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Scots Crusader
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Posted - 2006.06.29 12:37:00 -
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Germany have shown some great attacking play during the cup. The Argentinian defense has been solid, but not unbeatable so that will be a good confrontation. My worries if I was German would be whether my defense can hold the Argentinians at bay? I will be very surprised if the Germans can keep a clean sheet, you can keep them at bay for most of the game for Messi to come on, when you are tired and add that pace and skill to an already great attack. This has the potential to be a great attacking game IMHO.
England will need to step up a gear against the crafty and pacey Portugese. If they perform like they have so far, they will loose, depleted Portugal side or not. The Portugese have looked solid at the back and with the pace they have will cause any defense problems, the English cannot allow the game to get stretched or they will get ripped apart at the back. The English need to get thier attacking play sorted out, they have the players to give any defense problems, but so far have been found wanting, now is the time for Lampard and Gerrard to show how good they are and get up to support Rooney.
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Luc Boye
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Posted - 2006.06.29 15:13:00 -
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 Originally by: Scots Crusader
Germany have shown some great attacking play during the cup.
Eh, I kinda doubt that. They played nobodies in their group, then they played Sweden which had defence sleeping for first 30 minutes. Here in sweden was a lot of discussion about wtf was defence doing (or not doing) in match vs Germany. Totally passive, not doing their jobs, backing down to early etc etc. Once they woke up, germany didn't score anymore.
So I'm still not convinced, but one reason germany might beat argentina is that its played at home. Thats a big psychological factor you cannot forget, but to say that Germany has offence that outmatches argentinas defence is to take it too far imo.
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Vurg
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Posted - 2006.06.29 15:14:00 -
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Edited by: Vurg on 29/06/2006 15:13:46
I feel out of place in this thread. 
Originally by: Nikolai Nuvolari
Oddly enough, something about the idea of a naked crying girl, if I know it ISN'T my fault, turns me on.
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Luthien Firefoot
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Posted - 2006.06.29 15:52:00 -
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Germany will beat Argentina becuase steel vipers will invade the players dressing room before kick off and pwn them with dictor bubbles and carriers.
England will beat Portugal because the ref for the Portugal / Holland game was an alt of Steven Gerrard and caused tremendous damage by podding Costinho and Deco.
Also Portugal are unaware that when they warp to the England goal Paul Robinson is fitted with T2 multispecs and they will be unable to shoot....
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.29 17:00:00 -
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England also rely too much on sniping setups, and have much lower resistance to thermal than Portugal.
(I mean they hoof the ball to much and might get worn out if it's hot weather)
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babyblue
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Posted - 2006.06.29 22:27:00 -
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I'm still betting on the German Alpha Strike taking down the Argentina Dread. Germany to win on Penalties. They will have 12 men after all (including the crowd).
England to beat portugal in 90 minutes. About ******* time too!
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Trinity Derevko
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Posted - 2006.06.30 15:54:00 -
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Mid-game question:
How much did Germany pay to the referees for this game???
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2006.06.30 16:02:00 -
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Originally by: Trinity Derevko
Mid-game question:
How much did Germany pay to the referees for this game???
There's never any open bribery involved; referees favour home teams. Not only is that obvious from statistical evidence, but it's actually been proven in the laboratory.
Show videos of football games to assorted referees, with the sound off; they tend to give decisions without any noticeable bias, making errors equally in both directions. Put the crowd-cheering noise on, and the errors are heavily biased in favour of the home side.
The only way you could eliminate THAT, is to turn football into an American-style game, where play stops every couple of minutes for a video replay. As long as we rely on the guy in the middle, he can't be omniscient or omnicompetent - he's only a human.
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Rikeka
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Posted - 2006.06.30 16:27:00 -
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Argentina up 1-0
- What I hate?
-Men in female characters.
-More to come.
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Sarafi
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Posted - 2006.06.30 16:42:00 -
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Germany equalise!!!! \ /
Beat those filthy time wasters.
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babyblue
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Posted - 2006.06.30 16:45:00 -
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Go Jerry! Go Jerry! 
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Spartan239
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Posted - 2006.06.30 16:55:00 -
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This is some of the worst refering in the tournament apart form Germany getting free kicks when they should have been booked for diving, Argentina shoul have had a penalty
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Luc Boye
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:17:00 -
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ref is fgt, booking Rodrigues for diving, but not booking Ballack?
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PKlavins
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:36:00 -
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penalties....extreme tension...
im goin for germany 
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:44:00 -
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Argies are sore losers, fighting at the end, tsk tsk!
