OmairSh
06.12.14 | VIVA ESPANA! |
SkaCali
06.12.14 | im excited for this, portugal ftw |
ncguitar
06.12.14 | Dale Chile mierda |
Gwyn.
06.12.14 | starts tomorrow, thought it was next monday huh. Excited |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | The transfer window is going to be carraazayyyy |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Donovan's been hired by ESPN to commentate btw |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | Im pretty excited too, will be fun |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | he should be playing |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | Dale Chile mierda [2] |
Satellite
06.12.14 | go soccer
stoked to be from a country that only cares about this sport once every 5 years |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | tbh , I don't think USA has any chances without him |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | He was pissed about it, and rightfully so |
Calc
06.12.14 | "stoked to be from a country that only cares about this sport once every 5 years"
this is funny in an unintentional way |
facupm
06.12.14 | been waitin for so long, i hope we make SF at least
VAMOS ARGENTINA CARAJO |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | Fifa 08 got me into soccer and I haven't looked back since |
Satellite
06.12.14 | oops 4 years. my bad. the last thing i remember involving soccer was vuvuzelas. |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | USA's in a very tough group, Germany and Portugal are favourites to go through |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | STOP CALLING IT SOCCER PEOPLE!!
@fac: Argentina's squad looks good, and there's the added advantage of knowing the conditions well |
Satellite
06.12.14 | futbol |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | An american calling it football comes off as pretty pretentious though |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | @Futures: Reported
futbol [54] |
JJOMan
06.12.14 | Like they know it'll confuse the hell out of everyone in the room but they do it anyway |
Satellite
06.12.14 | yeah even diehard fans of the sport here call it soccer. just the way it is homes. |
facupm
06.12.14 | yeah omair squad is solid enough, if somewhat unbalanced but i assume we're already on 16-round with the group we're into
we rely too much on the forwards (or strikers dont know the exact word in english) though, which is arguably the best in the world |
facupm
06.12.14 | well never been to usa and dk how people do it there, but im sure people who love football call it football fifa has the word football |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Nah it just tells everyone you're American :P. There's an impression that American's won't know as
much about football as the Europeans and the South Americans because of the history of the sport and
the strength of following in the latter two regions, but that's expected. Doesn't mean there aren't
American fans that have more knowledge than European fans.
@fac: Higuain, Aguero, Tevez, and Messi, yeah that's pretty intimidating. I guess Argentina's just
going to try and outscore their opponents |
facupm
06.12.14 | yeah dude, but tevez is not on squad, big issue its been on the country, everyone talkin about that
prob the biggest absence of the WC
|
Satellite
06.12.14 | "but im sure people who love football call it football fifa has the word football"
ppl in america call what you call "american football" football and what you call "football" soccer. complicated, i know. |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Oh shit I forgot about Tevez' absence. However, I think either Reus' or Falcao's absence has more
impact on the team. Really sucks that both had to miss out |
facupm
06.12.14 | yeah if you measure the impact on the team the most significant must be falcao, then would be ribery
or reus
but one thing is missin because of an injury and a very different one is missin just because the
coach wouldnt take you
i love tevez (plus i support Boca) but i reckon he has a strong personality, and its hard to have
such a player as a substitute (considering that starting forwards are messi- aguero - higuain).
and we also have di maria who is a hell of a player imo, and also lavezzi and palacio who are great
forwards too |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Yeah I agree, it sucks when a good player doesn't get selected by the coach. Di maria's had an incredible season, and he can be plain unstoppable at times, his dribbling and pace is scary. |
facupm
06.12.14 | yeah hes amazing
which team dyou support omair?
|
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Spain :-). Iniesta da man |
facupm
06.12.14 | nah dude i knew that! i meant club |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | @Futures: Yeah, but let's see how Messi performs coming off an average season for Barca. His performance wasn't as bad as people have made it seem, he was injured for 2 months and still managed to get 28 goals. Should be interesting |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | @fac: Oh my bad, Barca |
facupm
06.12.14 | ah good, coming from the worst season in quite some time
shame it was with Martino, i always liked him, im afraid he took Barca in the wrong time |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | Yeah, but I'm really happy for Atletico Madrid, they thoroughly deserved the league and they deserved
the UCL as well, unfortunate that they had to lose 2 minutes from time.
Martino changed things up and moved away from tiki taka, and the team ended up losing some of its
creativity. Plus the main players are ageing so you'd expect some tired legs. Hard to believe Xavi's
34 and Iniesta's 30 already. Barca might sign Miranda from Atletico and has almost completed the
signing of Rakitic. They're trying to rejuvenate the squad for next season, so let's see what happens. |
Calc
06.12.14 | what do non-americans call the ball? the futbol? the futbol ball? or the ball? |
barcafan21
06.12.14 | USA I BELIEVE |
someguest
06.12.14 | Where does the world wear it's cup? And why must it wear one? |
barcafan21
06.12.14 | drink that men in blazers koolaid |
InfamousGrouse
06.12.14 | So sad that Reus is missing out, one of my fav players |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | Time to make bets and win money off of people's stupid patriotism. WOOOOOOOOO |
osmark86
06.12.14 | Bummer about Reus, but I think this could be Germany's time to win something. I hope Belgium makes it far in the tournament. |
Keyblade
06.12.14 | Fuckin Belgium let's do this. Wish my boy Benteke were there tho :[ |
InfamousGrouse
06.12.14 | nah not Germany's tournament, defense is pathetic
2-1 Brazil tonight |
oresttt
06.12.14 | Man, I'm pumped. I doubt that we'll (Germany) win it tho. Also I
would not say that our defense is pathetic. It ain't that strong
but we've had worse... What bothers me tho is that we only
have one classic striker. |
VheissuCrisis
06.12.14 | Agreed osmark, Muller is 33/1 to finish top scorer in the comp and with Reus out I'm tempted to throw a tenner on it. |
Snake.
06.12.14 | would only watch if nara leao was performing |
osmark86
06.12.14 | "Wish my boy Benteke were there tho" IN-FUCKING-DEED |
VheissuCrisis
06.12.14 | Fuck Argentina's group is easy. |
danielcardoso
06.12.14 | Portugal has to win this year. At least, I really hope so. We already lost that Euro 2004 in the final against Greece and that semi-final in World Cup 2006 against France. |
Macros
06.12.14 | I'm a massive football fan but also being Australian it's hard to be optimistic. My tip for top scorer, if he can stay fit, is Sergio Aguero and I also think Argentina will win the tournament, their midfield and forwards are first-class. |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | "but I think this could be Germany's time to win something."
Dear gods, I hope not. I'd have to hear about that shit all year and probably way into next year. I'd rather make another 100 off them losing close to the finals. I'm also not sure whether any European country has good chances of taking it home with Argentina and Brazil in the game. |
anarchistfish
06.12.14 | "been waitin for so long, i hope we make SF at least
VAMOS ARGENTINA CARAJO"
if I were you I'd be disappointed with SF tbh |
Yotimi
06.12.14 | Pray for no own goals columbia |
Drummerboy123
06.12.14 | ENGLAND! ENGLAND! ENGLAND!
If we can get past the group stages (since I think ours is probably the hardest apart from USA) then we may have a shot of at least getting to the semi-final.
It's probably gonna come down to Brazil and Argentina though. |
Drummerboy123
06.12.14 | 'if I were you I'd be disappointed with SF tbh'
Why? Being in the last 4 countries is pretty damn good in my books. It'll probably be; Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany. But god I hope England can beat Germany without actually being cheated this time. |
NorthernSkylark
06.12.14 | Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a european team has ever won a WC played in South America... I'm thinking it will either be Argentina or Brazil (with Chile and Uruguay as outsiders) |
Drummerboy123
06.12.14 | 'with Chile and Uruguay as outsiders)'
I highly doubt Chile will get out of group stages tbh :/. Spain and Holland are pretty damn good. |
MO
06.12.14 | it would be amazing if Brazil lost in the first round to Croatia. the country would probably implode |
Chrisjon89
06.12.14 | slightly off-topic but I absolutely hate when a team like Dortmund or Atletico have a great season and then post-season they have their squad picked apart by wealthier clubs. Falcao last season, Costa is apparently a done deal to Chelsea. Lewandowski is going, Gotze the year before, Kagawa etc.
and i get why people are backing Brazil as the home nation and they hammered Spain in the Confederations Cup Final - don't quite get everyone backing Argentina. I'd argue they were as strong, maybe in slightly better shape in 2010. |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | "So sad that Reus is missing out, one of my fav players"
Really sucks, especially so close to the actual tournament.
@Christjon: I completely agree with you on the Dortmund/Atletico point. Chelsea literally wants to buy half the fucking team. Its really unfortunate and Atletico's going to have difficulty competing on 3 fronts next season, but at least they still have the most important person for the club, Simeone. |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | "it would be amazing if Brazil lost in the first round to Croatia. the country would probably implode"
Most likely. Also, if England plays anything like during the Euro 2 years ago they probably won't get far. |
Mesm277
06.12.14 | England getting out of the group will be an achievement in itself |
Thane
06.12.14 | i doubt AM will be able to get courtois on loan another season too, unless that's part of the costa deal. another big blow. really sad.
go belgium m/ |
OmairSh
06.12.14 | England getting out of the group will be an achievement in itself [2]
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OmairSh
06.12.14 |
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MalleusMaleficarum
06.12.14 | Croatia will not score today |
Inferis
06.12.14 | Costa Rica looks scary this year. |
Detritivore
06.12.14 | Dale Chile mierda [3]!! |
barcafan21
06.12.14 | super sad about reus i love him
argentina's group is easy, but at least there's a really strong team. group c is stupid easy, colombia is pretty good but they don't have falcao
it's too bad mandzukic is suspended today, he could've battled with brazil's center backs
England getting out of the group will be an achievement in itself [3] |
barcafan21
06.12.14 | netherlands going home after the first round |
anarchistfish
06.12.14 | " (since I think ours is probably the hardest apart from USA)"
Definitely not harder than Spain's group.
I think the English overestimate how good Italy and Uruguay are this year. |
barcafan21
06.12.14 | the english are trying something new, downplaying the chances of their team |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.12.14 | fish is still being a typical englishman tho lol |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | "I think the English overestimate how good Italy and Uruguay are this year."
You don't necessarily need a REALLY good team to win, though. |
facupm
06.12.14 | toughest group is B imo |
JamieTwort
06.12.14 | ^ Agreed, there are 3 teams in that group that I thought would be shoo-ins for the knockout stages before I saw the groups.
I reckon Spain will win the group and Chile will get the better of Netherlands for second place but it'll be close. Really hoping that Chile will do well. |
Drummerboy123
06.12.14 | 'toughest group is B imo'
spain and holland will easily pull through. |
JamieTwort
06.12.14 | Chile are a better team than Holland at the moment so not sure how you've come to that conclusion, especially with so much certainty. |
JamieTwort
06.12.14 | In fact from what I've gathered Chile are actually favourites to go through over Holland. |
Recspecs
06.12.14 | Bummed about Reus and Ribery being out but I still expect Germany to take it all..
Also LOL at anyone in this thread who thinks Donovan deserved to be on that roster |
Recspecs
06.12.14 | Chile will win their group I am confident in that. |
Chrisjon89
06.12.14 | off topic again but Fabregas just agreed a deal with Chelsea. yuck.
I think England can make it out of their group. difficult but doable. I'd love to see England win it. |
Recspecs
06.12.14 | Fabregas will always be remembered for the Champions League tie with Barcelona and his goal against Tottenham |
Voivod
06.12.14 | Go Greece!
Seriously though, while I can see us qualifying, I don't think we will go any further. |
apert
06.12.14 | slightly off-topic but I absolutely hate when a team like Dortmund or Atletico have a great season and then post-season they have their squad picked apart by wealthier clubs. Falcao last season, Costa is apparently a done deal to Chelsea. Lewandowski is going, Gotze the year before, Kagawa etc.
agree with this so hard. Atletico will be picked apart this window, chelsea alone are in for 3 of their players. Personally I think Argentina have a good chance of winning, not convinced by Brazil yet we'll see tonight. England will be lucky to get out the group, can't see us getting to SF or even QF |
Shuyin
06.12.14 | get ready for motherfucking Portugal! |
Shuyin
06.12.14 | btw can we have staff blog articles regarding the world cup, like we had with euro 2012? |
ffs
06.12.14 | wearing my croatia shirt right now cause im so ~~contrarian~~ |
Drummerboy123
06.12.14 | 'Chile are a better team than Holland at the moment so not sure how you've come to that conclusion, especially with so much certainty.'
Maybe because spain and holland got to the final last time? It would give them some extra morale I suppose. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | Oh JT has more hopes on my country than I do, awesome haha |
apert
06.12.14 | kick off isn't for 70mins
|
apert
06.12.14 | dont know about american times but its 9GMT and its 7:52 atm |
apert
06.12.14 | could be pre game or i could be wrong but im pretty sure. oh well only like hour tops now, getting excited |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | God Pitbull sucks so much |
facupm
06.12.14 | you cant be sure about netherlands, ive seen most of Chile's matchs and i can say they are a strong team, Spain should do it too, but you never know
Australia is seriously complicated though
VAMOS ARGENTINA!!!! |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | facupm, lucky bastard, Argentina's group is like the easiest shit ever |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | Yeah, game starts at 22:00/9:00 UTC/GMT. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | I heard that for a few minutes FIFA's official site published by accident the result of the match BRA 2 - 2 CRO |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | Wow, that goal just now. |
Wolfhorde
06.12.14 | Yeah, that was surprisingly bad. I thought Brazil was gonna breeze through this match. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.12.14 | Huehuehuehue, nah dude Croatia is a powerful team and Brazil hasn't been the same for years |
facupm
06.12.14 | woha sweet lookin brazil's ass shocked, even if it lasts for just a while
@MrSir yeah im fine with that group :P |
KILL
06.12.14 | did we win |
facupm
06.12.14 | what a shitty way to start, hope referee wont have another game on WC at least |
ChoccyPhilly
06.12.14 | Was hoping Croatia would win that. They had a solid game |
facupm
06.12.14 | great game imo, brazil was a bit of a letdown
neymar played very well tho |
JamieTwort
06.12.14 | Neymar, Oscar and in a less obvious but equally effective way, Luis Gustavo were the only Brazil players that performed
really well in that match. |
Keyblade
06.12.14 | Oscar and Gustavo were brilliant |
facupm
06.12.14 | i also like david luiz a lot, not one of his best matches but better than thiago silva imo
croatia had modric who is excellent and olic and rakitic did well too |
facupm
06.12.14 | yeah he was fine i guess, liked croatia overall |
PappyMason
06.12.14 | Yep, Oscar was immense.
I feel a bit sorry for Croatia though, a few big decisions went against them. |
facupm
06.12.14 | i wouldnt say it was casuak |
Kusangii
06.12.14 | Wow that ref was a disgrace |
facupm
06.12.14 | hard |
OmairSh
06.13.14 | Modric seemed absent for a lot of the game, but Rakitic's presence felt a bit more obvious. And yeah,
fucking ref and his bad decisions |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Yeah, let's start the ref blaming. Because that changes anything. |
Keyblade
06.13.14 | Well yeah, if he didn't fuck up crucial calls it could have been 2-2 instead of 3-1 |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | "Well yeah, if he didn't fuck up crucial calls it could have been 2-2 instead of 3-1"
Could have been. If some politicians back in the day didn't fuck up on their policy strategy there COULD have been no nazis. Nice hypothetical, doesn't matter jackshit in reality, though.
"it doesn't change anything but that refing was a joke"
I just don't like the personal tone that things tend to have, especially when there are more structural issues like the line of sight of a ref, his position, the angle from which he's seeing things ect ect. People tend to make a big drama as if every ref who doesn't do exactly what they like is being malicious or paid off. |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | How can you saaay I go about things the wrrooong waay
I am huumaan and I neeed to be looooved
Juust Like everybody else
dooeees
Ref disgrace party at my house tonight
Anyways: Spain will thrash Netherlands. |
Keyblade
06.13.14 | "Could have been. If some politicians back in the day didn't fuck up on their policy strategy there COULD have been no nazis. Nice hypothetical, doesn't matter jackshit in reality, though."
Doesn't change anything, but that doesn't absolve him of blame though. |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | fouls like the Olic one get called all the time. I don't think it should be, but that's what happens most of the time. |
Keyblade
06.13.14 | This one was even more innocuous though, as Caesar completely missed the ball whereas Olic made a clear connection with it. I agree it happens way too often. Are players not allowed to contest an airborne ball with a keeper? |
tommygun
06.13.14 | only care about this if i get good teams in my local pub's sweepstakes |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | Well, it depends on how physical they get. If they use their arms to obstruct the keeper it's always called, but usually it is called either way |
henryChinaski
06.13.14 | Nice dive by Fred. |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | He's a very skilled actor, indeed
But I'm sure Neymar will soon show him how it's really done |
Sleaper
06.13.14 | fabregas to the blues!!!!!! yeeeeeeeeow wew wew wew |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | I wonder if it's true that arsenal didn't want him |
Sleaper
06.13.14 | i call bull shit... cesc would rather play with his BRO fernando! |
osmark86
06.13.14 | Fabregas going chelski? pffff, Villa just got Joe Cole ^^ |
Sleaper
06.13.14 | villa....yeh like that teams important |
osmark86
06.13.14 | it is of utmost importance you snotty dog! |
Keyblade
06.13.14 | There are teams more important than Villa? |
osmark86
06.13.14 | I believe he had a momentary lapse of insanity there my friend. I know he didn't mean it. |
OmairSh
06.13.14 | Chelsea wants to buy every player they can get their hands on. Barca offloaded Fabregas especially after "nearly" confirming Rakitic |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | "Doesn't change anything, but that doesn't absolve him of blame though."
Blame for what? Shitty field of vision? Yeah, the call was inadequate - doesn't change that from his position it was impossible to see properly what was going on. How the hell would he have known within that second of decision without having all the angles? Guesswork? I think not. |
tommygun
06.13.14 | who cares brazil woulda beat their asses anyway |
ButteryBiscuitBass
06.13.14 | TWENTY TIMES! TWENTY TIME! MAN UNITED!
Oops, wrong song...
IT'S COMING HOME IT'S COMING HOME IT'S COMING FOOTBALL'S COMING HOME |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Yeah, that too. Even without the penalty calls, it probably still would've wound up 2-1. |
ButteryBiscuitBass
06.13.14 | What about the disallowed goal for Croatia? There were plenty of shoddy calls in that game that favoured Brazil. |
tommygun
06.13.14 | IF YOU'RE NOT A MANC YOU'RE A WANK |
DominionMM1
06.13.14 | "doesn't change that from his position it was impossible to see properly what was going on. "
in his position he was looking right at them unless he wasn't actually following the ball |
adr
06.13.14 | fucking refeers man.... another terrible decision, two matches only and already the referees deciding the games. |
ButteryBiscuitBass
06.13.14 | Goal should've stood and I'm at work. He was 2 yards onside! |
tommygun
06.13.14 | watchin mex v cameroon it's absolutely pissing down
lots of slips and slides hoping for some biff |
tommygun
06.13.14 | mexico 1-0 hard |
tommygun
06.13.14 | oh wait disallowed rip
fuck me are they gonna let any of the goals be goals |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | I hope Spain-Netherlands ends on a tie |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.13.14 | World Referee Cup 2014 |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | go go netherlands!
great game today, cant fucking wait |
henryChinaski
06.13.14 | Stupid penalties. Sneijder should have scored... |
henryChinaski
06.13.14 | Oh cool! Wonderful goal by RVP, great cross too |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.13.14 | That goal was awesome |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | oh fucking hell my pal told me it was at 21pm fml
gonna watch |
henryChinaski
06.13.14 | World-class header |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | halftime :[ |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | aww fuck off, hard day at work
im tired yknow.. heads all messed up |
adr
06.13.14 | great goal |
facupm
06.13.14 | worst referees ive ever seen, and im from argentina so imagine how bad these guys are |
Torontonian
06.13.14 | va a ganar mexico! viva mexico! giovani dos santos es un dios, chicharito tambien.
|
facupm
06.13.14 | great one |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Wow, Spain is getting raped right now. |
Relinquished
06.13.14 | who puts together these teams lol |
anarchistfish
06.13.14 | this game is sick but its killing my predictions |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Yeah, if Spain can get back up from this I'm gonna give a way some of my beer. True, futures - but I doubt they'll 'revoke' the goal. |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | This is so much more interesting than the Cameroon - Mexico game. Actually, I think this game is also better than Croatia - Brazil yesterday. |
anarchistfish
06.13.14 | Fuuuuuuck |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Well, my predictions just got totally steamrolled. The Netherlands are on fire today. |
Relinquished
06.13.14 | yea go dutch smoke that weed and those niards |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | If I had a La Trappe right now I would totally open that mother. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | Netherlands OP |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | PENTAKILL |
Calc
06.13.14 | netherlands curb stompin' right now dayum |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Yeah.. I seriously should've bought some La Trappes. Did not think NL would go ham so much in the second half. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | Do weed |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Don't have any and and most of our stuff doesn't affect me so it's wasting money. I do like weed brownies and weed mead, though. That stuff is delicious. |
Relinquished
06.13.14 | weed mead is bomb
i'm getting high in celebration even tho idgaf bout this |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | RIP Spain 2008-2014 |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | "weed mead is bomb"
Hell yeah, might just stock up. I've still got points for 2 free bottles.
"i'm getting high in celebration even tho idgaf bout this"
Why the fuck not. Btw, isn't booze and weed super expensive in Sweden?
"wow I was just about to shit my pants "
1-6 in the last minutes would've been ridiculous. |
ShadowRemains
06.13.14 | fucking crushed |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Is Australia even any good in soccer or are they like Euro-type England and Ireland? 'Cause they were really bad in those games apart from their defense. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.13.14 | Safe to say I didnt have this one on my predictions |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | flawless second half by holland
spain was like, sleeping after the third goal, that fail near the end was unbelievable |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | "the aussies aren't terrible but not that good. comparing to europe they would be like norway or someone like that."
Alright, thanks for the info. Hot damn, that was a game. I mean, I thought this was going to be interesting but I didn't expect it to go like this.
(And I usually don't even watch or care that much about soccer - I only watch the world championship and the Euro) |
danielcardoso
06.13.14 | Spain just got their ass wiped. |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | Did anyone see Casillas? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | Yeah poor guy, he was devastated |
ChoccyPhilly
06.13.14 | Great game. Nice to finally see Spain almost completely outplayed and not knowing what to do. |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Poor man. |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | the third goal was a fault imo but then casillas fucked up pretty bad |
facupm
06.13.14 | rip casillas |
adr
06.13.14 | holy fucking shit .
Robben and RVP crushed them. That dude Blind is classy too.
rip Spain defense |
Shuyin
06.13.14 | yup, third goal killed the match |
facupm
06.13.14 | pique and ramos prob hate each other |
Drummerboy123
06.13.14 | WOW
Spain got fucking obliterated! GO HOLLAND! They should've won it last time. They're who I'm rooting for apart from England.
I swear down Netherlands are the dark horse of the competition. People underestimate them. |
Keyblade
06.13.14 | Amazing
A Ron Vlaar goal would've sent me into delirium |
ShitsofRain
06.13.14 | GO AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | Lol at the aussies |
PappyMason
06.13.14 | 'casillas is playing so poorly'
Yep, he had a terrible game. Needlessly went to ground on too many occasions and wandered out his goal. |
JamieTwort
06.13.14 | Well fuck... Seriously can't believe that.
Rooting for Chile in the next game, I think they're the real dark horses in the competition. |
Torontonian
06.13.14 | ^naw |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | As long as Chile doesn't get with Brazil in the way, yeah, we can do big things
I honestly think Chile is better than Brazil right now, but we could still lose against the cause we've always been afraid of their football doesn't matter if it is good or not |
JamieTwort
06.13.14 | Well maybe not really the dark horses cos people have been saying they're better than Netherlands and expecting them to qualify but yeah I'm hoping they live up those expectations, although they're not gonna top Netherlands' performance tonight. |
facupm
06.13.14 | spain has serious chances of being out on 1st round, goal difference its key, they must defeat chile now, which is a very good team |
henryChinaski
06.13.14 | Great game! Nice to know Spain is still capable of losing. |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | "pain has serious chances of being out on 1st round, goal difference its key, they must defeat chile now, which is a very good team"
^ That. Gonna be curious to see how this is gonna roll. Time to pop an IPA. |
Confucius
06.13.14 | rip Spain |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | Well, they are gonna meet Brazil if they do win their last two.. |
facupm
06.13.14 | they could win the followin two and still be out, -4 is a really shitty goal difference |
Relinquished
06.13.14 | i'm growing my own weed wolfhordebro |
Wolfhorde
06.13.14 | Nice. That makes that a whole lot easier. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.13.14 | RIP aussies |
ShitsofRain
06.13.14 | woops |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.13.14 | Yay Chile! |
ShitsofRain
06.13.14 | AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE |
NorthernSkylark
06.13.14 | Chile's defense is ridiculous. Is their tallest man like 5'1? They will suffer against Spain and Netherlands if they leave so much space to play in, and don't get me started on corner kicks |
Killerhit
06.13.14 | come on portugal |
facupm
06.13.14 | why's medel center back?? |
Killerhit
06.13.14 | what you mean chile |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | I knew the match was going to be tough as hell |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | thought aus were gonna end up as roadkill, but they played a decent match
Spain vs. Chile will be great! |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | chiles defence tho |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | Chile's defence has always being the weak point, along with how nervous the players get when things get complicated |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | loads of teams are like that, this world cup is gonna be sick |
facupm
06.14.14 | group B is gettin nice, wouldnt miss spain - chile by any means |
Sleaper
06.14.14 | counter attack soccer absoloutley KILLED spain.
i think piqeue and ramos are going to get their asses handed to them verbally by coach and cassillas |
ncguitar
06.14.14 | we gotta tighten up that mid air defense |
ncguitar
06.14.14 | and yeah casillas will get spanked |
facupm
06.14.14 | ramos and pique are both great players, its evident they didnt prepare correctly together, they left giant holes today, and robben killed them |
Sleaper
06.14.14 | ive never seen a single player destroy a defensive line of all stars like that before..
robben is boss |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | not just robben, those high-speed counter attack passes were brilliant
hollands game view on the second half was flawless, they could put the ball any place they wanted |
facupm
06.14.14 | yeah man and what a header |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Well that was difficult to watch, to say the least. Spain will have difficulty even get past the group stage. That was a massacre. Horror show from Casillas and the defenders, lack of creativity and pace in the midfield and no cutting edge in the final third. Costa's been overrated for quite a while now. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Knowing Del Bosque he'll fuck up and stay conservative. Who in the fuck sends Torres in a situation
like this when Villa's on the bench?1 And on top of that Torres misses an absolute sitter. Spain made
it through the Euro's without a proper forward, but Bosque will regret not taking more firepower up
front. Xavi's past his prime and I was expecting Koke to come on in the second half, but Del Bosque
may be the architect of the teams demise. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Fabregas won't do much better imo, but that's probably what Del Bosque will do since he probably won't make drastic changes to his formation. But wow, Holland and Chile going through looks a real possibility. |
facupm
06.14.14 | im surprised gabi is not on the team, had an incredible season
xavi's past his prime [2] |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Chile could outscore Spain though, and if Spain concede first they will lose their shit.
