Yeah that was the worst part of it, the game was not fun to watch at all. Once your team is out, you should still be able to see a good match.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockmanj
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Yeah that was the worst part of it, the game was not fun to watch at all. Once your team is out, you should still be able to see a good match.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockmanj
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?
I, for my part, certainly was - heh.
I hope for Germany they did not lose too much strength getting all those goals. Like I did hope for France, and then they somehow lost their edge...
Winning that way is dangerous for stamina and the will to fight in the next match.
I heard Brazil opened a government commission to investigate why they lost the WC final in 1998. Meanwhile in current news there was a mass robbery at a beach in Brazil and gangsters shooting assault rifles in the air when their local team scored a goal. WTF Brazil?
@David: I want Germany to lose and bad, so here's hoping you jinxed them. Muller has such a punchable face, coupled with his diving I hope he eats an elbow in the next match.
I don't think they will have that problem. My thought is that the German team consists of deceptively human soccer robots. They never tire, have laser precise passing and NO EMOTION. "MEIN ZIEL ZU GEWINNEN bei Fußball" would probably be how they respond to any question.Quote:
Originally Posted by David75
Yeah they were very calm in their interviews after the game and the coach even basically admitted they won by such a large margin because of Brazil's mistakes. He made note that they won't let it get to their heads going into the Final match. I do like the Netherlands but I really want to see Messi vs. Germany.
....and we have himQuote:
They never tire, have laser precise passing and NO EMOTION.
http://www.wimp.com/goalkeeperquarterback/
:)
I called it, and it happened. Same as Costa Rica, Argentina playedsome pussy soccerconservatively. Not much NED could do about it but they should've put everything on everything to make a goal. The line up was good, if you've just begun the World Cup... van Persie recently had a virus and was weak throughout the game and de Jong still suffered from his injury. I wouldn't have picked them as the starting line up. van Gaal should've saved his last substitute to replace the goalkeeper again. Cillessen couldn't stop a penalty if his life depended on it. And what's with picking Vlaar as the first penalty shooter!? Dude's a defender! Penalties prove to be a weakness for NED afterall.
But hey, what do I care, I don't even like soccer.
Sorry your team lost, but defense wins championships, if not more fans. Both teams played conservatively. I think there was a total of 5 saves (4 for Dutch and 1 for Argentine goalie) between the two goalkeepers during the entire 120 minutes.
Argentina played without di Maria and might be without Mascherano against Germany if he has a concussion.
Obligatory hot soccer fan from that game:
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All in all, a pretty interesting world cup. Too bad the Brazilians went out so badly.
It was good, not great. The semi and final games were defense-heavy and didn't showcase what some of these guys can do. I don't know if it was the heat or something else.
After 7-1 no one wanted to take the risk of a shameful defeat. I was rooting for Messi, but I'll take the German win. Their team was overall best and performed exceedingly well last world cup as well.
https://mediacru.sh/eCmWL1XHsgWs
knockout
Spain and Portugal losing big during round robin probably didn't help either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carnage
I was rooting for Argentina but the absence of a guy like di Maria was too much. I can't root for a German squad with a guy like Muller diving and being such a pansy. He dove in the final. They are a good team though.
FYI, I don't think Messi should have won the Golden Ball. Robben or James played much better.
Few would argue with you about Messi, he looked pretty average through the last few games. Robben was fairly stifled by good defense in his last few games as well. Honestly no one (outside of goalies) looked dominant or even impressive the entire cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockmanj
RODRIGUEZQuote:
Honestly no one (outside of goalies) looked dominant or even impressive the entire cup.
ROBBEN
SCHÜRRLE
LAHM
MESSI
NEYMAR
to name a few players that stood out
Messi had to play against at least 2 players in every game during the finals... more often than not, sometimes against *3*, that alone is worth the Golden Ball
And just for fun, here is a photo of Mario Gotze's boner. I am sure we have all been in that situation.
Yes they stood out, but mostly in the early games before the semis, and none were quite impressive. You couldn't point them out to a casual fan and say, "there's a star player."Quote:
Originally Posted by KrayZ33
I discount Messi because he muffed that penalty kick in the final, but true every time he touched the ball it was exciting to see what he could do.