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HaemishM
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A lot of badly overhit crosses and soaring free-kicks. Maybe the highly paid whiners are right, the new ball is bouncy and weird?
The new balls suck monkey anus. Way too many shots that sail horribly high. Why the fuck does FIFA insist on trying out new balls in the World Cup so that the skilled players can't use their normal skills? What the fuck, Spain? Seriously? I blame that on Casillas. Why go at the guy with your feet when your hands have a better chance to redirect the ball even if you can't smother it? It was a good game other than that. Those Swiss strikers did some good graft when they actually saw the ball. Torres looked rusty. Brazil/North Korea was damn fun. That NK Striker was pretty impressive against clearly better opposition. The first Brazil goal was a fluke, the second was pure Brazil. |
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Jobu
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Two of the red cards so far have been pretty weak.
The South Africa keeper baaaaaaaaaaaaaarely hit the tip of the guys toe. In the replays, it looks to me like he dragged his feet to force the contact because the ball had already gotten away from him. It's unfortunate the letter of the law required it.
The one that just happened here in Nigeria was more obvious. Dude obviously wasn't thinking straight, but come on... the way the Greek player crumpled on the ground? Give that guy at least a yellow to go with it. And here I was about to come on here and say Nigeria were looking to be one of the better playing African teams so far.
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Stabs
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Yeah the Greek player was blatantly shamming. He didn't react instantly, you could see the penny drop that his opponent had just attempted to kick him and only then he decided to act injured. He hadn't even felt it. Doesn't matter though - attempting to attack someone off the ball is always straight red. You have a case for the Greek player getting booked too but certainly a red for Kaita.
The worst red card of the tournament for me has been Cahill's. It's a real shame we can't have consistent refereeing, Cahill's challenge wouldn't have even been a yellow in the Premier League and I don't think he intended any malice. What's more Cahill is a world class player in a very mediocre squad the worst possible person for Australia to lose.
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Nebu
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The worst red card of the tournament for me has been Cahill's. It's a real shame we can't have consistent refereeing, Cahill's challenge wouldn't have even been a yellow in the Premier League and I don't think he intended any malice. What's more Cahill is a world class player in a very mediocre squad the worst possible person for Australia to lose.
I agree with this 100% Red carding Cahill was essentially kicking Austrailia out of the World Cup. |
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It's looking like Argentina may be the real deal.
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Sjofn
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The South Africa keeper baaaaaaaaaaaaaarely hit the tip of the guys toe. In the replays, it looks to me like he dragged his feet to force the contact because the ball had already gotten away from him. It's unfortunate the letter of the law required it.
I was totally pissed at that red card, partly because the dude felt his foot get touched and suddenly was all OH GOD MY ENTIRE LOWER BODY JUST SHATTERED. |
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murdoc
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Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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Abagadro
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Looks like the guy's Achillles gets stepped on at full stride. He doesn't have the ball so there isn't any point to diving there.
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Looks like the guy's Achillles gets stepped on at full stride. He doesn't have the ball so there isn't any point to diving there.
Or that sniper in the crowd finally did what he was paid to do.  Interestingly, from the shit youtube resolution, he doesn't really change his running gait at all until he drops. Then again, its youtube. |
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Cyrrex
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Looks like the guy's Achillles gets stepped on at full stride. He doesn't have the ball so there isn't any point to diving there.
Yeah, I gotta say that actually looked legit for once. |
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« Last Edit: June 17, 2010, 12:46:50 PM by taolurker »
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Cyrrex
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The thing about the women getting arrested...I mean, I get that it was probably illegal ambush marketing, but on what sane planet is that an arrestable offense?
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Musashi
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Lol France.
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murdoc
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Looks like the guy's Achillles gets stepped on at full stride. He doesn't have the ball so there isn't any point to diving there.
Your eyes are better than mine then, since it didn't even look like he was touched to me. |
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Stabs
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Well done Mexico! They look electrifying going forward, even though they're not highly rated I fear for England if we get drawn against them.
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I fear for England if we get drawn against them.
Oh, come on. Rooney will eat their sweeper's head right off his shoulders. |
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stu
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Looks like the guy's Achillles gets stepped on at full stride. He doesn't have the ball so there isn't any point to diving there.