@Fac: I agree, Gabi's been absolutely brilliant, the engine of Atletico. But I think he works better in a double pivot system where he has the freedom to run up front to help in the attack and have the back 4 covered by the second defensive midfielder. In the 4-3-3 there's a chance of leaving the back 4 exposed. But then again he's been defensively immaculate, making a huge number of tackles. Definitely would have been interesting to watch him play. |
Chrisjon89
06.14.14 | the 2010 WC was when Barca were basically at their peak, the Spanish midfield was essentially all from that side and other teams really struggled up against the possession based passing game. the last two seasons in Europe that style hasn't been as effective. but still, who predicted that scoreline?? was crazy to watch.
also very happy with Australia's effort against Chile, aside from a bad start - that 3-1 scoreline is a little flattering. Chile looked very nervous in that 2nd half. i see alot of people jumping on them as a kinda hipster dark horse but i'd be incredibly shocked if they do anything major in the tournament - they're a good shot at getting out of the group now but they weren't exactly brilliant in attack, and more importantly they leave a hell of a lot of space in defense. |
DominionMM1
06.14.14 | "Torres misses an absolute sitter"
only Torres man |
JamieTwort
06.14.14 | Chile looked better in attack than both both Spain and Brazil have so far. If they could tighten up their defense they'd be a force to be reckoned with. |
Chrisjon89
06.14.14 | i'd say about on par with Brazil - flashes of good things. but the Chilean players and manager looked under immense pressure in that second half and it's only the opening game of the group stage against Australia. the Dutch would've skewered Chile tonight if they played each other. imagine Robben in that kind of space.
absolutely loving this WC so far despite watching it in standard def. can't wait for England v Italy and Germany v Portugal. |
Kman418
06.14.14 | i love getting brief entertainment at the expense of hundreds of thousands of peoples lives getting ruined agreed |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | "absolutely loving this WC so far despite watching it in standard def. can't wait for England v Italy and Germany v Portugal."
Should definitely get interesting. A lot of teams have been going against predictions.
"i love getting brief entertainment at the expense of hundreds of thousands of peoples lives getting ruined agreed"
Oh look, another white knight. But hey, let me ask you something - what are YOU doing to help these people? |
Kman418
06.14.14 | well im not casually brushing the issue under the rug and pretending that it doesn't exist like most of the people in this thread/most of the people ive seen talking about the world cup
tbh i don't give a shit if you watch it or not its not like thats going to change whats already been done but its just kind of disturbing to me how i haven't seen anyone who is excited about it even acknowledge the issue once and instead pretend like its some happy go lucky celebration when theres tons of people that are getting fucked out the ass by it |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Yeah, maybe because people don't feel like dealing with such issues during their down time. Maybe because most people wouldn't even know what the hell to do about it. You're asking people to regocnize it - sweet - what then? Also, just because it hasn't been brought up does not mean that nobody acknowledges it. I know what the FIFA has been doing, I know the damage that has been done to various countries by these events. Now what? Start a fundraiser to undo the damage? Start sending letters to FIFA and respective governments? Riot in the streets?
Yeah, shit's happening. It's also happening on the other side of the globe where most people who don't have ridiculous amounts of wealth, status or power can't affect jackshit on their own. Hell, even semi-organized boycotts on an international scale probably wouldn't matter. |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | VIVA PORTUGAL CRL |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | lol wait imma stop watching the world cup bc the host country's government shouldn't hold it due to
economical issues and its people's life conditions? Guess i wouldn't like football that much now would
i? |
Kman418
06.14.14 | it doesn't matter if you can do anything or not being aware of the issue and acknowledging it will always be 100% better and more productive than pretending like nothings wrong |
Kman418
06.14.14 | im peacing out of this thread now cos im not in the mood for getting in an argument on sputnikmusic dot com have fun talking about your ball sports |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | Oh i do acknowledge it very well, i'm poor as fuck though so there's hardly anything i can do to change the life of those millions of people, i barely manage myself. I usually sign petitions online to move some stuff around and i consider myself a relatively charitable person with the people of my country, for someone my age. What can i do now about the world cup being hosted there? What could have i done before, when millions of brazilians couldn't?
I woke up pissed crl |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | haha just making a point bro. Have a chill day |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | ^ Exactly my point. But even if you're "middle class" (whatever that means for a respective country) your options would be vastly limited. Like, if you'd actually get something going where a substantial part of participating countries' populations would get their politicians to do something - THAT would possibly do something. But - in that sense - there's no power without numbers. (be those finances or people) |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | What are you talking about Kman? In my country they haven't talked about anything else than the killin of street children performed by murder squads, the extreme poverty and drug issues, corruption etc. Did I want to hear about all that every day for nearly a month until the wc started? (they rarely talked about the actual games) No, but telling people they are unaware merely because they enjoy the sport, that's just ignorant as fuck. Most people on this planet are barely scraping by, that is the system nowadays, as it has always been. Tell me, if all people acknowledge all the wrongdoings of alltime, are they infinitely good, or just as fucked up as before?
Btw. I think England and Italy will draw in an uneventful game, but I hope something radical happens again today. |
menawati
06.14.14 | drank far too much Orangeboom last night, way to go Holland haha |
VheissuCrisis
06.14.14 | 33 year old Barzagli wont want Barkley and Sterling running at him, but Roy will go for the 'safe' options as usual and it'll be a draw/narrow loss. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Coluuuumbiiiiaaaaaa |
apert
06.14.14 | i'm late in but the spain netherlands game was a demolition. RVP and Robben were so good, spain could not qualify if they draw with Chile. England game tonight hope we can overperform and pull a win |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Typical Greeks falling behind early. If they allow any more its over. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Just realized the Greeks are using a more attacking formation than the a Colombians.. weird? |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | was expecting more from colombia, if they keep playing like this greece may just score a goal on the second half
and we dont want that |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Kone should already have 2 |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Columbia stepped off the pedal a little after the first goal. Kone's playing well, but overall the attacking from Greece has been very average. |
facupm
06.14.14 | no falcao no colombia |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | greece are so dry |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | @fac: Actually Ibarbo, and Cuadrado are playing really well. Expecting more from Rodriguez, but man imagine if Falcao was playing up front |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | Cuadrado is an awesome player |
facupm
06.14.14 | yeah, but overall i was expecting more from colombia, they left the ball to greece after scoring
good players tho, Ibarbo, Cuadrado, both Rodriguez, Gutierrez, Yepes, Armero, etc |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Great dive Samaras. Its interesting that a full back has the no. 7 shirt :P. Some of these Columbians will be getting offers from bigger clubs if they go far in teh WC. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Falcao :-( |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | "greece are so dry"
.....yea
|
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Well it's over now. Not a convincing goal at all, but gets the job done |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | well done by the ref at recognizing which of these 2 countries is south american |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Gekas just blew it |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | damn |
facupm
06.14.14 | whole stadium is yellow, its like playin on the atanasio girardot (in colombia) |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Cuadrado's got so much fucking energy |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Nice job on controlling the goal differential boys |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | man, that second goal was such a defensive failure.
pretty meh game, dunno if the result makes justice since both teams were kinda equal imo |
BigPleb
06.14.14 | England 2 - Italy 1
Prediction for tonight, come on boys!!!!!! |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | my moneys on Italy |
BigPleb
06.14.14 | Super boring defensive team, they have firepower upfront but are weak on the counter, too slow. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | Both England and Italy suck, let's face it |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | cynical italian football |
BigPleb
06.14.14 | True, hence why it will be a close game. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | they will draw |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | i think Sturridge could cause problems for Italy |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Will be a draw I feel. Won't be very exciting either. Its surprising how Pirlo's still the heart of the Italian team at 35, yet Xavi's one of the reason's that Spain isn't aggressive enough |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | Feel sorry for Jackson Martinez. I'm a big FC Porto fan and I really enjoy watching him play, but today he couldn't get anything right. Didn't hurt Colombia, though. |
manosg
06.14.14 | My Greece just lost 3-0 which was quite a fair score imo. The weird thing is that our players feel that they played well enough and the score is not very representative of the match.
However, had we managed to make the score 2-1 the game would have been different. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | I really think Greece has always been a more talented team than most people think, but they don't seem to show that on the results |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Samaras, Kone and Gekas ; they all should've had goals today |
manosg
06.14.14 | Dunno man. We lack in the creativity department and we don't have an efficient striker atm besides Mitroglou. But the thing is that we couldn't capitalize on the little opportunities we had today and Colombia did. The early goal helped them a lot too of course. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | there was at least 3-4 legitimate chances to score for the Greeks which, considering their usual style of play, is more than you would expect |
Inferis
06.14.14 | Greece sucks |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | How about Uruguay vs Costa Rica?
My money's on Uruguay but Costa Rica is a sneaky team. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | lol Costa Rica |
Voivod
06.14.14 | "I really think Greece has always been a more talented team than most people think, but they don't seem to show that on the results"
Greek football players are talented, but they are not athletes, i.e. they don't practice hard enough. Plus, due to age some players are more like "ex-players" than really active players, whereas others shouldn't have been chosen in the first place. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Uruguay's not really looked cohesive yet |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | Uruguay HAS NEVER looked cohesive, yet they manage to do great things, it's interesting, it has never been easy for them |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | 'I'm a big FC Porto fan'
best team ever. yea jackson was a bit off, i was expecting more from james as well even tho he was alright. too bad theres no falcao there either |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | It'll be a miracle now if the Greeks make it out of the group |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | Well, that was a boring first half.. |
Inferis
06.14.14 | Cavani was the only person on that field doing ANYTHING the whole first half. |
Keyblade
06.14.14 | Joel Campbell is impressing |
mxbrady
06.14.14 | I wish I could make myself interested in the world cup |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | why? u love football, or you don't care |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Joel Campbell is impressing [2]
Rodriguez and Caceras have been playing well on the left |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | this is really looking like that group of death we were promised |
JamieTwort
06.14.14 | "Cavani was the only person on that field doing ANYTHING the whole first half."
Did you not see Campbell? He's been the best player on the pitch up to this point. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Well then. What a cross |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | yes fuck uruguay |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | uhhhh whats going on |
JamieTwort
06.14.14 | "lol Costa Rica"
lol Uruguay* |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | can see this finishing 2-2 |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | campbell's on fire though |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | "lol guys, when is the england game on?"
Midnight GMT/UTC. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | 11pm bst |
JamieTwort
06.14.14 | I can see Costa Rica getting another goal tbh. |
Drummerboy123
06.14.14 | I think the key in this WC is not to underestimate any team. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | with all the global media outlets covering one of the biggest sporting events in the world you still
had to ask that |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | I really think France, Brazil, Spain, Italy and England are average teams now, so I like to see new teams shine |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | God, I hope Portugal wins the WC. |
Faraudo
06.14.14 | Lol, Portugal is not winning the WC, not in a million years. Mexico will win it (lol no, but one can
dream)
Anyways, Italy-England, what do you guys think? My money's on England. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | My money's on Italy, but both will play terrible |
Faraudo
06.14.14 | Yeah, i'm anticipating a 1-0 tops. |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | You're right Faraudo. A man can dream. I have a dream that Portugal will win xD |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | btw maxi pereira was a huge dick right now. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | england are guaranteed to be dry af and drag out the world cup's first draw
1-1 |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | red card was an overreaction imo, it looked a lot worse than it was |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | either that or england will carry the attacking trend we've seen so far. they seem to be playing with more purpose than I've ever seen in my lifetime so they could deliver a bit of a surprise |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | that was definitely a red card |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | nah, he was going for the ball and hit the man instead |
Drummerboy123
06.14.14 | 1-1. Italy to score first in the second half then England towards the end. Match will be boring.
Would love to see some Spain v Holland action going off though haha. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | "nah, he was going for the ball and hit the man instead"
swiped his legs
red card |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Dammit, looks like England and Italy are going through.
And Pereira's kick seemed intentional |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | I think Uruguay has the same issue as Spain, a tired squad, and a coach that's been there for too
long. |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | he hit his leg yeah, and then he jumped like a firecracker, yellow card |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Well yeah he was going to milk that, they wanted to waste time |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | by the looks of it he intentionally swiped out at his legs, getting nowhere near the ball
how is that ever not a red card |
Drummerboy123
06.14.14 | 'looks like England and Italy are going through'
I doubt that. It'll be Costa Rica and either England or Italy. |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | well, we clearly interpret it differently.
As I see it he kicked where the ball had been, but hit his legs instead |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | "I doubt that. It'll be Costa Rica and either England or Italy."
1 win doesn't get you out of a group |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | they have a really solid team tho |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | if they treat the italy and england games like cup ties they could do it but they'd need at least 1 win or 2 draws |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | I honestly think England will end last in its group |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | we need to see what they can do but i doubt england would finish last
id bet its first place for italy and second for costa rica, would suck tho. CR would probably play with brasil next, but cant be sure, WC is leaving allot of surprises so far |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | NorthernSkylark; That's a red card any day of the week. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | The second team in Group B will play Brasil next |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | And that's why Spain, Netherlands and Chile are so fucking desesperate to get first |
Confucius
06.14.14 | Uruguay got raped |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | not in my calender, but I understand why you might disagree |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | Also, I doubt England's gonna finish last. |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | I'm a big FC Porto fan"
Yup m/
Guys we should have a list for each game like 2 years ago for the Euro |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | Great game for Costa Rica, really impressed. My bet's on England now, and i hope they get it! |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | I think that Spain's gonna end up second in Group B, though I really hope they don't even make it to the next round. |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Confucius say whaaaa?
Yeah, the referees will try and get Brasil to the semi's at least |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | TheMoreira; are you a FC Porto fan too? |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | Haha yes, i'm from Aveiro mate. Born and raised in here as a big Porto fan |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | Nice, I'm from Vila Nova de Gaia. |
danielcardoso
06.14.14 | It's about time Maxi Pereira received a red card. For all the ones he doesn't receive in Benfica. |
Muisc4Life26
06.14.14 | My picks
Group A- Brazil
Group B- Spain
Group C- Japan
Group D- Italy
Group E- France
Group F- Argentina
Group G- Germany
Group H- Russia
I'm really hoping America pulls out though.
But i think the world cup will be Brazil over Argentina. |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | lol, you're überbiased |
Pennywise_M
06.14.14 | @daniel, Aw nice, love the city of Porto. From time to time i go there for gigs or just chillin with
my babe in general. (i do know it's not the same thing, but i go to yours too when i go there haha) |
ButteryBiscuitBass
06.14.14 | COME ON ENGLAND!!! |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | Sterling and Sturridge! this will be interesting |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | @Muisc: I love your optimism for Spain :P |
Drummerboy123
06.14.14 | '1 win doesn't get you out of a group'
Goal difference does. That loss will impact Uruguay. Italy or England will have to play terribly and concede a lot to not go through. |
NorthernSkylark
06.14.14 | come on England!! |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | damn how did i get that wrong, im such an idiot
anyways, game time |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | "Goal difference does. That loss will impact Uruguay. Italy or England will have to play terribly and concede a lot to not go through."
you're chatting absolute waste man |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | was certain sterling had scored |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Hopefully there'll be more action in the second half. This has been pretty defensive so far. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | it's been relatively open considering the two teams |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | It's Italy, what else was expected |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | they were stepping up near the end |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Yeah they were, almost got a second. But actually they haven't been as bad as I expected |
Drummerboy123
06.14.14 | Game could've been 2-2 before half time. Lots of chances for either side. Second half should be interesting, still predicting a draw overall though. |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | get fucked Britain |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | Italy's got this bruhs |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | get fucked England*
Scotland independent!!! |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | promising things from england but it's that rickety defence again causing the problems |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | that backup is filling in surprisingly well for Buffon |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | sigh |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | People are attempting some ridiculous shots, though. It's like watching Boateng try to hit a goal. |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | rooney's miss lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Did Balotelli just have his legs axed off at the thighs via the guillotine torture device? no? he was just tripped? okay |
OmairSh
06.14.14 | Just because Italy's in front they think they can waste chances |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | it's so frustrating to see the most exciting england team I've seen in my lifetime still losing |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | the hair on Italy's squad is unstoppable sry |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.14.14 | Arturo Vidal's hair>>>> |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | what the fuck are you doing rooney |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Englands playing their role rather well |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | they deserve at least a draw |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Rooney is how I imagine every English person looks like. God, he's just such a walking stereotype.
"the hair on Italy's squad is unstoppable sry"
bwahaha.. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | i look more like lallana |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | I have no idea who that is.
"they deserve at least a draw"
Yeah, Idk. I don't think you deserve anything unless you actually make a game for it so eh. |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | starting to look desperate with these bad crosses |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Also, Rooney is totally missing his chances. |
SeaAnemone
06.14.14 | lol Rooney misses yet again this guy will never score in the WC |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Lmao Rooney literally takes the ball from Barkley and just launches it over the net...... |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | "I have no idea who that is. "
just came on. midfielder. made a big name for himself over the past year playing for southampton and a liverpool move looks likely.
"Yeah, Idk. I don't think you deserve anything unless you actually make a game for it so eh."
yeah but there's so much promise here and so much attacking intent after years of absolute shit football so it would be very disappointing to come out with nothing but yeah i guess you could say the italians deserve it for their grit and desire to see out the game or whatever even if they are italian |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | although i must say these long shots are starting to take the piss |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | Too much possession for players who aren't ready for the stage. Wilshere and Lallana are just racking up giveaways. The danger was only imminent when Welbeck and Sturridge were on |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | "just came on. midfielder. made a big name for himself over the past year playing for southampton and a liverpool move looks likely."
Yeah, I saw. And they mentioned it. As I said earlier, I don't really pay attention to Champion's League and stuff like that. I mostly just watch Euro and WC.
"yeah but there's so much promise here and so much attacking intent after years of absolute shit football so it would be very disappointing to come out with nothing but yeah i guess you could say the italians deserve it for their grit and desire to see out the game or whatever even if they are italian"
Yeah, well - the promise doesn't get you anywhere without the execution, though. The same applies to a lot of things, you can have a LOT of promise - if it's not put into action properly it's not worth much. Plus a lot of promise is also just being straight shot to shit by really bad shots. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.14.14 | How terrible did Hart just look on that free kick lmao |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | i just don't get why england can never ever beat the top teams in tournaments |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Probably a variety of reasons. Right now? Really bad shots is one of em. |
Shuyin
06.14.14 | pirlo is such a fucking boss
england went after the equalizer but they started fucking up pretty hard near the end |
anarchistfish
06.14.14 | god i hate italy |
Wolfhorde
06.14.14 | Pirlo is pretty boss despite his age.
Of course fishy would hate Italy. |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | I still think England and Italy are going through |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "I still think England and Italy are going through"
yeah |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "Of course fishy would hate Italy."
:) |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Come on, you gotta admit Pirlo brings the thunder. |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | "I still think England and Italy are going through"
italy and costa rica, sorry fish |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i care more about france tbh
"Come on, you gotta admit Pirlo brings the thunder."
ok i'll let him off |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | I absolutely hate England, so I wouldn't mind Costa Rica :-) |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Not sure whether France is any better than England tbh. |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | If England are second in the group, they'll most probably face Colombia, sooo |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | "Not sure whether France is any better than England tbh."
They're brimming with confidence after that 8-0 victory. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "Not sure whether France is any better than England tbh."
are you kidding man france would fuck england |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | colombias game was pretty meh tbh, but i dont see england beating costa rica, team's kinda unbalanced. that defense |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | costa rica beat an overrated uruguay team and suddenly they're an insurmountable challenge for england
okay |
VheissuCrisis
06.15.14 | If Rooney fancies turning up for one world cup in his life that'd be sound. |
weedblunt
06.15.14 | lol this sport |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | aw cmon, i didnt say that |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | 'lol this sport'
is the best in the world, yea, agreed |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Yeah... still. France has just been as lukeawarm as England "as of late". Admittedly, I wouldn't bet my money on any European team as of now. Germany, France and England have generally been inconsisten the past few years. Spain has been steamrolled. Italy played well but it was close, more ambitious attacks might just get them. Greece went eh. The Netherlands was the only team that has surpassed expectations as of now.
Hell, even Brazil was surprisingly inconsistent. (and before it all started my money was on Brazil and Spain) |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | you kinda said that |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | the current france team is nothing like the france team of previous years |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Yeah, I'd rather wait and see what happens as of right now. |
weedblunt
06.15.14 | "is the best in the world, yea, agreed"
how did you know that's what i was going for! |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | itll be hard for you guys, they've got a solid team
now ima wait for monday, portugal - germany. may just check france and argentina tomorrow just to see whats up |
Pennywise_M
06.15.14 | Portugal- 5
Germany- 0
Not being negative though. Saying like 10-0 could make me look a bit pretentious. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | interesting matchup upcoming |
Pennywise_M
06.15.14 | Agreed 7-0 |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | 'Portugal- 5
Germany- 0'
hah if only we had a decent striker.. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | im talking about Ivory Coast and Japan but yeah |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | whos more likely to score Drogba or Honda |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | odds on this game seem to be the most even of any group stage match |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Dude Messi will turn up tomorrow |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Reus is a big loss for Germany, damn these fucking injuries.
"whos more likely to score Drogba or Honda"
Honda. Vroom vrooooooom |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | Gotta think that headers will be available for Drogba |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | ...who isnt in the starting 11 |
SeaAnemone
06.15.14 | fucking japanese fans are weird |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | lmfao |
apert
06.15.14 | even though England lost, it was the best performance for a while. More confident we'll make it through the group than before, |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Hondaaaaaa |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Japan could end up getting 1 or 2 more, damn |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Love how commentators are actually accusing players of diving more openly |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | yeah I like their edge of subjectivity
japan need to stop giving yaya touré free kicks |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | my prediciton of a 1-1 draw is looking highly improbable |
facupm
06.15.14 | YES, fuckin uruguay lost, im so glad, they honestly were so overrated last 4 years
they had no suarez tho
Costa Rica lives / |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | ivory coast finishing is awful |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | do argentina and uruguay actually hate each other? |
facupm
06.15.14 | hmm in terms of football there's a rivalry, but uruguay always was the 3rd team behind argentina and brazil
dunno if hate, but lately with the resurrection of uruguay the rivalry went a bit up, and i believe they were hugely overrated these last years
still our big rival will always be brazil (tough one) |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | stop kidding yourself, venezuela is the true south american powerhouse |
stranger
06.15.14 | the diving makes this sport almost unwatchable :/ |
facupm
06.15.14 | actually venezuela did their best qualifying round ever this time, they almost left urugay out |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | I only recently realised how much the Americans hate diving. It is fucking annoying |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | The finishing by Ivory Coast is abysmal |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | ivory coast probably got complacent knowing drogba would come on in the 60th minute |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | diving sucks but incorrect offside decisions are the worst |
facupm
06.15.14 | that was fast |
Satellite
06.15.14 | "I only recently realised how much the Americans hate diving. It is fucking annoying"
the diving or the complaining? it's the biggest deterrent for me as far as giving the sport a chance. it's pussy shit and has no place in any sport (see also: basketball). i can deal with low scoring and the other typical american complaints but watching a bunch of effete dudes flop around after barely being touched makes for an unimpressive athletic display. |
facupm
06.15.14 | its part of the game, annoyin but part of the game in the end
|
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | Im starting to really wonder how the Greeks continue to qualify for this tournament. The team just looks and plays so damn old. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | this will end 2-2 |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Ivory Coast waste a lot of their attacking movements. Colombia should easily top this group |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | ok i was wrong |
Calc
06.15.14 | NIPPON NO ESTA ICHI!!!!! |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | Remaining Group C Matches:
Greece 1 - Japan 0
Ivory Coast 2 - Colombia 2
Greece 1 - Ivory Coast 0
Japan 1 - Colombia 1
Greece 6 pts
Colombia 5 pts
Ivory Coast 4 pts
Japan 1 pt |
facupm
06.15.14 | i seriously doubt greece will defeat ivory coast
|
OmairSh
06.15.14 | I don't see Colombia drawing their remaining games. I think they'll play with more fluidity still in
their next matches |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | yeah obviously, everyone doubts greece |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Haha Malleus are you greek, or do you just have a soft spot for them? |
facupm
06.15.14 | tomorrow argentina, prob the hardest match against bosnia, but im confident we'll win
love the world cup ♥ |
Calc
06.15.14 | its funny the physical difference between japan and the ivory coast, the elephants were bigger and faster which made the difference here imo |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Fac what are the chances of Messi playing well? |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | yes im greek lol |
facupm
06.15.14 | omair, i hope he does it well, idk about his physical form, but im confident he will do a great WC, despite his "not-so-good" season
plus he works really well with aguero
i dunno great things about bosnia tbh, know dzeko, pjanic and the keeper, they are a good team tho |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i thought you were canadian |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | i live in canada yeah |
facupm
06.15.14 | italy and england will make it imo, urugay (as i said, fuckin overrated) has no chance of beating
italy and england should defeat or at least draw with Costa Rica after defeatin urugay and thats it |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Yeah I had higher expectations from Uruguay, but I think Italy and England will go through.
Barca had a bad season but Messi was still second highest scorer after a 2 month absence, not too
shabby. Looking forward to seeing him play tomorrow |
facupm
06.15.14 | yeah thats why i put "not-so-good" with quotes
the team is quite messi-dependent tho, its main problem |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Yeah I got that fac :-). Yeah it is very dependant, and that lack of flexibility has caused huge problems.
I'm reading about people losing respect for Costa Rica after their victory, what did they do? Some obnoxious celebration? |
facupm
06.15.14 | no idea, but they are quite likeable, like poor them with that group |
NordicMindset
06.15.14 | USA! |
facupm
06.15.14 | tough group man |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Well they can look to Costa Rica for inspiration :P |
Chrisjon89
06.15.14 | was reading horrific things about Phil Neville's commentary.
Pirlo mishit a couple of long balls but his short to mid range passing is amazing. and his dummy helped create the space for Italy's first. it's a pretty exciting England team when they get forward - I hope they still scrape through |
Faraudo
06.15.14 | Maan, that Italy-England was one hell of a match. |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | Today's games don't sound too promising. Anyway, I think I'll be watching that Argentina vs Bosnia match. France and Argentina should win safely, and as far as that Equador vs Switzerland game goes, I really have no idea what's going to happen. Maybe a draw. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "Remaining Group C Matches:
Greece 1 - Japan 0
Ivory Coast 2 - Colombia 2
Greece 1 - Ivory Coast 0
Japan 1 - Colombia 1
Greece 6 pts
Colombia 5 pts
Ivory Coast 4 pts
Japan 1 pt"
only the greeks would be able to pull this off |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | Argentina 3
Bosnia 2
France 3
Honduras 1
Switzerland 2
Ecuador 1 |
Voivod
06.15.14 | "only the greeks would be able to pull this off"
If our defence goes stronger and more reliable, there's a chance we can make it, but the suggested scenario is still far too fetched. |
WilliamCloudwalker
06.15.14 | Didn't want to judge anybody's opinion (I didn't even want to click on this thread), but Bosnia scoring two goals against Argentina doesn't seem like a thing that's going to happen even if ref will be Bosnian and shit. |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | I think Argentina should have a comfortable win, but Bosnia can make a surprise. They even have Dzeko that can make a big difference. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | Neither did 5 against Spain |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | spain didnt exist after the third goal, which was a fault imo. guess they're not used to losing |
ShannonX
06.15.14 | Argentina 3 - Bosnia 1
France 3 - Honduras 0
Switzlerland 1 - Ecuador 0 |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | I'm predicting that predictions will be shot to shit. |
ShannonX
06.15.14 | Still super sad about England :( |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | "I'm predicting that predictions will be shot to shit."
Boom mothafukas |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | honduras has a steady defense |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | my switzerland prediction would be correct if the officials got their decisions right |
ShannonX
06.15.14 | crazy game! |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | Ayovi is the weakest player in my fantasy first 11 but he's got me more points than any of the other players so far with that assist |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | ffs |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | so many teams coming from behind to win
not good for france |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | right at the end
lets see what france can do |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.15.14 | Just like with England and Italy, I think France is weak as hell |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | probably because you don't watch them play |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | Just who do you consider good, Lord? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.15.14 | From Europe? Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands are the ones with chances for me
Portugal can do a great cup too, but I don't think they win |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | france fucked the netherlands literally a few weeks ago |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.15.14 | I don't really think France has become THAT better than the fiasco that was at South Africa |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | I think you underestimate how important unity is in an international squad and we certainly have that now on top of a rejuvenated midfield and attack. pogba, cabaye, valbuena, matuidi, griezmann...
the people who go on about france's tendency to crumble seem to be the same people that acted so surprised when cunt nasri was left out |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | the past 4 years have seen france rebuild their national team and it's all starting to come together |
facupm
06.15.14 | belgium wont pass quarter finals |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | even benzema's started playing well for france |
facupm
06.15.14 | benzema is such a great striker always liked him |
NorthernSkylark
06.15.14 | Griezmann to score first goal |
facupm
06.15.14 | honduras is weak, seen a couple of friendlies and they didndt show anything great, france should win easily |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | got my french kit on |
facupm
06.15.14 | i predict a comfortable 2-0 |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i'll take that |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | france have only won 1 of their last 9 world cup group matches.. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | set pieces looking weak tbh |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | swiss match was epic |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | valbuena's such a boss |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | 3 free kicks from the same spot already |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | damn good save
got matuidi as my captain, almost paid off |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | 1 round of group stage matches hasnt even concluded yet
but yea lol |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | these honduran players are taking the piss |
facupm
06.15.14 | its pretty good up to now |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | we need to start taking our chances |
JamieTwort
06.15.14 | Palacios is pathetic.
