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I've been observing Otamendi the whole time, the guy is teh win! We should sign him at all cost, and by doing so, we could also refrain ourselves from signing a fullback since he can play on the side very well too.
I'd give Otamendi a fins up even if he DOES have Argie cooties.
Argentina got the game agianst Grecce but Nigerias game is pretty tight, 50 % well Grecce has 34 %, wierd that Argentina hasn't scored yet even if the "stars" are in the bench and Aguero and Miltio are playing
With the HT results, Korea and Greece have equal points and goal differences, but Korea pass because of winning the direct match.
2-1 south Korea
Wow he missed it !!!
now pentaly, and he does it calm and nice
now pentaly, and he does it calm and nice
Messi deserved a goal.
I just came to say the same thing, it's incredible how he's not managed to score yet. if he were lucky, he'd have 5 goals to his name by now.
QUOTE (Football Italia)
FIGC blast "offensive" Lega Nord
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
The FIGC reacted angrily after Lega Nord politician Umberto Bossi suggested Italy would “buy” their qualification against Slovakia.
The Azzurri must win Thursday’s game in order to be sure of reaching the second round of the World Cup.
When asked for a prediction on the score, Bossi gave an unexpected reply.
“It doesn’t matter, as they’re going to buy the result anyway. You’ll see that next season in Serie A there will be two or three Slovakian players in the Italian clubs.”
The Lega Nord party are already at the centre of controversy after their radio station ran commentaries of the World Cup games actively cheering on Italy’s opposition.
They believe that the country should be divided into North and South, so the united Azzurri do not ‘represent’ them.
“It was a disconcerting and offensive statement,” read a statement released by the FIGC and President Giancarlo Abete.
“This time and in this particular moment, Senator Bossi has gone over the line.”
Tuesday 22 June, 2010
The FIGC reacted angrily after Lega Nord politician Umberto Bossi suggested Italy would “buy” their qualification against Slovakia.
The Azzurri must win Thursday’s game in order to be sure of reaching the second round of the World Cup.
When asked for a prediction on the score, Bossi gave an unexpected reply.
“It doesn’t matter, as they’re going to buy the result anyway. You’ll see that next season in Serie A there will be two or three Slovakian players in the Italian clubs.”
The Lega Nord party are already at the centre of controversy after their radio station ran commentaries of the World Cup games actively cheering on Italy’s opposition.
They believe that the country should be divided into North and South, so the united Azzurri do not ‘represent’ them.
“It was a disconcerting and offensive statement,” read a statement released by the FIGC and President Giancarlo Abete.
“This time and in this particular moment, Senator Bossi has gone over the line.”
Oh my god. who the FOCK are these people?!!?! Bossi is a complete MOTHER****ER, so is everyone around him.
Excuse the language but I got really angry!!
You missed his radio station cheering against Italy when Paraguay scored, or one of his buddies complaining about the bonuses the players got for NT duty (which prompted the 'we'll donate it to the charity for the italian unity celebration' thing).
These guys are scary. And I think they're dangerous.
These guys are scary. And I think they're dangerous.
Sooooooooooooooouth Korea trough 
, deserved through .... over 3 games they were obviously better than the other 2
, deserved through .... over 3 games they were obviously better than the other 2
Otamendi was top notch! And when Pastore entered... I want these two guys! 
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jun 22 2010, 08:47 PM) 
Otamendi was top notch! And when Pastore entered... I want these two guys!
Agreed. Otamendi played good as right back today
a nice CB stand-in who showed today to the world he can play as RB very well when Nesta and T.Silva fit
Otmendi was impressive !
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 22 2010, 07:40 PM)
Meh, Terry was spot on as far as I'm concerned.
If Joe does play tomorrow and we win, might as well have Terry coaching the team. The FA making him apologise is s load if BS. Especially seeing as they're probably the ones that deserve the most blame in recent years.
If Joe does play tomorrow and we win, might as well have Terry coaching the team. The FA making him apologise is s load if BS. Especially seeing as they're probably the ones that deserve the most blame in recent years.
But the FA didn't make him apologise, he apologised after the rest of the squad made it clear that they backed Don Fabio.
I find it totally ironic that they were outstanding in the qualifiers using Don Fabio's tactics and formations yet as soon as they get to Africa those same tactics and formations are wrong! Don Fabio was correct when he said the players are scared.
Oh, and what if we win tomorrow and Joe Cole doesn't play?
Meh, I see it differently, Capello's ego is way too big.
We do well in qualifying and it's all him apparently, yet when we do poorly using the same tactics it's magically the players fault and he deflects the blame away from himself.
You either take the praise AND the blame or neither. This whole "win = Capello good, lose = players bad" thing is ********.
