beergod
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I think the Brazilian crowds have been a bit shit. You would expect a party in the stands, but you get a bunch of empty seats, yellow shirts, and the "wave".
Yeah I think Italy's 1990 defence is some distance ahead of anything on show here, and 1990 West Germany are a cut above anything we've seen so far, but equally the overall quality of the attacking football has improved.Not sure I saw much better quality in 90 or 94. 98 had some heavyweights in it though.
I got back to the UK on Saturday, was amazed at the sh*tness of this set, all of them had shorts on, and O'Neil sounded like he was having some sort of breakdown, and the oaf that is Chiles.
Calm down.The Tim Howard "Secretary of Defence" shit that's been popping up everywhere this morning. Get over it. He conceded two goals for feck's sake.
Here.... let me cut up your pork pie ...The Tim Howard "Secretary of Defence" shit that's been popping up everywhere this morning. Get over it. He conceded two goals for feck's sake.
I didn't see what. What was he saying?Here.... let me cut up your pork pie ...
Seriously though Martin O'Neill being incredibly sour about Louis Van Gaal and Holland overall on Saturday was about the closest I have gotten to hating anything about this world cup.
Just saying that Van Gaal's system at the world cup didn't make him a great tactician and that he was playing in the same system when he was a player and how he implemented it when he was managing at club level.I didn't see what. What was he saying?
In the build up there was a history bit about Dutch football and a short piece on Van Gaal that featured former players and journalists.I didn't see what. What was he saying?
I've vented and now I feel all better. Like when I'm gassy.Calm down.
O'Neill has been great value this World Cup.In the build up there was a history bit about Dutch football and a short piece on Van Gaal that featured former players and journalists.
O'Neill took great exception to a Dutch journalist calling what Van Gaal was doing (formation etc.) "revolutionary" the implication being that it was revolutionary in a dutch sense as they are a nation who had always been very 4-3-3 centric. MON then cried about that saying that Van Gaal "didn't invent football" which no one claimed in the first place.
It was good in the first game, it seemed inspired but now it's just monotonous and orchestrated.The referees
The Brazilians singing their whole fecking anthem. It's shit with music. So shut the feck up. Pretentious twats.
The fact that it's keeping me up every bloody day. All these exciting finished have been seriously affecting my sleep
Phil Neville's first co-comm
ITV commentators pronouncing names wrong
I came here to pretty much post that.I hate that it spawns ridiculous threads like this:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/usa-world-cup-victory-would-save-football.392976/
Robben is a good player. Well done on the massive generalisation by the way.Women suddenly taking an interest in football and ruining every game with their silly, torrential comments!
- "oh, look at his tattoos/hair!"
- "oh no, such agressive conduct, that should not be allowed!"
- "and then people tell you sport is healthy..."
- "that Robben seems to be a good player..."
- and so on...
hahaha you just dont get it do you....... The technical abilities of the lesser nations has ben steadily improving over the last 20 years. Everyone can see it.Probably heat, I think it's been a poor quality World Cup because of it, hence the poorer nations competing and (sometimes) getting the better of the stronger nations.
Entertaining World Cup but poor quality.
The fact that streakers are never shown on camera. fecking FIFA and their pseudo political correctness or whatever their bullshit reason is. I want to see the naked people!
You do know that people were 'asked' to leave their favelas or pay ridiculous money to be allowed to stay there? It was extremely horrendous money-wise for the lower-classes, surely you understand this? Or you simply think that a football-mad country would appeal against WC just for fun? Look at the crowds inside the stadia - that's only more affluent part of the Brazil's society.4. The fact that most Brazilians seem not to want the World Cup, or complain how much it costs and all the discussions about the money spent on the World Cup - it's a World Cup ffs, of course it costs a fortune to host! If they didn't want it, than they should've let some other nation host it. The whole image of the World Cup robbing the poor Brazilian kids is very misguided and damaging. The last time I checked Brazil is number one nation in the world for the last decade in reducing poverty - cut them some slack. This is a slow process and you can't expect a country to stop any other activity until all the poverty is eradicated.
Well, with that rediculous ball they had in South Africa, those crazy shots actually had a chance to go in. Looks like FIFA got a better ball for Brazil.I've really enjoyed this WC, but one thing that's making me grit my teeth is the amount of players trying the worldy shot from miles out. I'm going to put it down to excitement and not allow it to upset me further.
Are you joking? That's the point...Robben is a good player. Well done on the massive generalisation by the way.