Pogba was lucky there though. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | Honduran players were trampling all over him and there wasn't much force in this perceived kick |
JamieTwort
06.15.14 | Agreed, I'm glad the ref didn't send Pogba off but he easily could have done. Palacios was more deserving of a red in my opinion, plus his overreaction after Pogba's kick was stupid. |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | 'ok this world cup is shaping up to be the best ever no joke.'
yea |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Did not expect a goal in the first half, huh. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | honduras gonna struggle a lot now |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | France isn't having a very good 1st half, despite having scored that penalty. Too many missed chances. |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | 2nd half will be hard for Honduras. |
danielcardoso
06.15.14 | Now that it's halftime rock out to some Van Halen II and read my review please ;)
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/62777/Van-Halen-Van-Halen-II/ |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "France isn't having a very good 1st half, despite having scored that penalty. Too many missed chances."
yeah but the quality is clear |
facupm
06.15.14 | still, a deserved advantage imo
honduras is weak
|
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | haha was wondering wtf was going on. goalie fumbled it.. |
Gwyn.
06.15.14 | the second benzema took that penalty i immediately knew they were gonna score again in the first couple of minutes
they'll prob make two more now |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | what are these bbc commentators on about. there is no controversy to be had about that second goal. benzema shot bounces away from the post and then the goalie knocks it over the line |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | are they fucking stupid |
Gwyn.
06.15.14 | nice another one |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Fish is a passionate French fan no lie |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | tbh we should be at least 4-0 up |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Of course he is. That's how those Frenchies are. I'm surprised there hasn't been anything in the news yet about some French-English bloke raging it out. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | hondurans must have forgotten they're no longer in their home country
murder isn't legal here guys |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | great goal |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "hondurans must have forgotten they're no longer in their home country
murder isn't legal here guys"
Come on, now. No need to whip out the stereotypically French xenophobia.
Benzema has been going ham, though. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i wonder if he realises he doesn't have a hat trick
evra's fucked his ankle judging by that replay :/ |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | 666 comments m/ |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | I'll admit that France has been making a better play than England, though. |
JamieTwort
06.15.14 | "what are these bbc commentators on about. there is no controversy to be had about that second goal. benzema shot bounces away from the post and then the goalie knocks it over the line"
^ this, dunno why he kept asking which (goal line technology) replay do we believe, there was only one replay ffs. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "Of course he is. That's how those Frenchies are. I'm surprised there hasn't been anything in the news yet about some French-English bloke raging it out."
if we're all like that why would it be on the news? |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | that goal would never have been given if it weren't for hawkeye |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "if we're all like that why would it be on the news?"
Didn't imply all Frenchies were raging, I just implied a lot of (Northern) Frenchies are very emotional. The rage part would be more the British/English. |
EyesWideShut
06.15.14 | can a team get called for "goal tending" in soccer? |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "can a team get called for "goal tending" in soccer?"
what the hell does that even mean? |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | ""can a team get called for "goal tending" in soccer?"
what the hell does that even mean?"
i think the answer's "no" then |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Well, it sounded like he was asking whether a team can get called for guarding their respective goals - which is pretty much one of their jobs. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | why are these pundits still debating whether or not it was a goal |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Jeeze, it sounds like your commentators are really bad. I mean, even if it wasn't a goal by Benzema - it was still a goal so what does it matter. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "anyone thinking the bosnia game will be close? i'm almost thinking maybe a draw."
well I predicted 3-2 and so far today my predictions (2-1 & 3-1) have been pretty good..
I do think bosnia have enough attacking quality to cause argentina some defensive problems but I think argentina will come out on top eventually |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | "Jeeze, it sounds like your commentators are really bad. I mean, even if it wasn't a goal by Benzema - it was still a goal so what does it matter."
they started questioning the accuracy of the technology |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Messi to score 5 and assist on 5 |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "they started questioning the accuracy of the technology"
Wow, that is just.. so irrelevant. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | it's ok thierry henry put them straight < 3 |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i could have just watched it on french tv |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | No idea who that is. |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | He's the reason Arsenal won some trophies |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Coach? |
Lowder91bird
06.15.14 | Thierry Henry is a beast. He is definitely one of the 20 best players in the world right now imo. I would probably even put him in the top 10. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | i might put a fiver on france winning the wc
"No idea who that is."
dude how much do you actually pay attention to football? |
Gwyn.
06.15.14 | lol henry was one of the most heavily saught after and commercialized futbolists in the world back in the late 2000s |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "dude how much do you actually pay attention to football?"
I already mentioned that, I don't pay attention beyond the EM and WC mostly. I don't care about Champion's League and all the "smaller" stuff. I've also been on and off regarding soccer for most of my life, so I right now I don't really know/remember a lot about stuff that's 10 years (or more) past. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | henry has featured pretty heavily in previous world cups and he's one of the most highly regarded players of this century.. |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | No draws yet at WC, good stuff.
France to the semi's max for me |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | benzema to score the only goal in extra time against argentina in the final
when i played fifa wc 2010 that's how it turned out |
Gwyn.
06.15.14 | France did well in the second time but that's probably because they lost pressure, they missed too many chances during the first half
Can't see them going further than pre-semifinals (Forgot what the term is called) but they might surprise |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | quarter finals is the absolute minimum I expect |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | "henry has featured pretty heavily in previous world cups and he's one of the most highly regarded players of this century.."
Once again, see above. In the late 2000s I was pretty much a teenage metalhead being occupied with getting shitfaced and going to concerts and not bothering with most 'normal' things. Plus, I never said I was a soccer fan. I prefer playing sports to watching them. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | but thierry henry... even my mum knows who he is |
Wolfhorde
06.15.14 | Well, this is Germany. Even more so - where I live is Palatinate. When we're not making fun of French things, we're pretending like France doesn't exist. It happens, it's like I'd expect you to know German philosophers. (which is probably not your expertise) |
facupm
06.15.14 | well the debut now
love our hymn
VAMOS ARGENTINA CARAJO |
Shuyin
06.15.14 | 'No draws yet at WC, good stuff. '
and lots of goals to go around, plenty of surprises too.. fucking spain.. lets check argentina |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | that is such a frustrating way to start a game |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | Bosnia with the Greek-like start |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Own goals always suck |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | bosnia looking the stronger team tbh |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | That was dull, Di Maria's touched the ball like 3 times |
facupm
06.15.14 | first half sucked, if its wanst for that shitty goal we wouldnt have been even near to scorin
aguero didnt even touch the ball seriously, and he's amazin
we need another midfieler or forward, the team seems split into halves |
facupm
06.15.14 | sweet, higuain and gago, that should be fine
if there's a virtue we have is a powerful attack tho, very effective |
SkaCali
06.15.14 | pretty boring game tbh |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Hasn't been effective so far fac, Bosnia have actually had more shots and on target. It's their first
time at a WC |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | people underestimate them. ex-Yugoslavia always provides decent teams.
dark horses in the true sense of the term |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.15.14 | Yeah, ex-Yugoslavian teams have always been pretty interesting, they deserve more respect |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | really good goal |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | Pls end 3-0 |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Vintage Messi |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | It was deflected on the way in |
OmairSh
06.15.14 | Don't be a buzzkill Mall
Seriosuly though if he;s marked this well in every match then he won't really perform |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.15.14 | GOD DAMMITT THEY NEED TO SCORE AGAIN |
JamieTwort
06.15.14 | It was a fantastic goal from Messi, deflected or not. |
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | shite goalkeeping lol
|
anarchistfish
06.15.14 | amazing attack, poor defending
starting to look like the argentina we expected |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Di Maria was poor as was Aguero |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | Bosnia played a great game imo |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | They might be the second team to qualify |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | Great game for Bosnia |
facupm
06.16.14 | bad match, but quite better the 2nd half. Its important to win the 1st match, but we need to improve a lot.
I liked Gago quite a lot, another team with him on the 2nd half, and of course Higuain its always important.
Bosnia will qualify imo |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | Yeah 2nd half was pretty sweet! |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | still yet to have a game with fewer than 3 goals
apart from that mexico game which should have finished 3-0 anyway |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | It's nice, cause past world cups didn't had so many goals |
facupm
06.16.14 | excellent world cup till now
|
MalleusMaleficarum
06.16.14 | yeah 4.5/5
Germany 1 - Portugal 2
Iran 0 - Nigeria 1
Ghana 2 - USA 1 |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Don;t know why Maxi Rodriguez is in the squad, Jose Sosa was a much better option.
Germany to win tomorrow hopefully |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | my predictions not too wrong in the end |
facupm
06.16.14 | maxi had an excellent season on newells tho, specially last year, i like him personally
sosa is good but i prefer maxi honestly, but gago should be the starting man anyway |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Yes fish you are a wise man, we get it
;-) |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | @fac: Well at half time I think Sabella realised that. Also Messi having more options up front suited him a lot better. |
facupm
06.16.14 | yeah fortunately he changed quickly enough
defence is quite shaky though, its been like that for years |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | "Yes fish you are a wise man, we get it"
follow me on twitter |
facupm
06.16.14 | pass it |
facupm
06.16.14 | agreed our match was probably the most boring, except maybe for mexico-camerun
great WC |
facupm
06.16.14 | sorry, argentina i meant |
facupm
06.16.14 | thx tbh its the most important right now |
facupm
06.16.14 | gl if youre from the states, tough group to say the least |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | There's gonna be drugs and alcohol in there |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | I wanted to do that too, but rumours said that you lose any interest in your education and you forget everything that you learned in school that you could need for college |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Really hope Portugal wins today against Germany. It's going to be very hard, but if Cristiano Ronaldo is 100% I think we have a chance. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/upshot/world-cups-most-pessimistic-country-england.html
so much for the stereotype |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "good thing i'm a psychosoc major then
i also did dick in high school
420"
Well, large parts of the Angloamerican education system also don't connect well - hell, or even make sense in practical reality.
Oh shiiiiiiiiiiit, gonna get loud tonight. Might just have to close all the windows and doors at 6. |
Yotimi
06.16.14 | France for worst haircuts in the tournament |
MO
06.16.14 | Germany over Portugal today here's to hoping they krieg m/m/ |
SkaCali
06.16.14 | man im so pumped for portugal´s game today. LETS DO THIS!! |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | so hard to predict the outcome of this game. each of the big 4 favourites that have played so far has underperformed. draw looks very possible |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "Germany over Portugal today here's to hoping they krieg m/m/"
Team seems to be in a good condition and the coach pretty much gets to cherry-pick, question would be whether they'll choke again and how consistent they will be. Both are usually strong teams, though. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=675376295850841 |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Hey, look at him proving my point. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | "Give me the f*cking ball!"
Classic. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | curious to see that England topped the poll in Argentina asking who they're rooting against the most
here, the younger generation seems to have mostly forgotten the rivalry |
sonictheplumber
06.16.14 | fuck the cup |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Game on, time to grab a beer. |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Come on Germany! |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Ugh, livestream being a total dick right now. |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Ugh, livestream being a total dick right now. [22232]
FUSJKKFDSFKJSDFLDSKJFOSHFEWL!!! |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | what was Rui Patricio doing lol |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | looking like a high scoring game so far. some awful defending and now a pen |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "Joe Hart lol. Wish Pirlo had scored that. Dude got me into soccer during the 2006 world cup. Fucking legend. He is always so calm and collected on the ball and knows what to do."
He seems like one of the most chill professional soccer players.
Also, that was some really grimy defense right there. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | very efficiently dispatched penalty
typical |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Can I punch someone for this awful lag of the live stream? So annoying. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | if you lived in the uk you could stream it off itv's nice website :) |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/itv not sure you can view it abroad though |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Ref is f*cking stupid. Penalty doesn't exist (maybe that's just me talking as a fan).
Portugal still has time to bounce back. Nani and Moutinho seem to be playing well. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | i'm watching it in hd off my parents' reasonably sized flat screen tv, like I have been with every world cup game
it's awesome |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.16.14 | lmao |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | everyone add me on snapchat so i can show you all how middle class i am |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Disappointing to have suffered that 2-0.
Gonna be hard now, a lot harder than before. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | 2-0 is not a stable lead in any football match. easy to get complacent, but if it suddenly becomes 2-1 the whole mood of the game changes |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Thanks, Futures. Working better than our stream. Like, ZDF and ARD are streaming the games in a switching schedule. The former usually works well but the latter is just yuck. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | portugal looking dangerous tbh. game is not over by any means |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | typical pepe... |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Pepe just went full retard. Never go full retard. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | If 2-0 against Germany wasn't hard enough already... |
MO
06.16.14 | called it wolf krieg hard m/
|
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Don't be too quick to judge. In this WC anything can happen. I gotta say, those British commentators are awful though. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Portugal might as well start thinking about next game... |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | Mate, Portugal are getting slaughtered |
Torontonian
06.16.14 | @danielcardoso honestly what a fucking disappointment. i already turned off the tv. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Yeah, watching Portugal getting beat up like that is killing me. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh_C8CIFN7M
old habits die hard. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | "Don't be too quick to judge. In this WC anything can happen. I gotta say, those British commentators are awful though."
how do they compare to German commentators?
british commentators are like real life boring james milners https://twitter.com/BoringMilner |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | I hope Portugal can beat USA next Sunday. Sorry, Futures ;) |
ValarMorghulis
06.16.14 | Portugal is getting raped |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | Muller is a scum, albeit talented scum with two goals to him in 45 minutes.
Man up. You reacted to that slap like you got shot in the eye. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Ghana and USA are basically at a same level. I think it's gonna be a tight game. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | should've put Kroos as my fantasy captain ahead of Matuidi but I just had to be a patriot |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Futures is right, Pepe went full retard. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | Yeah I know, but it's not like Pepe properly head butt Muller. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Yeah, you're right too, Muller exaggerated a little bit. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | Generally speaking, Germany are playing as a far better unit |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | inevitable |
Mesm277
06.16.14 | I think they're two of the better commentarors. ITV pundits are dire, BBC is so much better for football |
guitarded_chuck
06.16.14 | a little bit? fffffffffffffffff lol |
Gwynsalt
06.16.14 | god damn i just woke up and portugal is getting killed i was betting on a tie or a more balanced game in favor of germany |
MO
06.16.14 | MULLER WITH THE HAT TRICK!!! boom |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "how do they compare to German commentators?"
more biased, more pundit-y/more judgemental - less analytical. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | #Müllered |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "The germans always play as a unit and inevitably choke and get 3rd place"
Accurate. "#Müllered" I bet that's gonna trend on Twitter later this eve. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | ""how do they compare to German commentators?"
more biased, more pundit-y/more judgemental - less analytical."
lol that is so stereotypically german.
more analysis would be nice but I do like how english commentary is a bit like a chat with your friends whilst you watch the game |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | It hurt my soul to watch Portugal today.
Gotta hand it to Germany who had a great game. |
Gwynsalt
06.16.14 | this world cup is littered with surprises so far I gotta say
Originally I was gonna bet on Spain on a final against Argentina but not so sure anymore |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | germany will inevitably kill the group stages, get 9 pts, kill the last 16, kill the quarters and then
get battered by brazil in the semis |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "
lol that is so stereotypically german.
more analysis would be nice but I do like how english commentary is a bit like a chat with your friends whilst you watch the game"
Stereotypical to the outside, not really on the inside/representative of the society. (our "outside" stereotypes are generally very far off, though)
Eh, I'm good with this - I don't like too much bias in there. I can make my own judgements alright.
|
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | that's the point though. disagreeing with commentators is fun
human aspect to the game is v important |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Eh, depends. I'm not interested in nonsensical imaginary confrontations.
I don't think that an analytical part takes away "human aspects", especially considering that we're not doing anything. We're just being passive. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | I'd have to hear & understand german commentary to judge but that's not gonna happen |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | I know french commentators are much more objective than their english counterparts but I find them a bit dull |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | Well, it's not like German commentators are robots. You can definitely notice excitement and such in their tone and volume, but they're not gonna be like "WELL THAT WAS JUST FUCKING AWFUL". They do bring in their opinions, though. When it comes to penalties, the validity of goals and such topics. For example, one commentar disagreed with the own goal and Benzema yesterday. They also discuss the games after (usually with - sometimes a bit more biased - people who have a background in the game like Oliver Kahn), the goals and other notable moments. |
DrMaximus
06.16.14 | TheMoreira
06.14.14
Portugal- 5
Germany- 0
LOL |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | disagreed with what exactly? that it was a goal?
"but they're not gonna be like "WELL THAT WAS JUST FUCKING AWFUL""
actually I do now remember the french commentators getting very irritated at paraguay's time wasting efforts in the 1-1 pre-wc friendly but I like stuff like that |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | "no no no stop with the hysterics" or something along those lines |
Wolfhorde
06.16.14 | "disagreed with what exactly? that it was a goal?"
No, who the goal was accredited to. The commentator was of the opinion that it should be accredited to Benzema as he did most of the work - while it was accredited to the goalee for bringing the ball behind the line. |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | you like time wasting efforts? |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | when did i ever say that
"No, who the goal was accredited to. The commentator was of the opinion that it should be accredited to Benzema as he did most of the work - while it was accredited to the goalee for bringing the ball behind the line."
the rules don't work that way though |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Betting on a tight game between USA and Ghana. Probably a draw, but if one team has to win, I think it's going to be Ghana. |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | "TheMoreira
06.14.14
Portugal- 5
Germany- 0
LOL"
damn.
I'm pissed with the team tbh. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | the whole team sucked. moutinho and bruno alves were the only ones who played ok. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | that's how good portugal was... |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Now, on to the WC's most exciting game of all time: Nigeria vs Iran ;) |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | I ain't watching that game, gonna watch USA's game instead. |
SkaCali
06.16.14 | oh hey guys , i dont know much about football but im gonna be forced to watch the USA´s game. would it be an interesting game or pretty boring? |
Shuyin
06.16.14 | fucking bullshit!
the fuck was pepe thinking? |
Shuyin
06.16.14 | you have no idea, im fucking pissed |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | i'm yith you, shuyin. it was a f*cking embarassment. |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | "the whole team sucked. moutinho and bruno alves were the only ones who played ok."
lol what are you talking about? Moutinho played like shit, Bruno Alves like Futures said allowed the 3rd goal hard and didnt do much apart from that. Best player on our team was Éder, easily.
Wtf man, Moutinho was pretty bad |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | C'mon Moreira, Moutinho wasn't that bad. |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Being from Portugal, I'm sorry Futures, but I'm hoping for a draw on the USA game :) |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | Oh he was man, he lost some pass opportunities, he even fucked up a pass on the midfield that lead to a German attack and following corner which lead to a goal, and like the rest of the team on the 2nd half he didnt do shit. It makes me pissed that with SO MUCH support they get in our country, all the shit around this and all, they don't even actually run on the 2nd half and put up a fight to honor their shirt. In the end apparently didn't even thanked the people that went up there to support them, just gtfo of the field. And Paulo Bento's attitude on the press conference gets even more pissed. What the fuck is wrong with these guys. Fucking shit |
SkaCali
06.16.14 | im portuguese too |
Shuyin
06.16.14 | so many flaws on our team, im so disappointed..
and when i mean flaws, i mean childish flaws |
Shuyin
06.16.14 | germany had like, the fastest transitions while our midfield was sleeping. apart from that, we need a good striker. |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | What Shuyin said, pretty right. |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | Éder feels pretty right for that position right now. Just saying. Varela + Nani + Ronaldo seems pretty solid though |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | yeah this year we got Vieirinha, he's pretty good tbh. Also a decent option for that scennario, at least a 2nd option |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | What up Germany |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | "Oh he was man, he lost some pass opportunities, he even fucked up a pass on the midfield that lead to a German attack and following corner which lead to a goal, and like the rest of the team on the 2nd half he didnt do shit. It makes me pissed that with SO MUCH support they get in our country, all the shit around this and all, they don't even actually run on the 2nd half and put up a fight to honor their shirt. In the end apparently didn't even thanked the people that went up there to support them, just gtfo of the field. And Paulo Bento's attitude on the press conference gets even more pissed. What the fuck is wrong with these guys. Fucking shit"
Yeah you're right, I agree with most of what you said. But I'd leave Varela in the bench, after the inconsistent season he had in FC Porto. I'd keep Éder as our striker and Nani and Ronaldo on the wings. Btw, Vieirinha doesn't sound like a reliable option for Portugal. I'd much rather have Danny or Quaresma. Paulo Bento should've called him and should've acted more professional in that press conference. |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | i fully expect bosnia and argentina to get out of this group based on this game |
Shuyin
06.16.14 | eder was alright but nani was pretty much only running forward without using his head
as for quaresma, let him stay at home.. he destroys the locker room with his attitude, lucho left porto because of that |
Pennywise_M
06.16.14 | Agreed with daniel. Won't argue over Quaresma being a better asset than Vieirinha although i'd like to have Quaresma on the team. |
PappyMason
06.16.14 | Thank god that Iran vs Nigeria match is over... |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.16.14 | time for Ghana to put on a show |
danielcardoso
06.16.14 | Yeah, that Nigeria game sucked. Worst game of WC so far for sure. As for USA's game, hoping for a draw. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | They did well in the last world cup. Should be a good game |
henryChinaski
06.16.14 | Pepe is such a douchebag. Fuckin embarrassing and unprofessional. Germany would have won against 11 Portuguese as well though. Iran-Nigeria was just terrible to watch... |
PappyMason
06.16.14 | ^ Well he lost it didn't he. It wasn't really a conscious decision. |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | yeah, terrible game. Next should be better |
DikkoZinner
06.16.14 | Germany m/ |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | As a unit, Portugal were awful |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Soooo who else is going with Germany to the next round? |
Gwynsalt
06.16.14 | "you should be that was an embarrassment. ronaldo played so selfishly. he doesn't care about his teammates only himself."
he's always been this way
the only reason he's as good as he is on real madrid is cuz every other player is forced to bend over and lead way for him to show off, except maybe Benzema |
henryChinaski
06.16.14 | Yeah well sure Pepe did, but he should have pulled himself together. He did his team a huge disservice. After that the game was over. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | Let's not forget in the Champions League final when Ronaldo scored that insignificant penalty and acted as if he saved the fate of the world |
henryChinaski
06.16.14 | Any predictions for the upcoming match? I got the impression that the US team is in good shape lately. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | 2-1 to Ghana. |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Would be nice if Ramos scored a couple of goals for Spain. Pepe should get a yellow card for walking
on the pitch. That motherfucker always causes problems |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | rooting for ghana |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | Pepe will never learn, and that's probably why he didn't play the CL Final |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | USA, USA, USA
|
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | damn!!! |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | rooting for ghana [2] |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | fucking hell |
NordicMindset
06.16.14 | US GOAL! |
NordicMindset
06.16.14 | only like 50 secs in |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | less |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | was about 33 seconds |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.16.14 | still rooting for ghana |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | yeah fuck usa |
NorthernSkylark
06.16.14 | 29 seconds |
facupm
06.16.14 | germany is powerful
2nd place will be ery disputed |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.16.14 | "Remember that Ghana, they ooze confidence. They hemorrhage confidence."
- commentator guy |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | they look like sweets |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Ghana will eat them :-D
Yeah probably not |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | ghana are certainly the most exciting team out of africa we've seen so far. them and civ |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | altidores done his hamstring. immediately clear |
NordicMindset
06.16.14 | ah damn |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | FUCK MY SHITTY STREAM!!!!!!! |
Mesm277
06.16.14 | Maybe Klinsmann regrets not bringing Donovan now? :S |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | ouch |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Nah, from vipboxam. My wifi signals a bit weak as well tbh |
facupm
06.16.14 | its impossible to study during the WC tbh |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | thank fuck my exams finished a week ago |
OmairSh
06.16.14 | Yeah you even feel like watching the crappy teams during the wc |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | 5th of june was my last one and i think they'd all finished by the 6th |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | never seen a player defend his assailant like that before |
aircycle
06.16.14 | usa thirsty |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | my brother's pointed out that this is the only match so far where the advertising boards haven't been aimed at the brazilian audience |
ChoccyPhilly
06.16.14 | It's like Ghana are playing without any strikers and the rule they have imposed on them is that they're not allowed to shoot anywhere inside the box |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | yeah this is really frustrating to watch |
Calc
06.16.14 | there's only so many chances you can give a team... |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | this would all be much more impressive if the usa didn't have to rely on foreign produced players |
NordicMindset
06.16.14 | USA! |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.16.14 | defending corner kicks isnt supposed to be as difficult as these teams have been making it look |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | the europeans are gonna come and fuck you so make the most of this |
Calc
06.16.14 | ohh with the hate fish can't we just love the game? |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | nah man
italy and uruguay are the only teams i dislike more |
anarchistfish
06.16.14 | watching ghana play is nearly as painful as game of thrones |
SPRFanOf5H
06.17.14 | 2-1 USA beats Ghana! Solid start for Team USA, especially from Brooks who knocked in the game-winning goal.
TEAM USA!!!!! |
aircycle
06.17.14 | wat? watching usa play was painful ghana was pretty dominant for the whole 2nd half
|
aircycle
06.17.14 | usa team only has like 5 foreign players |
Diamondize
06.17.14 | wow honestly didn't think the us would win |
aircycle
06.17.14 | the espn post-game people were all "wow that was so american" lol |
Ryus
06.17.14 | that was unexpected |
kris.
06.17.14 | USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA |
SPRFanOf5H
06.17.14 | One team dispatched, another six to go. USA has huge odds against them to compete for a title, but you never know. Portugal will be looking for revenge after their loss to Germany, so I'm sure USA is gonna have a harder time with them than today.
Germany vs. USA is gonna be huge, powerhouse against a team trying to rebuild. Any possibility they'll knock off the Germans? |
DurzoBlint
06.17.14 | "Any possibility they'll knock off the Germans?"
Zero. They would have been destroyed today if ghana could pull the trigger better. I am predicting 3-0
against USA. Sadly USA do not have the talent to compete with the better teams, just the way it is.
Howard is their best player and he aint gonna be scoring any goals. |
kris.
06.17.14 | what's that durzo? CANT HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF UNPARALLELED FREEDOM |
DurzoBlint
06.17.14 | Haha they can keep the freedom when they are knocked out in the groups. But then again so will england so no shame in it. Iv got germany to win. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | looool |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.17.14 | Germany and Ghana will make it through |
facupm
06.17.14 | that was lucky, germany wont be so mercyful |
NordicMindset
06.17.14 | maybe Portugal won't be so hard after all |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.17.14 | Asides from Belgium (which I suppose we all know will make it through) who do you guys think will be the second team in group H?, I think I'll go with the commies, but I can't be really sure |
facupm
06.17.14 | yeah russia imo |
stranger
06.17.14 | 'MERICA USA USA USA SMD FOREIGNERS |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | def russia
"wat? watching usa play was painful ghana was pretty dominant for the whole 2nd half"
no man they're just such a tragic team. it's like watching your dog being put down |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | "'MERICA USA USA USA SMD FOREIGNERS"
And that's why everyone hates Americans, children |
stranger
06.17.14 | sry i can't hear you over the sound of my country being better than yours |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | Well noones talking to you, so that shouldn't be a problem |
kris.