We do well in qualifying and it's all him apparently, yet when we do poorly using the same tactics it's magically the players fault and he deflects the blame away from himself.
You either take the praise AND the blame or neither. This whole "win = Capello good, lose = players bad" thing is ********.
QUOTE (MizNelson @ Jun 22 2010, 01:01 PM)
The US' bellyaching about the phantom foul against Slovakia has been bad enough (which itself has conveniently covered up the fact that they shouldn't have gone down 2-0 like that in the first place). But the real drama queens never fail to stay in the shadows for very long, and we have France and England to thank for that.
not to start something new. i think every player on the team will tell you they should have never gone down. however, a team deserves to win if they fight their way back into it. i think that's what makes people so upset.
can't wait for tomorrow's game though. should be a good one.
QUOTE (Warchant @ Jun 23 2010, 12:45 AM)
can't wait for tomorrow's game though. should be a good one.
USA - Algaria? I think it will be a boring win for the USA.
I'm looking forward to Slovenia - England.... I wonder how England will preform
England must win, and they will, no doubt.
Sorry to spoil your party, but, Otamendi played against the super offensive-skilled-versible Greek attack, right?
Sorry to spoil your party, but, Otamendi played against the super offensive-skilled-versible Greek attack, right?
I wouldn't expect s good performance from us, trouble within the camp isn't ever a good thing, we'll go the way of France I think.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned (or did nobody else notice?) David Villa caught punching a Honduran player during the game yesterday.
link to article with embedded clip of said punch.
link to article with embedded clip of said punch.
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jun 23 2010, 12:36 AM)
England must win, and they will, no doubt.
Sorry to spoil your party, but, Otamendi played against the super offensive-skilled-versible Greek attack, right?
Sorry to spoil your party, but, Otamendi played against the super offensive-skilled-versible Greek attack, right?
England must and should win, but I'm not so sure they will. Like Kurt said, they also have some trouble, not as much as France, but still... I'm not following it too closely so I couldn't judge the situation really and predict how they will preform.
His defensive skills weren't tested too much, true, but it's nice to see he can go forward well and do some good things. I mean, nice IF we would sign him. But he played a good game.
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 22 2010, 08:36 PM)
I wouldn't expect s good performance from us, trouble within the camp isn't ever a good thing, we'll go the way of France I think.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
Yes, because if it happened to England, you'd be perfectly reasonable.
QUOTE (CHU-LIP @ Jun 22 2010, 06:54 PM)
USA - Algaria? I think it will be a boring win for the USA.
I'm looking forward to Slovenia - England.... I wonder how England will preform
I'm looking forward to Slovenia - England.... I wonder how England will preform
making it to the qualifying round is still a HUGE deal in the US. a win is a win in our book.
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 22 2010, 07:36 PM)
I wouldn't expect s good performance from us, trouble within the camp isn't ever a good thing, we'll go the way of France I think.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
The most annoying thing about the US is how they seemingly ignore any call that goes there way. Dempsey elbowed a Slovenian player in the face after about 40 seconds and got away with it. 2 wrongs don't make a right, but 1 big call went against either team, you could argue that the one against Slovenia was bigger given that they would gave had 90 minutes to play against 10 men.
i agree we were lucky to not get the red cad, but the ref still made a call. might not have handed out a red card...but he did make a call (if i remember the play correctly).
no US player was doing anything wrong when the penalty was called at the end of the game (which will be debated forever because the ref won't say what he actually called). i think that's where the big difference is.
i will say this...after watching the whole game it didn't surprise me when he made the call that disallowed the goal. he did a very poor job from start to finish (against both teams). you could obviously tell he was way over his head. he did poorly for both teams.
Jovanovic eyes 'massive' step
Serbia's Milan Jovanovic spoke to FIFA.com about scoring the winner against Germany and his side's decisive forthcoming game against Australia. Click here to see the full news
What can you say to this guys?
Serbia's Milan Jovanovic spoke to FIFA.com about scoring the winner against Germany and his side's decisive forthcoming game against Australia. Click here to see the full news
What can you say to this guys?
QUOTE (reccakeys @ Jun 23 2010, 03:33 PM)
Jovanovic eyes 'massive' step
Serbia's Milan Jovanovic spoke to FIFA.com about scoring the winner against Germany and his side's decisive forthcoming game against Australia. Click here to see the full news
What can you say to this guys?
Serbia's Milan Jovanovic spoke to FIFA.com about scoring the winner against Germany and his side's decisive forthcoming game against Australia. Click here to see the full news
What can you say to this guys?
Australia will win the match
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QUOTE (Fishdoll @ Jun 23 2010, 06:37 AM)
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned (or did nobody else notice?) David Villa caught punching a Honduran player during the game yesterday.
link to article with embedded clip of said punch.
link to article with embedded clip of said punch.