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Stubnitz
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:45:00 -
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Well done Germany
Going off at the end
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Spartan239
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:47:00 -
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Originally by: Semblence
Argies are sore losers, fighting at the end, tsk tsk!
maybe, but if youd have had a match where the refere has blatantly cheated and apart from giving germany free kicks when the germans dived, Argentina were denied a clear penalty, Germany did play better but no team has a chance with refering like that
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:50:00 -
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Why do these daft managers settle for 1-0? Pekerman took off Crespo, Riquelme, and then couldn't get Messi on because he ran out of substitutes.
So far this World Cup is rewarding attacking substitutions. Let's hope Sven has noticed...
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:52:00 -
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It did look a penalty on the replay, but players don't help themselves when every time they go down, they add a bit of theatrics, whether it's a real foul or not.
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kessah
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:53:00 -
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Must say im so glad argentina lost agaisnt germany, very poor attitude towards the end by the argentine's.
Personally thought Argentina played very dirty. over 50 freekicks in the game wernt it?
Just wished they showed maradona's face at the end, awell.
Nicely done Germany, I hope England and germany both get to the end would make a nice final. Ofc id want England to win it tho teehee.
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Sarafi
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:53:00 -
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Pwnt argentina. Especially after that throwing the toys out of the pram at the end.
Pwnt.
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Rikeka
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:55:00 -
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Damn, Germany wins.
The ref was their 12th man outhere, but no biggies.
We losted some chances, and we payed for them.
Good luck to the other teams.
/me wonders for whom will root now...
Germany... I like¦m, but they just eliminated us. Plus, they have not beaten a member of ¿The 5¿ in like 5 years.
England... They are one of ¿The 5¿ (Brazil, Argentina, England, Germany, Italy), so they have their chances. But played poorly in some of their wins.
Brazil... Many think we argentinians prefer Brazil over England... Not true. We would prefer England over Brazil... Argentina-England is a nice rivalry, but the Argentina-Brazil games are instant classics.
France... France = Zidane (Nuff said)
Italy... Refs bail them out against the Aussies. They play their own football, the catenaccio. Effective, but a dread to see.
Who I now want to win the Cup?
Germany...
Who I think will win?
Brazil... (damn...)
- What I hate?
-Men in female characters.
-More to come.
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Stubnitz
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:58:00 -
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Originally by: Semblence
Why do these daft managers settle for 1-0? Pekerman took off Crespo, Riquelme, and then couldn't get Messi on because he ran out of substitutes.
So far this World Cup is rewarding attacking substitutions. Let's hope Sven has noticed...
I was just thinking the same thing, as for Sven noticing i really doubt it. I belive it's impossible for the man to change his style, Mind you it could win us the WC...possibly..hopefully...please please
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.30 17:59:00 -
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I hope everyone has their pillows ready in case they snooze off during this next game.
Italy will score, followed by some dull passing around at the back until the ref puts us all out of our misery.
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Spartan239
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:01:00 -
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Riquelme was taken off beacause he played crap
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Stubnitz
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:02:00 -
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Originally by: Luc Boye
Boring germans strike again.
Boring? in this WC i think they have been very entertaining indeed.
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Rikeka
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:02:00 -
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Well, we had to replace our gk.
As you guys may know, changing gk`s in the middle of a game is rare.
Maybe that killed any strat he had.
I`m proud of my team, we played better than Germany, and we are better than many of the teams that are in the Quarters, and many of the ones that will advance to the Semis.
Just a bit more work with Tevez and Messi...
- What I hate?
-Men in female characters.
-More to come.
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Sir Juri
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:04:00 -
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Originally by: Stubnitz
Originally by: Luc Boye
Boring germans strike again.
Boring? in this WC i think they have been very entertaining indeed.
Yep Germany allways plays:ed entertaining football.
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Semblence
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:05:00 -
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Edited by: Semblence on 30/06/2006 18:06:28
...apart from a perfect corner from which his team scored their only goal. Anyway, take off a creative player and put on another creative player (Messi) if you are only 1-0 playing away from home, surely?
I agree with the Crespo substitution, he seemed to have run out of steam there in the second half, but the best form of defence has definitely been attack at this WC.
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Luc Boye
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Posted - 2006.06.30 18:15:00 -
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Yeah, it was never a good strategy to lean on 1:0 vs germans, everybody knows they'll keep coming for 90 minutes. That is to me the most positive thing about german fotball, conditioning and mental stability.
But yeah, they may be running, and attacking and all that, but as I am not a nationalist, I don't give rats ass which team wins, I watch fotball for entertainment, and teams that are joy to watch are brazil and argentina, even japan was cool in this WC. Germans may as well win this WC, good for them, I'd still rather watch Brazil every game.
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