about germany is that they have been on the cusp of winning an international competition for so many years, despite all the talent at their disposal, and low finally achieved it. they hadn't won a world cup in over 20 years. so to say that any manager could've won with this squad is a bit of an exaggeration. it was well deserved. although el cholo simeone is one of my favorite coaches, he was not winning this award, not on a WC year. not on a year when ancelotti delivered madrid the DECIMA. if simeone's team had hung on in the final minutes and clinched that 1-0 victory, he would've had a good shot...