k thx 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Crouch was dire: The England match was the worst yet. I though Crouch did well in the first half. The problem is, he's not a sole striker. He comes deep for the ball, makes runs to make space for Owen and gets knock ons from the long balls. However, he doesn't have the pace or skill (or knowledge) to play as a sole striker, especially at international level. Agreed, though. The match was the worst of the World Cup so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I put money on Netherlands. I'm not impressed so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I put money on Netherlands. I'm not impressed so far. They are playing a good Serbian team Either way not one of the favorites have impressed so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Robben played better than anyone else in this tournament besides maybe Riquelme. Argentina impressed me in the way that they played awful, but won. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I wouldn't say they played awful by any stretch, the only criticism would be that they allowed the Ivorians a lot of the ball. Their tackling/recovering from that position was virtually flawless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Good game going on between Mexico and Iran 1-1 at the half Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Anyone watching this Mexico-Iran game? Really good and really competitive. I like these teams' styles of play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 The goal by Iran was fuckin' tits. Beautiful feed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 The best player in the game was a Brazilian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 'twas a good game. Mexico should go through now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I'm ready to see Portugal beat the hell out of their former colony, Angola. I wouldn't say they played awful by any stretch, the only criticism would be that they allowed the Ivorians a lot of the ball. Their tackling/recovering from that position was virtually flawless. Not awful, but by their standards it wasn't great. I won't know how good they really are until the Holland game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deancoles 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I wouldn't say they played awful by any stretch, the only criticism would be that they allowed the Ivorians a lot of the ball. Their tackling/recovering from that position was virtually flawless. Mascherano was awesome at the "Makelele" style in midfield, shame he's at a club that's "linked" with Chelsea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I'm ready to see Portugal beat the hell out of their former colony, Angola. LOL -- they almost scored 10 seconds into the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I'm ready to see Portugal beat the hell out of their former colony, Angola. Too bad they won't have the same kind of success against their other former colony in the WC Tourney.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deancoles 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Portugal tonight showed that same problem they've had for 10 years, no Cutting Edge in the final 3rd of the pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CurryMan Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Breaking news from the Swedish squad... According to the Swedish channel 4 there were abit of an altercation after the match yesterday. The players who were involved were Olof Mellberg and Fredrik Ljungberg. If people know there history these two people are great "friends" and here is a nice friendly hug from the WC 2002 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Portugal tonight showed that same problem they've had for 10 years, no Cutting Edge in the final 3rd of the pitch. They'll get beat by the Group C team they play in the round of 16. Cristiano Ronaldo has some serious issues, he seems like the type that could lose it at any moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CurryMan Report post Posted June 11, 2006 A commecial in germany about the Germany - Poland game the commercial was removed shortly after it was aired for the first time. "last time we took Poland it took 39 days, this time we are going to do it in 90 minutes" Talk about bad taste, this according to a popular swedish radio station. I´m trying to look for some other source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 Holland, a team that has a rivalry with Germany, has made new helmets that mimick the Nazi ones. Pretty tasteless since it's a whole fanbase. What you heard is probably just some radio station's gag for the game or something. That's like hearing one of those shock jock DJ's in America pull something tasteless than assuming the actual people involved allowed it to run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 "last time we took Poland it took 39 days, this time we are going to do it in 90 minutes" Bad taste? That's funny as hell. But only 90 minutes? I'm sure there will be stoppage time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2006 I though Crouch did well in the first half. The problem is, he's not a sole striker. He comes deep for the ball, makes runs to make space for Owen and gets knock ons from the long balls. However, he doesn't have the pace or skill (or knowledge) to play as a sole striker, especially at international level. I agree. Crouch was one of the best players on the pitch in the first half and nobody should be blaming him for what happened in the second half. Agreed, though. The match was the worst of the World Cup so far. So what? The opening match of Italia 90 against the Oirish was god awful and yet we went on to reach the semi-finals and play in the best three matches of the whole tournament. I'm not expecting similar great things this time around if i'm honest but it shows how a side's performances can dramatically improve, no matter how unlikely it seems earlier on. Argentina's run in 1990 and Germany's in 2002 proved that sometimes you don't even need to improve on mediocrity to go far. I've done a World Cup prediction thing my local pub is running. Predict the scores of all 48 group games and score points as follows = 2 points for the correct outcome and 5pts for a correct scoreline. Germany 4 Costa Rica 2 (Prediction: 3-0) I wasn't banking on the German's being so suspect at the back. Ecuador 2 Poland 0 (Prediction 0-0) Sat on the fence with this one and paid the price. England 1 Paraguay 0 (Prediction: 2-0) Nearly right. Sweden 0 Trinidad & Tabago 0 (Prediction 2-0) Hislop ruined this one. Argentina 2 Ivory Coast 1 (Prediction: 2-1) Get in! First spot on call. Holland 1 Serbia & Montenegro 0 (Prediction 1-0) Two in a row! I'm on a roll now. Mexico 3 Iran 1 (Prediction 3-1) THREE IN A ROW!!!! Portugal 1 Angola 0 (Prediction: 4-0) Looked more like an 8-0 early on but Portugal pissed about and Angola dug in well. Not bad so far. Still plenty of time for it all to go wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 "last time we took Poland it took 39 days, this time we are going to do it in 90 minutes" That's fantastic. But the Polish will definitely trouble the Germans, despite the inital loss. The Dutch won me money, so hooray for them. Now its our turn. I'm going with a 2-1 win for the Aussies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 12, 2006 I'm worried that the Czechs "injury problems" are a bunch of bull. If the US somehow wins against the Czechs or Italy, a ton of people will be left with egg on their faces. The US needs to arrive, and this is it's biggest opportunity. Everyone can watch these games, as opposed to 2002 when they were at 2 in the morning. If the Czech players are hurt, it wouldn't be the same as beating them with everyone healthy, because people will always have their excuses. All I want is a draw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 12, 2006 "last time we took Poland it took 39 days, this time we are going to do it in 90 minutes" Bad taste? That's funny as hell. agreed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 I'm kinda pumped for that US/Czech Republic match tomorrow. That commercial about how the US is ranked 5th in the world and no one believes in them was cool enough that I had to put down $100 at 40/1 that they take the tournament down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 I'm still trying to get over the mass groaning when Hargreaves was brought on on Saturday. The atmosphere just died flat the moment you saw him on the touchline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deancoles 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 Australia are playing Wilkshire at Right Back? With us he's been a creative midfielder who's scared of getting "stuck in" and been left on the bench because of his "tackling skills" Might work though, our 1st choice Right Back was also a CM before being moved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 That looked like a questionable goal by Japan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 With the repeated replays...I mean, I'm not a football expert by any stretch, but you can't mow the goalie down like that, can you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2006 With the repeated replays...I mean, I'm not a football expert by any stretch, but you can't mow the goalie down like that, can you? That was a legit goal, the goalie walked into the Japanese player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