06.17.14 | we beat germany once already back in dubya dubya two, we can do it again |
facupm
06.17.14 | i prefer usa to pass, honestly, they played poorly |
stranger
06.17.14 | WE'LL PUT A BOOT IN YER ASS, IT'S THE AMERICAN WAY |
Gwynsalt
06.17.14 | also yea Russia are definitely going to round of 16 |
facupm
06.17.14 | +1000 comments and only 5 days of WC
brazil 2-1 mexico for tomorrow |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | "+1000 comments and only 5 days of WC"
i like this though |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | Rate of comments reflects the rate of goals being scored. I hope Mexico wins, but yeah it'll be very difficult |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | way to fuck up the page forever |
DrMaximus
06.17.14 | Page is barely fucked |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.17.14 | ugh USA |
Faraudo
06.17.14 | Nah, Mexico will endure, despite the inevitably corrupt referee. |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | inevitably corrupt referee [2]
Haha Futures. |
Faraudo
06.17.14 | Yeah... They should've won 3-0 against Cameroon, those 2 "offsides" were complete bullshit. But of
course, they can't go to the top of the group cause...Brazil! |
Keyblade
06.17.14 | Kinda underwhelmed when I saw Brooks linked with Villa the other day, now I'm like sign him up! haha great goal and celebration |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | Neymar will be getting another penalty, and won't be given a yellow card even if he punches another player |
SaneTBP
06.17.14 | He got a yellow on the first game though |
SPRFanOf5H
06.17.14 | Prepare yourselves for the ripping Russia will put on the South Koreans tomorrow in Group H. The Belgium and Algeria bout will be interesting to see, but did anyone see that game of Iran and Nigeria?
Holy fuck that was boring shit to watch, worst FIFA match of the year period. |
Faraudo
06.17.14 | A strange change of pace, considering that every other match was amazing, or at the very least good. |
Keyblade
06.17.14 | For a 0-0 draw it was pretty entertaining. The last 20 minutes were end to end, either team could have won it. |
osmark86
06.17.14 | @Key: we're linked with Brooks? damn, pretty excited about that I must say. |
Pennywise_M
06.17.14 | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=723091274417234&set=vb.183786105014423&type=2&theater |
SaneTBP
06.17.14 | Both teams were awful on the attacking third in Nigeria - Iran match |
PappyMason
06.17.14 | I'm anticipating all three games today to be pretty good.
Russia vs South Korea is an interesting match up.
Brazil vs Mexico should be pretty entertaining.
And I'm just waiting to see how Belgium start the tournament. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | "https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=723091274417234&set=vb.183786105014423&type=2&theater"
well this is just unnecessary |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | lol at that guy in the background shouting deutschland |
danielcardoso
06.17.14 | Belgium shouldn't take anything granted against Algeria. Sure, they're favorites to win the match, but Algeria has a stellar defense and a very good quick counter strategy. Plus, their strikers Ghilas and Slimani are very good. As for Brazil's game, they should get the win but Mexico is always an entertaining and surprising team, so we should be in for a special game. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | Belgium 2
Algeria 0
Feel like Belgium will limp past Algeria. Late goal will make the scoreline more respectable.
Russia 2
South Korea 2
Russia always make a meal of things
Brazil 3
Mexico 1 |
ButteryBiscuitBass
06.17.14 | MEAT PIES
SAUSAGE ROLLS
COME ON ENGLAND
GET US A GOAL |
joshieboy
06.17.14 | Belgium are underrated. Young side, but they can surprise the top teams. Algeria aren't one of them so they should get the win. Russia over Korea and Brazil over Mexico in an entertaining, high scoring game. |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | After the amount of talk abut Belgium, I'm not sure if they can still be classified as underrated anymore |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | ^^^^^^^^^ |
aircycle
06.17.14 | the mexican cartel could fuck the brazilian cartel up tho |
aircycle
06.17.14 | if brazil doesn't make it past the first round everyone in rio is gettin stoned and beheaded |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | *if Brazil doesn't make it to the semi's |
GuanoBumbershoot
06.17.14 | I guess this will be the year I finally give soccer a chance, outside of highlight videos. Watched a replay of the Ger-Por match, and it was awesome, besides the lopsided score. |
osmark86
06.17.14 | I think Mexico has a shot at winning this fixture. They've consistently performed well against Brazil and seem to be in form. |
NorthernSkylark
06.17.14 | Belgium: Thibaut Courtois - Toby Alderweireld, Daniel Van Buyten, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Moussa Dembele, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Nacer Chadli, Romelu Lukaku
Boy, Am I excited |
Evreaia
06.17.14 | Van Buyten has been stapling mistakes lately, eurrgh.. |
Thane
06.17.14 | i'm super excited too. shame Vela doesn't want to play for mexico, he's been so good this season |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | So 17 of Algeria's players were born in France? lol |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | lots of possession but little else so far from this belgian team |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | did Vertonghen really think he was gonna get away with that? |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Belgium is being so mediocre right now.
|
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | Belgium aren't anywhere near as good as I hoped they'd be considering the quality within their squad. Algeria are playing far better as unit |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Gotta admit, didn't go into with any specific expectations. I just really like Belgium (I mean come on, consistently great beer, inventors of waffles and french fries, chocolates..) |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | belgium is gay |
PappyMason
06.17.14 | That's a great second goal. Quality counter attack. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | Aww damn, I was hoping Algeria would run away with this. They had a great first half |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | "belgium is gay"
Are we talking soccer or are you just being a xenophobic dick again? |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | im sorry i can't help it :/ |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Just 'cause you're French/British does not mean you have to be an example of stereotypes. Just have a bitter and chill for a minute. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | i am literally just a parody of myself though |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Good to know. Reminds me of the Comedian from Watchmen. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | I once got told that I'm a lot like Blake from Workaholics but I watched that show and it's awful |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Is that one of the short haired guys or the guy with the curly hair? Yeah, it's kinda dull. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | curley haired guy
and yeah the short haired guys kinda meld into one |
Keyblade
06.17.14 | Fuck yes Belgium. Had me worried there |
kris.
06.17.14 | workaholics is great wtf |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Well, now that just sounds weird. I imagined you looked more British/French.
That win just now was kinda surprising. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | "So much drammer!"
- commentator guy |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | "Well, now that just sounds weird. I imagined you looked more British/French. "
nah I do look beautiful and latin. he meant in personality. |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | So you're a mutt. That just seems odd, I haven't met a lot of people who are as one-dimensional as the majority of TV show characters. |
henryChinaski
06.17.14 | Rooting for Mexico! |
Calc
06.17.14 | neymar went to the dwayne wade school of flopping that's some good shit there. |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | This is the first time every member of one team will dive. I'm sure they've been instructed by the
coach as well. There'll be a lot of incorrect calls against Mexico, and I'm sure there'll be one
penalty, and maybe even a double yellow. Maybe that's too big a conspiracy but I wouldn't be
surprised if it happened |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | This might just become a pretty tight game, though. Didn't expect that. |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | "So you're a mutt. That just seems odd, I haven't met a lot of people who are as one-dimensional as the majority of TV show characters."
i don't understand |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | would be interesting to see a behind the scenes of all the camera work they do during a match |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Actually see some more scenes like that Joe Hart scene.
I'm saying you're a mutt. The other statement was about you being like that guy from Workaholics. (and then I blabbered on about how I find such comparisons to be asinine) |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | this mexican goalie's pretty good |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | yeah i thought we'd long established that i'm a mutt though :s |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Idk, I don't remember minuitiae very well.
Agreed, he's doing a pretty good job so far. Curious how the second half of this game is gonna go. |
Killerhit
06.17.14 | ditto |
barcafan21
06.17.14 | belgium looked rather poor this morning |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | did anyone else make a fantasy team? |
ti0n
06.17.14 | netherlands vs germany finale .germany wins world cup. mind my words |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Not gonna happen.
I could definitely see this game right now end in a draw. I doubt there's gonna be much coming through that Mexican defense/Ochoa. And it doesn't look like they can pull through Brazil's defense, either. |
kris.
06.17.14 | "mind my words"
i bet you mean "mark my words" but i wnot say anything :3 |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | if close to 70 percent possession, 20 shots and 3 pts is equal to "looking bad" then I cant wait til Belgium looks good! |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | what he said kinda makes sense anyway even if it's not commonly said like that |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | belgium look unconvincing i think would be a better way of putting it |
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | This game between Brazil and Mexico is dire. Lots of action but literally nothing in the final third except a couple of brave shots from outside the box |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | i guess they needed 80 percent possession, 30 shots and a clean sheet. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | Ochoa over and over and over and over and over |
ti0n
06.17.14 | holy fuck |
ti0n
06.17.14 | mexican keeper is the shit |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | This game totally would've been smashed without Ochoa. It's like watching Italy during the Euro 2 years ago. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | Brazil's game is too predictable. props for the mexican keeper, looks like quality |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Yeah, this is pretty much a draw. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | Julio Cesar just gave up a juicy rebound too.. oh my goodness |
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | Mexico has the best defence i've seen so far |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | its overrrrrr |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | Idk about best but I think their defense in combination with Ochoa made them hard to get at. Although Brazil has not been as good as expected so far, so a team with a different strategy might be more apt at penetrating that defense. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.17.14 | A game void of any genuine excitement. Too late to watch Russia and South Korea, which I reckon will be an absolute belter |
OmairSh
06.17.14 | Keeper MOTM fo shiznizz |
Wolfhorde
06.17.14 | No doubt. |
henryChinaski
06.17.14 | Brazil won't go very far if they don't improve considerably. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | "Should be a good one between Rusher and Koreer."
- commentator guy |
facupm
06.17.14 | russia should do it |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | "Brazil won't go very far if they don't improve considerably."
they will (get better) |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.17.14 | I hope they don't |
NordicMindset
06.17.14 | Russia-Korea |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | no world cup goal in over 145 minutes
im getting bored |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | said the english guy |
anarchistfish
06.17.14 | i don't follow |
Mesm277
06.17.14 | Oh dear Akinfeev |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.17.14 | i need the scoreline to stay at 1-1 so i can earn 4 pts in the pool |
PunchforPunch
06.18.14 | If you don't buy the ticket, you won't win the raffle! |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | Thanks for informing us so late, jeez |
NordicMindset
06.18.14 | so manny ties |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | there weren't any before yesterday |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | tomorrows schedule is a lot better |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | Spain x Chile's gonna be OMFG |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | marcelo's a cunt |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | Spain x Chile's gonna be OMFG [2]
Shitting myself here. It's not just about winning but also about decreasing that fucking goal difference. I think Del Bosque will focus on the win though |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | 1-0 guaranteed |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | tbh I have a feeling Chile are gonna win it
when teams crumble this badly this early in a tournament they rarely get up again (France '02 '10, Italy '10, Netherlands '12...) |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | Holland 2 - Australia 0
Spain 3 - Chile 1
Croatia 1 - Cameroon 1 |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | 3-0
2-3
1-0 |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | "Chiles defence looked shocking and that was against Australia."
Spain can match them unfortunately |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | Chile's isn't too much worse. Spain need much more speed for this match. I'm thinking Juanfran, Pedro, and Koke should be in the starting 11 for sure. No Xavi, Javi for Pique, and either one of Busquets or Alonso. Not sure whether the 4-2-3-1 would make more sense or the 4-3-3. The double pivot would be safer, but I'm not sure how effective any of the strikers would be alone up front. |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | I'm sure VDB will use Fabregas as the false 9, not sure Costa will start |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | So much pressure on Spain for this match. I'm not sure they'll get the win to be honest, especially seeing as many people had this as their toughest group match. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | Anyone who actually thinks Chile is more of a WC threat than the Dutch is kidding themselves so yeah |
osmark86
06.18.14 | so glad Belgium decided to start playing football yesterday. that first half was some of the most passive, sloth-like performances I've seen all tournament. |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Well, their team is apparently a bunch of young individualists so that wasn't too surprising that they were lacking coherence and fit. I could see that that is easily going to ruin their run. |
osmark86
06.18.14 | unless they get a real kick in the boot as a form of wake-up call then, yes, that might just be their downfall this tournament unfortunately. |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | England were real unlucky against Italy, hoping for an easy win against Uruguay with Rooney returning to his preferred position. |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Rooney was so bad. Almost as bad as his face is aesthetic. |
osmark86
06.18.14 | I wouldn't say they went unlucky. that game could have gone both ways. |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | We were unlucky, I felt we controlled the game for the most part, the final ball just wasn't there. |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Maybe a little bit but I'd say they were just outplayed by Italy. Just look at some of the moves by Pirlo.
and e.g. Rooney's shots were super imprecise. |
osmark86
06.18.14 | that's more down to effort and performance rather than luck. if a team can call an unfair defeat this tournament I'd say Croatia (against Brazil) have that right. |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | I feel you're being biased, pleb. Plus, what the Swede said. |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Rooney's shooting was woeful yes, not really being biased cos I would've said something completely arrogant if that were the case.
Sterling is such an exciting player though, got a feeling he will be out POTT. |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Yeah, I'm not buying that. (not to mention that cognitive biases don't have to be blatant)
I mean England didn't play bad, above expectations - but they were definitely outplayed by Italy. |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Haha not being biased but whatever, we were beaten but compared to recent performances I was impressed by how well we kept the ball. |
Chrisjon89
06.18.14 | England were good. i think Rooney feels added pressure to score goals cos people always write/talk about him not turning up at major international tournaments. not necessary though - the assist for Sturridge was great.
underwhelmed by Belgium despite their win. and underwhelmed by Brazil - no help from Refinho against Mexico. Ochoa was awesome, particularly the Neymar header save. Brazil look kinda lost in attack |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | England played better than I was expecting against Italy, I was relatively pleased with the performance overall. I think a draw would've been a fair reflection of the match.
Brazil have been disappointing, agreed. I think Neymar has played well in both matches so far though, he was unlucky not to score against Mexico. It looks like he's the only player really looking with any real intent to make something happen in attack. |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | "Anyone who actually thinks Chile is more of a WC threat than the Dutch is kidding themselves so yeah"
I think a lot of the people who were thinking that were basing it on how much better Chile were playing than the Dutch pre-tournament. I still think they could cause an upset in this group. It's too early to start praising Holland too much after one win against a surprisingly mediocre Spain performance. |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | "I still think they could cause an upset in this group."
Those are the stronger odds at the moment. |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | By the way: Does anyone happen to know whether Suarez will be in the starting eleven tomorrow? I'd love to see him on the pitch against England. |
Lowder91bird
06.18.14 | The teams that look the best to me so far are France, The Netherlands and Germany. |
guitarded_chuck
06.18.14 | dutch are gonna win
(inb4 i jinxed it and they lose today) |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | Suarez claims to be "one hundred percent" |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | "Those are the stronger odds at the moment."
Yeah, 'upset' was the wrong word really, although I reckon they could give Holland a good game and maybe even get the win, I guess that would something of an upset the way the Dutch have started. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | spain will beat chile but chile will beat netherlands and spain will go out on goal difference |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | nah Netherlands will win all three games |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | C'mon Australia! |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Fuck yeah. |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | Australia looking the better team early on. |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | Started so much better than they did against Chile. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | get killed |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | What's that, fish? |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | fair enough |
Mesm277
06.18.14 | What a response |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | What. A. Goal! |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | CAHILL |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | GOOOOOOAAAALL. COME ON AUSSIEESS!!! Fucking hell Blind piling up the assists |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Tim bloody Cahill, blue bastard but c'mon straya!!!!!!! |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | Aussies should be leading here. |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Yeah they're doing a great job so far |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | hey guys, there's blood on Zidane's floor |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | If Australia win today and Spain win their next 2 games, then they could even top the group if they score enough goals. A looong second half coming, I'm thinking the Dutch will pull through though. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Australia are playing so well as a team. Not at all like the individual wankery that is Arjen Robben |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | yeah vieira's right
no way this dutch side will win the tournament |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Damn, Jedinak |
Mesm277
06.18.14 | Arrgh need Holland to win with RVP to score, he's in my dream team! |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Great match so far. Better than anything that was on yesterday |
Mesm277
06.18.14 | YES!!! |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | That lead was brief. Great goal though |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | wow. this game |
DurzoBlint
06.18.14 | This game though |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | this game is so much better than expected |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Great game indeed. Penalty decision was ridiculous though. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | why? his hand was out and the ball hit his hand. could say that it wasn't intentional but it's always been a grey area |
menawati
06.18.14 |
Loving this world cup, miles better than the tedious games at SA 4 years ago and can actually hear crowd noises instead of fking vuvuzelas. |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | ^ When its that close its extremely harsh - there's nothing the defender can do (apart from running with his hands behind his back like a retard). |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Why am I not surprised by how Australia plays Soccer? They're like Ireland with a better offense. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | those kinds of penalties get given all the time. his hand is stuck out and it blocks the cross so it makes sense that it was given even if the intent wasn't there |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Yeah I dunno. To me it looked like his hand was maybe out a little bit unintentionally because he was still in motion. I mean what's he supposed to do with his arms. He'd have to keep them behind his back all the time within the box. |
WilliamCloudwalker
06.18.14 | rvp did some breakdancing there |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | After this game I'm seriously starting to doubt the Netherlands chances of going far in this WC. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | I never thought they would win, but this is far more encouraging than their performance at the Euros 2 years ago |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Yeah, I initially thought they'd be worse. Much worse because of the same reason but they had a good bunch of sloppy moments, moreso than in the game against Spain. And that Australia was able to score 2 against them would give you something to think. I'm also not sure about their goalie. |
DurzoBlint
06.18.14 | "can actually hear crowd noises instead of fking vuvuzelas"
Fucking hell those damn things... sounded like a swarm of bees in the camera. What a goood game though. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | Xavi amd Pique removed from the starting 11 |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Interesting |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Yeah, about time. Spain needed that wake up call |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | "@Wolfhorde The Australian keeper Mathew Ryan just won the best goalkeeper in the Belgium league and is a huge upcoming prospect. The last goal was his fault though unfortunately. "
I was talking about the Dutch goalkeeper. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | Chileans fucking know how to sing an anthem |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Indeed they do. If you sing the anthem like that here in Germany people call you a Nazi |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | If it contains nationalist messages that is quite understandable given our history. Otherwise? If where you live people call you a Nazi for singing the national anthem, you live with quite a bunch of stupid people. |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Great pass, great goal |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | If this continues, Spain ain't gonna go far in this WC. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Lol wtf is going on Spain? |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | the french are obsessed with their footballers singing the anthem. my mother never stops complaining about it and she doesn't even particularly like football |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | Idk, I think people getting their political ideological panties in wad because of anthems are being incessant idiots. I mean, I'm not particularly fond of stereotypical patriotism and nationalism but I'm even less fond of the lunacy that comes with most politically fueled connotations. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Lol am I actually watching the demise of Spain? It's like how the Netherlands played in the euros after losing to Spain in the world cup and it's as if that curse was lifted from the Netherlands and is now on Spain. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | At this rate, Spain won't even beat Australia |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | chile could well top the group |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | chile v netherlands will be a great game |
adr
06.18.14 | spain are so shit holy shit, rip tika-taka hard |
Sleaper
06.18.14 | CAHILL CAHILL CAHILL OI OI OI.
3-2 aint a bad effort boys |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | If Australia play against Spain as they did against Netherlands today, they will beat Spain, no doubt |
Wolfhorde
06.18.14 | ^ Agreed. Spain have become oddly weak. As much as Brazil has become surprisingly inconsistent. This is an odd, but interesting WC. |
Drummerboy123
06.18.14 | 'If this continues, Spain ain't gonna go far in this WC.'
No shit, they were gone after Holland crippled them. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | it's not without warning though. barcelona getting crushed by bayern munich and spain by brazil last year were premonitions |
Torontonian
06.18.14 | is it just me or is spain totally shitting the bed right now?
|
Hyperion1001
06.18.14 | dont know anything about soccer but watching spain lose is hilarious |
Sleaper
06.18.14 | im seriously not a fan of this spanish lineup on the field.
TORRES SLAYS costa... xavi and fabregas on bench.. and pique replaced?? what the fuck is going on |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | costa must be wishing he'd picked brazil now |
Sleaper
06.18.14 | fuck costa. spanish coach needs to pick up his fucking game. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | ' If this continues, Spain ain't gonna go far in this WC.'
grade A analysis tbh
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anarchistfish
06.18.14 | phil neville got a sputnik account |
henryChinaski
06.18.14 | Great performance by Chile |
ShadowRemains
06.18.14 | fuck spain |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | Goodbye Spain era. It was awful and boring while it lasted |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | predictions: whose 'era' begins now? |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | France and Germany to dominate from 2016-2020 |
ChoccyPhilly
06.18.14 | It is done. The beast is slain. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | Spain getting ousted by a country they basically created. Incredible |
Shuyin
06.18.14 | i feel bad for koke, hes one of my favourite players.. all in all, spain sucks |
Emyay
06.18.14 | adios espana |
DrMaximus
06.18.14 | lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | that sign guy was awesome |
DominionMM1
06.18.14 | "predictions: whose 'era' begins now?"
USA USA USA USA USA |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | I don't like when someone's "era" begins, it's way more fun when there are many teams at the top |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | Chile v Argentina final confirmed |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | nah bro wait til Chile runs into a more physically imposing side |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | put down the red and blue koolaid, kidz |
Shuyin
06.18.14 | im not putting my money on anyone right now, this tournament is too unpredictable atm
even tho portugal had a hard loss ive gotta say its one of the best world cups in awhile so far |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | A world cup haven't been that interesting since '98 AT LEAST |
Drummerboy123
06.18.14 | 'Chile v Argentina final confirmed'
Hahaha no way. Chile will be going against Brazil in the round of 16. If anything, it'll probably be Germany v Holland in the final with the way those teams have been playing. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | looooooooool let's face it, chile aren't reaching the final but there's no way in hell the netherlands are getting close |
Shuyin
06.18.14 | they've showed the best football so far |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.18.14 | fish is posting in a definitive fashion but we all know its only wishful thinking on his part |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | they've shown that they know how to set themslves up to exploit spain's weaknesses and that they can
just about outscore a feisty australian team |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | in all seriousness, final looks most likely to be Germany v Argentina or Brazil v Argentina at the moment but this wc is so topsy turvy that none of us here can honestly make a decisive or foolproof prediction |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | Being serious, Brazil won't make it to the finals on their own, maybe if they receive some "help", but they haven't showed anything that interesting |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | Wow I can't believe the way Spain has fallen. Del Bosque is the main reason for the downfall. His conservative tactics and refusal to bring in young talent to the squad has killed the team. And as icing on the cake, he decides to sub in Torres when Villa is sitting on the bench. Any coach that does that deserves to lose. The team was beyond pathetic today, they couldn't even string a few passes in the first half and were constantly losing possession, even Iniesta was. Abysmal performance. |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Great ball to Olic, easy finish. |
oresttt
06.18.14 | sup pleb
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BigPleb
06.18.14 | sup man, lol at Spain. |
JamieTwort
06.18.14 | Was predicting that Chile might top the group before tonight's match, even more confident of that now. They definitely have a chance of beating the Dutch.
RIP Spain though :( |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Spain were under too much pressure from the start, their squad boasts a lot but they haven't been the same over the year or so. |
aircycle
06.18.14 | usa is gonna smack portugal |
aircycle
06.18.14 | hyperbolically |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | i can see them pulling it off, especially if ronaldo's injured (as he reportedly is) |
Shuyin
06.18.14 | taking us lightly heh? we'll see what happens |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | I agree with Spain needing to freshen up the squad a little bit. They looked devoid of ideas.
Hopefully in the next match Del Bosque will make wholesale changes and allow the players warming the bench to play. |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | Too late though. |
Torontonian
06.18.14 | Is this list a sputnik record for most comments?
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MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | viva hard jammers dude |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | "Hopefully in the next match Del Bosque will make wholesale changes and allow the players warming the bench to play."
If he does that and they end up winning, he will receive heavy criticism for not taking similar risks for the first 2 matches. He's so fucktarded he'll probably take Torres to the Euros. Words can't describe how angry I was when I saw Torres warming up, especially when Villa was on the bench. |
SPRFanOf5H
06.18.14 | Shocker with Spain being eliminated, but come on everyone this was coming sooner or later. Brazil needs to get their shit together after playing that match against Mexico, interesting WC coming our way.
I wanna say America in the final, but lets get realistic here. Germany, the Netherlands, and Argentina are only teams with legitimate shots at the final, Germany wins it all in the final. |
oresttt
06.18.14 | nice one song haha |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | 'nice one song haha'
Hahaha, what an elbow. It was so lame. |
Gwynsalt
06.18.14 | A lot of Spain's squad is formed by 30 something year olds who won't make it to the next world cup, they just don't really got any real young blood anymore and with key figures like Puyol leaving the defense it was only a matter of time before they finally started crumbling after all these years |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | "I wanna say America"
be more specific, are you talking about Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras or United States?
lolololololol |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Bloody hell Song, cos your team dearly there. |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | ""I wanna say America"
be more specific, are you talking about Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras or United States?
lolololololol"
this is such a south american thing to say |
BigPleb
06.18.14 | Great finish by Perisic, bye bye Cameroon. |
aircycle
06.18.14 | usa isn't getting anywhere near the final if they don't step up their offense game imo |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.18.14 | lol at you taking a comment with a "lololololol" seriously
I still think America is one continent tho |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | imo usa isn't getting anywhere near the final if they don't stop being usa imo |
anarchistfish
06.18.14 | "lol at you taking a comment with a "lololololol" seriously"
excuse me? |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | The annoying thing with Spain is that there's quite a lot of creativity on the bench, and David Villa is a proven goal scorer who's capable of injecting some pace into the game.
Also, while Costa has had a fantastic season, he is not proven at international level and to start him in a team that has such a different style of playing is bound to raise questions (although I am aware that there isn't a lot of choice here). Navas' pace would have been useful to have...
There needs to be more options at centre-back and Casillas has been terrible and is going to have to earn any future call-ups. |
aircycle
06.18.14 | XD |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | ^ I'm not too convinced by Barcelona's recent habit of playing defensively minded midfielders at centre-back. Eventually they get found out. |
PappyMason
06.18.14 | Yes, especially when they coughed up all that money for Neymar. |
OmairSh
06.18.14 | "^ I'm not too convinced by Barcelona's recent habit of playing defensively minded midfielders at
centre-back. Eventually they get found out."
