I guess another player that atleast looked promising from Estonia was Tarmo Neemelo who scored something over 40 goals in the Estonian leaugue and then signed for Swedish Premier-team Helsingborg but didn't make any big sucess there.
Neemelo is currently on loan to my club, GIF Sundsvall where I can say he looks very strong and with the right surroundings he can become usefull. But are we talking about a starplayer, nono.
And while speaking Estonian players in Swedish clubs, I remember Djurgårdens IF had their interest up for a player from FC Flora. Can't really remember the name..
+ we gathered 21 points, which isn't so bad, considering many known teams finished the quali in other groups, with more noname opponents and gathered max around 10.
No, never been to WC, but have played some great games, for example, 2-4 lost to NL in 2001, we took the lead twice, NL lottod their goals. Then against Russa and Portugal at home, Win and a Draw against Russia, a VERY LOTTO lost game against Portugal. Then there was the 0-0 draw with Croatia, which we played at their stadium, couldof won, wins against Latvia, more nonamers, played 0-0 with Scotland twice. Lately yes, we have lost quite a few games, but only the match against the jews sucked, in other games, estonia has shown some fire, just been unlucky, for example, when the jews came to Estonia, we had like 12 chances to score and dominated on the field, but then jews came with one of their three chances and scored. anyway, thats about it, considering the games.
We have lots of good players, for example, my favourite, Ragnar Klavan, plays in Heracles Almelo and Andres Oper who plays in Roda and was voted the best player of the team last season. Raio Piiroja is injured atm, but last season he was voted the best player in Norwegian Cup, scoring 3 goals in the last 2 cup matches, 1 in semifinal and 2 in the final, while being a big and clumsy defender. So basicly to just name a few, we have good players, who haven't had the chances to show themself, or if have, blown them.
btw, whats concerning Estonian club football, which level is much lower than the national teams level, Levadia made it into the last round of Quali in the UEFA cup, where they faced Newcastle United, lost the first game at home 1-0 and second away 2-1, were great matches, before that eliminated FC Twente and some Swedish club.
Estonia has yet a big road to travel in football to get in Nations Competitions.
They're defensive football, and agressive counter attacks can sometimes work, but against teams with creative players in the offensive, they can't do much.
Don't know any of their players tho, have seen no more then a couple of games of them.
2nd = no
edit; never played WC
Well only player in a big team is Mart Poom have played for arsenal, plompy, Sunderland and Derby...
Neemelo is currently on loan to my club, GIF Sundsvall where I can say he looks very strong and with the right surroundings he can become usefull. But are we talking about a starplayer, nono.
And while speaking Estonian players in Swedish clubs, I remember Djurgårdens IF had their interest up for a player from FC Flora. Can't really remember the name..
never been to wc tho
good players, well yea, we've got some of them like poom and oper, also i'd say Klavan from heracles almelo and maybe some new stars will shine soon.
but neemelo is a piece of shit, dont hope anything good form him :S
Posted by Svensson on Friday 6th April 2007, 03:35
pwned xDDDDDDDDDD
We have lots of good players, for example, my favourite, Ragnar Klavan, plays in Heracles Almelo and Andres Oper who plays in Roda and was voted the best player of the team last season. Raio Piiroja is injured atm, but last season he was voted the best player in Norwegian Cup, scoring 3 goals in the last 2 cup matches, 1 in semifinal and 2 in the final, while being a big and clumsy defender. So basicly to just name a few, we have good players, who haven't had the chances to show themself, or if have, blown them.
btw, whats concerning Estonian club football, which level is much lower than the national teams level, Levadia made it into the last round of Quali in the UEFA cup, where they faced Newcastle United, lost the first game at home 1-0 and second away 2-1, were great matches, before that eliminated FC Twente and some Swedish club.
They're defensive football, and agressive counter attacks can sometimes work, but against teams with creative players in the offensive, they can't do much.
Don't know any of their players tho, have seen no more then a couple of games of them.