Official World Cup Thread

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LDB wrote:We just want Australia to think they are closer to us then they really are so they dont bother improving in time for us to storm the ashes down under.


Or something
yeah its the something bit that worries me

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Why are we talking about bloody cricket here and this is coming from an Indian bloke lol.

Schweinsteiger, Muller and Ozil were excellent today. Germany could very well give the same treatment to Argentina (given they beat Mexico)who has a worse defense than England.

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Message to Agent Capello:

Mission accomplished. Return to Scotland.

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Well quite few on this forum were moaning about quality of Premiership last season and I guess it showed today...

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what a day for showcasing what a bunch of tossers FIFA really are.

After not allowing Lampard's goal, Tevez has just scored for Argentina despite being a yard offside. Linesman gives the goal, cue video replay on the giant screen in the stadium, which the Mexican players then see and proceed to harangue the ref for 5 minutes! Lino knows he's got it wrong too.

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Fu**ing disgraceful decision,the argentine goal was soooooo offside, if it was the other way around it would have been disallowed :banghead:

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Nothing fills me more with disgust than watching that fat little fucker Maradona celebrating

Talk about lucky...both goals gifts

half time brawl...nice to see the little *word censored* get involved...Argentinian scum bag

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SammyDroppedHisShorts wrote:Nothing fills me more with disgust than watching that fat little fucker Maradona celebrating

Talk about lucky...both goals gifts

half time brawl...nice to see the little c**t get involved...Argentinian scum bag
Somebody's still bitter after 24 years :lol:

Argies are best team in this World Cup

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This has been the definitive tournament of a Golden Generation. England's entire tournament, and a lot of the problems with our national team were summed up tonight. Overreliance on Rooney, defensive ineptitude, lack of a proven strikeforce since Shearer and Sheringham, and a mish-mash midfield with no real flair or quality. I have never been so deflated and still so unsurprised. This result is no surprise for anybody, we have been a nation of overrated players at international level, who tooted their own horns before a quality German outfit. I will honestly be glad to see the backs of this Generation, out with Terry, Rio, Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham, Heskey, Ashley Cole, David James... all of them. Get rid of those overpaid poseurs who have flattered to deceive every single international tournament, and who have raised and brutally crushed the dreams of all England supporters under the reigns of Sven, Capello and McClaren. This is the end of the Golden generation, and I say it's high time they took the long walk off into the sunset and never look back....

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skipper wrote:
SammyDroppedHisShorts wrote:Nothing fills me more with disgust than watching that fat little fucker Maradona celebrating

Talk about lucky...both goals gifts

half time brawl...nice to see the little c**t get involved...Argentinian scum bag
Somebody's still bitter after 24 years :lol:

Argies are best team in this World Cup
too fucking right.....broke my heart when i was 13....made a huge impression on me.....devastated....

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I also would like to congratulate Germany. They defended better, kept possession better, moved the ball around better and the movement from their front men was also better. Plus, they did all this with some very young and inexperienced players. Unlike England who continue to pick the same players based on name alone. Rooney played almost every minute of every match and has been pretty much anonymous throughout. Lampard did ok today but even so has never reproduced club level form. Terry doesn't have the pace. Where England go from here I don't know. Hopefully a manager who can pick the best squad pre-tournament and then pick the best starting 11 based on form. Maybe also one who has heard of the word tactics. I mean subbing Defoe for Heskey was a joke. How about ripping off Rooney and playing Defoe and Crouch? It's time to re-think. Hart needs to be given the gloves. Players like Adam Johnson need to be given the experience at this level as soon as possible. The defense was as bad as I can ever remember. G Johnson is not good enough defensively, Terry is too slow, Upson not international class. I think we all know had Lampards goal been allowed then the game may well have played out differently although I fear the result just the same. Well done Germany, well done Joachim Low for having the balls to pick young and talented players and also being tactically aware.

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sycicsid wrote:I also would like to congratulate Germany. They defended better, kept possession better, moved the ball around better and the movement from their front men was also better. Plus, they did all this with some very young and inexperienced players. Unlike England who continue to pick the same players based on name alone. Rooney played almost every minute of every match and has been pretty much anonymous throughout. Lampard did ok today but even so has never reproduced club level form. Terry doesn't have the pace. Where England go from here I don't know. Hopefully a manager who can pick the best squad pre-tournament and then pick the best starting 11 based on form. Maybe also one who has heard of the word tactics. I mean subbing Defoe for Heskey was a joke. How about ripping off Rooney and playing Defoe and Crouch? It's time to re-think. Hart needs to be given the gloves. Players like Adam Johnson need to be given the experience at this level as soon as possible. The defense was as bad as I can ever remember. G Johnson is not good enough defensively, Terry is too slow, Upson not international class. I think we all know had Lampards goal been allowed then the game may well have played out differently although I fear the result just the same. Well done Germany, well done Joachim Low for having the balls to pick young and talented players and also being tactically aware.
I can honestly say that Rooney was England's worst player in this World Cup, also we should try and find out how comes Germany has so many young quality players at this level, who are not afraid to take their chance at proper big stage...

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I keep thinking about the chap who had a £110000 bet on the Germans at 20/1. He must have at least a semi by now but with The Argies waiting........

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Total cack today.

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skipper wrote:
sycicsid wrote:I also would like to congratulate Germany. They defended better, kept possession better, moved the ball around better and the movement from their front men was also better. Plus, they did all this with some very young and inexperienced players. Unlike England who continue to pick the same players based on name alone. Rooney played almost every minute of every match and has been pretty much anonymous throughout. Lampard did ok today but even so has never reproduced club level form. Terry doesn't have the pace. Where England go from here I don't know. Hopefully a manager who can pick the best squad pre-tournament and then pick the best starting 11 based on form. Maybe also one who has heard of the word tactics. I mean subbing Defoe for Heskey was a joke. How about ripping off Rooney and playing Defoe and Crouch? It's time to re-think. Hart needs to be given the gloves. Players like Adam Johnson need to be given the experience at this level as soon as possible. The defense was as bad as I can ever remember. G Johnson is not good enough defensively, Terry is too slow, Upson not international class. I think we all know had Lampards goal been allowed then the game may well have played out differently although I fear the result just the same. Well done Germany, well done Joachim Low for having the balls to pick young and talented players and also being tactically aware.
I can honestly say that Rooney was England's worst player in this World Cup, also we should try and find out how comes Germany has so many young quality players at this level, who are not afraid to take their chance at proper big stage...
aGRRED

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