Exactly, this strategy is absolute bull shit, and they've done the same with Javi Martinez in Spain
now. And even now they're solely chasing attacking players like Reus and even Higuain |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | wonder if any african nations will make it out of the groups |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | ivory coast and algeria are the only teams that look up to it |
facupm
06.19.14 | embarassing spain, Chile is a great team tho, before the WC i was the only within my friends to say they would get through the group B
i was right, they played excellent |
Gwynsalt
06.19.14 | Yea defense is Barca's biggest problem atm, with Puyol, who has been a center figure to their defense for well over a decade now, leaving, this next season is gonna be fucking tough as fuck for them if they don't hire any other potent defenses |
facupm
06.19.14 | xavi is also leaving isnt him? |
Chrisjon89
06.19.14 | so so happy with Australia's efforts so far. Cahill's goal was incredible.
i expected Spain to top the group. last two seasons that tika taka style hasn't been all conquering any more, key players have gotten older, there's less of a Barca influence in the starting XI than there was in the past as someone said ^ but even still I thought they'd qualify. that was a improved performance from Chile too - defensively pretty sound and took their chances well. and Spain have an embarassingly good bench, but 2-0 down and sending 2014 Torres on didn't fill me with hope. it's a shame Cahill is suspended for that last game cos so much of our goalscoring threat will go along with him
been an awesome World Cup so far. loving it. |
DrMaximus
06.19.14 | RIP Portugal |
henryChinaski
06.19.14 | Some of the Cameroon players should go and see a shrink |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | Throwing downward elbows at opposing players (who don't even have the ball) is a widely accepted Cameroon tactic |
henryChinaski
06.19.14 | Haha yeah. The other guy who was trying to headbutt his own teammate was also very entertaining |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | 'RIP Portugal'
not yet
anyone watching Colombia? looks like its gonna be a great game |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | yeah rip portugal
tough to predict this Colombia - Ivory Coast matchup though
Colombia 2 - Ivory Coast 1
Uruguay 2 - England 1
Japan 0 - Greece 1 |
aircycle
06.19.14 | rootin for civ
rather arbitrarily |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | OFF THE FUCKING POST!!!! Great play |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | here comes Drogba |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | Meh |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | he changed the dynamics of their last game when he came on |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | JAMES RODRIIGUEEEEEEZZZZZZZ |
guitarded_chuck
06.19.14 | dat white boi |
guitarded_chuck
06.19.14 | CAPITAL LETTERZ |
Pennywise_M
06.19.14 | https://i.4cdn.org/sp/1403168763174.gif
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MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | hahah |
henryChinaski
06.19.14 | Great game! I really like how the Colombians play. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | well done, the coffee has been grown successfully |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | someone doesn't like south americans lol
the colombians play like sharks. it's pretty cool tbh |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | Eunuch The Ivory Coast wasn't going to go far anyway. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | ". it's pretty cool tbh. "
whats cool is Suarez scoring on England |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | They need at least one more goal. |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | ugh this is why no one likes england |
PappyMason
06.19.14 | 'the colombians play like sharks'
I like. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | this Greece match is a must win.. hopefully we can scrape out a 1-0 vs Japan |
henryChinaski
06.19.14 | Mediocre first half, some good chances. Goal and the cross were pretty great though. I guess it had to be Suarez :] |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | hey, sup fish :] |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | hate watching England matches cuz the commentator only has enthusiasm if the ball is on a certain side of the pitch |
Alastor
06.19.14 | Rooney will strike soon. I feel it |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.19.14 | Respect for Die, losing your father 2 hours before a game and still playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6wkQZiyAZE |
NordicMindset
06.19.14 | come on Urguay |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | "hate watching England matches cuz the commentator only has enthusiasm if the ball is on a certain side of the pitch"
just as annoying for you as it is for me
|
DominionMM1
06.19.14 | "so you like classless play with stalling and diving?"
when was the last time a soccer match lacked these? |
Emyay
06.19.14 | rooney is garbage lol |
Wolfhorde
06.19.14 | England gon' be thrashed. |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | finishing is awful ugh |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | yessssssssssssssss
just had to happen eventually |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | leave it to glen johnson |
DominionMM1
06.19.14 | you were saying...? |
Alastor
06.19.14 | Strike. What did I just say? |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | england should win it from here
"you were saying...?"
yeah so they finally scored a tap in lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | "Strike. What did I just say?"
lol |
Emyay
06.19.14 | migh have been directed at me for saying rooney is garbage. tap in or not a goal is a goal. nicely done |
Wolfhorde
06.19.14 | One goal doesn't make him a good player, though. |
Alastor
06.19.14 | Rooney is just the most english man ever |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | SUAREZ BITCH |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | of course, england never ever do "should" |
Wolfhorde
06.19.14 | "Rooney is just the most english man ever"
Well, look at his face. In England you're either Gerrard or Rooney. |
Capablanca
06.19.14 | I guess they were afraid of Suarez for a reason. |
Alastor
06.19.14 | haha, darn |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | What even makes someone characteristically english? |
Alastor
06.19.14 | a sad face apparently |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | you have to drink in the day time and refer to Africa as "Africker" |
adr
06.19.14 | england defence and gerrard are disgrace |
Capablanca
06.19.14 | some extra minutes and bye bye England. |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | this has to end 2-2
surely |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | why the fuck is hart up there ffs, gd is still vital |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | lmfao fish |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | ffs i don't want to have to support italy |
Wolfhorde
06.19.14 | Yeah, now I can definitely see the statement that France is faaaaaaaaaaar better than England. Calm down, fishy face. |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | you are taking the fucking piss england |
kris.
06.19.14 | lol england lol england lol england lol england lol england lol england lol england lol |
Relinquished
06.19.14 | fuck u too then fish |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | o/ |
Capablanca
06.19.14 | England has never been relevant in World Cups in at least 50 years anyway so no big surprise here. |
PappyMason
06.19.14 | We never look like scoring...
|
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | it has to be a problem with the whole footballing culture here. hard for me to compare but football in england comes across as very individualistic |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | I think the whole way the media approaches the national team affects their psychology too |
Dunpeal
06.19.14 | i'm from MMMMMUUUUURICA!!! so i d g a f
still i'll root for argentina cuz Maradona is boss and Messi is en route to dethrone him as goat, if he hasn't already |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | hey, sup fish :] |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | yo bro
how's ronaldo holding up |
SPRFanOf5H
06.19.14 | It's gonna be a miracle for England to qualify for the knockout stages now with the 2-1 loss to Uruguay. Rooney finally got a goal but man the English aren't that great this year, should've known in the warmup rounds before the WC against Honduras. |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | rumour about a career threatening injury, if he goes its bye bye to us as well. we already lost coentrao.
but if we make it out of the group then we could get some easy teams first so who knows |
Capablanca
06.19.14 | There's a problem when your team loses their first match and critics tap the players backs praising their good effort, I mean it's a world cup group just 3 games and you're out. |
Alastor
06.19.14 | Yeah, english media is the worst |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | its our problem here, we always congratulate them, even when they lose. we didnt cheer for our team on korea tho, that was a fucking disgrace. but it pains me that our players get treated like lil boys
and we still need that fucking striker |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | that's the only time I've ever seen england praised after a defeat and it was cos for the first time in forever they were actually building a philosophy and purpose but they just flopped yet again today |
henryChinaski
06.19.14 | "I think the whole way the media approaches the national team affects their psychology too"
This. That's also why they always lose those penalty shootouts :] |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | the penalty shootouts are self perpetuating. the more we lose them the more we'll lose them in the future |
jefflebowski
06.19.14 | england have played better than the last 2 world cups |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | Ἑλλάς
Ἑλλάς
Ἑλλάς
Ἑλλάς
Ἑλλάς |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | 'england have played better than the last 2 world cups'
noes, they played well in 2006, but they met FUCKING PORTUGAL! we rule.. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.19.14 | Disappointed. Watched the game with a of mates and as happy as we were about the Rooney goal, we were livid when Suarez scored again. Our attack was simply toothless |
Wolfhorde
06.19.14 | "but they met FUCKING PORTUGAL! we rule.."
More like "ruled". Pretty much every "king" is getting his head chopped off right now. |
jefflebowski
06.19.14 | we were awful in 2006, one of the most boring england teams i've ever seen |
Pizzahut
06.19.14 | "FUCKING PORTUGAL! we rule.."
Yet you've never won the World Cup, shame. |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | you dont just win the world cup, we have a great team its undeniable. we're just having a hard time with injuries, thats all
and we need a striker.. ever since pauleta and nuno gomes retired, we never had a good man up on front |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | I guess they are a pretty great team if we're comparing them to Honduras or Ireland or something |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | to be fair, portugal are probably the 2nd best team behind the dutch never to have won the wc
unless you count hungary and the like back in the old days |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.19.14 | Eusebio's Portugal > Cristiano's Portugal |
Alastor
06.19.14 | last time I saw portugal they were being raped by germany. also c.ronaldo sucks |
PappyMason
06.19.14 | 'Our attack was simply toothless'
Tactically, I don't know how we play.
We pack the midfield, but can't keep the ball or pass it accurately.
We, supposedly, play with wide-men when we have possession and push our full backs forward, but then proceed to lump the ball in the box when the only player we have in there is Sturridge and heading the ball isn't really his strength.
The last time I remember England actually playing well was in 1998... |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | i just looked up Hungary to make sure theyre still a real country |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | Japan probably has the shortest national anthem on planet erff. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.19.14 | "to be fair, portugal are probably the 2nd best team behind the dutch never to have won the wc"
The URSS, Yugoslavia, Czech Republic |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | ehhh those teams were inconsistent |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | 'Eusebio's Portugal > Cristiano's Portugal'
i would say Figo's Portugal, euro 2000. we had a really balanced team, also euro 2004, korea was a flop |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | The England loss eases the pain of Spain's a little |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | and now for the worst match of the tournament |
jefflebowski
06.19.14 | 'We pack the midfield, but can't keep the ball or pass it accurately. '
though our passing tonight was far better than uruguay's. the only difference was a lack of ruthlessness |
PappyMason
06.19.14 | 'and now for the worst match of the tournament'
No faith.
Did you watch that Iran-Nigeria game? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.19.14 | Iran-Nigeria was so boring, at the level of a 2010 match |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | i can't remember |
OmairSh
06.19.14 | "and now for the worst match of the tournament"
It's up there |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | I'd hate being greek and having to support this team |
ShitsofRain
06.19.14 | honda has weird legs man |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | "I'd hate being greek and having to support this team"
ahahahah douchebag
|
Sleaper
06.19.14 | im now jumping on the portugal band wagon... AUS out. SPAIN out. ENGLAND out.
CMON MEIRELES! |
Shuyin
06.19.14 | RAUUUUUUUUUUL MEIRELEEEEEEEES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEFXK3rU8sc |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | 1420 Blaze It |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | i'm sorry but this is just awful |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | Santos is a dummy. Salpi shoulda been in long ago |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | how greek are you anyway? |
ChoccyPhilly
06.19.14 | You can barely tell that Greece have 10 men tbh |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.19.14 | Most WC sides would've been scored on by now yeah |
anarchistfish
06.19.14 | i hope japan score to teach greece that it is not okay to be boring |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | sorry bro 10-man lockdown |
ShitsofRain
06.20.14 | godlike |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | Torosidis shoulda had that goal though. 3 pts was somehow attainable for us despite everything |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | greece would have a 12 man lockdown if they could |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | yeah and it would result in pts |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | hows england doing in that category? |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | don't know don't care cos france are smashing it baby |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | probably could've benefitted from a bit of lockdown once they levelled the score in todays match, no? but i guess in order to lock a team down, you must first be capable of such thing. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | lmao great post |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | no one's talking about us but we're gonna dominate the headlines from tomorrow until we get smacked by germany in the quarter finals |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | A lock down gets you points, but it won't get you out of the group stage |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | Germany better thrash everything that comes in their sight |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | "I love talking shit about England's nation team cause they always deliver. It's weird that a country with the best football league and so much history with the sport can't produce any homegrown talent, even through immigration.
It is genetic? Do all these british kids who grow up loving football just don't have the physique for it? There hasn't been a star world class uk footballer since Beckham - and don't give me that Rooney shit."
agreed |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | i'd rather be greek than english tbh |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | as long as i'm not too hairy |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | you cant be greek and not hairy thats almost as preposterous as being english and non-alcoholic |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | nvm then |
ShadowRemains
06.20.14 | fish you have no idea what you brits have with your glamour models
they are amazing |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | lol |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | you cant be spanish and have a job and you cannot be italian and not being corrupt |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | they did what they had to do to salvage a point ; they were a 10 man side for over half the match |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | Mitroglou got hurt and Katsouranis got red carded. Japan had like 70 percent possession against a 10 man side but never could score. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | crazier things have happened. just have no idea where goals will come from for Greece; and I envision Gervinho causing us a boatload of problems |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | Costa Rica lead? Dam that goal was great. Possible group leaders if they keep at it |
henryChinaski
06.20.14 | Great goal, great cross. Balotelli should have scored after that superb pass from Pirlo. |
Alastor
06.20.14 | I support every team that beats italy |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | "I support every team that beats italy"
so do I but I'm english :/ |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | I hate italy more than I like england so im afraid i'm gonna have to support crc |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Oh, how the mighty fall
I love it |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | i told you that costa rica had a solid team |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Well played Costa Rica. Thoroughly deserved. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | fair play costa rica |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | the round of 16 is gonna be full of mid level nations lol |
henryChinaski
06.20.14 | Great performance by Costa Rica |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | they play better than the 'giants' so who cares |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | ^ If they beat the so-called bigger sides then they deserve their spot. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | costa rica and colombia > portugal, agreed |
ncguitar
06.20.14 | Costa Rica was solid as hell, well deserved victory |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Yeah, it's interesting to see new teams rise, I don't like watching the same nations every time |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | Argentina's run to the final is gonna be so much easier than Brazil and Germany's |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Argentina had the easiest group |
BigPleb
06.20.14 | Out after two games hahahaha, fuck me we're terrible.
C'MON COSTA RICA!!!! |
henryChinaski
06.20.14 | Indeed. |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | 'costa rica and colombia > portugal, agreed'
both those teams are better than the top contenders so w/e
we've got plenty of injuries but we're winning the next 2 games, youll see |
henryChinaski
06.20.14 | USA-Portugal will be interesting to watch |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | we're not dead yet |
Evreaia
06.20.14 | Damn I loved seeing Italy loose, that means some good night sleep today.
|
henryChinaski
06.20.14 | France-Switzerland should be good |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 |
"both those teams are better than the top contenders so w/e"
lol no |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | explain england, italy, brasil and spain |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | alllllezzzz les bleus
we're gonna smash it just watch |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | lol @ everyone dismissing portugal
they've lost one game, to the best squad in the tournament. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | not sure whether to watch this on french tv or in hd but with awful english commentary :/ |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | 'with awful english commentary'
Yep, some of the commentary here has been truly terrible, not to mention nonsensical. |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | man, if we lose against the states ima have to break something |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | AND IT STARTS |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | I'd like to apologise on behalf of the swiss for the otherwise dry football we've seen so far |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | GJGKHGkbhd,cgdmhfsdbbGGBGBBBBBSGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Crazy.
Two knockout blows. |
Nikkolae
06.20.14 | sweet jeezus |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | in 2 minutes |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | typical france
ugh |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | it's not fair that we're this good |
Nikkolae
06.20.14 | honduras and switzerland are not that hard to beat tbqfh |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | switzerland are decent but pundits have been massively underrating france |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | "no one's talking about us but we're gonna dominate the headlines from tomorrow until we get smacked by germany in the quarter finals"
^^^ all coming together so far |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Nice to see that Switzerland have started to play. |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | ... and then give away a stupid penalty. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | ffs |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | DAAAAYYYUUUUMMMMMM. But France looks like getting anther goal or 2. Games opened up |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | we're actually gonna win the world cup lol |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Quality, quality goal. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | i don't wanna tell you guys i told you so
but |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | It's over. Damn France is looking strong,a 180 degree turn from the last WC |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | didier deschamps has built a team |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | it's not just that. vieira had an article on this the other day, talking about the difference between 2002 and 1998 & 2006 and how important team unity is. france really pulled together to win in 2002 and they almost did it again in 2006 despite not being favourites. it's obvious what happened in 2010
everyone thought leaving nasri out of the squad was ridiculous but deschamps has slowly been building up a cohesive team, bringing in new players and building one of the best and deepest midfields in the tournament, keeping in mind that attacking mentality that's so popular/successful atm. over the past few months it's all started to come together and with that 8-0 victory over jamaica the team's confidence has peaked just at the right time
genuinely believe we have a chance of winning it |
ShadowRemains
06.20.14 | france vs netherlands would be epic |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | the snowball really started going with that comeback playoff win over ukraine. everyone's been
completely oblivious to it cos they just look at our results in friendlies when we were still trying
out youngsters and experimenting and losing. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | "it's not fair that we're this good"
lol'd so hard |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | it's all the fast attacking teams that are taking this tournament by storm
except england lol |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | we work the ball so well in the final 3rd |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | fISH is going crazy |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | we're so good what the fuck
even I didn't expect this |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | what a ball from pogba |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | could be 9-0 by now |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Really enjoyable game. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | good goal. poor from benzema though |
BigPleb
06.20.14 | France look unreal. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | defensive naiveties showing up |
BigPleb
06.20.14 | Two great goals by the Swiss there. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | got complacent. shame, but people are really gonna take the french seriously now |
BigPleb
06.20.14 | About time they performed on the big stage. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | (i called it) |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | i'm gonna get so high tonight |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | referee is a cunt |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | why the fuck would you blow the whistle then you fucking moron |
Buzzkillr
06.20.14 | >tfw swiss
fuck |
facupm
06.20.14 | shit france played really well |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | plumez ce coq!! |
facupm
06.20.14 | sweet that means if argentina wins the groups and francia too they wont meet |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | yeah we'll actually have a tougher run in the knockouts if we win the group.. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | people who have multiple "we" teams are so nauseating lool |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | i've always cared so much more about france than england |
facupm
06.20.14 | lol im pretty sure argentina would knock france on a face to face but that wont probably happen so |
Gwynsalt
06.20.14 | "france vs netherlands would be epic"
if france play like they just did not really they'd beat the living shit out of the netherlands, no contest |
NordicMindset
06.20.14 | yes France |
HighandDriving
06.20.14 | ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!!! |
NordicMindset
06.20.14 | I want Ecuador to win |
Gwynsalt
06.20.14 | anyway i was not expecting them playing this well, i have family members who come from there and they made some of my favorite players (Makelele, Zidane etc) so I'm happy, genuinely think they can win it |
NordicMindset
06.20.14 | ALLEZ LES BLEUS [2] |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | ""france vs netherlands would be epic"
if france play like they just did not really they'd beat the living shit out of the netherlands, no contest"
yeah we played them in a friendly a couple of months back and absolutely dominated them (won 2-0 in the end)
never been this pumped for one of my teams since I got into football |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | then again, the dutch seem to have found something |
Gwynsalt
06.20.14 | so has france, besides all the dutch have really done is win against australia and finally figure out how to beat the spain tactic (which has been getting weaker and weaker anyway), they haven't actually been put to test |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | all these fast counter attacking teams are stealing the limelight but most of them have pretty rickety defences. don't think the tempo of the world cup is gonna die down anytime soon |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | France will get out of the group stage for sure, believe me |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | are england really that disliked when it comes to football? |
Buzzkillr
06.20.14 | "France will get out of the group stage for sure, believe me"
u srs m8? |
Gwynsalt
06.20.14 | "France will get out of the group stage for sure, believe me"
mathematically speaking they already did, even if ecuador or honduras won their next two games they'd tie with them in terms of points while the other two would have less no matter what, so yea france's on the 16 group now |
facupm
06.20.14 | france - bosnia
argentina - swizterland |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | france haven't mathematically qualified yet. if ecuador beat honduras and us and switzerland beat honduras all 3 of us would be on 6 points. our gd is so strong though, we're basically fine |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | /sarcasm.
"are england really that disliked when it comes to football?"
I know I hate them. I think people who dislike the premier league dislike them |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Premie league is the best league in Europe |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | ^ The England national team and the Premier League are two different entities. There's no correlation between them, hence the rubbishness of the team. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | im pretty sure lots of people recognise the EPL as the worlds' best league and still are able to identify Englands ineptitude as an international side. |
OmairSh
06.20.14 | Laaaaa liiigaaaaaa. I'm not getting into this argument |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | well thank goodness |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | La Liga has only 3 teams on the top, same goes for Bundesliga, it's better when the teams are more balanced |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | MrSirLordGentleman knows whats up. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | England national team is not the same thing as the epl lol. its actually quite a debate here; many people think the way the epl is set up has damaged the national team long term |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Yh, it is a valid point and probably a correct one. But it is easy to make the EPL a scapegoat. Fundamentally speaking, the current squad of players have the ability to put together better performances than they have displayed for a number of years. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | I just feel like the England squad is never a cohesive team (like the French now, the Spanish before, etc..). They're just a compilation of England's best players and there's no chemistry.
This Honduras Ecuador game isn't too bad. |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Honduras are really putting themselves about. |
facupm
06.20.14 | fish, youre french arent ya? |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | nice job of answering by Ecuador. didnt know about one of their players dying last year. messed up. |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Yh, Christian Benitez. He was a bit of a cult hero in England after his time with Birmingham City. Tragic loss. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | "fish, youre french arent ya?"
half english half french, born and brought up in england but associate more with my french side |
facupm
06.20.14 | must be weird, its important you choose whom to support thou |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | which makes zero sense and likely only has to do with how bad england is on the field |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.20.14 | if england was playing like france and france was playing like england, you'd suddenly identify more with your english side. loool |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | idk, it's easy for you to say that but I've never really clicked with the english way of life and way of thinking. always felt more at home when I go away to france.
england being awful at football probably does put me off them subconsciously to a certain extent but I've always enjoyed watching france play more even when england were performing better (i.e. 2012). fact that there's a big england-france rivalry probably helps cos I've always been typecast totally as a frenchman by other english people and after a while you're just like fuck it |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Fish, do you watch/follow Ligue 1? |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | only vaguely tbh |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | if I followed french football properly I'd support Tours in ligue 2 cos that's where my family's from and giroud and koscielny used to play there too but I generally don't find it that interesting |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | Ah, okay. I only watch it from afar as well. I do like the emphasis on youth and freedom of expression though. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | odds on france winning the wc are plummeting lol. should've got my foot in the door before |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | So no one thinks that we'll have a new world champion that has never won before? |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | that would be nice |
PappyMason
06.20.14 | @Shuyin Keep the faith.
Does anyone remember in the 2010 World Cup when everyone was complaining about the Jubulani football - 'it's too round' etc, and goalkeepers were saying that they couldn't judge the flight of the ball?
Well some of the goalkeeping displays this tournament have been utter crap.
Nice goal btw. |
cirq
06.20.14 | England is a 2nd tier team |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | If there is, Chile look the best to do it. They have the attacking talent, the stars and the team chemistry necessary to pull it off. Still gonna tip Brazil to get their act together in time but Chile in semis doesn't look too unrealistic as long as they win their group, which I reckon they could well do. |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | yeah the current England team would get 4 stars on Fifa |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | Brazil v Chile in the last 16 could be an amazing game |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | If Brazil wins against Chile I can tell you that it will be because Chile has always being "scared" of brazilian, but not because they're are a worse team |
Shuyin
06.20.14 | chile - costa rica would be a good match, also i hope we get a france - germany
'Keep the faith.'
nah portugal wont take the cup, we're too unbalanced atm but at least i hope they knock out a couple of teams. it would be awesome if we make it to the eliminations and meet argentina.. only to win ofc |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | Scolari said he really doesn't want to have to face Chile in the last 16 |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Yeah, they have been saying that since '62, still they screw us in every world cup, seriously, Brazil is Chile's nightmare |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | I really like Chile. Play as them a lot on FIFA and they've built a really fun team to watch so if they do face Brazil I really hope they can cause an upset |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Yeah, this WC seems different, Chile showed no nervousness against Spain so I think the same will happen against Brazil, the team matured compared to the one in South Africa |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | chile v france in the final ;)
|
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | It'd would, it seems that you were right about this France, they actually play extremly well. That's nice, cause I really think France deserves more recognition in football |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | we always seem to alternate between amazing and awful world cup campaigns |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.20.14 | Still more consistent than England in the world cups |
anarchistfish
06.20.14 | england are consistently bad so not really |
JamieTwort
06.20.14 | "I really like Chile."
Same, backing them to beat Netherlands and top their group. |
BigPleb
06.20.14 | At least Honduras hit the back of the net...TWICE. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | why didnt they release FIFA World Cup for Ps4?
fuckin dicks |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | low next gen adoption rates yo |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | "FIFA calls 7 players from Costa Rica to take an anti-doping test"
FIFA's mafia strikes again |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | yeah well going back to play on my 360 feels as wrong as sexual assault |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | where have you seen that |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | " Costa Rica is still winning? Something must be afoot, here. " |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | googled but can't find anything on this |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | nvm found it |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | seems pretty innocuous |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | I have found it on latin and spanish sites (since Costa Rica is a latin country, people noticed this more than in Europe) dunno if European media has reported it yet |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | I hate how insular sports media is within countries. Or maybe it's just an English thing |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | crap, this is sad
http://up.elafter.com/images/2014/06/20/Bqk0HYWIgAAWz2u.jpg |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | lol |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | CASILLAAAS :-( |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | He's still one of my favorite goalkeepers ever |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | He's already a Spanish legend, as is most of the current team. Iniesta's my favourite player and it
was really difficult watching those two games, especially the Chile one. He couldn't even keep the
ball at his feet. No one had any idea what was going on |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | I don't think Spain played a specially bad match against Chile, I just think Chile did an excellent work |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Yeah it was a combination of poor passing and giving possession away as well as Chile's relentless pressing and pressure. Plus there was added pressure after the Holland loss. Alonso even said after the match that they didn't have that drive anymore (which is understandable), but in that case the older players that weren't very interested should have respectfully declined to play for the team. Of course it's easier said than done. |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | tika taka will one day return |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Probably, I'm not 100% sure, before this generation even Chile had more history in football
I hope a new generation appears in Spain, it'd be sad if they were "one hit wonder" |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | it might not be spain who do it |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | They have good young talent like Isco, Koke, Thiago, Moreno, De Gea, so their future could be bright |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | koke can put the ball wherever the hell he wants, offensive passes right through all the defenders |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | He's really good but still needs to refine his game (obviously he's only 21). They call him and Thiago the next Xavis, and Isco reminds me of Iniesta. |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | How appropriate for futures to talk about futures |
DrMaximus
06.21.14 | Excited to see Germany obliterate Ghana tomorrow |
Gwynsalt
06.21.14 | "crap, this is sad
http://up.elafter.com/images/2014/06/20/Bqk0HYWIgAAWz2u.jpg"
where did you find this |
PappyMason
06.21.14 | 'I hate how insular sports media is within countries. Or maybe it's just an English thing'
This.
Despite the fact that for the first time in a long time the English media downplayed expectations, their constant coverage of the national team was almost unbearable.
I do not need to see what the England team have been up to every three hours. Let them get on with training and play some actual football dammit. |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Great performance by France! I'm curious though how they do against a really strong team, no offense Switzerland :] |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Despite the fact that for the first time in a long time the English media downplayed expectations, their constant coverage of the national team was almost unbearable.
HAHAHAHAH, guys, you haven't seen FOX SPORTS Latin America, it's supposed to cover all latin america but since it's based in Argentina, even when Chile eliminated Spain they were talking about Messi |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | espn is the best place I've found as far as unbiased coverage goes |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | give koke a few more years, hell be the boss of the midfield in spain |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | Predictions: When the World Cup ends, how many comments will this thread have? |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | "give koke a few more years, hell be the boss of the midfield in spain"
That's what Xavi said. I just realised the Athletic Bilbao players as well Muniain, Herrera, Iturraspe O_O |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | "Predictions: When the World Cup ends, how many comments will this thread have?"
gonna say 4.5k |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Di Maria is near unstoppable when in form, incredible |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | yeah I love him |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | Argentina looking v. unconvincing |
ncguitar
06.21.14 | Iran is playing with a 9-1-0 formation |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Dejagah's free kicks have been very inviting so far. |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Good defending by Iran so far. I guess Argentina need a solo run by Messi or something like that to decide this one. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | No one trusts in me when I say Argentina has the same syndrome than Brazil, they seem to be good, but they're not even close to be what they used to |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | There's practically no room to work with down the middle |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | argentina are actually the england of south america lol |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | France and Germany are looking quite a bit better than Argentina and Brasil |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | but who is the English Messi then? ;] |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | I'm serious when I say I see Colombia and Chile higher in the WC than Brazil and Argentina, at least they deserve it more at the moment |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | beckham/rooney |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | not in terms of quality, but in that they both have/had these big names that attracted attention but didn't deliver the quality on the pitch |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | when the captain is publicly criticising the coach I'm not sure you have a team that's capable of taking itself all the way |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Reminds me of what Alex Ferguson said about Beckham |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | rofl you compared messi to beckham |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | argentina seem to be the black sheep of south america, no? that's the impression I get |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | "rofl you compared messi to beckham"
justifiably |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | No one likes Argentina, 99% are arrogant as fuck, there are exceptions, but hell it's hard to find one humble argentinian |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | game is heating up, at both ends |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | What about Maradona? :] |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | That was a penalty!!! |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Looks like he should have given Iran a penalty, yeah |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | idk whether to love or hate argentina |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Guys Dejagah is really good |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Love their women, hate their men |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | This Iranian team is showing great courage and passion |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | ^ this |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | i'm half english so they're meant to be one of our great rivals (though few of the younger generation really cares about it anymore), and they're basically italians and I hate everything italian when it comes to football
but I like their spanish, the blue/white aesthetic, the country, even their name. only brazil have a better country name |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | iran should really be ahead by now. they've had the 2 best chances of the game and should've had a penalty |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | OOOOHHHHHH FUUUCKCKCKCK DUDE THISS IS SOME FUCKING PERFORMACNE |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | will be a huge shame if argentina win this by 1 shitty goal |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | "i'm half english so they're meant to be one of our great rivals (though few of the younger generation really cares about it anymore), and they're basically italians and I hate everything italian when it comes to football
but I like their spanish, the blue/white aesthetic, the country, even their name. only brazil have a better country name"
Then, with the exception of the country name, go for Uruguay, it's practically the same country but without all the bad things :D |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | loooooool I hate uruguay even more. and they're italians too |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | i generally pick chile when supporting a south american side |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | "will be a huge shame if argentina win this by 1 shitty goal"
Not after this Iranian performance, they have actually looked better for the goal |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | that's the point, they'll get nothing out of it |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | I hope Iran can keep this result or maybe even win in the end. |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | This referee needs to stop impeding Iran's movement |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Referees will make Brazil and Argentina into semis at least |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | "Maybe they'll count it as a goal if I strike it directly at the keeper's chest"
- Di Maria |
jefflebowski
06.21.14 | higuain was absolutely appalling |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Okay Palacio has won the award for ugliest haircut |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Come on Dejagah, get this free kick in |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | WHAAAAT?!!! WHY ARE YOU TAKING DEJAGAH OFF?!! |
ncguitar
06.21.14 | "No one likes Argentina, 99% are arrogant as fuck, there are exceptions, but hell it's hard to find one humble argentinian"
dude c'mon, no need for that |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Damn, what a chance |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | @ncguitar nah, I'm overreacting on the typical latin american way towards Argentina, I don't hate them and have many argentinian friends, but they are indeed arrogant, very, very arrogant |
menawati
06.21.14 | is this as dull as the scoreline suggests ? the only s american team that have really entertained me so far are Chile |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Colombia entertains me a lot tbh |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Oh cmon.... |
jefflebowski
06.21.14 | what a goal |
ncguitar
06.21.14 | @MrSirLordGentleman maybe, but I've met way more assholes from my country than from Argentina
btw fucking messi |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Aww damn, feel sorry for Iran |
jefflebowski
06.21.14 | i mean really, what a fucking goal |
Faraudo
06.21.14 | Argentina has nothing going, they are boring and they suck as a team, tbh. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Dude I'm chilean too, I know our personality sucks too
btw, I hate Messi even more know, maybe more than CR7 |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | First time I'm unhappy that Messi scored. Iran don't deserve to lose at all |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | It's safe to say that Argentina won't win against one of the top teams with such a performance |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | @Mena Iran actually looked good for a win |
SaneTBP
06.21.14 | Holy shit that goal though |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | "No one likes Argentina, 99% are arrogant as fuck, there are exceptions, but hell it's hard to find one humble argentinian"
Messi?
