SOCCER NATION!
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rms
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Im missing all these good games...11pm is the shitty games and 330am is the good ones, including the finals 
fack!
fack!
Taliwakker
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Unfortunately for Argentina it seems they might as well pack their suitcases now
http://morninggloria.tumblr.com/post/750110676/psychic-octopus-picks-germany-to-beat-argentina
Taliwakker
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Guardian of the Blind
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AngraRULES
Member
"I want to see the Brazil versus Argentina game"
"The world cup is still going on? I thought it was over..."
Damn Americans!
I love it. But I have to miss watching this game. I'll listen in on radio and record it if I decide I need to see it.
"The world cup is still going on? I thought it was over..."
Damn Americans!
I love it. But I have to miss watching this game. I'll listen in on radio and record it if I decide I need to see it.
AngraRULES
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AMBR
Metal Grandma
Ah, Brazil. What a shame. Losing to the Dutch; how can that be?
"Robinho gave the Brazilians the lead on Felipe Melo's brilliant low pass up the middle of the field that the striker put home with a low shot.
But soon, the Dutch took control, and the end of the match presented the unusual sight of the Brazilians scrambling wildly to find an equalizer.
It never came.
Instead, it was the Oranje and their fans doing the dancing.
After scoring, Sneijder sprinted around the field, tapping the front of his head, then ran to a TV camera and tapped the lens. He was in the middle of all the postgame celebrating, too, as his teammates swarmed him when the final whistle blew.
A few yards away, several Brazilian players lay on the turf, bewildered and beaten. "
tsk, tsk
"Robinho gave the Brazilians the lead on Felipe Melo's brilliant low pass up the middle of the field that the striker put home with a low shot.
But soon, the Dutch took control, and the end of the match presented the unusual sight of the Brazilians scrambling wildly to find an equalizer.
It never came.
Instead, it was the Oranje and their fans doing the dancing.
After scoring, Sneijder sprinted around the field, tapping the front of his head, then ran to a TV camera and tapped the lens. He was in the middle of all the postgame celebrating, too, as his teammates swarmed him when the final whistle blew.
A few yards away, several Brazilian players lay on the turf, bewildered and beaten. "
tsk, tsk
AngraRULES
Member
Wow, what a disappointment... I am at loss for words. I think I saw two different teams wearing a yellow uniform. One played well in the first half, the other completely lost control in the second.
The one thing I'm pissed off the most about is the fact that for the most part, when Brazil loses the lead and then concedes the comeback goal, we somehow lose our focus. The team goes into desperation/out of control mode. Fucking ridiculous..
Felipe Melo is the big villain. From Heaven to Hell within an hour. Beautiful, genius pass to Robinho in the first half. An own goal and a red card in the second, simply because the kid can't control himself. He's a loose canon, and he tends to get violent. Dani Alves in my opinion was the biggest disappointment of the whole world cup, even worse than Rooney if you ask me.
The Dutch took control of the game in the second half and arguably deserved the victory, despite the penalty not given on Kaka during the 2nd half (I know, I know, I said I was against the electronic ref. assistance, but I won't lie I could've used it today hahaha). I'm still against it though. In the Dutch team, the duo Sneijder-Robben really showed what they can do. I was impressed.
*sigh*
The one thing I'm pissed off the most about is the fact that for the most part, when Brazil loses the lead and then concedes the comeback goal, we somehow lose our focus. The team goes into desperation/out of control mode. Fucking ridiculous..
Felipe Melo is the big villain. From Heaven to Hell within an hour. Beautiful, genius pass to Robinho in the first half. An own goal and a red card in the second, simply because the kid can't control himself. He's a loose canon, and he tends to get violent. Dani Alves in my opinion was the biggest disappointment of the whole world cup, even worse than Rooney if you ask me.