I did notice it but didn't think it was that big a deal. certainly too light to be a "punch". the ref expert here said it would've been a yellow maximum (cause it wasn't intended to hurt/injure the player) had the ref seen it, so I don't think villa will be suspended.
Italy-Slovakia will at least have a good ref -- Howard Webb will be in charge of the game.
England-Slovenia will be refereed by Wolfgang Stark of Germany.
US-Algeria will be refereed by Franck De Bleeckere of Belgium.
Germany-Ghana will be refereed by Carlos Simon of Brazil.
Australia-Serbia will be refereed by Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay.
England-Slovenia will be refereed by Wolfgang Stark of Germany.
US-Algeria will be refereed by Franck De Bleeckere of Belgium.
Germany-Ghana will be refereed by Carlos Simon of Brazil.
Australia-Serbia will be refereed by Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay.
england line-up:
D. James,
Johnson, Upson, Terry, A. Cole,
Lampard, Barry, Milner, Gerrard,
Rooney, Defoe
here's hoping they get nothing out of it
D. James,
Johnson, Upson, Terry, A. Cole,
Lampard, Barry, Milner, Gerrard,
Rooney, Defoe
here's hoping they get nothing out of it
QUOTE (arivanjj @ Jun 23 2010, 04:28 PM)
england line-up:
D. James,
Johnson, Upson, Terry, A. Cole,
Lampard, Barry, Milner, Gerrard,
Rooney, Defoe
here's hoping they get nothing out of it
D. James,
Johnson, Upson, Terry, A. Cole,
Lampard, Barry, Milner, Gerrard,
Rooney, Defoe
here's hoping they get nothing out of it
If only Capello wasn't their coach...
QUOTE (Dracoris @ Jun 23 2010, 05:12 AM)
Yes, because if it happened to England, you'd be perfectly reasonable.
1998 vs Argentina. 2004 vs Portugal. We had late goals in ET disallowed for nothing. Most people probably don't know this because we don't go on about it. And these were knockout matches were we ended up going out.
Lethal pace in this team.. 
So, one change of note for the US in their game: Onyewu isn't starting.
They look like FC Liverpool, I hope they lose.
QUOTE (Fishdoll @ Jun 23 2010, 03:50 PM)
So, one change of note for the US in their game: Onyewu isn't starting.
How very predictable.
How loud are the England fans? Epic.
QUOTE (Zed.D @ Jun 22 2010, 04:31 PM)
Oh my god. who the FOCK are these people?!!?! Bossi is a complete MOTHER****ER, so is everyone around him.
Excuse the language but I got really angry!!
Excuse the language but I got really angry!!
Just to follow up on this -- Umberto Bossi has apologized for his statements yesterday (there was a huge outcry in Italy), saying he was 'only joking'.
This fish would bite Bossi but would be afraid of catching something!
The first half Slovenia and USA were Slovenia impressive and scored 2-0
and USA changed the second half so, if they play as they did last time, I don't think they will win Algeria if Algeria pust it on the first half.
and USA changed the second half so, if they play as they did last time, I don't think they will win Algeria if Algeria pust it on the first half.
Herr Stark is letting some pretty rough fouls go so far.
man...so far the usa/algeria match could really go either way. both defenses looking suspect
wow what a b1tch..
Domench won't shake hand
Domench won't shake hand
now they're cheering
1-0 England, Defoe
1-0 England, Defoe
Another fair US goal disallowed. This is freaking pathetic.
QUOTE (Dracoris @ Jun 23 2010, 09:24 AM)
Another fair US goal disallowed. This is freaking pathetic.
Much better, seems like JTs team talk worked.
Milner has been awesome, great assist for the goal. Defoe scored but done nothing else. Barry/Gerrard/Lampard all doing their jobs.
Handabovic did a Green, but got lucky that the pitch was crap. Rooney better but still not great.
Milner has been awesome, great assist for the goal. Defoe scored but done nothing else. Barry/Gerrard/Lampard all doing their jobs.
Handabovic did a Green, but got lucky that the pitch was crap. Rooney better but still not great.
The offside call in the US game wasn't horrible, it was very close.
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2010, 09:55 AM)
The offside call in the US game wasn't horrible, it was very close.
yea, it was close
just frustrating
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2010, 03:55 PM)
The offside call in the US game wasn't horrible, it was very close.
I would not call it offside , but when I watched it over agian, it was very close.
So, Kurt, when England do well it's only because of the players? The coach had nothing to do with it at all (but it's his fault when they don't play well)?
The coach had nothing to do with it at all (but it's his fault when they don't play well)?
It was close, but it was still WRONG. Quit hating on us!
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