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 Jul 20 2011, 01:19 AM
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Prima Squadra  Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660  |
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 20 2011, 12:52 AM)  Lahm is not overrated. He attacks fine, but defensively is trash. They'd have won Euro 2008 with a different left back, in my opinion. It was only a matter of time until he cost them a game. |
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Jul 20 2011, 01:19 AM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 20 2011, 12:52 AM) Lahm is not overrated. He attacks fine, but defensively is trash. They'd have won Euro 2008 with a different left back, in my opinion. It was only a matter of time until he cost them a game. |
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Jul 20 2011, 01:47 AM
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Primavera  Group: Moderators Posts: 18,833 Joined: 5-April 06 From: Croatia, Zagreb Member No.: 1,564 |
Trash? Surely that's harsh. In those terms, 95% of Primera and EPL fullbacks are trash.
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Jul 20 2011, 02:08 AM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jul 20 2011, 01:47 AM) Trash? Surely that's harsh. In those terms, 95% of Primera and EPL fullbacks are trash. His strength is going forward, I do not rate him at all defensively. Anyways, Uruguay with a good start over Peru, still 0-0. Suarez keeping himself calm this match, only complained a few hundred times in the first 20 minutes. |
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Jul 20 2011, 02:33 AM
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Primavera Group: Moderators Posts: 18,833 Joined: 5-April 06 From: Croatia, Zagreb Member No.: 1,564 |
Is it possible that yet another crappy team manages to eliminate the other overall more talented and footballing team?
It may seems as a bold statement, but watching the last few big tournaments I'm getting pretty sick and tired of these 12-men defending teams with no offensive ideas or thoughts. Those surprises are becoming so boring to me. Granted, Croatia made a surprise in 1998 with the third place, but they did it with some great football. Nowdays it's just defending, sitting and waiting. Something definitively has changed. |
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Jul 20 2011, 02:36 AM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
Yeah football has definitely become more negative in the past decade or so. You have the odd success story who play good football, like Russia and Turkey in recent European Championships and your Croatia in 1998. But then you have teams like Paraguay, Peru and (no offense, dst) Greece who are happy to defend and hopefully get a goal from somewhere or win it on the lottery.
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Jul 20 2011, 03:00 AM
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Prima Squadra Group: Helpers Posts: 30,194 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 3,660 |
Suarez, 1-0.
Suarez 2-0, very cool finish. Vargas sent off, game over. This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Jul 20 2011, 03:15 AM |
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Jul 20 2011, 03:39 AM
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Primavera Group: Moderators Posts: 18,833 Joined: 5-April 06 From: Croatia, Zagreb Member No.: 1,564 |
What a dirty player Vargas is.
Bravo to Oscar Tabarez, I hope he can go all the way now! Deserved win! |
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Jul 20 2011, 10:57 AM
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Berretti Group: Moderators Posts: 12,004 Joined: 1-August 05 From: Torquay Member No.: 90 |
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 20 2011, 02:08 AM) Suarez keeping himself calm this match, only complained a few hundred times in the first 20 minutes. Can't blame him, you see the best team in the world doing it, you're going to copy it. Argentina were just as bad the other night, every time one of their players got touched the whole bench was up and the players running around after the ref. It says a lot when people praise people for getting others sent off, another great trend of modern football. |
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Jul 20 2011, 01:18 PM
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Primavera Group: Moderators Posts: 23,206 Joined: 20-November 05 From: Athens, Hellas Member No.: 911 |
You guys should tell LaPalma, he thinks football nowadays is great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
--- To be clear, what I said about Germany's players is not they're crap that transform into world class players with their NT. Just that they've looked better with their NT than they've looked with their clubs. They're not the only ones, off of my head, Turkey NT's players fall into that category too. about Klose, as good as he's been, I did not ever consider him that good or special to label him a phenomenon. QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 20 2011, 04:08 AM) Suarez keeping himself calm this match, only complained a few hundred times in the first 20 minutes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) he does that all the time, every foul he's given... and every one he's not. Together with Di Maria they are the most annoying players in this tournament. QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 20 2011, 04:36 AM) (no offense, dst) none taken |
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Jul 20 2011, 01:46 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (dst @ Jul 20 2011, 05:18 PM) about Klose, as good as he's been, I did not ever consider him that good or special to label him a phenomenon. Yeah, same. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) Shevchenko was and still is a much better, and more complete player. |
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Jul 20 2011, 08:56 PM
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Primavera Group: Moderators Posts: 18,833 Joined: 5-April 06 From: Croatia, Zagreb Member No.: 1,564 |
Guys, I never said he is a phenomenon, I said he was phenomenal - meaning his displays. And they were.
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Jul 21 2011, 04:38 AM
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The brightest sun is the purest gun Group: Full Members Posts: 26,848 Joined: 23-June 06 From: Albania Member No.: 2,008 |
I see Paraguay have qualified with another penalty shootout. I really hope Uruguay tear them apart.
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Jul 21 2011, 04:48 AM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
At least they hit all 5 in the net. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) That alone is worth celebrating these days!
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Jul 21 2011, 05:44 AM
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Loves Greek Women esp Fay Group: Moderators Posts: 14,924 Joined: 19-May 06 From: Bangalore,India Member No.: 1,865 |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) You gotta let that go.
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