smokie36 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Maybe. Fact is I'd like Argentina to win. If they don't, at least I have the consolation that somebody put that pompous, sanctimonious, expert on South American football git in his place. Same in the Prem. You need to remember the prem is a long slog not a Carling cup match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45Mustang Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Maybe. Fact is I'd like Argentina to win. If they don't, at least I have the consolation that somebody put that pompous, sanctimonious, expert on South American football git in his place. Same in the Prem. You need to remember the prem is a long slog not a Carling cup match. Somebody better send Mourinho a fcking tweet then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Maybe. Fact is I'd like Argentina to win. If they don't, at least I have the consolation that somebody put that pompous, sanctimonious, expert on South American football git in his place. Same in the Prem. You need to remember the prem is a long slog not a Carling cup match. My, my, my ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 blimey. from keir radnedge on twitter. "WC Final attendance 74,738. Germans 4,066. Argentinians 4,461. Brazilians 12,984. And the other 53,227 ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 blimey. from keir radnedge on twitter. "WC Final attendance 74,738. Germans 4,066. Argentinians 4,461. Brazilians 12,984. And the other 53,227 ?" Depends how many the touts have sold (and supporters of other teams who've gone home). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I'm going for Argentina in the final. ( Brazil might salvage some pride in the play off. I hope they do. ) I'm sticking with Argentina too but after that semi final i'm afraid theres nothing to be salvaged for Brazil. The world sees this as a fantastic tournament but to the Brazillians its a disaster Only thing Brazil can do now is begin the first step again. I think that since their 5th win in 2002 theres been a false air of entitlement thats been clouding their football. Aside of Thiago Silva and i suppose Neymar how many players in their side are even guaranteed starters domestically? Hardly any. Neymar's had far from an easy first season in La Liga too. The first top team they come up against they get ripped apart. They didn't have the ability to beat Columbia either playing football so either. Luiz, Dante, Kaka, Alves. Several others like Oscar and Ramires who are pretty much guaranteed part of a game in this age of rotational football Teamwork or lack thereof, not lack of selectability/playing time, was probably their downfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 blimey. from keir radnedge on twitter. "WC Final attendance 74,738. Germans 4,066. Argentinians 4,461. Brazilians 12,984. And the other 53,227 ?" Depends how many the touts have sold (and supporters of other teams who've gone home). Probably 40000 prawn sandwich munchers....sad but true.....and a few genuine fans to boot thankfully....maybe even a few who bought tickets outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) blimey. from keir radnedge on twitter. "WC Final attendance 74,738. Germans 4,066. Argentinians 4,461. Brazilians 12,984. And the other 53,227 ?" on first thoughts Thats sort of shocking if its accurate, but what can 'others' be? bet your life there will be a sea of blue for the Argentinians looking defo more than 4500, well, lets hope anyway,. . Edited July 13, 2014 by rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 good game could go either way, but ref a touch pro the argie's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 80 mins gone and chances go begging for the germans time to get a new striker on,,,, podolsky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 x time ball sort of gets stuck under their feet and cant get the ball away 4 shots in the box quick enuf what's podolsky good at? exactly that if i recall correctly. still there u go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Is Schweinsteiger more of a mouthful than Mascherano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 fuc me its about time one of the argies got a straight red or there's been at least 4 maybe 5? second yellow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrus Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Great great goal.... redrus Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 ^ yep,puts the knackers on the Gotze/Aspas swap deal tho' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Bummer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrus Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Best team won the cup, not always that I get to say that. redrus Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45Mustang Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Great great goal.... redrus Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Yep. Think we'll keep Schurrle. Could fit in OK with Costa and Fabregas when we need to do a bit of rotating around the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Best team won the cup, not always that I get to say that. redrus Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand yep , just a touch unfortunate it's the Germans,,, again !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45Mustang Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Best team won the cup, not always that I get to say that. redrus Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand yep , just a touch unfortunate it's the Germans,,, again !!!! Yes. A bit of a bstrd that. They seem to know how to attack and how to defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Reply to #486 Kaka wasn't in the Brazil squad. dante is simply dreadful and aside of Dani Alves and the incredibly average David Luiz, none of them are guaranteed. "Pretty much" isn't guaranteed is it. In short they are/were just not very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Maybe I was tired (Higuain certainly was!) but the second half seemed a bit stagnant to me. Wonder goal, fitting of the last few mins of World Cup 2014 though. Stand out man of the tournament for me was Manny Neuer. Not that he did much in any match - just stood there and looked totally <deleted> impossible to get past in every match 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Argentina will be chewing on that one for a long time. Great effort throughout the WC but the vaunted FAB4 outside of Messi did very little. Poor finishing in the final did them in. The defense was rock solid. Congrats to Germany. Great cross and and even better finish to end it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Argentina will be chewing on that one for a long time. Great effort throughout the WC but the vaunted FAB4 outside of Messi did very little. Poor finishing in the final did them in. The defense was rock solid. Congrats to Germany. Great cross and and even better finish to end it. Yes, Argentina had two gilt edged opportunities didn't they. Very close match and really rubbished the opinions of Beckenbauer and Mattheus that a German victory was a foregone conclusion. Sadly it would appear that around 40000 match tickets went out the back door, but fear not seep will undoubtedly launch an internal inquiry and announce that nothing illegal took place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 FIFA can just pin it on that whelan bloke who is on the lam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Scolari's been given the old heave ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SantiSuk Posted July 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2014 Stand out memory was those English blokes on the terraces at Germany's quarter-final. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Scolari's been given the old heave ho. Shocking news. And who will they find to replace him ? No obvious sure shot candidates. There have even been some Brazilian pundits raising the possibility of a foreign manager. I suppose the glut of qualified Argentine managers might not be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45Mustang Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Jose Mourinho ‘approached by Brazil’ over succeeding Luiz Felipe Scolari after World Cuphttp://metro.co.uk/2014/07/12/jose-mourinho-approached-by-brazil-over-succeeding-luiz-felipe-scolari-after-world-cup-4795729/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 England's most memorable moment at the WC 2014. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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