Seriously of all the top teams you say this about Argentina? |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | typical
gonna have to actively root against argentina now. their route to the final isn't too difficult too so I could see them getting there without having to fully exert themselves |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | gj by Romero , Iran had 2 good chances |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Fuck dude Iran should have drawn at least |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | @MrSirLord: Oh wait just realised you were talking about the Argentinian people (I think) not specifically the team. |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | There must be better defensive mids than khedira, seriously |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | Ghana was supposed to lose this match |
henryChinaski
06.21.14 | Good game so far. Germans need to really step it up if they want to win this. |
Gwynsalt
06.21.14 | "
btw, I hate Messi even more know, maybe more than CR7"
lol that's just dumb |
ShadowRemains
06.21.14 | "No one likes Argentina, 99% are arrogant as fuck, there are exceptions, but hell it's hard to find one humble argentinian"
terribly stupid post |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | "Ghana was supposed to lose this match"
And Iran was supposed to be an easy victory, but it is how it is |
Calc
06.21.14 | absolute perfect pass dam |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | YES! (for Ghana equalising) |
SaneTBP
06.21.14 | Fuck, I hope Ghana will still score, even though Germany seems to keep winning
At least we'll probably see The Ivory Coast in the quarters.. |
SaneTBP
06.21.14 | YES! [2] |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | but germany has to win this, cuz.. yknow.. portugal |
ShadowRemains
06.21.14 | WTF |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | Fuck yes, could get even worse for Germany here. |
Gwynsalt
06.21.14 | oh shit
was not expecting that |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | Cause Ghana is playing better than Portugal |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | What a second half. Probably the best half of the tournament so far. |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | France is the only "top" team that has had 2 solid games |
menawati
06.21.14 | one of the best 45 mins of football ive seen for a long time |
JamieTwort
06.21.14 | Chile were fairly solid in both their games, although I guess they're not considered a "top" team (and they did drop off a bit against Australia). |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | The oldies were needed to lift the German team.
|
DrMaximus
06.21.14 | You know what I loathe the most? A game ending in a tie. |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | yea, i hate ties too |
facupm
06.21.14 | what an embarrassing performance by argentina
thankfully messi saved our ass on the last chance (what a fuckin goal) but we are not going much further playing like this
that being said, iran proposed a hard match, this team is not used to play with so much possession and 9 defenders on the other side, actually, it works better with fast counter attacks and quick playings
im happy because we're already on round of 16, probaby against switzerland or ecuador |
SeaAnemone
06.21.14 | what does the germany/ghana tie mean for the U.S.?
if they tie/win against portugal do they automatically advance? |
facupm
06.21.14 | if they win yeah, if they tie no |
SeaAnemone
06.21.14 | wow some patriot you are |
Shuyin
06.21.14 | youre not getting any points brah
its not ghana now, its fucking Portugal! |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | if usa get any kind of result against portugal I'd expect them to go through cos of GD |
facupm
06.21.14 | poor bosnia, bad offside call and then nigeria scores |
menawati
06.21.14 | "yea, i hate ties too"
i can sorta understand why cricket never took off in America, i bet you guys would just love a draw due to bad weather after 2 days of play |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | i don't see why the possibility of ties is a bad thing. just increases the tension (which is what
makes football so popular) and means the teams can't take victory for granted |
SeaAnemone
06.21.14 | how does a tie increase tension more than game-deciding overtime or something lol that makes zero sense |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | cos football is all about the tight margins |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.21.14 | The thing is that most of the time, ties are result of boring and dull matches, however there are
exceptions (USSR 4 - Colombia 4 In '62's WC, one of the best matches I've ever seen) |
SeaAnemone
06.21.14 | like ties are an okay thing to implement especially in soccer I get that but saying that they increase tension is just ridiculous haha it's completely the opposite
I mean maybe you're just talking about in things like the standings? in the grand scheme of points and shit?
sure... I mean it makes teams closer point-wise, right? but I care much much much more about the importance/outcome of the game I'm watching than I will about how Not My Team does against Also Not My Team which relates to Standings of Group X.... I'd much prefer the game itself to be exciting and increase tension.
that being said, I do hate when games come down to PKs. tense as fuck obviously, but just a bit cheap. |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Pjanic is great |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | well not the ties themselves but they're intrinsic to football. no other sport creates tension like football does, cos one goal can change everything and all the play builds up to that one goal.
and when two teams go into a game together, there's no guarantee either of them will get the win, which makes it more precious. that's probably a better way of putting it |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | ofc a dull 0-0 draw is awful but that's just football. some games turn out incredible cos of how the teams set themselves up, some are boring af, most are somewhere in between |
facupm
06.21.14 | penalty kicks are just the shit, i mean, all the emotion is there and if your team wins man its amazin
as a Boca fan, i will never forget the epic PK win on the semi-final of the Libertadores 2004 against River i mean playing away, prob the best feeling football ever gave me (and i've seen my team defeat Real Madrid and Milan on the Intercontinental, so mind you) |
SeaAnemone
06.21.14 | I'm not trying to make this into an ~argument~ but I think your fandom is getting in the way of what you're trying to say haha
like "no other sport creates tension like football does, cos one goal can change everything and all the play builds up to that one goal." is just really silly c'mon. I love soccer, and have nothing against it at all, but you could say the same about a ton of sports.
"and when two teams go into a game together, there's no guarantee either of them will get the win"
never thought about it like this though, which makes more sense! |
facupm
06.21.14 | imo, the tension is created by penalty kicks (which are a form of not drawing anyway), not the tie itself |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | yh man i'm biased but the gist of what I say makes sense |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | PKs bring psychology heavily into the game. They're fascinating |
anarchistfish
06.21.14 | cos football is so low scoring it makes each goal much more precious but also much more attainable if you're not playing particularly well or if you're an underdog. and if you get that goal it can change the whole dynamic of the game.
you don't really get that with basketball or rugby where it's about the accumulation of points over the whole course of the game |
facupm
06.21.14 | agreed, and its not luck as many people say |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | gj refs |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Dzeko flopping. Besic is everywhere damn. Unfortunate if Bosnia go out, they have good players |
facupm
06.21.14 | they are a good team |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Great job Dzeko head it straight to the keeper |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | OFF THE POST!! |
facupm
06.21.14 | rip bosnia |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.21.14 | cant believe they called that offside wow |
OmairSh
06.21.14 | Yeah another wrong offside call. Pjanic and Besic are terrific.
@fac what did you think of Argentina's match today? |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | bosnia first out despite being having played the best in the group smh
this is when football goes wrong |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | terribru luck and terribru ref |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | at least it's good for france |
Gwynsalt
06.22.14 | France is the only team that has been consistenly strong in both of their games so far (might be forgetting a few but i mean from the "mayor" ones) |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | chile, colombia (mostly), costa rica |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | no one else though really |
apert
06.22.14 | Chile have been strong in both as well, happy that Nigeria won and now have a decent chance of going through, though they'll probably play France which is bad as they've probably been the best team in the entire tournament |
facupm
06.22.14 | @omair i posted something a few hours ago, quotin
"what an embarrassing performance by argentina
thankfully messi saved our ass on the last chance (what a fuckin goal) but we are not going much further playing like this
that being said, iran proposed a hard match, this team is not used to play with so much possession and 9 defenders on the other side, actually, it works better with fast counter attacks and quick playings
im happy because we're already on round of 16, probaby against switzerland or ecuador" |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | "Chile have been strong in both as well, happy that Nigeria won and now have a decent chance of going
through, though they'll probably play France which is bad as they've probably been the best team in
the entire tournament"
Everything you said is correct |
mandan
06.22.14 | Spain and England left too early. |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | idk at least everyone can now shut the fuck up about whether or not rooney should start |
Gwynsalt
06.22.14 | I wouldn't really call those "Mayor" ones, I mean the ones everyone thinks about when thinking of a potential winner for the world cup (italy, spain, germany, etc) |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | "idk at least everyone can now shut the fuck up about whether or not rooney should start"
Haha, every night before sleeping that thought used to bother me |
mandan
06.22.14 | Dunno who Gwyn replied to.
In any case, no one really knows who will win. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Hear that US? Git'er done |
facupm
06.22.14 | i think its still difficult, usa didnt really convince against ghana |
facupm
06.22.14 | yeah but still...
it will depend pretty much on tomorrows result |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | The group's pretty open right now. But I feel Germany will step up against the US |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | usa could well get second but they'd need to get 4 points off germany and portugal to get 1st which isn't gonna happen |
DrMaximus
06.22.14 | There's simply no way US is gonna get more points than Germany |
DrMaximus
06.22.14 | It's possible sure, but I don't see it happening. I think they'll go through though. |
DrMaximus
06.22.14 | True. It would be cool to see US advance. |
DrMaximus
06.22.14 | Haha yeah. It'd be nice if Canada were in it, even though they suck. Pulling for Germany though. |
someguest
06.22.14 | Where is the world's groin? You'd find the world's cup there. |
DrMaximus
06.22.14 | I'm not really sure tbh. Only time I ever follow soccer is during World Cup lol. Hopefully the team gets better by 2018. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | someguest knows the ultimate truth |
mandan
06.22.14 | Yeah, the US team is still an underdog. But save for a couple teams, anything can happen. |
Lowder91bird
06.22.14 | I was surprised to see Germany and Ghana tie. I'm interested to see how the US and Portugal turns out. |
mandan
06.22.14 | The US might beat Portugal given how poorly they played against Germany imo. |
mandan
06.22.14 | Not really; I'm rooting more for Mexico, Costa Rica and Chile for now. Nevertheless, it'll be interesting to see how far the US team gets. |
Lowder91bird
06.22.14 | I wouldn't be Surprised to see Chile go far. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.22.14 | Best Chilean team since the third place in '62... the '98 generation was epic with Zamorano and Salas, but the referees were pretty fucked up in that WC with us |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | I'm right behind Chile in this competition, hoping they go far.
"youre not getting any points brah
its not ghana now, its fucking Portugal!"
You did see how much better Ghana were against Germany than Portugal right? |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | Also I wouldn't write off Argentina's chances of going all the way, while they've been unconvincing (and completely reliant on Messi) I feel they're easing in to the competition and when they do eventually come up against tougher more attacking minded opposition there will be more of an ebb and flow about matches which will allow them to play more like we know they can. |
facupm
06.22.14 | hope you're right about Argentina jamie :)
i like Chile's team, but the thing is they'll have to beat Netherlands to avoid Brazil, i dont see them defeating Brazil in Brazil, even if they have a better team actually |
PappyMason
06.22.14 | 'I'm right behind Chile in this competition, hoping they go far.'
Same.
Let's not forget that the World Cup is taking place in South America, and they have a lot of home support. It's a great opportunity with the squad they have. |
Whispered4tw
06.22.14 | As a less-than-proud Dutch man, I still hope that my country redeems itself by finally winning this tournament. If only we embarrassed Spain with that score 4 years ago. |
facupm
06.22.14 | netherlands have been unlucky on the WC's history, but i firmly believe sooner or later they'll get the trophy, its history deserves it |
henryChinaski
06.22.14 | ^this. The Netherlands have always had strong squads. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | vertonghen and dembele sit for belgium |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | Belgium have been really poor so far.
Russia should be ahead. |
KILL
06.22.14 | soccer XD |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | What's that? |
KILL
06.22.14 | some poofy european sport idk XD |
Tunaboy45
06.22.14 | I live in England and I can't describe how much of a letdown it's been. 4 years of buildup, aaaaaand we're out. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | *sucker |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | At least England played better football than Belgium are playing. |
manosg
06.22.14 | Belgium is atrocious. Didn't expect that with a squad as talented as they are. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | How the hell are they atrocious? Did any of you watch the match? Did you notice the absolute garbage gameplan that was employed by Capello? He apparently thought it would be wise to play for a draw in this match. Belgium just allowed Russia to carry out their laughably conservative tactic until the match entered the late stages; then they flicked the switch and took the pts everyone knew they were capable of. Well done by Belgium especially having lost Vermaalen |
Calc
06.22.14 | ^^^^
actually agreed |
henryChinaski
06.22.14 | "At least England played better football than Belgium are playing."
Yeah, not really... |
jefflebowski
06.22.14 | oh ok, so the first 85 minutes of belgium completely failing to penetrate russia, as well as giving away the best chance of the game that should've had them 1-0 down was all part of wilmots' cunning plan?
i see |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | Russia could have easily been in front at half time. I doubt Belgium actually decided to play badly until the 80th minute. A team can bide their time and still play well, Belgium certainly didn't do that. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | They won the match despite only playing 20 mins of their actual full capability. You may think that makes them atrocious, but I dont. You guys are sounding hilariously fickle atm. The real complaints should be put on Russia for their tactics choice |
ffs
06.22.14 | all i know is that game sucked |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | thankz 2 capello |
jefflebowski
06.22.14 | you seem to be under the impression belgium make a conscious decision to play badly for most of the game, i disagree
they weren't very impressive against algeria either |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | sweet
fuck you capello |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | no actually thats not what im saying
ive actually attempted multiple times to accent my point: capello deployed a conservative gameplan which essentially suggested that Russia was playing for the draw. Thats the whole reason why this match was so bad to watch. Belgium struggled with the lack of space for most of the game, but they still flicked the switch to another level when they had to, and took down all the pts. I dont view that as an atrocious showing; I see it more as taking the time to properly adjust to your opponents gameplan while dealing with injuries.
You seem to think that the ideal strategy would be to come out guns blazing against a side thats playing it super conservative, but it plays right into their hands. |
manosg
06.22.14 | Of course Belgium played poorly and of course it wasn't Wilmots' cunning plan. Russia managed to control the game by closing all spaces and Belgium didn't manage to find a counter strategy for most of the game.
I don't understand why that makes you so upset really. Having a talented squad such as this Belgium side and playing so poorly is called underperforming for me. |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | "You guys are sounding hilariously fickle atm. The real complaints should be put on Russia for their tactics choice"
omfg |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Like O..M..Geeeee |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | "You seem to think that the ideal strategy would be to come out guns blazing against a side thats playing it super conservative, but it plays right into their hands."
No one's saying that. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | Im not upset lol, just because theres more than one line of text doesnt mean Im upset. Im just saying that Belgium got the result expected of them, and they aren't an atrocious side. Russias tactics is what was atrocious to me. |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | Russia's tactics worked pretty well for the most part. They were unlucky not to score a couple of goals or at least one. Well I say unlucky but minus the penalty shout it was more down to poor finishing/decision making. |
manosg
06.22.14 | Russia was actually using the correct strategy against the Belgians as far as I'm concerned because they're seriously lacking in talent, technique, etc. So, on the contrary, I'd say that Capello's strategy was spot on.
Belgium underperformed once again as it did on the first half against Algeria. I'm not impressed by Wilmots at all tbh. Actually, Russia could have won the game today. |
JamieTwort
06.22.14 | Russia deserved a point at the very least. They played with more energy and directness when they did attack than Belgium (until the very end of the match). |
ChoccyPhilly
06.22.14 | Not too bad Algeria. 2 goals in two minutes |
henryChinaski
06.22.14 | Something's wrong with that Korean defense. Good performance by Algeria though. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.22.14 | Poor communication between the centre halves. They seem like they're both in a different world |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | Well, onto USA / Portugal |
facupm
06.22.14 | Algeria also did a decent match against Belgium, remember that |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | lets go Portugal!!!!!!!!!!!
|
facupm
06.22.14 | interesting match |
henryChinaski
06.22.14 | Great match. 6 goals so far |
ffs
06.22.14 | yeah this game has been really good, props to south korea for not giving up |
facupm
06.22.14 | man this is the best world cup i've seen (im 18), seriously, almost every match is interesting or entertaining |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.22.14 | man this is the best world cup i've seen (im 18), seriously, almost every match is interesting or entertaining [2] |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Yeeeee Algeria what up what up |
henryChinaski
06.22.14 | USA-Portugal should be good too. |
mandan
06.22.14 | Yeah, Belgium really underperformed against Algeria. |
Aids
06.22.14 | I hope Portugal wins so the annoying americans in my news feed will shut the fuck up for even a second. I don't like Portugal either but american sports fans are insufferable. |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | yea, w/e
we're winning this |
kris.
06.22.14 | USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
KICK SOME PORTUGESE ASS |
Relinquished
06.22.14 | yo apparently ghana agreed to be in fixed matches |
Calc
06.22.14 | playing for the draw, I love klinsman's pragmatism even though it makes the team seem like pussies |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | SUCK IT |
Calc
06.22.14 | dayum, I have no hope now. |
Relinquished
06.22.14 | lol wow |
Calc
06.22.14 | he didn't just fall you dope he got juked out. but that shitty non-clearance is to blame |
Tyrael
06.22.14 | I wanna see Portugal win so Ghana still has a chance to continue in the tourney, they were great to watch vs germany |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | "cool story, at least we dont throw piss and shit on people"
Some people are into that like Eunuch |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.22.14 | I wanna see Portugal win so Ghana still has a chance to continue in the tourney, they were great to watch vs germany [2] |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Really sucky match |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | lets talk about that red card |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | the best team in africa is a France C-team
makes sense |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | pepe got a red card and that elbow didnt, lol w/e |
anarchistfish
06.22.14 | "I hope Portugal wins so the annoying americans in my news feed will shut the fuck up for even a second. I don't like Portugal either but american sports fans are insufferable."
the USA (like the brazilians) are the kind of people who jump onto any sport when they start winning at it
those countries deserve to lose |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | "pepe got a red card and that elbow didnt, lol w/e"
True. Guess the referee didn't notice |
Aids
06.22.14 | "the USA (like the brazilians) are the kind of people who jump onto any sport when they start winning at it
those countries deserve to lose"
bandwagon-ing is whatever. it's understandable to get caught up in the hype, I don't really fault anyone for that. I just hate how my apparently intelligent friends get swept up in disgusting displays of nationalism because they beat fucking Ghana (for once). chilllllllll people.
plus you can hardly fault the players for their idiotic fans. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Wow what a poor shot. He really wants a goal eh |
aircycle
06.22.14 | it's all just massive generalization in any case |
PappyMason
06.22.14 | Wow. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Uhhhhhh, Messi would be impressed with that goal |
MO
06.22.14 | ooo what a goal |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Maybe things will open up now |
menawati
06.22.14 | Damn what a goal |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Portugal. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Mereiles really is a waste of space |
DurzoBlint
06.22.14 | USA. |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Haha Ronaldo saying it was a close call |
Calc
06.22.14 | nutshot. |
NordicMindset
06.22.14 | no yellowcard? |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Best thing about this Portugese team is the kit |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | lol at people who think Howard isn't good. That being said, best save of the match goes to Ricardo Costa.
Also, Eder fucks up more chances than he creates. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | best player on Portugal is clearly Nani |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | Mon our brothers in the US!
Dempsey to snatch the winner, callin it. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | holy shit Portugal officially blew it |
MO
06.22.14 | OMFG hahahahaha |
ShadowRemains
06.22.14 | HOLY SHIT |
PappyMason
06.22.14 | GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!
|
PappyMason
06.22.14 | 'lol at people who think Howard isn't good.'
Agreed. |
JJOMan
06.22.14 | wow |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | GUESS WHO FUCKIN CALLED ITTTTTTT |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | Fuckin Dempsey, knight that son of a bitch. |
MO
06.22.14 | ok explain though how was that not offside? the US player was like a foot away from the net.. |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | Who gives a shit, cheating bastards Portugal have had it coming since they cheated England out 10 years ago! |
ShadowRemains
06.22.14 | lol controversy time |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | he wasnt behind the last portuguese defender |
ShadowRemains
06.22.14 | pretty boy ronaldo is pretty much the king of flopping too so serves them right |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Futures is going to be so happy |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | Clint Eastwood strikes again. |
menawati
06.22.14 | Ronaldo gonna cry soon haha |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Eder is pathetic. Well a few giants have been killed |
Gwynsalt
06.22.14 | well that was that for Portugal |
Ignimbrite
06.22.14 | "the USA (like the brazilians) are the kind of people who jump onto any sport when they start winning at it
those countries deserve to lose"
yes, god fucking forbid people have a bit of national pride |
MO
06.22.14 | just re watched it, it was definitely close, thanks malleus |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | Guess Ronaldo can be happy about the UCL |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | How about that for drama |
menawati
06.22.14 | Wtf so late |
JJOMan
06.22.14 | wow again |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | WHAT A FUCKING CROSS BY RONALDO |
Calc
06.22.14 | BAHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!! |
ShadowRemains
06.22.14 | OMFG |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | oh i dont fucking believe
unlucky US! |
PappyMason
06.22.14 | Can't believe that happened... |
ExcentrifugalForz
06.22.14 | WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!??? |
Calc
06.22.14 | luck had nothing to do wit that man, they turtled way too hard after that second goal |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.22.14 | amazing ending tbh |
adr
06.22.14 | sputnik meltdown! |
MO
06.22.14 | yea holy shit |
robertsona
06.22.14 | oh my fucking god |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | USA's arse went but fair play, still gonna go through! |
NordicMindset
06.22.14 | this is a fucking joke. a fucking joke |
Gwynsalt
06.22.14 | holyyyyy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | a red card AND a penalty
need any more help? |
OmairSh
06.22.14 | USA still has the upper hand |
NordicMindset
06.22.14 | fuck just fuck |
Aids
06.22.14 | hahahaha
good luck against Germany! a draw in that game likely means the fix is in. wouldn't put that sort of shit past any team in the world cup. |
aircycle
06.22.14 | fkn stoppage time |
BigPleb
06.22.14 | What a WC this is turning out to be, most entertaining for years. |
Shuyin
06.22.14 | actually i didnt see the second goal, turned off the TV, kinda surprised tho. but its fucking impossible for us now |
Aids
06.23.14 | "god fucking forbid people have a bit of national pride"
I know you're being sarcastic but honestly, yeah
also, "a bit"
ok |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | I hate Extra Time |
menawati
06.23.14 | dont worry, Klinsmann will have a word with his countrymen and arrange a draw for the next match so they both go through |
aircycle
06.23.14 | how can a match even end in a draw it's bullshit |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | Or we're gonna beat the shit out of Germany! |
Aids
06.23.14 | "how can a match even end in a draw it's bullshit"
because it's not a knock-out match
do you want me to explain offside as well? there there. |
facupm
06.23.14 | 94 minutes so unlucky usa |
BigPleb
06.23.14 | deary me hahaha |
aircycle
06.23.14 | spare me the condescension pls |
Ryus
06.23.14 | holy fuck |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | 30 seconds until the game was over and they fucking blew it |
Ryus
06.23.14 | yeah klinsmann's gonna arrange some shit with germany tho its all good ; ) |
Ryus
06.23.14 | still good chance to go through cmon though |
Taxt
06.23.14 | Bradley is not having a good tournament. Good lord. |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | "dont worry, Klinsmann will have a word with his countrymen and arrange a draw for the next match so they both go through"
Haha that would work |
Nikkolae
06.23.14 | Well done America, you guys deserve that win so much |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | "yes, god fucking forbid people have a bit of national pride"
yeah, it's obvious they don't give a shit about the actual sport.
and nationalism/patriotism does make me v. uncomfortable yeah |
ffs
06.23.14 | 1966 |
Gwynsalt
06.23.14 | "yeah, it's obvious they don't give a shit about the actual sport. "
brasilians don't care about football? |
unaMUSEd
06.23.14 | if we don't get through now, i am actually going to flip a shit. |
Calc
06.23.14 | "and nationalism/patriotism does make me v. uncomfortable yeah"
why? how's it different from feeling pride in anything else? |
Ryus
06.23.14 | even if US advance to the round of 16 they will inevitably get knocked out by a superior team |
menawati
06.23.14 | You never know Ryus, USA aren't technically great but they seem to have good mental strength. When they go behind they keep fighting. It can get you a long way sometimes that attitude. Some of the superior teams go to pieces if they go behind and start losing the plot. |
Ryus
06.23.14 | truth. jurgen klinsmann doens't seem to think so however |
Nikkolae
06.23.14 | depends a lot, klinsman is a great coach and he's taught the us team to be relentless, that goes a long way always no matter who you're facing, case in point portugal |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | evidently not relentless enough to grab the 3 pts they should've had today though |
Ryus
06.23.14 | unlucky honestly, they played astoundingly well |
DominionMM1
06.23.14 | "even if US advance to the round of 16 they will inevitably get knocked out by a superior team"
yeah but we can win our first match if we make it. it's not like belgium has been all that impressive. beyond that it'd be tough. but it's not like we expect to win the world cup. We're a little more realistic than others *coughlimeyscough* |
Ryus
06.23.14 | agreed. i'm not expecting USA to win the cup, but i'm hoping they try their best and at the very least advance |
Nikkolae
06.23.14 | USA had that in the bag almost the entire game, one mistake costs but its not enough to diminish the rest of the work, if anything they're getting better and better (that first game with ghana was good too) |
Ryus
06.23.14 | last game ghana played better and should have won, this game usa played better and should have one. they had a good chance and played well so im not so upset |
menawati
06.23.14 | "We're a little more realistic than others *coughlimeyscough*"
I think you overestimate how we regard our national side. Most of us thought we'd be lucky to get out of the group stages. Expectations were quite low. |
facupm
06.23.14 | i want ghana to go through, they deserve it |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | Even if they tie germany it'll be alright |
DominionMM1
06.23.14 | well i was half joking mena. really i just saw the chance to use limey and took the bull by the horns. |
Ryus
06.23.14 | "Even if they tie germany it'll be alright"
yeah exactly it's not too bad yet |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | at this point I think we'll need a new thread soon |
Ryus
06.23.14 | this will crash my computer but it's worth it because USA USA USA USA USA USA USA |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | it takes centuries to scroll down but w/e |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | Is there a max of comments? |
Ryus
06.23.14 | command down arrow key on mac bro
and no but the mods usually nuke the thread |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | so demi... |
facupm
06.23.14 | this will be the longest thread ever |
TronaldDump
06.23.14 | if one were to print this thread, it would be 119 pages
useless fact but who gives a shit |
facupm
06.23.14 | world cup started just 10 days ago |
Ryus
06.23.14 | yeah like beginning of the match i was thinking "draw would be great" but damn when they scored i was so upset |
Ryus
06.23.14 | yeah pretty much everybody pulled through (except fucking geoff cameron) zusi with the corners, jermaine jones with that
fucking awesome goal, and dempsey. ronaldo choked so hard but damn heartbreaking ending |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | "brasilians don't care about football?"
brazilians don't care about f1, which was big in brazil during senna's era |
DominionMM1
06.23.14 | yeah but his defensive skills are suspect |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | usa's gonna win the wc in 2048 and then dominate with brazil forever lol |
facupm
06.23.14 | usa 1st goal was amazing |
DominionMM1
06.23.14 | "thats because he isn't a defensive player. he is a creative attacking player."
