Why do you say that?

Lots of examples over the years of players scoring every week for their club but struggling to score at the World Cup including Messi in the last one. Managers will take players if they fit a system/style they are planning to play and for this reason club form rarely carries over.

Posted By: Brandonio on May 13th 2014 at 12:41:03

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Torres is in Spain's WC squad? Wow (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:30:38
- Actually he's in their 30. 23 not announced yet apparently. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:40:15
  - ...in which there are 5 strikers (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:41:07
    - you're probably right but I've always said teams take too few forwards (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 13, 12:50:19
      - It is smart thinking... how often do you sub a defender? (Other Football) - phrankin, May 13, 13:27:27
- He failed to make the Panini Sticker Squad (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, May 13, 12:39:41
- Still scored a fair few this season didn't he? (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, May 13, 12:31:57
  - 5 league goals (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:33:41
    - don't forget all it takes is an injury for Jermain Defoe to possibly be in Brazil (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, May 13, 12:41:23
      - We're not the World Champions though! (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, May 13, 12:53:19
        
        that's irrelevant as not every player picked for a world cup squad has to play (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, May 13, 13:05:44
        
        I'm just saying that we have poorer players than Spain. (Other Football) - norway, May 13, 13:10:18
        
        Torres wouldn't be a terrible player to have on standby for England either (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, May 13, 13:23:25
        
        Ralf!! (Other Football) - norway, May 13, 13:30:29
        
        "Not sure he would actually have made ours." (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, May 13, 13:37:41
        
        My point was simply that (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 14:22:19
        
        being as you seem to be agreeing with me i can't see an issue here... (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, May 13, 14:35:46
        
        good point ;) (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, May 13, 13:51:13
        
        My point was the same as norway's, really (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 13:10:15
    - Surely European goals more of a measure ... (Other Football) - loz, May 13, 12:35:44
      - Why do you say that? (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 13, 12:41:03
      - If you want it to be. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:36:30
        
        Well by that I mean he has performed... (Other Football) - loz, May 13, 12:40:59
        
        28 appearances (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:42:02
        
        16 starts, came on 12 times (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 12:49:16
        
        I can be anything you want me to be (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, May 13, 12:38:14
  - 11 I think they said on MoTD on Sunday, but that includes the CL! (n/m) (Other Football) - Kirrie, May 13, 12:33:08

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