The Dutch took control of the game in the second half and arguably deserved the victory, despite the penalty not given on Kaka during the 2nd half (I know, I know, I said I was against the electronic ref. assistance, but I won't lie I could've used it today hahaha). I'm still against it though. In the Dutch team, the duo Sneijder-Robben really showed what they can do. I was impressed.
*sigh*
I'll need to see those goals. Because the radio guys on ESPN do a pretty poor job of describing it. But it sounded like Brazil came out in the second half expecting to just win, and didn't do anything. I didn't realize it was an own goal till later. At first it sounded like it was just a case of some cross or shot getting into the goal after the goalie bumped into his own player.
No-Mercy
Feanor
if you find videos of the goals try and post them...id like to see it to because youre right, ESPN announcers did a pretty bad job with it lol
Force10
Member
My condolences sir. You're clearly upset - you've even forgotten that Brazil were wearing blue jerseys today
.Maybe they should have opted for yellow!
Question for you...
I had been reading in Sports Illustrated that there is a big debate in Brazil - whether it is worth it to not play "the beautiful game" as long as you win. I'm guessing this will be a call to bring back the "beautiful game".
This argument is certainly strange to myself, a typical US sports fan (well typical outside of being a soccer fan). Just too esoteric a discussion for me I suppose.
Related ti that, is it a certainty that Dunga will be dismissed?
AngraRULES
Member
My condolences sir. You're clearly upset - you've even forgotten that Brazil were wearing blue jerseys today
Thank you. You're absolutely right, I am very upset to the point of not realizing it. There were yellow dots on their jersey though.
Force10 said:
I guess to explain it quickly, we're so used to winning (Brazil wins approx. 90% of their matches, just look at the records) that we don't want to just win a match. We want to win with style. We want to see the players playing beautifully, because that's how we're known (or used to be I guess) out in the world. Imagine a really hot chick who's known for having the best body ever, and she *loves* getting compliments. Do you think she'd cover her body when she went to the beach? Nope. That's kinda how it goes for us.
Dunga's style is very pragmatic. He made Brazil's playing style very European, because in his eyes, Brazil tried to "jogar bonito" way too much in 2006 and we all know what happened (French happened). He prefers to win a match 1-0 playing poorly than anything else. Well, guess what... if we're used to getting that "hot chick's body compliment" every single day, it won't be enough for us to hear "Ah, nice purse." It's a compliment, yes, but honestly? Not enough. It shows how big our ego is for soccer (some call it cocky, but I don't agree fully - you have to understand our soccer culture before make that assumption).
Force10 said:
Yes, it is. Dunga had signed up to be Brazil's coach for 4 years, right after 2006's World Cup. He even stated today at the post-match press conference that he's leaving. And I guarantee you, the population is very happy about that. Here's a headline I read today after the match:
"Let's look at the good side of things: the Dunga-Era is over."
From now on, I'm supporting Uruguay. I hope they go all the way.
AMBR
Metal Grandma
Yes, so true Brazil. But now is the time to absorb the disambiguation in the sport. Realize others can and will dominate. Give it time, the ignorant U.S. just might - 2014?
Taliwakker
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Bad luck mate....your turn to fire up the playstation now
Fuck URGAY too....cheating scum
AngraRULES
Member
Of course. The same goes for anything in life. Anyone who thinks they're better than others at anything (be it a sports team, a car driver in Nascar, a company that makes millions a year, a country with world power status), is usually bound to go down.
AMBR said:
Nope, NOT IN OUR HOUSE
AngraRULES
Member
Bad luck mate....your turn to fire up the playstation now
Fuck URGAY too....cheating scum
I knew that if we lost, that was coming back to bite me in the ass. However, I have an Xbox360.It's all good. We're still the team with the most WC wins, and since Italy is out, it would take at least another 4 years for somebody else to catch up to us.
I've been happy to see Uruguay do well throughout the tournament. I have always liked them for some reason. Plus, if they took it, the cup would stay where it should belong (South America), but not with Argentina.
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