6 of one half a dozen of the other really
|
Aids
06.23.14 | USA'a second goal was way snicer
Dempsey dick'd that shit into the back of the net. Snice. |
someguest
06.23.14 | NICER DICER |
Calc
06.23.14 | "6 of one half a dozen of the other really"
do you know what this means? |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | If you listen closely you can hear Messi fans belittling Ronaldo fans |
Capablanca
06.23.14 | wow, USA almost had it in the bag. As much as I hate Cr. Ronaldo, you can't give that twat an inch or he'll ffing destroy you. You guys still have the odds in your favour, as long as Ghana doesn't win their next match. |
Capablanca
06.23.14 | except for the last goal where they let him think and do the cross |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | Aaaaaaand we have as many comments as the year it currently is.
he wasn't at full fitness as well, but yeah he didn't have much space to operate in |
someguest
06.23.14 | https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/10463875_764671400251080_4511820351706948339_n.jpg |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | What did you think of the cross someguest? |
someguest
06.23.14 | The old rugged cross? |
TMobotron
06.23.14 | I totally get criticisms of fair weather fans but I genuinely just haven't been exposed to the sport much before this year's world cup because it (probably unfortunately) isn't that big of a deal here, but I went to a packed bar today to watch the game and I had a fucking blast despite almost never watching previously. I love the constant tension that exists in a tied/1-point game and even though that last goal was crushing it was fun as hell.
I guess my point is that in this sport especially a lot of the disproportionate US hype is from it not really being that large a part of our sport culture rather than people disregarding the team because they aren't doing well or something. I think most people who are just now starting to follow and root for the US are actually trying to get into and show support for a sport that isn't all that popular here. To me, that's nothing but a good thing. There are of course always going to be annoying people in that group (who unfortunately will be the loudest), but it makes me happy to see that many people rooting for the team regardless of their reason for doing so.
The further US makes it in the cup the more likely it is to gain a larger following in the country. |
someguest
06.23.14 | "The further US makes it in the cup the more likely it is to gain a larger following in the country."
But that could be said for any country. |
facupm
06.23.14 | lol someguest |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | "we absolutely shut ronaldo down and created so many chances"
10/10, would read again |
someguest
06.23.14 | Did you think I was going to leave this thread untouched? |
unaMUSEd
06.23.14 | i still can't believe we couldn't hold them for 30 more seconds... |
unaMUSEd
06.23.14 | if we don't go through i will most definitely break something. |
someguest
06.23.14 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpUYjpKg9KY |
InbredJed
06.23.14 | a chainsaw, what? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | lol'd |
TMobotron
06.23.14 | "Nothing like going crazy when they score. Me and some friends are probably going to Grant Park in Chicago if they make the Round of 16. Going to be insane with thousands of people."
Yeah I love that feeling of being strongly united with a bunch of people you don't know and slapping five with strangers because you're all rooting for the same thing. |
someguest
06.23.14 | Up there with orgasms and sneezes. |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Damn, only saw the 1st half, but I had a feeling the USA could at least draw against Portugal and now I'm reading they almost won. |
unaMUSEd
06.23.14 | USA gave up the tying goal with 20 seconds left... |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | "we contained him so fucking good. he really didn't have any good opportunities. we completely shut him down."
I can think of at least two, one of which led to the equaliser, and he played injured too so it wasn't even like he was anywhere near full power |
Tyrael
06.23.14 | Ghana wooo! |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | Still laughing at the "we shut Ronaldo down!" comments. The dude was playing at half health and you still managed to allow him to run down the pitch with 20 seconds left and take away 2 pts from you. cool. |
danielcardoso
06.23.14 | Portugal, what a f*cking letdown. They played an inconsistent game, some times it seemed as if they could take the win, other times it seemed as if they were shut down from the game. It's going to be almost impossible now and I don't think Portugal has it in them to even beat Ghana, but a fan goes until the end ;) |
danielcardoso
06.23.14 | Plus, what's up with all the damn injuries? Patrício, Coentrão, Postiga, Hugo Almeida and André Almeida are all sidelined. No wonder we can't win a damn game. |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Yeah I don't buy that Ronaldo was injured. Maybe he had some problems. And if so: Why not put him on the bench? That's the problem when one player gets all the attention. Portugal has a lot of other great players as well. Maybe someone else should have gotten a chance. Now everybody can say: With Ronaldo at 100% Portugal would have won. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=455121
http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/chris.deeley/1021443/cristiano-ronaldo-s-future-in-danger-over-knee-injury-says-his-doctor
and yeah, if he was at 100% they probably would have won. its a logical conclusion if youre actually willing to consider the differences in talent between the rosters |
NordicMindset
06.23.14 | well shit |
ChoccyPhilly
06.23.14 | Ronaldo's arrogance costs him. He's not a team player for the most part and keeps trying to have a crack himself |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | That being said: he had a game-winning assist yesterday. ASSIST. |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | I know the game doesn't matter but Torres is starting, Dell Bosque really does want to get anally raped before being forced out of his job. At least he has some fucking sense to start younger, better players. Fucking hell I'm so pissed at him |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | Netherlands 3 - Chile 2
Australia 1 - Spain 2
Croatia 1 - Mexico 1
Cameroon 0 - Brazil 2 |
ChoccyPhilly
06.23.14 | That's why i said FOR THE MOST PART.
He spent most of the game being the selfish and beautiful twat he is |
JamieTwort
06.23.14 | C'mon Chile! |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | Fuck Torres. Waste of space |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | Villa still has so much energy it's like he's in his 20's. Fuck you Bosque |
JamieTwort
06.23.14 | Couldn't care less about the Spain match. Watching the decider for 1st place in the group (obviously). |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | seriously, the referee is sucking Robben's dick |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | I really like Chile and have for a while
but they need to stop diving
"Yeah I don't buy that Ronaldo was injured. Maybe he had some problems. And if so: Why not put him on the bench?"
he was wearing something round his knee in the second half that he wasn't in the first half and judging by some of his woeful shots he obviously wasn't anywhere near fully fit |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | if Chile can top the group, I'd really rate them to reach the semis and possibly beyond. The bracket
doesn't look too hard aside from Argentina and Chile are playing miles better than them |
JamieTwort
06.23.14 | Been rooting for Chile from the start and I'm really hoping they get the win here and win the group. Love watching them play. |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Well if Ronaldo's doctor is right he should not have played in the first place.
I think Chile will reach the semis |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | eh they won't now
Germany, Brazil, Chile and France are all gonna end up in the same bracket, only two can reach the semis |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Perfect header |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | and Colombia |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | Argentina and Netherlands will more or less be on their own in the other bracket (Belgium and Costa Rica too I guess).
Italy could still end up in either but I don't rate them
looking very lopsided |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | this van gaal guy is pretty good then huh |
JamieTwort
06.23.14 | ffs |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | ronaldo was clearly inhibited but frankly this whole discussion around him says more about portugal than it does about the usa
the usa are clearly playing well and it's obvious their football team is gradually but continuously increasing in quality |
adr
06.23.14 | van Gaal is genius, his tactics are always right so far. I'm rly excited for next season to see him in United! |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Croatia-Mexico & Brazil-Cameroon up next. Both interesting matches. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | lol you say that like there's no reason for it |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | spain looking good for euro 2016 (which france are gonna win but whatever) |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | Nah England's gonna win the Euro 2016 ;] |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | maybe if england annexes another country that's better than them |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | people don't like (the stereotypical) american football fan, and how the media starts hyping up the team after they win one game
plus it's also seen that the US dominate most other sports so people probably subconsciously get defensive cos they see that the US could well turn into a force
but the annoying fans are the main reason |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | yeah but the huge crowds that turn out when the USA start winning shows there are even more fans like that
it's also perceived that Americans are pretty arrogant towards the sport, not respecting or understanding its culture and history (hence the popularity of stuff like usasoccerguy) and taking the sport for granted. Probably irks people even more considering America's suffocating influence on all other aspects of world culture. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | some people take it too far though (foreign football fans). like really, who gives a fuck if it's
called soccer or football.
I otherwise think it's kinda cool to see the sport gradually take hold of the US |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | But isn't it true that football/soccer has always been played a lot in the US, you know in schools or whatever, but in the media coverage it did not play a big role which is maybe starting to change a bit. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | people outside the US definitely underestimate how many truly invested american football fans there actually are |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | I like how Americans support their teams. The German commentator said there were 20.000 of them in the stadium against Portugal. That's pretty cool. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | USA are gonna win the world cup in like 30 years it's inevitable loll |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | World Cup 2048 in Sierra Leone |
someguest
06.23.14 | I just watched my first full match of the cup and I just have one thing to say: Chile should have been out there in dresses. What a bunch of whiners. |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | I think that it was the opposite, but whatever |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | USA defeat China 2-0 in the final, including a header from starlet winger Brad Brooks (23) currently in talks with FC Moscow |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | "yeah the americans actually bought the most tickets to brazil out of any country."
there are fucking loads of you though to be fair
and it's much easier to get to Brazil from the USA than Europe |
facupm
06.23.14 | chile will have to face brazil |
someguest
06.23.14 | Netherlands only had possession a third of the time and still destroyed 'em. |
facupm
06.23.14 | netherlands counter attacks faster than the riffs on spectrum of death |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | Chile got done by master tactician van Gaal, they still have the better squad
"hopefully we can get to a world power team but idk. the best athletes are usually pulled into football,baseball or basketball which other countries don't really have to deal with."
that will probably change as the game's popularity increases and the MLS builds up |
henryChinaski
06.23.14 | There should be a salary cap in Europe. It's gotten ridiculous. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | anyone watching this programme on match fixing on C4? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | While the extremly defensive strategy by Netherlands is kinda "inmoral" at some point, making time every moment and stuff, it's still valid, however I really think the referee was on Netherlands side, he did whatever Robben told him to do, Alexis received thousands of fouls and still only one Dutch player received a yellow card |
ShadowRemains
06.23.14 | 1-0 Brazil |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | Rooting for Cameroon, let me dream |
menawati
06.23.14 | Go go Cameroon |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | C'mon Cameroon, prove me that there is not corruption in this WC |
danielcardoso
06.23.14 | Hoping Brazil wins. That 1-1 tie for Cameroon was an unlucky bounce but I'm confident that Brazil will provide a nice response. |
ShadowRemains
06.23.14 | neymar is a beast |
facupm
06.23.14 | yeah keeper kinda helped though |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | should be an interesting 2nd half between CRO-MEX. |
facupm
06.23.14 | should be |
menawati
06.23.14 | Freds goal looked offside |
facupm
06.23.14 | yeah |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | Croatia Keeper Kit >>>>>>>>> |
ChoccyPhilly
06.23.14 | Neymar is overrated but I must say, he is incredibly efficient at scoring his goals. |
Gwynsalt
06.23.14 | "Neymar is overrated but I must say, he is incredibly efficient at scoring his goals." - uhhhhhh are
you fucking dumb or you just don't read what you write |
facupm
06.23.14 | he's doing well this WC |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.23.14 | Mexicans have been robbed |
ChoccyPhilly
06.23.14 | I agree too, but I wouldn't say his season at Barca justified his price. Even Gareth Bale had a better season in my opinion |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | Fred scored :O |
ShadowRemains
06.23.14 | "Neymar is overrated but I must say, he is incredibly efficient at scoring his goals."
lolwut |
ShadowRemains
06.23.14 | "Mexicans have been robbed"
[someguest] opposite of what usually happens [/someguest] |
ShadowRemains
06.23.14 | brazil with a statement game |
facupm
06.23.14 | fernandinho changed the team though
brazil - chile
mexico - netherlands |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | "opposite of what usually happens"
Haha, karma?
Come on Chile and Mexico! |
JamieTwort
06.23.14 | Neymar is quality, one of the players of the tournament so far given how he's almost single headedly carried the team up to this point. Same as Messi really in that sense. |
Gwynsalt
06.23.14 | The other brazilians are doing something too at least, which can't be said for Argentina who just want Messi to do everything |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | https://www.facebook.com/9gag/photos/a.109041001839.105995.21785951839/10152407823421840/?type=1&relevant_count=1 |
TheHamburgerman
06.23.14 | So Netherlands won, and sure they played a bad game, but fuck it, still 2-0. Got pretty drunk, 1.5 litre of a Le Chouffe and then some, and I still have to study for my exams. Oh Hai Mark. |
porch
06.23.14 | mexico's coach rules |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | [2] |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | almost as good as Pitbull the Chile Manager |
PappyMason
06.23.14 | 'Mexicans have been robbed'
Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to their match against Holland. Should be an interesting tie. They played really well against Croatia. |
facupm
06.23.14 | sampaoli is argentinian |
Relinquished
06.23.14 | "[someguest] opposite of what usually happens [/someguest]"
lol |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | "sampaoli is argentinian" no one said the opposite fac lol
Also fish, pitbull is the nickname of Gary Medel, one of the players not the manager |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | I wasn't aware either of them had pitbull as a nickname, but their manager looks like Pitbull |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | On a separate note, David Villa has played his last game as a Spanish International. He was the
liveliest player on the pitch still, the man has more passion than the rest of the team combined. Xavi
and Alonso probably will retire as well. Sad day. |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | scored a sweet goal too |
Gwynsalt
06.23.14 | Villa's one of my fav players, dude's a beast
Not letting him play from the beginning of the other matches was a stupid ass choice, his goal against Australia was awesome |
facupm
06.23.14 | i know, Medel played for Boca, he even scored two goals on a match against River :D (and also saw red card) |
PappyMason
06.23.14 | scored a sweet goal too [2] |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.23.14 | (and also saw red card)
Yeah that's why they call him pitbull, he's our De Jong or our Pepe |
OmairSh
06.23.14 | "Not letting him play from the beginning of the other matches was a stupid ass choice"
Agreed hard, he's better than both Costa and Torres, going by recent form. And yeah what a goal to score to end your international career. |
facupm
06.23.14 | yeah cant believe he's going to MLS, he still has lots to give |
Gwynsalt
06.23.14 | yea, I'm so fucking pissed that Del Bosque replaced him during the game too, replacing the man during his last international match, incredibly disrespectful, especially after everything he's done |
anarchistfish
06.23.14 | you say that as if the mls is a graveyard lol |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | @Gwyn, Del Bosque commented after and said he wasn't aware that Villa was retiring *FUCKING FACEPALM.
Del Bosque needs to step down, if the team is left in his hands they might not qualify for the Euro's
since Torres will be his main striker |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | I feel like Del Bosque doesn't have a very deep relationship with his players |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | I feel like he doesn't trust the younger players |
facupm
06.24.14 | the mls is pretty much a graveyard
also villa > torres |
facupm
06.24.14 | well statiscally old stars go to mls to finish their careers with less exigency and a wealthy income
i have nothing against it, but i believe a player like villa could do on some important european team |
someguest
06.24.14 | "[someguest] opposite of what usually happens [/someguest]"
huh |
ShadowRemains
06.24.14 | you didn't see the not so subtle racial humour there? |
someguest
06.24.14 | triste no hablo ingles |
Progger6009
06.24.14 | usa
|
ShadowRemains
06.24.14 | lol |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | Italy-Uruguay today should be pretty entertaining |
Sleaper
06.24.14 | See what happens when you have mata all up in that mid field |
danielcardoso
06.24.14 | Really psyched about today's Italy vs Uruguay. I don't think there are clear favorites here, basically anything can happen. It's sad to know that one of these teams will be walking away from the World Cup today, though. On the other hand, that's bound to give this game even more intensity. |
Muisc4Life26
06.24.14 | Italy and Uruguay game is going to rule. I'm really hoping England beats Costa Rica. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | Italy Uruguay will probably be like Chile Netherlands |
Thane
06.24.14 | jesus christ ref |
menawati
06.24.14 | Fk me England are shit, rooting for Costa Rica here (I am English) |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Boy, I'd sure hate to be from England and have to support this side!! |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Oh holy shit is Italy really gonna allow this to happen |
Thane
06.24.14 | did suarez bite chiellini there? sure looked like it |
menawati
06.24.14 | Yes malleus its depressing. Chomper Suarez at it again ? |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | whoever gets through I hope gets absolutely fucked by Colombia
Don't like Italy but Uruguay are a horrible team |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | clearly incorrect but yeah keep posting with your emoshunz |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | Group D is such a horrible group |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Uruguay moves on |
adr
06.24.14 | https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq6djZnIAAAV0bK.jpg |
DrMaximus
06.24.14 | Suarez is a bitch |
menawati
06.24.14 | Loads of replays of Suarez wow the idiot really did bite him, gotta be a huge ban |
Thane
06.24.14 | i hope he'll be banned for the rest of the cup. fucker |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | What a shitty game. Red card for Italy was a joke, Suarez should have gotten one instead. However I think the Italians played way too defensively from the start relying on the fact that they only needed a draw to advance to the knockout stage. They should have tried so score a goal really. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | red card for Italy was correct |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | I'd say it's a yellow card, dark yellow :] |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.24.14 | Suarez, Pepe and De Jong, the unholy trinity of douches |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "I'd say it's a yellow card, dark yellow :]"
then surely the jump to a red isn't that much of a joke? |
InfamousGrouse
06.24.14 | didn't see the match but i'm literally DYING to see this suarez incident |
facupm
06.24.14 | cant believe urugay made through, luckiest team i've ever seen, fuckin overrated
italy flopping twice in a row though its pathetic |
facupm
06.24.14 | [2] |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.24.14 | "cant believe urugay made through, luckiest team i've ever seen, fuckin overrated"
Totally the opposite for me, I love how Uruguay always manages to make it through in WC's and qualifications haha |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | 3rd time he's done this
"cant believe urugay made through, luckiest team i've ever seen, fuckin overrated"
[2] |
PunchforPunch
06.24.14 | Well, third time's a charm, right? |
Ryus
06.24.14 | he should have been taken out right away. |
BMDrummer
06.24.14 | Holy crap, what have I missed? 2000+ comments |
menawati
06.24.14 | Shitstorm in the press tomorrow, just after he has said he loved getting revenge over the press in the England match to 'punish' them for his treatment. Can't wait for the backlash now.
Best world cup ever, great matches, dodgy refs and biters haha |
Gwynsalt
06.24.14 | "cant believe urugay made through, luckiest team i've ever seen, fuckin overrated"
they did excelently last wc are you fucking shitting me
diego forlan specially, guy made several awesome goals |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | Yeah Uruguay did really great in 2010. Loved Forlan back then |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | uruguay = overrated even though they made the final 4 in 2010 and have advanced to the final 16 in 2014. well i mean, sure i guess. |
ShadowRemains
06.24.14 | so does suarez's girl like the kinky stuff or something?
he seems to have some appetite for human flesh |
Ryus
06.24.14 | why does he do this shit. he's one of the best players in the world but he's a fucking shit human being |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Drogba getting his first start of the tournament.
Salpingidis getting his first start for the tournament. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | First time both Toure's will be in the lineup. |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | Guess I need to switch on the TV |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Ivorians haven't posted a clean sheet for over a year now.
Meanwhile, the Greeks have only scored in 1 of their 7 WC matches |
henryChinaski
06.24.14 | Have the Greeks changed their playing style at all since winning the Euro 2004? |
danielcardoso
06.24.14 | They don't even know how they won that Euro 2004, really. |
facupm
06.24.14 | "Totally the opposite for me, I love how Uruguay always manages to make it through in WC's and qualifications haha"
are you sure about "always"?? they've sucked on WC for 40 years, many times out on 1st round and sometimes not even qualifying
hope suarez gets his deserved ban |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "uruguay = overrated even though they made the final 4 in 2010 and have advanced to the final 16 in 2014. well i mean, sure i guess."
um yeah that's kinda the point
you can get do those things without playing well
anyway the uruguay of 2014 is not the same as that of 2010 |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | inevitable that greece are gonna win this 1-0 |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | umm yeah maybe if they stop aiming for the fucking crossbar |
facupm
06.24.14 | lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL
LLLLLLLLLLLLLL |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | greece are going through having scored one goal in 3 matches
only the greeks |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | The Greeks need to score again and Colombia needs to hold their fucking shit together against Japan. I dont trust THIS Greek team to hold a clean sheet against Gervinho, Toure and Drogba. |
facupm
06.24.14 | greeks are going through damn |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | games not over yet but if it stays like this
i called it
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=446654&listid=145201 |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | some of my other predictions were p bad to be fair |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | you guys are clearly trying to hex the greeks |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | either I'm proved correct or the greeks get knocked out
either way, I win |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | unless japan manage to dig themselves out of that hole |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | They'll probably ban Suarez for the rest of the WC, which is basically one match.
Damn Malleus you and your Greek love |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | And fish with his need to be correct |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | this pitch thats being played on for Japan-Colombia is patchy. Looks like a local field in my town. Nice. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | This tension is doing me in |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Colombia haven't looked very convincing in the 2 games that I've watched |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | colombia can just outscore teams.
it will only work for a certain amount of time. they'll probably get knocked out by brazil in the
quarters |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Some of these defensive challenges by the Greeks have been amazing. Truly amazing. Know what else is amazing? FOUR CROSSBAR HITS IN 3 MATCHES |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Holebas is fuckin awesome |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | some of these strikes are pretty amazing tbf |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | not amazing enough tho |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | it's ok malleus, at least now you don't have to watch any more awful football matches |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | "Some of these defensive challenges by the Greeks have been amazing"
But that's all they're good at |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | they're pretty good at shooting balls at bars too |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Colombias looking very weak now |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | James and Jackson pair up again |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | unbelievable |
Thane
06.24.14 | what a goal by james rodriguez |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | ahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahaha @ fish |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "Greece know how to jew themselves out of groups like these. "
as per |
Apollo
06.24.14 | lol soccer |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Holy, Samaras tripped himself and got a penalty?!!! |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | one of costa rica and greece are gonna reach the quarter finals
lol |
Satellite
06.24.14 | almost as popular in america as the nba offseason |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | what is it with african teams and last minute penalties? |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | #TakeDownCONCACAF |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Dude HE TRIPPED HIMSELF, didn't he? |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | He tripped over the defenders leg. |
Voivod
06.24.14 | Never underestimate the Greeks ladies and gents... |
menawati
06.24.14 | Didn't see it clearly but it did look like he stubbed his own toe on the ground |
Voivod
06.24.14 | Samaras seemed to stumble on the defender's leg because he was about to take the shot.
Anyway, in a fair world, the score should've been like 4-1 in favour of Greece...
What I liked about my team today is that we played exactly like Italy does, strong defence and sudden raids towards the opponent's goal post. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | from one angle it looked like he tripped on the grass |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Thats how the Greeks always play. Comparing us to Italy was completely unnecessary. We have our own awesomely boring identity ; ) |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | in a fair world Greece wouldn't have a football team |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | okay that's harsh
I wouldn't even say that about the Italians
but god damn stop punching above your belt :/ |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | ^^^ whiney british kid |
stranger
06.24.14 | "Comparing us to Italy was completely unnecessary."
agreed unless we're talking about hairy women of the world |
Sleaper
06.24.14 | who to go for now....all my favs r out.. aus, spain, england, portugal and now ivory coast..... FUUUUUUCK.
might be time to jump on the USA band wagon |
Voivod
06.24.14 | @fish.
Last time I checked, Italy has won more World Cups than England...
As for England, the national team seems to "forget" how to play football every time there's a tournament outside the island...
@MalleusMaleficarum
I will admit the Greece is a poor version of Italy in general, but today we got pretty much close to them. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | france :) |
stranger
06.24.14 | unless you're a true 'merican the wagon's full, foreigner. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "Last time I checked, Italy has won more World Cups than England...
As for England, the national team seems to "forget" how to play football every time there's a tournament outside the island..."
Yes England are awful and I'm starting to hate them |
Faraudo
06.24.14 | Mexico m/ |
Kusangii
06.24.14 | Suarez is a fucking lunatic, just like Pepe he deserves to be permanently banned from football |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | "Yes England are awful and I'm starting to hate them"
About damn time.
"Suarez is a fucking lunatic, just like Pepe he deserves to be permanently banned from football"
Pepe's a fucking moron as well agreed. |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2108620-ivory-coast-goalkeeper-boubacar-barry-celebrates-with-
mouthful-of-grass.
Uhh what in the fuck?
"He's the vegetarian Suarez."
I'm pissed about Suarez but that's a good one |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | ""Yes England are awful and I'm starting to hate them"
About damn time."
lol I've never particularly liked my birth country |
stranger
06.24.14 | i want to like this sport but all the sissy nonsense like biting and flopping takes me out of it. maybe it's a european thing. idk i'm a novice viewer so someone explain why that stuff is part of the game. you'd get murdered in real football if you attempted any of that shit. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "maybe it's a european thing."
south america is 10x worse
probably cos of the nature of the game. small margins and if you can fool the referee it's potentially very rewarding.
also it's not a full contact game like "real football" or rugby so it's easier to make out you've been fouled |
stranger
06.24.14 | but the diving is so blatant. a dude gets nudged and he's on the ground pretending to writhe in pain like he just shattered his kneecap. it's ugly and detracts from the athleticism/spirit of competition. why not suspend/fine those players since the game is inherently incapable of policing itself (a la hockey)? |
ChoccyPhilly
06.24.14 | I support my own country in football, but I know full well we're not going to win anything. I have far more hopes for the rugby world cup next year |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | you're by no means the only person who asks that question |
ChoccyPhilly
06.24.14 | But my gosh, 1 point from 3 games is awful.
