The BIG Football Thread

[lufere7]

So glad Spain's and Barcelona's dull possesion game is slowly dying, makes games boring more often than not, IMO. The praise it gets as being "beautiful" is also OTT, not letting the opponent play is not how football should be played. In a way it's no different than a Mourinho setup, takes the fun out of the game.

 

[Satangel]

Goodbye Spain..... Goodbye best national team ever, goodbye. I expected way more, it's not like their players are ancient or they lost a lot of players in the past 4 years.
Only Puyol is gone, surely can't be all him that carried the team. Just a terrible performance, and one I didn't expect at all.

Hoping for a completely changed line-up next Spain match, what's to lose? Give some younger/unknown players the chance to get a cap, to experience a World Cup.

 

[kristianity77]

Goodbye Spain..... Goodbye best national team ever, goodbye. I expected way more, it's not like their players are ancient or they lost a lot of players in the past 4 years.
Only Puyol is gone, surely can't be all him that carried the team. Just a terrible performance, and one I didn't expect at all.

Hoping for a completely changed line-up next Spain match, what's to lose? Give some younger/unknown players the chance to get a cap, to experience a World Cup.

Spain for me just left to many better players on the bench. After the howlers committed by Casillas in the first game, why didn't Reina play in the second. Its not like he is a poor understudy, he is a world class keeper. And Fabregas, how he sits on any bench and doesn't get a game is beyond me.

Anyone, more importantly, England tonight. I'm resigned to the fact that we will get beaten again, so if we do get something, it will be a nice surprise! Either play Rooney in his preferred position though or drop him please! He is useless on the left!

 

[Flame]

for a start casillas is shit.... they should have played de Gea..

and koke..


and Mata

 

[Satangel]

Spain for me just left to many better players on the bench. After the howlers committed by Casillas in the first game, why didn't Reina play in the second. Its not like he is a poor understudy, he is a world class keeper. And Fabregas, how he sits on any bench and doesn't get a game is beyond me.

Anyone, more importantly, England tonight. I'm resigned to the fact that we will get beaten again, so if we do get something, it will be a nice surprise! Either play Rooney in his preferred position though or drop him please! He is useless on the left!

Del Bosque doesn't change teams so fast, simple. He has his team, the team that won everything, and if those guys want to play, they play.
If Casillas says he wants to play, he'll play. They only lost 1 match, just like they did in 2010, so they don't have to change anything yet.

for a start casillas is shit.... they should have played de Gea..

and koke..


and Mata

Yeah I would like de Gea too next game, since all is lost anyway, don't see any reason not to. He was injured yesterday though, so de Gea wasn't an option.
I wouldn't mind Koke/Mata in the next game, this really marks a new beginning for everyone in the selection to get a chance, there will be a lot of new players.

 

[mightymuffy]

Anyone, more importantly, England tonight. I'm resigned to the fact that we will get beaten again, so if we do get something, it will be a nice surprise! Either play Rooney in his preferred position though or drop him please! He is useless on the left!

Shrek Mk2 with pubes for hair? Drop the overrated shite full stop! Seriously though, if Sterling can play on the left then fair enough shove him in the centre, but I'd pick Sterling over him in that position anyday as it is. Sterling needs to be on after the Italy match as he terrorized 'em.

Our chances tonight? Sounds like a stupid thing to say, but - we need to score more goals than they do . By that I mean our defense isn't that great, and we all know how much of a threat Suarez & Co are. Even if we're 2-0 up at half time, still attack, and maybe we can do it. Might end up a draw, don't think we'll lose (he says, crossing his fingers!!)

 

[kristianity77]

Maaan, from an English perspective its so depressing how England just get worse and worse

 

[Necron]

I hate Suarez, but those two goals were amazing. I wanted England to win though.
I guess what the media is saying that the cup won't leave South America is becoming true.

