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*Official* Knockout Stages
- Thread starter GIMH
- Start date
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Well he's probably done it once or twice, but he's infinitely better than any other player in the same position than anyone else in football at the moment, in that respect.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Well, he and Ronaldo perform a similarish role. Though I would say Messi is better, I would say suggesting he is "infinitely" better is stretching it quite a lot.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
I was referring to his attitude towards diving and cheating 
Mr Mxyzptlk
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You just have to be whiter than black when compared to Ronaldo in that regard though.
Life so empty right now.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Always hate this part of the tournament. Always feels like it is now coming to an end which is dire. Not sure what I will do myself. Probably piss all.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Tre Fiori play Rudar Pljevlja in the Champions League.
Probably a better watch than Paraguay v Japan
I know only 8 games left.
What do we do for the 3 years and 11 months when the world cup is not on?
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Watch England beat Australia at cricket.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Dunno, gets a bit boring after a while.
I know, it is just not the same now that I know we are going to win.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Am planning on actually getting some sleep tbh, don't think I can live function properly on 3 or 4 hours a night 5 days in a row anymore
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Round of 16 – No Real Upsets
Round of 16 finished yesterday with the match I enjoyed watching the most so far in this tournament – Spain v Portugal. Spain played possession football and in a style I enjoy watching the most passing beautifully. Both teams created chances but Portugal fell off the boil in the second half. Iniesta and David Villa – both will be considered all time great footballers once their career is all said and done. The better teams went through with possibly the only (slight) upset in Ghana defeating USA. Ghana weren’t all that flash in Round 1 but passed superbly and played at a fast pace against the US playing much better.
From what I find so far, there are two kinds of teams left in the last 8 and there is a big difference between them –
1) The great which have a real chance of winning the tournament – Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Germany
2) The good teams who are a notch below and I hope they don’t create any upsets – Uruguay, Holland, Paraguay, Ghana.
On Ghana, I have fallen in love with them. Their jersey is bloody awesome and I am tempted to buy it. If they defeat Uruguay (which would be tough and unexpected – Uruguay is by far the better side), I will rejoice as one of the things I hoped before this tournament was an African team reaching the semis.
Some people will be surprised I don’t rate Holland that highly but I think that despite being a very good team, it lacks the flare and character of Dutch teams of the past.
One major topic of eternal distress – penalties. The Japan-Paraguay match was riveting. Two evenly matched sides giving it their all. These two teams aren’t as gifted as Brazil or Argentina and have literally no chance of winning the tournament but it was an awesome game of football to watch because the teams gave it their all. It didn’t deserve to end in penalties. Play 30 minutes over times for eternity till a team out does another in a knock out scenario like the world cup of domestic Cup matches. Let football have it’s own Isner-Mahut classic. It is never going to happen but one can hope.
Regarding the technology debate, I have always held the view you should use it in all sports where possible. It is stupid not to.
Given the draw, 99% Brazil will reach the final. Whether they play Argentina or Spain, either ways, it is going to be great to watch. I have really enjoyed this tournament so far and the deeper it goes, the more pulsating it becomes.
Round of 16 finished yesterday with the match I enjoyed watching the most so far in this tournament – Spain v Portugal. Spain played possession football and in a style I enjoy watching the most passing beautifully. Both teams created chances but Portugal fell off the boil in the second half. Iniesta and David Villa – both will be considered all time great footballers once their career is all said and done. The better teams went through with possibly the only (slight) upset in Ghana defeating USA. Ghana weren’t all that flash in Round 1 but passed superbly and played at a fast pace against the US playing much better.
From what I find so far, there are two kinds of teams left in the last 8 and there is a big difference between them –
1) The great which have a real chance of winning the tournament – Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Germany
2) The good teams who are a notch below and I hope they don’t create any upsets – Uruguay, Holland, Paraguay, Ghana.
On Ghana, I have fallen in love with them. Their jersey is bloody awesome and I am tempted to buy it. If they defeat Uruguay (which would be tough and unexpected – Uruguay is by far the better side), I will rejoice as one of the things I hoped before this tournament was an African team reaching the semis.
Some people will be surprised I don’t rate Holland that highly but I think that despite being a very good team, it lacks the flare and character of Dutch teams of the past.
One major topic of eternal distress – penalties. The Japan-Paraguay match was riveting. Two evenly matched sides giving it their all. These two teams aren’t as gifted as Brazil or Argentina and have literally no chance of winning the tournament but it was an awesome game of football to watch because the teams gave it their all. It didn’t deserve to end in penalties. Play 30 minutes over times for eternity till a team out does another in a knock out scenario like the world cup of domestic Cup matches. Let football have it’s own Isner-Mahut classic. It is never going to happen but one can hope.
Regarding the technology debate, I have always held the view you should use it in all sports where possible. It is stupid not to.
Given the draw, 99% Brazil will reach the final. Whether they play Argentina or Spain, either ways, it is going to be great to watch. I have really enjoyed this tournament so far and the deeper it goes, the more pulsating it becomes.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
I think the Brazilian team is under rated. A mate cried foul when I called them favourites before the tournament started. They are a very fine group of players which play like a team.
I also think Spain has a very good chance to win. Really nice football they have played so far.
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Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
AWTA so much.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Which post?
