The Official World Cup 2010 Thread

Unknown Soldier · 06-18-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Landon

Some of the England players looked like they just couldn't be arsed out there tonight.

The French disease seems to be catching on.

TheBig3 · 06-18-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

The reality of soccer is, football.
Lets hope you don't get an English referee in the next match.

Lord I'd hope not, we'd be getting red cars left and right for a lack of "u's", driving on the wrong side of the road, and that whole tea party thing.

Edit: Holy ****, you tied Algeria? We're ****ing back, baby. Wooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Thrice · 06-18-2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pourmeanother

Welp, see ya later.

Big Gulps eh?

I'm pretty much done watching soccer. This is why pretty much every other sport is better. I can't believe a completely blatant and obvious bad call was not over turned, reviewed, or even explained! Soccer is in the same group as baseball now. Its not only 2010, but probably the world's largest sporting event, and shit like this can happen, and everyone just move on? How is there no checks and balances system. The head ref can call the keeper on a handball, and it stands? Maybe they should take the idea of challenging a play from the great and refined sport of American Football.

Unknown Soldier · 06-18-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrice

Big Gulps eh?

I'm pretty much done watching soccer. This is why pretty much every other sport is better. I can't believe a completely blatant and obvious bad call was not over turned, reviewed, or even explained! Soccer is in the same group as baseball now. Its not only 2010, but probably the world's largest sporting event, and shit like this can happen, and everyone just move on? How is there no checks and balances system. The head ref can call the keeper on a handball, and it stands? Maybe they should take the idea of challenging a play from the great and refined sport of American Football.

Most football fans would agree with you as to how the biggest sport in the world can`t make the correct call when a goal or anothe important incident in the match ocurrs, they have been crying for in match replays for years now!

GravitySlips · 06-18-2010, 04:44 PM

Poor England - and I thought they'd get found out AFTER qualifying from the easiest group at the World Cup

Seriously but, tonight they were almost as bad as France have been. Can't argue against the fact that they've got talented players but they don't look a very good team do they...

The Monkey · 06-18-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Have you ever seen him play outside the WC for England?

Watched in the UEFA cup as well. Look, I'm not denying that he's a great player, but if he can't perform when it matters, what's the point of keeping him?

It's really overdue for England to realize that they're not a great team. You haven't won the World Cup in 44 years, yet you still expect victory in every tournament. The sooner you lower your expectations, the sooner you can start enjoying the games. (That's not to say that they shouldn't have beat Algeria.)

adidasss · 06-18-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Pity England didn`t stuff Algeria how they stuffed Croatia

You really did stick it to us, didn't you....

Unknown Soldier · 06-18-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Monkey

Watched in the UEFA cup as well. Look, I'm not denying that he's a great player, but if he can't perform when it matters, what's the point of keeping him?

It's really overdue for England to realize that they're not a great team. You haven't won the World Cup in 44 years, yet you still expect victory in every tournament. The sooner you lower your expectations, the sooner you can start enjoying the games. (That's not to say that they shouldn't have beat Algeria.)

As do both Holland and Spain in every World Cup, 2 countries that have never won it at all!!!

Just because a player has a couple of bad games in vital matches its no reason to get rid of him. Ronaldo had the same stigma for years and Messi was terrible in the Champions League semis against Inter-Milan, it just happens and its part of a players development.

Bulldog · 06-18-2010, 05:38 PM

England were absolutely pathetic - worst performance I've seen from them in years. Rooney and Gerrard were awful, but they weren't the only ones constantly giving the ball away and showing a total lack of class and international quality.

On the other hand, I think there's consolation in the fact that we aren't the only ones struggling. Spain, Germany and France are other teams that should have walked through this phase on paper, but their chances of doing so are gonna go right down to the last game of the group phase. Plus, taking a step back and looking at the result for what it is, we're still unbeaten and still have the tournament well in our hands. All we have to do is beat a Slovenian side that we beat in a friendly not so long ago, and with basically this same team too.

Yes, it was an utterly dire performance, but I refuse to get pessimistic until it's all genuinely over.

Sneer · 06-18-2010, 07:25 PM

Absolutely abysmal. I fucking hate being an Englishman when it comes to supoorting my national team - they'll give me a hernia one day.

As for Rooney, maybe if he and his so-called 'world-class' team mates actually managed to play football the fans who've spent shedloads and travelled miles to support them would actually be a bit more understanding.

Argh, im fucking furious. Incompetent swines.

06-18-2010, 07:25 PM	#500 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Absolutely abysmal. I fucking hate being an Englishman when it comes to supoorting my national team - they'll give me a hernia one day. As for Rooney, maybe if he and his so-called 'world-class' team mates actually managed to play football the fans who've spent shedloads and travelled miles to support them would actually be a bit more understanding. Argh, im fucking furious. Incompetent swines. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

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GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Poor England - and I thought they'd get found out AFTER qualifying from the easiest group at the World Cup Seriously but, tonight they were almost as bad as France have been. Can't argue against the fact that they've got talented players but they don't look a very good team do they...

06-18-2010, 05:38 PM	#499 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	England were absolutely pathetic - worst performance I've seen from them in years. Rooney and Gerrard were awful, but they weren't the only ones constantly giving the ball away and showing a total lack of class and international quality. On the other hand, I think there's consolation in the fact that we aren't the only ones struggling. Spain, Germany and France are other teams that should have walked through this phase on paper, but their chances of doing so are gonna go right down to the last game of the group phase. Plus, taking a step back and looking at the result for what it is, we're still unbeaten and still have the tournament well in our hands. All we have to do is beat a Slovenian side that we beat in a friendly not so long ago, and with basically this same team too. Yes, it was an utterly dire performance, but I refuse to get pessimistic until it's all genuinely over.