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Official Football Thread 2007/2008 (Soccer)
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Bluemercury
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Cedeo said:
Well the moment the dutch thought that "killing" Ronaldo was the best solution to win the game, that was what starded the insult.....i hope we(Portugal) play against them, because i cant remember when we have lost against them......we have been winning to holland for quite some time....
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Yeah he's very calm on the ball. He reminds me of ferdinand.lochnesssnowman said:
The whole midfield has been brilliant. Sneijdar and Van der vaart provide the creativity, whilst de jong and engelaar keep the ball well. They've done well against pirlo, gattuso and ambrossini. Kuyts done well too, but he's still the weak link in the midfield & upfront. Van persie or robben would be a lot more effective than him.
Mama Smurf
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Just stay fit for 2/3 of the season Van Persie, that's all I ask.
Anasui Kishibe
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Wes said:
you best stay here if you're a fan, the other thread looks as if they put three black guys in a room full of KKK members..
The big concern with the Dutch was their sputtering on offense. Looks like they were just slow rolling us all along. :lol
Also I am so glad I am supporting ze Vaterland and not embarrassments like Poland, Italy or France. DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES.
Also I am so glad I am supporting ze Vaterland and not embarrassments like Poland, Italy or France. DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES.
:lol :lolBlablurn said:
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hadareud said:
What rules???it was clearly offside......there was also an injury....
Mama Smurf
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Okay, maybe now they deserve to be ahead by 3. This is the worst Italian defence I've ever seen. Literally.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Forza brings it onto himself.Anasui Kishibe said:
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Mama Smurf said:
You're right about the defence, but Italy is not know to miss goals, and they missed too many here.....
Propagandhim
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One of the worst games ever played.
itsinmyveins
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Awesome game.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Oh I agree that Italy should have scored, but Holland should have scored even more themselves.
itsinmyveins
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Mama Smurf said:
Italy kinda deserved one goal before Hollands third goal. But overall they had nothing on Holland.
Cornballer
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Time to wrap Van Persie up in bubble wrap where he'll stay protected until the next match.
The Dutch really are looking to go far in Euro 2008. Nobody was weak for them in this game. Never seen the Italians get this dominated. Orlando Engelaar was my dark horse of the game, and if he keeps up this form, a major club will be looking to get him (Arsenal... I'm looking at you).
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woodchuck said:
I dont know what's so funny even the comentators said so.......
Anasui Kishibe
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game was rarely exciting, and definitely a bad game for Italia. Zero defence, absolutely unfocused players (Di Natale, Camoranesi, Materazzi), atrociously low number of kicks. This sure needs to change in the next match, and they sure need to line up Del Piero way before it's already over
Law 11.11 in the rulebook - under advice to referees. "A defender who leaves the field during the course of play and does not immediately return must still be considered in determining where the second to last defender is for the purpose of judging which attackers are in an offside position," he says. "Such a defender is considered to be on the touch line or goal line closest to his or her off-field position. A defender who leaves the field with the referee's permission (and who thus requires the referee's permission to return) is not included in determining offside position. [Stolen from Guardian's minute-by-minute coverage]
Mama Smurf
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Engelaar looks so weird out there, who's ever heard of a 6' 6 central midfielder? He is gonna be 29 in August, could put people off, but it's not too bad in that position.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Italy need to change things for the next game. They just cannot play like this again. Firstly, they need to sort out that defence. They got slaughtered. Materazzi and Barzagli doesnt work. They need some speed and cheillini can give them that. He's not as experienced as the other two, but he can play better than both of them. The other defender should be materazzi. Out of him and barzagli, he's the better one.
Now the attack. Italy started to become good in the 2nd half, but it wasnt until del piero came on that things started to click. After the season he's had with Juve, he should be there. He's one of their creative players and thats a big thing that Italy lacked today. Out of the three central midfielders, pirlo is the only creative one. Camoranesi can be ok sometimes, and di natale doesnt play well on the wing. Next game del piero should be there instead of di natale. I'd also put cassano instead of Camoranesi, but I cant see Donadoni doing that.
Now the attack. Italy started to become good in the 2nd half, but it wasnt until del piero came on that things started to click. After the season he's had with Juve, he should be there. He's one of their creative players and thats a big thing that Italy lacked today. Out of the three central midfielders, pirlo is the only creative one. Camoranesi can be ok sometimes, and di natale doesnt play well on the wing. Next game del piero should be there instead of di natale. I'd also put cassano instead of Camoranesi, but I cant see Donadoni doing that.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
h0pper said:
Wasn't that psycho's point?
Anasui Kishibe
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Mama Smurf said:
it's exactly what h0pper's saying. The fact it was psycho's point makes it..well, a not so kind comment
Mama Smurf
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Spain - Russia should be good tomorrow. Not as good as it might have been, Arshavin is suspended (for the first two games) and Pogrebnyak is out of the whole tournament with an injury, they were the Zenit stars. Russia are screwed...probably.
If Fabregas doesn't start, I'm gonna be mad. I can understand Senna and Silva aren't in direct competition, but I think he's better than Xavi and Iniesta...definitely better than Iniesta.
If Fabregas doesn't start, I'm gonna be mad. I can understand Senna and Silva aren't in direct competition, but I think he's better than Xavi and Iniesta...definitely better than Iniesta.
Mama Smurf
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h0pper said:
You said it was a douchey comment. If you didn't mean psycho's comment, you should quote more carefully.
Sterling M
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In a just world, Donadoni wakes up tomorrow with a pink slip on his pillow and Lippi standing over his bed smoking a cigar.
Unfortunately, that won't happen, so I'll settle for defenders who don't need Segways to get up and down the pitch and the majority of Rossonero 5th place taking a hike. De Rossi needs to start, Del Piero needs to start, and Chiellini definitely needs to start.
Otherwise, Holland undoubtedly deserved the victory; they've had a phenomenal game.
Unfortunately, that won't happen, so I'll settle for defenders who don't need Segways to get up and down the pitch and the majority of Rossonero 5th place taking a hike. De Rossi needs to start, Del Piero needs to start, and Chiellini definitely needs to start.
Otherwise, Holland undoubtedly deserved the victory; they've had a phenomenal game.
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