 

[Satangel]

Maaan, from an English perspective its so depressing how England just get worse and worse

Gotta hand it to England. Even when they go to the World Cup with no expectations, they still manage to dissappoint. Respect

 

[nonameboy]

go Ghana go go go

 

[mightymuffy]

Maaan, from an English perspective its so depressing how England just get worse and worse

Being a defender in the past (pub team only! ), both goals Suarez scored were shocking.... Gary Cahill did a reasonable job all in all but Jagielka was feckin useless for both of em: the blame will always go on Stevie G for that 2nd but if Jagielka was stood in the right position (about 4 or 5 yards back) and thinking the same thing might happen like Suarez was it wouldn't have been a goal...
Footy is all about ifs and buts though, and "what'd have happened if..." is easy to say after the match..

Costa Rica already qualified from that group though, who'd have guessed that one eh??

Germany/Ghana a cracking 2nd half (we've had loads of great matches already tbh) - if Englands players had put half the effort the Ghana lads did in that 2nd half....

 

[Necron]

Funny fact: in the 3rd round of matches, Group B plays before Group A, so Brazil knows who will be 1st and 2nd place in group B (matches are 1st of A vs 2nd of B and vice versa)

 

[kristianity77]

Being a defender in the past (pub team only! ), both goals Suarez scored were shocking.... Gary Cahill did a reasonable job all in all but Jagielka was feckin useless for both of em: the blame will always go on Stevie G for that 2nd but if Jagielka was stood in the right position (about 4 or 5 yards back) and thinking the same thing might happen like Suarez was it wouldn't have been a goal...
Footy is all about ifs and buts though, and "what'd have happened if..." is easy to say after the match..

Costa Rica already qualified from that group though, who'd have guessed that one eh??

Germany/Ghana a cracking 2nd half (we've had loads of great matches already tbh) - if Englands players had put half the effort the Ghana lads did in that 2nd half....

To be fair, I expected nothing more from the England team. Whilst the premiership is the way that it is its only going to keep getting worse. Too many English players that are carried in the league by much better foreign players. So when they get together as a group to play for England, they don't have a clue nor the ability to do anything for themselves.

Annoyingly also, I follow the Championship more than the premiership, and there are more talented, more motivated players playing in the next league down.

 

[Naridar]

Well, they wanted to play like Spain. Gotta watch what you wish for

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Portugal Vs. USA? Portugal.

Playing against USA is like giving a retard kid a chance to play even though you know you're going to win.

 

[lufere7]

I don't even like NT football that much but this World Cup has been fucking fantastic. Football matches everyday with at least a crazy one per day is incredibly fun, KO stages are going to be crazy.
btw congrats Satangel! Nice to see Belgium doing great.

 

[Deleted_171835]

Portugal Vs. USA? Portugal.

Playing against USA is like giving a retard kid a chance to play even though you know you're going to win.

Right...

 

[Satangel]

go Ghana go go go

They were really impressive, the pace/mentality of some players was astounding. Great match to look at, again.

I don't even like NT football that much but this World Cup has been fucking fantastic. Football matches everyday with at least a crazy one per day is incredibly fun, KO stages are going to be crazy.

btw congrats Satangel! Nice to see Belgium doing great.

Yeah this World Cup has been amazing, sooooooo many goals, if we keep this up this will be the WC with the most goals, ever. Amazing stuff, glad to be a part of it.
The hype in Belgium is unparallelled, truly, on match days so many people have their flags out, Fellaini wigs, paints, make-up, just amazing. This was where I'm watching all the Belgium games, central square of Bruges;

Just amazing really.

I must be honest though, we can do so much better,

 

[Necron]

Damn you Netherlands. Next time I'll make sure to break both of Roben's legs lol. And I didn't want to say it, but I'll do it anyway: please, get better referees.

 

[Satangel]

Damn you Netherlands. Next time I'll make sure to break both of Roben's legs lol. And I didn't want to say it, but I'll do it anyway: please, get better referees.

Oh yes plz, the referee was so annoying, so goddamn stupid/naive. Really ruined the match by taking all the pace out of the game, what a waste of 50 mins. Of course when I stop looking and start gaming, they score 2 times, of course.
Even worse it's from the Netherlands but whatever, they have more quality so it's to be expected that they score at the end