Your eyes are better than mine then, since it didn't even look like he was touched to me. De Rossi injured himself just prior to the Cup and aggravated it during his sprint down field. It does manage to look like a blatant flop though. edit: Errrm... I think he's holding the wrong leg if that was it. |
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« Last Edit: June 17, 2010, 02:20:57 PM by stu »
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Abagadro
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I could be seeing things I suppose but it seems he is clipped. He basically got what we used to do to each other as kids called a "flat tire" only at full speed with cleats. Since he didn't have the ball I'm not sure what diving would accomplish.
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Stabs
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I fear for England if we get drawn against them.
Oh, come on. Rooney will eat their sweeper's head right off his shoulders. I was thinking of the other end of the pitch where Carragher and Terry would be trying to contain three superfast strikers. One of them did Evra for pace, Evra the fastest defender in the Premier League. Have to say I'm looking forward to tomorrow's England match immensely. I'm watching it with my Dad. My Mum, a former headmistress, has apparently confiscated our vuvu horn so I'll go over a little early to charm it out of her. We had a deal where we got to keep the vuvu as long as we only vu-ed when England score but she appears to have reneged. |
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« Last Edit: June 17, 2010, 03:06:57 PM by Stabs »
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climbjtree
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Broadcaster fail:
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Fucking Nigeria. That was the big shame of today. Not because they were looking good at all but because it denies us a winner goes through game between Korea and Nigeria and potentially we might have to see Greece for two more games which is just fucking awful.
LoL France. On some level normally I'd feel a bit bad for them, that first goal is called offsides in most games and the pk was just a stupid foul in the box. But they did job Ireland and they have played like absolute shit. So if they aren't even going to bring Bezema to the cup or let Cisse or Henry on the field they can just fuck right the fuck off.
I have to imagine that France might still sneak in, after all Mexico v Uruguay are playing for the right to not face a nasty looking Argentina and Mexico should know that it doesn't want any part of that match up so I expect them to play on the safe side but still take chances and look for the win and first place with a nice tune up game in the round of 16 against Korea (unless Greece pulls some really lame shit and forces me to watch them more, see above).
Argentina may be peaking too early? They look good and I like a South American team to win this cup because Europeans outside of Europe blah blah.
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Musashi
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Germany looked awful good. I'm anxious to see them play again tomorrow.
I would have agreed with them calling Mexico's first goal off. It was close, but it looked offside. The second goal they deserved, and so as far as I'm concerned it was a deserved win. Also, Blanco achieves Pancho Villa Mexican Legend Status.
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Ingmar
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Broadcaster fail:
Pretty sure the abbreviation for Nigeria is NGA so I'm thinking that is a "clever" shop. |
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caladein
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Pretty sure the abbreviation for Nigeria is NGA
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Amarr HM
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Cheating French fucks should have stayed at home.
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Jeff Kelly
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If the refs keep on giving cards for such common fouls like Klose's or that Aussie player's then we'll be seeing a lot of reds and yellow/red combos going forward. Hint: if it wouldn't get carded in the Spanish, English or Italian premier leagues then just don't do it at the World Cup either.
Hope Germany pulls through even with only ten on the pitch.
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Azazel
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Wow. Just Wow. I'd just like to quote myself to start: That was a bullshit red to Cahill though, as you said. Really though, I predict that the red will be not even a blip on the radar of controversial/bad referee decisions by the time this cup is through (or before the cup, if you're Irish).
Serbia's goal was a good one, as was their save. Despite both of those, I think the Serb man of the match has to be Podolski, though. Well, and Mallenco. |
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Azazel
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Why the fuck does FIFA insist on trying out new balls in the World Cup so that the skilled players can't use their normal skills?
This. Give an established ball a new pretty pattern so you can still get your merchandising money, but let the players have a tool that they all know how to bloody use. |
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ghost
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Okay. Germany loses to Serbia?
I hate this world cup.
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Azazel
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Goal to Slovenia? US Keeper doing his best impression of a statue there, too...
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Abagadro
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Uh, you might want to close on the guy taking 15 seconds to line up a shot.
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Goal to Slovenia? US Keeper doing his best impression of a statue there, too...
It wasn't the keeper's fault. Who was marking that guy? Hello........defense? |
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