Football World cup

[Turamber]

We had width in Barnes, Waddle and Beardo I guess. We have no width at all now, no true wingers but also no midfielders who can run at opponents with pace and actually beat them.

Beardsley was good at finding space and feeding Lineker, didn't score many himself and got the sort of hate that Heskey gets now. We also had Gascoigne's ability to beat a man and find a player in a white shirt and Platt making late runs into the box. Christ knows how many he'd score if he played for Chelsea in Lampard's position, much better finisher.

Yet that team in 1990 had its problems, it grew over the tournament and was quite lucky with some of the opposition it had to face. Belgium and Cameroon? I'd like to think even the current England could have beaten them.

The current England squad needs to be dismembered and rebuilt for the future. We also need to stop picking players on reputation and because they play for a "big club". Lampard and Terry should be sent packing for two.

 

[Ch3tan]

Hohoho. Don't give up the day job. Cretin.

Oh Turamber, did it hurt your feelings? Poor lad, there there, go have a wank over your shrine to Emile, it will make you feel better.

 

[Marc]

How much money do you think Man Shitty will pay to hire the entire German squad?

The chelsea fans think hes nailed on to sign for them after the world cup

 

[tierk]

.... and Cameroon? I'd like to think even the current England could have beaten them....

The same Cameroon that beat Argentina (eventual finalists) Romania, Colombia and we only just managed to defeat them in our 1/4 finals with a late penalty in extra time - iirc.

I wish that the current squad had played against Ghana instead of Germany, that way when they would have handed us a big defeat, we might have gotten the drastic measures that need to be implemented for improving on the current setup.

Instead we got battered by Germany and some feel that we might not need wholesale changes as this German side was exceptionally talented, when the reality is (not taking anything away from the Germans) that we are so shit

 

[Vasconcelos]

 

[Vasconcelos]

Brief summary of Argentina's record in this WC:

Owned??!

 

[Ch3tan]

Yet that team in 1990 had its problems, it grew over the tournament and was quite lucky with some of the opposition it had to face. Belgium and Cameroon? I'd like to think even the current England could have beaten them.

Cameroon were very good in that world cup though, hardly a walk over.

 

[megadave]

The chelsea fans think hes nailed on to sign for them after the world cup

I don't think he's going anywhere.

 

[Ch3tan]

The chelsea fans think hes nailed on to sign for them after the world cup

He as in... Schweinstieger? Ozil?

 

[Marc]

He as in... Schweinstieger? Ozil?

Schweinsteiger. Its all over the messageboards hes signing for Chelsea.

Wouldnt surprise me if he did mind.

 

[megadave]

I'd fucking love it. No chance Bayern will let him go though, and after the WC he'll be extremely expensive.

 

[CorNokZ]

Bayern will demand the same for Schweini as they did for Robben and I don't think anyone will pay that amount

 

[megadave]

and then I drew a line on her forehead with my cum and whispered "Simba" - CorNokZ

Less pretending you made that up

 

[CorNokZ]

Less pretending you made that up

Prove that I didn't

 

[CorNokZ]

Paul the octopus has predicted all of Germany's matches this WC and tomorrow 11pm CET he will predict who will win in the Germany - Spain match

 

[CorNokZ]

tomorrow 11AM CET

fix'd.. About 16.5 hours from now on!

 

[cHodAX]

His explanation is EXACTLY how they are playing.

2010 World Cup: Joachim Low feels attack must be the focus - ESPN Soccernet

 

[megadave]

Suarez has nothing on this guy. An even better save, no red card, penalty saved and he scored later in the game.

YouTube - ¿Qué tienen en común Mario Alberto Kempes y Luis Suárez? Ambos la hicieron de 'arqueros'

 

[megadave]

His explanation is EXACTLY how they are playing.

2010 World Cup: Joachim Low feels attack must be the focus - ESPN Soccernet

Although if Spain keep winning by one goal, he'll feel stupid

 

[Gray]

 

[megadave]

ze otopus has voted spain

 

[Vasconcelos]

ze otopus has voted spain

/thread

 

[Olgaline]

I think he may be right....although it's not the result I'd like..

 

[Olgaline]

btw,
Am I the only one to walk around with a kind of
"/meh" feeling about the semi finals ?

 

[Vasconcelos]

btw,
Am I the only one to walk around with a kind of
"/meh" feeling about the semi finals ?

Germany - Spain sounds as good as it looks imo

maybe the other one, my bet was Brazil - Italy

 

[Olgaline]

I have my reserved douts, having watched, or rather attempted to watch spains games so far..

 

[Lamp]

nice Uruguay goal there

 

[Ch3tan]

Uruguay have been spot on tactically so far. The dutch are really going to have to turn it on and go for this to prevent extra time and penalties I feel.

 

[Septima]

Holland gonna win easy...no, i'm not a fan boy

 

[Lamp]

would be nice to see some/more african / asian teams reaching the last 8/4
really enjoyed watching the japanese play
may as well be a european cup final