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FIFA World Cup 2014
- Thread starter GrumpiusMaximus
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Haha and here I am thinking either team deserves to lose to a late goal. I'm tired of penalties
In terms of guys on the national team, it's about 14, (including AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Manchester United players,) which is 14 more than they had 20 years ago, when their pro league was founded. Progress Titus--there is such a thing.
Haha yup my mind was on saying Costa Rica might score a last minute goal. Well let's see if it pays off for the Dutch. Penalty expert or what's his story?
There are also Albanians, Austrians, Belarusians, Bolivians, Bulgarians, Estonians, Georgians, Guyanans, Icelanders, Israelis, Jamaicans, Latvians, Moroccans, Peruvians, Senegalese, Slovenians, Tunisians, Venezuelans and Zimbabweans.
I suppose those nations are in with a shout too, eh?
Well, fair result for the shoot out. I didn't like the Dutch tactics though.
Apart from ET in this game, we've had 4 out of 4 really poor quarter finals.
Apart from ET in this game, we've had 4 out of 4 really poor quarter finals.
Hurrah. I think the Dutch have more than enough to despatch the Argentinians.
Well played to Costa Rica. I've really enjoyed watching them. I wonder if our boy Oviedo would have made a difference?
Well played to Costa Rica. I've really enjoyed watching them. I wonder if our boy Oviedo would have made a difference?
Then why ask me the question? The point is the progress being made. How many players do Austria and Bulgaria have in those leagues? Are they more than they had 10, 20, 30 years ago? Baby steps, Titus... baby steps.
It just seems to me that you think whilst you make your baby steps, the front runners aren't also moving forward too.
It's a perpetual game of catch up.
Of course those nations are further ahead than they were 10, 20, 30 years ago, but they - like the US - are still a million miles from putting out the best eleven footballers in the world.
Hated Twellman as a player, hate him even more as a commentator. Watching him sulk on the field after the end of the MLS Championship match in around 2007 is probably my favorite memory of him.
Been on catch up again do just getting into thread now.
I agree with Bill, those were four of the most yawn games ever.
Penalty shoot out in this one was about right.
Changing goalkeeper was a psychological masterstroke by Van Gall.
I agree with Bill, those were four of the most yawn games ever.
Penalty shoot out in this one was about right.
Changing goalkeeper was a psychological masterstroke by Van Gall.
Brazil game: Brazil played some of the most disgusting, cynical football I've ever seen. They went out with the intention of intimidating Rodriguez out of the game and cynically fouling Colombia at every turn - youd almost think they knew they weren't getting booked. Colombia were getting no protection from the ref and resorted to the same ugly brand of football.
Whatever about interpretation of the rules - and that in itself is an example of how corrupt and morally bankrupt this FIFA shower are-those officials stand out as way worse than any others and put players in danger, Neymar was the biggest on field victim - the bigger victim was the game.
Disgusting.
Whatever about interpretation of the rules - and that in itself is an example of how corrupt and morally bankrupt this FIFA shower are-those officials stand out as way worse than any others and put players in danger, Neymar was the biggest on field victim - the bigger victim was the game.
Disgusting.
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Matante I can't quite understand your insistence on trying to make this discussion about football a cultural difference debate.
It's not about cultural diferences: You have an opinion which is a guess about future performance, Titus and others have an opposing guess about future performance.
It's all clairvoyance and nothing to do with cultural differences - YMMV, IMHO etc.
However, if you apply a business perspective to this, a common perspective would be that past performance and behaviour is the best predictor of future performance - I wouldn't invest in an average performing business because it's supporters told me they believed it will be the best.
Get a track record of achievement, show me progress and development on a consistent basis and then I'll look at it.
It's not about cultural diferences: You have an opinion which is a guess about future performance, Titus and others have an opposing guess about future performance.
It's all clairvoyance and nothing to do with cultural differences - YMMV, IMHO etc.
However, if you apply a business perspective to this, a common perspective would be that past performance and behaviour is the best predictor of future performance - I wouldn't invest in an average performing business because it's supporters told me they believed it will be the best.
Get a track record of achievement, show me progress and development on a consistent basis and then I'll look at it.
Oh and lads, I'll put up the official semi-final predictions and a table update tomorrow, too many glasses of wine tonight to risk making a mistake at this stage! 
Agreed. Four incredibly poor quarters. Lets hope the rest of the way proves for more entertaining matches.
