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Post by vastar iner on Jun 14, 2010 7:29:37 GMT 1
Expected a lot more from Australia, very disappointing.
I think they'd be better off quitting the AFC and joining UEFA. Most of their players are based here, after all. It would make them stronger for the World Cup. Only problem is they'd probably have to play their home matches in Europe as well...
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 14:40:38 GMT 1
Group E - Johannesburg (Soccer City) NETHERLANDS 2-0 DENMARK Goals: S Poulsen (og) 46; Kuyt 85 Referee: Stephane Lannoy (France) 1. Netherlands 1-3 (+2) 2. Cameroon 0-0 (0) 2. Japan 0-0 (0) 4. Denmark 1-0 (-2)
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Post by Tom on Jun 14, 2010 17:28:24 GMT 1
Should have started with Joe Hart. And if he makes a mistake at his age? He's got World Cups ahead of him, I do wonder why we take David James if we dont play him? Heskey missed a sitter, straight at the goalie He did play brilliant though, the Yanks were kicking lumps out of him, Rooney looked off form for 60 mins or so as well. Why bring SWP on for Milner after 20 minutes? If he was worried he'd get sent off, why not bring Joe Cole on who has a left foot? Ledley King manages one half, why on earth was he selected? 2 subs used before the 2nd half starts, bizarre! Like I said to Sam, not the end of the world, but it does mean we have to win the next 2 games now... James was apparently nursing a knee injury, but he would have been my choice too. Seemed to be alone amongst friends who i watched the game with though who wanted Hart, but i share your view of him, although with the Green howler he's now my 2nd choice ahead of Green. Hopefully James will play Fri. Milner we presumed was taken off to avoid being given a red, but you could have put a case for Joe Cole to have played with the start, Milner may still have been struggling after that stomach bug. King right choice to start imo as he's the best CB in Ferdinand's absence. Should have put money on it as 1-1 was actually the score i predicted! USA being the toughest group game and i was impressed with their 3-1 win over the Aussie in a warm up game. Plus 1st competitive game at altitude and we rarely win all our group games anyway, the opening game in particular. Not a bad result anyway, just a bit disappointing given the nature of the USA goal, and i also think we deserved to win on the balance of play. 1-1 was fair at Ht actually but we largely dominated the 2nd half for me. Always thought 7 pts would be enough to win the group but now i'm not so sure. If we get the results i think we will in the next 2 games we should have a big enough GD but it may be a close thing.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 19:18:38 GMT 1
Group E - Bloemfontein JAPAN 1-0 CAMEROON Goal: Honda 39 Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) 1. Netherlands 1-3 (+2) 2. Japan 1-3 (+1) --------------------------- 3. Cameroon 1-0 (-1) 4. Denmark 1-0 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 19:19:34 GMT 1
Cameroon were shockingly bad. Japan were better than I expected, though.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 14, 2010 20:39:14 GMT 1
Italy are looking pretty poor so far. But then that's normal for them so they'll probably get to the semis at least.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 20:47:56 GMT 1
Listening to Mick McCarthy makes me grateful for the vuvuzelas.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 21:31:59 GMT 1
Group F - Cape Town ITALY 1-1 PARAGUAY Goals: de Rossi 63 Alcaraz 39 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) 1. Italy 1-1 (0) 1. Paraguay 1-1 (0) ----------------------- 3. New Zealand 0-0 (0) 3. Slovakia 0-0 (0)
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Post by Jordan on Jun 14, 2010 22:36:00 GMT 1
The Italy V Paraguay saga was a bore imo.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 22:39:31 GMT 1
The Italy V Paraguay saga was a bore imo. Wasn't great but Italy are rarely great to watch and like England, they tend to be slow starters in tournaments. The sad thing is there have been at least 3 matches worse than that so far in the tournament.
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Post by Jordan on Jun 14, 2010 22:41:09 GMT 1
The Italy V Paraguay saga was a bore imo. Wasn't great but Italy are rarely great to watch and like England, they tend to be slow starters in tournaments. The sad thing is there have been at least 3 matches worse than that so far in the tournament. Yep. So far this world cup has been a let down
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Post by suedehead on Jun 14, 2010 22:51:57 GMT 1
Wasn't great but Italy are rarely great to watch and like England, they tend to be slow starters in tournaments. The sad thing is there have been at least 3 matches worse than that so far in the tournament. Yep. So far this world cup has been a let down That's often the way though. Teams are all afraid of losing their first match so they tend to be a bit cautious.
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Post by Jordan on Jun 14, 2010 22:55:00 GMT 1
Yep. So far this world cup has been a let down That's often the way though. Teams are all afraid of losing their first match so they tend to be a bit cautious. I suppose. We'll see if it picks up then.
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Post by vastar iner on Jun 14, 2010 23:05:43 GMT 1
I blame the vuvuzelas.
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Post by Jordan on Jun 14, 2010 23:07:54 GMT 1
Aaaaaand, in English?
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Post by vastar iner on Jun 14, 2010 23:45:15 GMT 1
If x is a vuvuzela, and y is the set of all things that I blame, then for all x, x = y.
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Post by Jordan on Jun 15, 2010 0:18:54 GMT 1
I'm officially lost now.
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Post by vastar iner on Jun 15, 2010 7:27:41 GMT 1
I thought that finished?
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Post by Oasis on Jun 15, 2010 8:14:09 GMT 1
Ivory Coat V Portugal should be an interesting game to watch!
rumor has it that Drogba will start ??
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Post by o on Jun 15, 2010 10:02:53 GMT 1
Yeah, I'm looking forward to that one as well. And with the Italians dropping points, one of NZ or Slovakia could do with winning, and it might get interesting!
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