@stranger Do we not already know that FIFA and UEFA are the most corrupt sporting governing bodies that ever existed? I'm pretty sure they mostly care about their income and it does show for the most part |
stranger
06.24.14 | oh i know. in america it's usually the first thing ppl bring up regarding soccer/futbol.
for the record i'm aware that americans like me look like total dickheads for dropping in on this sport every 4 yrs to complain about it. |
stranger
06.24.14 | i didn't know that until a few weeks ago, philly. but based on what i've read (espesh re: qatar) it makes the ncaa look well-run in comparison. |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | many football fans believe there should be tougher punishment for divers but for whatever reason the organising bodies don't do it |
ChoccyPhilly
06.24.14 | Whenever anyone brings up diving, I always say they should be transferred and play as prop against the national Fiji rugby team as punishment. It will definitely stop all diving |
stranger
06.24.14 | or have them play a shift in the nhl playoffs |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | "for the record i'm aware that americans like me look like total dickheads for dropping in on this sport every 4 yrs to complain about it."
to be fair the brits are just as bad when it comes to american football |
ChoccyPhilly
06.24.14 | @stranger. The fact that the world cup was awarded to Qatar in the first place in the future already raised eyebrows and several national governing bodies called for an investment but FIFA get the last say. Sepp Blater and Platini are corrupt to the bone and they've honestly lost touch with anything that the fans want from the game |
stranger
06.24.14 | they're also clearly okay with thousands of ppl dying just to build the stadiums |
ChoccyPhilly
06.24.14 | I don't understand American Footie. I've had to learn about it in A level PE and I'm still baffled about it. Even my teacher spent half the time ridiculing the sport for being 80% adverts or something like that |
stranger
06.24.14 | good responses guys thx |
Satellite
06.24.14 | 80% is a bit high, but the action in the game is fractured so they can and do assault us with with ads at every break. it does suck. pretty much everything minus the sport itself sucks and the nfl tries to alienate its most ardent fans at every opportunity. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Time to rank the remaining nations, but it's up to you to figure out what they're being ranked by:
1. colombia
2. brazil
3. chile
4. costa rica
5. ecuador
6. mexico
7. argentina
8. russia
9. germany
10. greece
11. italy
12. belgium
13. netherlands
14. uruguay
15. france
16. united states |
Satellite
06.24.14 | well it's either coffee or cocaine |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | LOL im pretty sure the U.S would rank higher on the cocaine rankings. |
Satellite
06.24.14 | that's kind of you to say |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | lol |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Knowing Mall the list is about broads |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Nice job. You impressed me today. |
OmairSh
06.24.14 | Shucks, I try |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.24.14 | Evidently |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | looks like they're being ranked by how undesirable they are to live in |
anarchistfish
06.24.14 | odd placement for greece though. colombia's economy may be dependent on cocaine but at least they have
one |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.24.14 | But Chile has a nice and solid economy :( |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | that too lol |
DrMaximus
06.25.14 | https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq6i1s0IMAA5rvz.jpg |
Satellite
06.25.14 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7OlBdFIxbk |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | "80% is a bit high, but the action in the game is fractured so they can and do assault us with with ads at every break. it does suck. pretty much everything minus the sport itself sucks and the nfl tries to alienate its most ardent fans at every opportunity."
I tried to give it a chance once but the ads
omg |
Satellite
06.25.14 | the trick is to switch to another game during the commercials. if done right and with a little luck, you can watch exclusively football. also you're supposed to be piss drunk. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | and you're not a fan if you dont have a fantasy team |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7OlBdFIxbk"
love these guys
"the trick is to switch to another game during the commercials. if done right and with a little luck, you can watch exclusively football. also you're supposed to be piss drunk."
that's such a pain though. I just wanna focus on one game. and not miss anything. watching any kind of sport in bits is just the worse |
aircycle
06.25.14 | there's just as much diving in pro basketball |
Satellite
06.25.14 | wouldn't say "just as much" but it's there and it sucks. the nba has cracked down on it in recent years. |
Satellite
06.25.14 | 'end' key coming in handy itt |
facupm
06.25.14 | how innocent CIV has been |
henryChinaski
06.25.14 | Colombia is really in great form. 9 points, 9 goals, that's pretty impressive. |
Chrisjon89
06.25.14 | can't imagine what goes through Suarez's mind to possess him to do that. again. that was a crappy game too - two talented teams that know how to play ugly. |
ValarMorghulis
06.25.14 | FUCK YEAA argentina is playing today |
Voivod
06.25.14 | Greece was rightfully granted the penalty against Cote d'Ivoire and here's why:
https://vine.co/v/Mtnxa6HXg7p |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | ah yeah fair enough |
henryChinaski
06.25.14 | Yeah no doubt about it. For a moment it looked like he had kicked his own leg though. Well, at least before the slowmo was shown. |
danielcardoso
06.25.14 | I just can't believe how lucky Greece was. |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Greece will surprise everyone and win the WC, like the 2004 Euro's |
apert
06.25.14 | Suarez just doesn't give a fuck. top lad |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Argentina and Nigeria get a goal each within 5 minutes!! |
Mesm277
06.25.14 | What a start!
Ps: I think we need a new list/discussion place for the knockout stage. That number of comments...
|
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | the one time I miss the first 5 minutes of a match |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | Wow Argentina really had to concede that quick against this side? smh. |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Argentina doesn't have Greece's defence though |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | That much is obvious |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | yh tbh only germany have a better and more rounded squad than france |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | lol |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | and even they don't really have a solid striker so not really |
unaMUSEd
06.25.14 | Are Muller and Klose not strikers these days? |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | solid |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | klose is old and muller's kinda had to be adapted to that position cos they had no one else |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | real nice to see an african team playing well |
PappyMason
06.25.14 | That free-kick tho... |
ValarMorghulis
06.25.14 | MESSI!!! |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Messi's back at the WC with a vengeance it seems |
SaneTBP
06.25.14 | Muller is that kind of player who doesn't seem to be that good, but is always in the right place. Maybe not pretty, but effective as hell. Kinda like Inzaghi |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | And Mario Gomez |
PappyMason
06.25.14 | Muller is such a predator. Goals are goals. |
Emyay
06.25.14 | speaking of mario gomez, where has his ass been? is he even on the squad? |
PappyMason
06.25.14 | Dzeko's goal was really nice. Bosnia have been a bit unlucky this WC.
Iran really should have scored though. |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | Messi's on fire. Feels like this will be his world cup |
Emyay
06.25.14 | agreed fish, hopefully his defense shows up against the big dogs |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | I'm unconvinced..
they can definitely reach the final though. Think the Netherlands are the only other big team in their bracket |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | good goal |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | di Maria is so good as well. favourite player in the world right now |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | so frustrating for Nigeria to concede from a set piece |
BigPleb
06.25.14 | Feed the Musa and he will score. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | I love how all of Africa seems to play the same style - attack attack attack attack attack |
iglu
06.25.14 | who is winning? |
Emyay
06.25.14 | "who is winning?"
internet -1
you - 0 |
JamieTwort
06.25.14 | Di Maria's been disappointing so far in this tournament. A few glimpses of what he can do but more often than not his end product has been lacking and he's been giving the ball away a lot. |
JamieTwort
06.25.14 | Nearly a lovely assist from him there though. |
NorthernSkylark
06.25.14 | Musa close to score another |
PappyMason
06.25.14 | 'Musa close to score another'
I'm willing him on too. |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | Zabaleta's sick |
PappyMason
06.25.14 | ^ No doubt. He's improved so much over the last few seasons. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | styles of play summed up:
europe: ticky tac
south america: pace
africa: bludgeon their faces |
NorthernSkylark
06.25.14 | yah, Greece plays the best ticki tacka |
ValarMorghulis
06.25.14 | great game |
henryChinaski
06.25.14 | Nice to see Nigeria reaching the knockout stage. After their first game against Iran I wasn't so sure about that. |
facupm
06.25.14 | nice match, argentina played more like the team we were used to
still unconvincing on defence and dissapointig WC from aguero till now |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | https://twitter.com/theworidcup/status/481859003736027137
dude what the fuck |
facupm
06.25.14 | yeah poor dude |
henryChinaski
06.25.14 | Oh shit...must have missed that. That's harsh |
DrMaximus
06.25.14 | Holy shit look at his fucking arm wiggle goddamn |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | phil neville's french pronunciation is unforgivably bad |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | #CalciumDeficiency |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | This Ecuadorian dude is bleeding from his skull.
Bleeding Skulls and Flailing Rubbery Limbs. is this the UFC? |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | i don't think they make you wrap your head in onion bags in the ufc |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | "I'm afraid you have to wear the bloodhat." |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | moonlights as a condom |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | I want france's goalie kit |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | do they sell goalie kits round your parts |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | idk but I got the home kit (personalised) for a tenner
got brazil alternate and russia home too |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | what kind of fucking question even is that |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | they only sell this one http://boutique.fff.fr/maillot-france-gardien |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | cartonnn rouuuuge |
adr
06.25.14 | Holland away kit is the shit |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | the mind control device works! |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | "Holland away kit is the shit"
yeah if I could go back I'd get a robben one |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | deschamps is so clever. rotating the squad, giving everyone some world cup game time to nurture enthusiasm and unity within the squad |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.25.14 | lmao |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Genius.....Or it could be that this match doesn't really matter |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | how have we not scored ffs |
Tunaboy45
06.25.14 | Probably the most disappointing world cup for England in a long, long time. |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | nah at least there weren't many expectations this time
in 2010 they just limped through the group stages and then got fucked by germany |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | France's finishing has been absent today. Let's keep it that way. |
anarchistfish
06.25.14 | yeah, every shot straight at the keeper |
OmairSh
06.25.14 | Well you guys are through to the quarters unless Nigeria manages an upset |
Tunaboy45
06.25.14 | Suarez needs to control his appetite though. |
ChoccyPhilly
06.25.14 | France game was all tease and no show |
facupm
06.26.14 | Argentina - Switzerland
we should win |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.26.14 | Chile - Brazil
god why, it's always Brazil :( |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Chile has a chance if the referees aren't wearing Brasil shirts underneath |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.26.14 | Yeah, I said it before, if Brazil wins, I really think it would be cause the referee will be on their side |
facupm
06.26.14 | and if they dont get nervous or cold feet because of the importance of the match
honestly ive never seen such a strong chile squad |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.26.14 | Yeah, seems to be the best generation since '62, even better than the generation from '98 that could've done great things, I really have high hopes for this team, it seems that the defeated the fear for bigger teams, so I think there are real chances of winning Brazil |
DrMaximus
06.26.14 | Germany is gonna absolutely destroy US |
facupm
06.26.14 | klinsmann could arrange some dirty business with their pals though, germany already did something similar on the 82 WC |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.26.14 | Yeah, and that Germany only had HALF the potential lel |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | come on usa |
JamieTwort
06.26.14 | [2] |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | i will love usa forever if you can beat germany to top spot so we don't have to face them in the quarters |
guitarded_chuck
06.26.14 | not gonna happen |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | ...nah |
SaneTBP
06.26.14 | both games have been really boring so far.. |
guitarded_chuck
06.26.14 | americans playing a boring game in bad weather
germany will put the heat on as/when necessary |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | Really do like these Ghana kits |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | me too. all the tight african ones are nice |
PappyMason
06.26.14 | The majority of the Puma made shirts are ridiculously tight though. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | I feel like the Ghana ones have the extra African flavour with the tribal looking pattern on the neck and sleeve. But yeah Puma did good with most of their kits. Ivory Coast in the orange was nice. |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | cameroon has that too |
MO
06.26.14 | would love to see Ghana take Portugal out |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | never noticed it. perhaps cuz it looks nicer on a white kit. or perhaps cuz watching cameroon in general was so difficult to do |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | Ghana has officially eliminated themselves |
SaneTBP
06.26.14 | "would love to see Ghana take Portugal out"
yup would be great |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | ghana only really have themselves to blame |
adr
06.26.14 | Ronaldo missed 5 times a clear chances... |
MO
06.26.14 | so even if portugal wins this the GF vs GA with the states means the states'll still go through right? |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | yeah the states are through
will probably face Belgium which they definitely have a shot at winning |
danielcardoso
06.26.14 | Well, if USA goes up against Belgium, Belgium has a much bigger chance of winning. |
Shuyin
06.26.14 | FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK |
Pennywise_M
06.26.14 | rip in peece portugal |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | only the most boring group left |
Shuyin
06.26.14 | why didnt they made the rehearsal games in south america?.. our players were busted all the time, could've mounted an hospital next to the training center. this world cup was bullshit for us and europe in general |
Pennywise_M
06.26.14 | Yeah but the fact that Portugal had an embarassing performance counts for nothing though? |
aircycle
06.26.14 | what is a "kit" |
Nikkolae
06.26.14 | thats what they get for arriving among the last teams, other teams had plenty of time to get used to the weather, plus portugal's squad was lol bad CR and Nani aside |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | "what is a "kit" "
basically the British word for 'jersey'. |
Shuyin
06.26.14 | our players were dead, no ideas, no speed, no nothing
portugal wasnt this bad since 2002 |
danielcardoso
06.26.14 | yep, pretty much. |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Lots of big teams are on their way home |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | Russia is next, not that they're a big team |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Algeria should beat them yeah. But things haven't always gone according to plan this WC |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | Yeah, Costa Rica and Uruguay advance instead of Italy and England. No one had seen that coming! And Spain, of course. |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | I predict a draw for RUS-ALG and an easy win for BEL |
danielcardoso
06.26.14 | Eliminations of Spain, Italy, England and Portugal were really surprising. Plus, let's not forget how much of a surprise it is to see Costa Rica, Chile and Mexico playing so well. This WC is really being interesting. |
SaneTBP
06.26.14 | Columbia's also been really really promising so far, even though they'd an easy group |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | NOOOOOOOO DAMN YOU RUSSIANS |
oresttt
06.26.14 | was a great header tho |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | wasn't that surprised by Portugal tbh |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | "Yeah, Costa Rica and Uruguay advance instead of Italy and England. No one had seen that coming! And Spain, of course."
most of England thought England wouldn't get out of their group |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | "what is a "kit""
use a fucking dictionary |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | You don't need to be a dick fish dam. |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Algerian defence is beyond horrible |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | he's miserable and english and hes now rooting for the national immigrants team so you have to let him off |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | Algeria needs to somehow get a draw out of this showing |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | i've been supporting france over england since 2011 bro |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Algeria's quality in the final third is really lacking, and their first touches are poor. On top of that you have an organised Russian defence. It's looking difficult. |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | I have to watch this God awful shitty analysis on a Canadian channel. It's all about flair with cool effects and designs but shitty as fuck analysis. |
Shuyin
06.26.14 | 'wasn't that surprised by Portugal tbh'
yea, the US advancing is a completely normal thing
sure |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Well this Portugal team was pretty average let's be honest |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | Lol, stop feeding the sarcasm horse. One day it will eat your head
All I'm saying is that it was a tough group and both Ghana and USA had a chance to advance |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | surprisingly. like, I know ronaldo is their best player and he wasn't fully fit but it's not like they have an ordinary squad |
NorthernSkylark
06.26.14 | It's not like england's sqaud was ordinary either |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | england have always struggled with philosophy/team chemistry/media pressure |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | "I have to watch this God awful shitty analysis on a Canadian channel. It's all about flair with cool effects and designs but shitty as fuck analysis."
nah bro CBC knows |
Shuyin
06.26.14 | it was poorly managed, we had like 5 injuries. doesnt come as a surprise that most european teams are getting hammered in this tournament, its the weather.
we should've made game preparation games in south america. as for the rest, yea, portugal was a let-down, really disorganized football.. |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | CBC is horse shit pretty much. Can't compete with any of the major British channels |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | no shit
thats like me saying englands hockey coverage is shit compared to ours |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | most unconvincing 9 points I've ever seen |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | bye bye capello |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | 2nd group stage exit in a row |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | for capello? no
but he's awful and there's no way he'll stay on especially since russia are the next hosts |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | "most unconvincing 9 points I've ever seen"
Agreed, Colombia are by far the dark horses of the WC |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | ok let's do this
BRAZIL v Chile
COLOMBIA v Uruguay
NETHERLANDS v Mexico
COSTA RICA v Greece
FRANCE v Nigeria
GERMANY v Algeria
ARGENTINA v Switzerland
BELGIUM v Usa
BRAZIL v Colombia
NETHERLANDS v Costa Rica
France v GERMANY
ARGENTINA v Usa
BRAZIL v Germany
Netherlands v ARGENTINA
(GERMANY v Netherlands)
BRAZIL v Argentina |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Belgium beat USA but the USA still makes it to the quarters, damn what a performance that must be |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | okay now for an out-there one cos that's basically all the favourites
Brazil v CHILE
COLOMBIA v Uruguay
Netherlands v MEXICO
COSTA RICA v Greece
FRANCE v Nigeria
GERMANY v Algeria
ARGENTINA v Switzerland
Belgium v USA
CHILE v Colombia
MEXICO v Costa Rica
FRANCE v Germany
ARGENTINA v Usa
Chile v FRANCE
Mexico v ARGENTINA
(CHILE v Mexico)
France v ARGENTINA |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | "Belgium beat USA but the USA still makes it to the quarters, damn what a performance that must be"
lol forgot to edit. Should be ARGENTINA v Belgium for the first one |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | not a surprise tbh |
SPRFanOf5H
06.26.14 | The US is gonna have their hands full against Belgium on Monday. They may be new-comers, but that will be a hard one regardless. Afterwards, it's either Argentina or the Swiss and they'll be 100x more difficult to beat than Belgium. If America somehow makes it to the semifinals they'll likely face Holland and it'll probably end there should the USMNT pull off two wins in the KO stages.
Unrealistic chance of even making it pass the round of 8, let alone to the final but who cares? GO AMERICA!!! |
SaneTBP
06.26.14 | I wish the US won't go much further tbh |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | i wonder how many of these new supporters are genuinely interested in the sport or if it's just another channel for patriotism |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | russia is so bad wow |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | im sorry but how daft can you really be lol its the world cup it garners interest from non-futbol fans every single time it comes around.. yet here you are acting as if you expect all these people to hang around and watch the epl for the next 15 yrs of their lives |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | well everyone goes on about how soccerrrrrrrrr is gaining a foothold in the usa so yeah |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | the MLS is still waaaaayyyyyy beneath every other north american sports league though so yeah |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | yeah so it's stuff like this that should help it gain investment |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Well yeah they wouldn't watch the EPL, they'd follow the La Liga duh |
anarchistfish
06.26.14 | lol |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.26.14 | when people turn on an MLS match they dont see what they see on the WC. beyond that, Any MLS talent that is playing in the WC right now (ex: Dempsey) is currently trying to find out how they can get signed with a rich European team. Its not a winning recipe when youre going up against the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL |
OmairSh
06.26.14 | Ander Herrera is Man U's first signing, just when Bilbao finally made it to the UCL. Should have
waited a season imo. Well I hate Man U so I think he shouldn't have gone there in the first place |
anarchistfish
06.27.14 | usa would need to score first to beat argentina, otherwise they'll get fucked on the counter |
anarchistfish
06.27.14 | tbh every team in this tournament looks beatable
|
joesmoe4000
06.27.14 | USA! USA! USA! |
OmairSh
06.27.14 | But then Messi will offset that by putting 3 in ;-) |
OmairSh
06.27.14 | I just want to break your damn spirit, and I know my attempts will be fruitless, but hey hey if Iran could hold Messi then maybe.... |
TMobotron
06.27.14 | It was discussed quite awhile back but I really don't see how any american sports fan can legitimately have a problem with flopping. There are always comparisons with NBA but in NBA (which overall I REALLY enjoy BTW) it happens on drives to the basket constantly (and drives like that are SO MUCH more common in basketball). I also think refs respond to the actual flop way more in NBA, and all-star players are treated like royalty who people can't even come close to touching without a foul being called.
And yeah, american football is one of the slowest games ever that just gets slower and less exciting over time with breaks for any reason you can think of including ads and rules that prohibit exciting play when action is actually happening, and yet it's still worshiped for some reason, while other sports are criticized for being slow.
In fact, the only popular american sport that doesn't suffer from blatant issues like that is the NHL, which is less popular than NBA NFL and MLB and also happens to be the most similar to football/soccer in gameplay.
I'm pretty ignorant to soccer/football as an american sports fan but I've had more fun watching this WC than I have watching any other sport that gets air time here in as long as I can remember. I also have to say (again) that despite a lot of american ignorance coming out (at least vocally), there are a ton of new fans who are having a lot of fun following a sport that's new to them in a completely appropriate way.
Excuse my rant but this shit has been fun to watch and we should all have fun together watching this fun shit. |
klap
06.27.14 | dempsey played in the premier league before coming to the MLS malleus lol |
TMobotron
06.27.14 | @futures yeah man it has been so fun to watch. I feel kind of lame for never following it before but I'm completely set on following it after the WC. Hell, even my dad who is old-school in his american sport followings has been watching it intently (he's always texting me during games asking about rules etc because he's just now being introduced for the first time to it).
I empathize with people criticizing Americans just getting into it for this WC only but there really are a TON of people who are gaining appreciation for it in a good way. |
Aids
06.27.14 | Bracket filling out time:
Round of 16.
Brazil 3-1 Chile
Colombia 2-1 Uruguay
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico
Costa Rica 1-1 Greece (Cost Rica 4-2 on penalty kicks)
France 2-0 Nigeria
Germany 3-0 Algeria
Argentina 4-1 Switzerland
USA 2-1 (extra time) Belgium
Quarter Finals
Brazil 2-1 Colombia
Germany 3-2 France (please let this game happen)
Netherlands 3-0 Costa Rica
Argentina 2-1 USA
Semis
Brazil 1-1 Germany (Brazil 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Argentina 3-2 Netherlands (extra time)**
3rd Place Match
Netherlands 2-1 Germany
World Cup 2014 Final
Argentina 1-1 Brazil (Argentina 5-4 on penalty kicks)
**It will be hard to cheer against one of my two favourite international teams in this semi-final, but I think this might be Argentina's year. If any teams can upset hosts and favourites Brazil this year, I think it's Netherlands and Messi ft. Argentina (possibly Chile? DARKHORSE!!).
Boom. Not many (any) upsets, except arguably Colombia in the first round, but that shit is hard to predict. |
Aids
06.27.14 | what if that Argentina/Brazil final prediction is right? seriously how dope would that game be? |
unaMUSEd
06.27.14 | Hey Aids, you have Germany losing on penalties....
nope. |
unaMUSEd
06.27.14 | My predictions
R16:
Brazil 2-1 Chile (aet)
Colombia 2-0 Uruguay
Netherlands 3-1 Mexico
Costa Rica 3-1 Greece
France 3-0 Nigeria
Germany 4-0 Algeria
Argentina 3-2 Switzerland
USA 1-1 Belgium (USA 4-3 penalties)
Quarters:
Colombia 2-1 Brazil
Germany 2-1 France
Netherlands 3-1 Costa Rica
Argentina 2-1 USA (aet)
Semis:
Germany 1-1 Colombia (Germany 4-2 penalties)
Netherlands 4-2 Argentina
3rd Place:
Colombia 3-2 Argentina (aet)
Final:
Germany 2-1 Netherlands
|
Sleaper
06.27.14 | Final:
Germany 2-1 Netherlands [2]
this is guaranteed to be the final 2. if this isnt the final 2, ill play russian roulette by myself till i lose |
anarchistfish
06.27.14 | can't see there not being a south american team in the final tbh
Aids' predictions sound pretty good but I'm hoping France can cause an upset and at our best I don't think there's a team in this tournament that would beat us |
BigPleb
06.27.14 | Only good last 16 tie is Brazil v Chile
The rest are bloody awful. |
NorthernSkylark
06.27.14 | Argentina won't make it to the final, their defence is shit
That's all I got to say |
anarchistfish
06.27.14 | costa rica v greece will be interesting in an awful way |
anarchistfish
06.27.14 | argentina wouldn't make the final if it weren't for the fact that they're in the weaker bracket and the only really good team they'd have to face on their way is the netherlands |
NorthernSkylark
06.27.14 | Well, I don't think they'll get past Netherlands anyway (or Mexico for that matter)
|
OmairSh
06.27.14 | I think it might be time for a new list for the group stages. |
Voivod
06.27.14 | do it man. |
manosg
06.27.14 | do it man. [2] |
OmairSh
06.27.14 | NEW LIST FOR THE KNOCKOUT STAGE
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=673174&listid=146395 |
JamieTwort
06.27.14 | You mean for the knockout rounds surely? |
JamieTwort
06.27.14 | Final:
"Germany 2-1 Netherlands [2]
this is guaranteed to be the final 2. if this isnt the final 2, ill play russian roulette by myself till i lose"
Why so confident? Both teams performed brilliantly in their first games (although the teams they played were as bad as the aforementioned teams were good) but haven't looked as strong since. I can definitely see weaknesses in Netherlands' team and I can see Germany slipping up at some point. |
OmairSh
06.27.14 | My bad, corrected |
henryChinaski
06.27.14 | Damn, no football today. What am I gonna do?! |
facupm
06.27.14 | ahh gotta be worst friday of my life |
henryChinaski
06.28.14 | Where is everyone? Brazil-Chile let's go. Rooting for Chile :] |
anarchistfish
06.28.14 | on paper chile have a chance but it would break the fabric of the universe if brazil lost |
MalleusMaleficarum
06.28.14 | "Dempsey played in the premier league before coming to the MLS malleus lol"
I know that but whats your point lol
He landed in MLS because his play regressed but now that he's had some more success I wouldnt be surprised if he went back to Europe |
anarchistfish
06.28.14 | why is shit from goal.com coming up on my facebook
arsenal bid £45m for alexis sanchez
fuck off goal.com |
anarchistfish
06.28.14 | ffs keep posting in the wrong thread |
erizen826
06.29.14 | So many fucking comments on this thread. |
AtomicShane
06.29.14 | lol soccer |
Judio!
10.01.14 | This thread jesus christ |
Torontonian
10.01.14 | i miss the WC so damn much. even though it was such trash this year. |
JamieTwort
10.01.14 | Always surprises me when I see the odd person describe this year's WC as 'trash' (or words to that effect) when a large majority have been calling it one of the best ever. |
Torontonian
10.01.14 | ^i think we already had this discussion man. I just hate how soccer is so european dominant nowadays. Thats just my opinion. |
Torontonian
10.01.14 | 2010 was better because at least a new team won. Even though it was european. |
Torontonian
10.01.14 | And i called Germany winning from day 1. And i was correct unfortunately. |
zakalwe
10.01.14 | South American sides are like pub teams who cry. |
BMDrummer
10.01.14 | how did this get 2000 comments damn |
ChoccyPhilly
10.01.14 | Memoriez |
SharkTooth
10.01.14 | So who's pumped up for 2018? |
ChoccyPhilly
10.01.14 | Probably my favourite football match of all time was played here (USA vs. Belgium)
Heroic stuff from you yanks |
rockandmetaljunkie
10.01.14 | Germany trashing the hosts was an enjoyable moment. Wish I was back home to watch the match. |
Shuyin
10.01.14 | "I just hate how soccer is so european dominant nowadays. "
so many wrongs in this, i cant even |
SharkTooth
10.01.14 | "Probably my favourite football match of all time was played here (USA vs. Belgium)
Heroic stuff from you yanks"
I prefer the moment when WE ACTUALLY BEAT GHANA, that was the single most surprising moment in this World Cup, (I was still rooting for Germany tho) |
Torontonian
10.01.14 | @shuyin how so? |
ChoccyPhilly
10.01.14 | @Shark Being unbiased, it was a match that encompasses everything I like about footie. Both teams tried very hard and USA showed a lot of sportsmanship, which i don't see a lot of in the game nowadays |
SharkTooth
10.01.14 | @Choccy
Yeah a lot of the teams are too desperate to win and end up fouling just to increase their measly chances, it's understandable, but disappointing nonetheless |
OmairSh
10.02.14 | Should have a champions league thread. |
facupm
10.02.14 | man on sunday is the derby who cares about anything else on the world |
anarchistfish
10.02.14 | "Yeah a lot of the teams are too desperate to win"
yeah isn't that the point? |
osmark86
10.02.14 | ^nailed it fish |
smith1
06.29.15 | this is sputnikmusic |
smith1
06.29.15 | ladies aren't even here no more. but yeah i'm watchin the womens world cup, u should make a thread!!! |
smith1
06.29.15 | i think ppl call lists threads here??? u gotta make a list man i know you can do it |
ShitsofRain
06.29.15 | germany played really bad |
smith1
06.29.15 | in the u21's yea good joke |
smith1
06.29.15 | she's pretty great, man |
ShitsofRain
06.29.15 | u21 and our women |
facupm
06.29.15 | what abou america cup? |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.29.15 | This Copa America has been awesome so far |
Torontonian
06.29.15 | Mexico sucked balls as usual, i doubt they will ever have a truly respectable/legendary soccer team. Glad Brazil lost though. Don't care about the rest |
MrSirLordGentleman
06.29.15 | The Chile-Mexico match has been the best one so far on the cup for me though
Copa America has always being a way more entertaining tournament than the Euro |
Titan
06.29.15 | it took me 20 fucking seconds to get down here wtf |
facupm
06.30.15 | tomorrow we go against paraguay
if we're lucky, we'll face chile on the final |
henryChinaski
06.30.15 | The US girls are hot, damn. |
Faraudo
07.03.15 | Well, Mexico sucked mainly because they sent their "B" team to Copa América. None of the important players went there. |
