That octopus is pretty awesome.
Fuck Israel
I fell asleep last night in the last 10 mins, obv I didn't miss anything.
lol I can't believe I fell asleep.. I never do that. I was betting on a Germany win, they just didn't shine. Spain played good football, although I strongly believe Oezil should have been given the free kick.
Ah well, Spain and Holland are good for me
lol I can't believe I fell asleep.. I never do that. I was betting on a Germany win, they just didn't shine. Spain played good football, although I strongly believe Oezil should have been given the free kick.
Ah well, Spain and Holland are good for me
Özil*
If auntie had a pair of testies, auntie would be an uncle. (old Finnish proverb)Surgeons wrote:
..if Schweinsteiger wasn't having to play a more defensive role he would've run the midfield just like he did against Argentina and England.
tl;dr fuck Spain
Schweinsteiger was forced to play a more defensive role because of the way Spain played, he was marked and played out, so that "if" doesn't actually exist. I doubt Löw gave any orders to "keep it defensive, we don't want you to score any goals now".
I need around tree fiddy.
Howard Webb will be the ref in the final. Should be a good final as he lets the game flow.
although he has dished out the second most cards in the tournament....
although he has dished out the second most cards in the tournament....
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Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
I think the referee (Viktor Kassai) in Germany - Spain match did very well.m3thod wrote:
Howard Webb will be the ref in the final. Should be a good final as he lets the game flow.
although he has dished out the second most cards in the tournament....
so England got to the final after all
I wish Uriah Rennie was the ref
Man, the hatred for Spanish football here is rife. Thank fuck I didn't stick my head in this topic till now.
Frankly, they outplayed Germany. Simple as that.
Also, I haven't heard a single commentator say that it was a bad game or it was boring or Spain's gameplay was poor. Just you guys. Stop being bitter, you little bitches.
Frankly, they outplayed Germany. Simple as that.
Also, I haven't heard a single commentator say that it was a bad game or it was boring or Spain's gameplay was poor. Just you guys. Stop being bitter, you little bitches.
hasnt been much hate. youre trippin yet again
Read back a couple of pages. Ted, Camm etc all slating them. I don't mind, it was just an observation.ig wrote:
hasnt been much hate. youre trippin yet again
Spain absolutely fucked Germany up second half. Pedro played absolutely brilliantly, but I can't believe he pussied his chance away. Great goal by Puyol too, an absolute rocket of a header. They just looked like they wanted to win it more.
I think it was boring game, it was like a crowd of men trying to open a big tuna can.Zimmer wrote:
Also, I haven't heard a single commentator say that it was a bad game or it was boring or Spain's gameplay was poor.
I'm not going to say "Spaniards" play badly, actually they play very well (despite the fact that they had some trouble finishing goals...), but if you compare the way Spanish play today to how Germany played 20 years ago, there's very little difference. They move closer to the "enemy line" step by step, pass by pass, then pass it back to some defender and start building again. This is exactly what majority of people called "unoriginal" and boring football when Germany did it, but now when Spanish are doing it, it's just beautiful, tactical victory and full of imagination.
Reason why yesterday's match wasn't dead boring and why there was at least some "action" is because Germany defended so close to their goal (almost) the whole time. Whole this world Cup Germany have tried to keep it fast paced, as it seemed to suit their young team the best. Now Germany didn't play at all like that. Instead of playing like the way they played before, they stalled the game and even kept passing the ball back to Spanish players. There was good game in the last 8 minutes of the first half when the ball was actually moving -- and in the end when Germany had to take risks to even the game. During these moments the game was opened a bit and it looked like a... normal football between two good teams.
I think the iron defence (hah, iron...) Germany build up sucked big time and killed the whole match. This made the game very slow paced. Of course this might feel completely different for a supporter of either of the teams, but for me the game was boring because of that. Only thing I really liked was the good referee (he didn't whistle for nothing) and very clean game (no bad tackles and no crazy attempts of diving) which allowed very free flow in the game.
Spain played very well when it came down to passing between players, with finishing tho it sucked sometimes pretty big time.
example with the Pedro guy... nice moves and all but then, seen it some more times too. heard a Spain player say it also "we want too much then" or something like that. They should just shoot the damn ball at the goal.
Germany just felt if they were playing with a 500ton car on their backs or something. All I hope for Sunday is some open play with goal chances. Not a boring passing between players match where we are still at 0-0 in the 75th minute or something, for me then the best team can win. As for The Netherlands, we should be playing a lot better on Sunday against Spain to have a chance. The passing between players in most our matches sucked big time, lethal against Ze Spaniards.
example with the Pedro guy... nice moves and all but then, seen it some more times too. heard a Spain player say it also "we want too much then" or something like that. They should just shoot the damn ball at the goal.
Germany just felt if they were playing with a 500ton car on their backs or something. All I hope for Sunday is some open play with goal chances. Not a boring passing between players match where we are still at 0-0 in the 75th minute or something, for me then the best team can win. As for The Netherlands, we should be playing a lot better on Sunday against Spain to have a chance. The passing between players in most our matches sucked big time, lethal against Ze Spaniards.
zimmer, it's all probably for you rather than Spain since your raging earlier in the thread
and not forgetting that England's a better side, just unlucky
and not forgetting that England's a better side, just unlucky
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also, spain would rip england apart
sourceDutch legend Johan Cruyff has tipped Spain to beat his native Netherlands in the World Cup final, claiming it would be better for football if their Barcelona-style play won out.
There's no doubt that Germany knew what it was going to go through, just like Holland is probably thinking now. If you go up against a team that wants to keep the ball, you're going to suffer.
The Barcelona style inspired by a certain Mr Cruyff and another Mr Michels no less
since 66Toilet Sex wrote:
zimmer, it's all probably for you rather than Spain since your raging earlier in the thread
and not forgetting that England's a better side, just unlucky
McDonald's is in ur pic, sellin in ur game.CammRobb wrote:
also, spain would rip england apart
yeah! Spain are just a one man team (Villa), England have a strong side all round.1927 wrote:
since 66Toilet Sex wrote:
zimmer, it's all probably for you rather than Spain since your raging earlier in the thread
and not forgetting that England's a better side, just unlucky
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The almighty Paul has spoken.
Spain will win the world cup
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10566287.stm
Spain will win the world cup
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10566287.stm
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
We're still talking football arnt we?Toilet Sex wrote:
yeah! Spain are just a one man team (Villa), England have a strong side all round.1927 wrote:
since 66Toilet Sex wrote:
zimmer, it's all probably for you rather than Spain since your raging earlier in the thread
and not forgetting that England's a better side, just unlucky
Yeah1927 wrote:
We're still talking football arnt we?Toilet Sex wrote:
yeah! Spain are just a one man team (Villa), England have a strong side all round.1927 wrote:
since 66
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Ironic irony.Zimmer wrote:
Man, the hatred for Spanish football here is rife.