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Day 5: Germany vs. Portugal

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alastair

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Ok, I´m just gonna come out and say it. I´m impressed and surprised. Back line looks way better than I anticipated. Both CBs rock solid and the FBs with some nice balance between defense and offense. Ronaldo a complete non factor so far. Good, fluid passing through the middle and also great rotating between the offensive three. Müller doing what Müller does. In all ways. Definitively our biggest goal threat right now. Just imagining having Reus also on the pitch....

So yeah, Löw´s tactics are spot on today. I still dislike the prick but he has set up the team well. Well done, lads.
May I ask - what do you think Reus brings to the side? How big is his loss?
 

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Muller seems the most arrogant person but I'm a huge fan of his.
 

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Bento must be one of the most boring managers in the world. Portugal is playing the same thing since he took them.
Even without Pepe they would lose, but he took care that they lose in style, what an idiot.
I think Ronaldo couldn't care less about both decision, he looks like he doesn't give two fecks about this game.
Decent half from Nani apart from that shit pass on that counter attack.
 

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People go on about football being soft and fair enough when a slightly strong looking tackle earns a red, I understand that but it's clear to all players that you can't headbutt a player and Pepe still does so, deserving a red. What did he think was gonna happen?

maybe he saw Pogba getting away with it...
 

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Why Nani shouldn't have been picked? He's their second best player of this generation.
He's played well actually. I'm merely saying his club form has been poor and it's not made a bit of difference to selection. The problem is really players like Meireles, Alves and Almeida who are just chasing money abroad now and their performance has been embarrassing.
 

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Cannavaro and Patrick making Chiles look a fool

Who gives a feck what the USA thinks? they will never accept our game of Europeans :lol:
 

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hate to say it. but beating England is no big deal.

And Maradona's Argentina?
Yep Maradonnas Argentina. According to every forum they were THE favorite 2010 and destroyed everything until they got destroyed by us. Same for 2006 Argentina even thought we didn't destroy them.
 

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Pepe is such a massive bellend and liability. If I were his teammate, I'd nut him in yhe dressing room.

The nutter always let's his team down
 

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I didnt say that.
Didn't say you did. My post was tongue-in-cheek by the way, it's ridiculous to criticise a player based on 45 minutes - just strange that Messi was thrown under the bus at half time yesterday when Cristiano hasn't been.
 

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Chiles is right in this instance. "Its part of the game" isnt good enough reason to go down like youre shot.
 

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Are people being serious saying that wasn't a red?! he went with clear intent to headbutt him and attempted to do it, doesn't matter if it's a small touch or not, you do this and it's a red.
I agree. it was as stupid of a foul if not more than what Wilson Palacios did to get called stupid by everyone on Earth yesterday.
 

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May I ask - what do you think Reus brings to the side? How big is his loss?
A second player (aside of Müller) who could break open games or turn the tables with a single action. Müller and Reus have been our best offensive players for at least two years now.
 

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Dear Mr Blatter,

Please make sure that your "FIFA mission" includes retrospective video analysis and a punishment of at least 5 matches for divers, thank you.
 

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In any case, in this instance, the play acting has got nothing to do with the sending off anyway so Chiles and Dixon don't have a point to make at all.
 

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Chiles and Dixon are honest people. Vieira and Cannavaro are cheats. That's where the difference of opinion comes from.
 

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Pepe should never play for Portugal again.

What's wrong with people blaming Nani? He's been their best attacker today.
 

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Tuned it at HT to see the goals and they spent all that time only talking about the sending off.
 

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Dear Mr Blatter,

Please make sure that your "FIFA mission" includes retrospective video analysis and a punishment of at least 5 matches for divers, thank you.
THat's it. Very fecking simple but they don't do it... madness.
 
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