FIFA World Cup 2010 - Predictions/Discussions/Updates

[Angra]

And England blew it once again..

HOLY CRAP, The US can win this group!!

[Angra]

:D







Fabio....






:D

[scouse mac]

That was bloody awful.

The way they are playing, England don't deserve to qualify for the knockouts. Slovenia probably fancy their chances against us.

[Bastet]

Originally Posted by scouse mac

That was bloody awful.

The way they are playing, England don't deserve to qualify for the knockouts. Slovenia probably fancy their chances against us.

I agree, the first 30 minutes we didn't even look awake. Didn't deserve even a draw. We have far more pressure now than we did at the start of the tournoment.
On a lighter side- I love the USA kit and think they have a fantastic Goalie (guess which club I support)
:rolleyes:

[roshiq]

Team USA should file an official complain against that referee for disallowing their 3rd goal without any reason. Also the red card against German striker Klose was too harsh I think. I'm just wondering how Maradona would react if Argentina faced this sorta treatment in the field. The great thing is Messi is on fantastic form but Argentina need to be more careful about their defense.

Anyway, it's getting pretty interesting to see how well the 'overrated' big teams of Europe are doing in the 2nd game of 1st round;). But I still hope that England & Germany will do better in their 3rd group match and eventually advance into the 2nd round.

[scouse mac]

Originally Posted by Bastet

I agree, the first 30 minutes we didn't even look awake. Didn't deserve even a draw. We have far more pressure now than we did at the start of the tournoment.
On a lighter side- I love the USA kit and think they have a fantastic Goalie (guess which club I support)
:rolleyes:

They letting Blue-noses in here these days?

;)

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FINAL SCORE - Match #18 (GROUP A) -

FRANCE - 0



MEXICO - 2
(Hernandez 64')
(Blanco *PK* 79')

FINAL SCORE - Match #19 (GROUP B) -

GREECE - 2
(Salpingidis 44')
(Torosidis 71')



NIGERIA - 1
(Uche 16')

FINAL SCORE - Match #20 (GROUP B) -

ARGENTINA - 4
(Park Chu Young *OG* 16')
(Higuain 33', 76', 80')



SOUTH KOREA - 1
(Lee Chung Yong 45'+1')

FINAL SCORE - Match #21 (GROUP D) -

GERMANY - 0



SERBIA - 1
(Jovanovic 38')

FINAL SCORE - Match #22 (GROUP C) -

USA - 2
(Donovan 48')
(Bradley 82')



SLOVENIA - 2
(Birsa 13')
(Ljubijankic 42')

FINAL SCORE - Match #23 (GROUP C) -

ENGLAND - 0



ALGERIA - 0

FINAL SCORE - Match #24 (GROUP D) -

GHANA - 1
(Asamoah Gyan *PK* 25')



AUSTRALIA - 1
(Holman 11')

FINAL SCORE - Match #25 (GROUP E) -

JAPAN - 0



NETHERLANDS - 1
(Sneijder 53')

[DP McCoy]

Originally Posted by scouse mac

That was bloody awful.

The way they are playing, England don't deserve to qualify for the knockouts. Slovenia probably fancy their chances against us.

Absolutely!On the evidence so far Slovenia will be feeling confident of beating our lot.The performance against Algeria was pitiful,Capello needs to change things or we will be out.Perhaps it's time to ditch 4-4-2 and gamble on a new formation?I would switch to a 4-4-1-1 formation,my team would be LB A Cole,CB Terry,CB Dawson,RB Johnson,LM J Cole,CM Barry,CM Lampard,RM Lennon,Support striker Gerrard and centre forward Rooney.Bringing in Joe Cole would in my opinion add the creativity that has been lacking and giving Gerrard a more forward role would provide the energy and drive the forward line has been devoid of in recent matches.
As for Wayne Rooney,If he feels the England supporters let the team down by booing at the final whistle he should replay the match and listen to the English supporters voices rise above even the vuvuzela's as they sang the national anthem several times in the second half in an attempt to encourage their team,the mardy little git.
The criticism of England and Rooney's actions overshadowed a spirited effort from the Algerians,credit where credit is due they showed admirable commitment and effort.

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FINAL SCORE - Match #26 (GROUP E) -

CAMEROON - 1
(Eto'o 10')



DENMARK - 2
(Bendtner 33')
(Rommedahl 61')

Angra should be here shortly to brag about this one. I leave it to him. ;)

[scouse mac]

Originally Posted by DP McCoy

Absolutely!On the evidence so far Slovenia will be feeling confident of beating our lot.The performance against Algeria was pitiful,Capello needs to change things or we will be out.Perhaps it's time to ditch 4-4-2 and gamble on a new formation?I would switch to a 4-4-1-1 formation,my team would be LB A Cole,CB Terry,CB Dawson,RB Johnson,LM J Cole,CM Barry,CM Lampard,RM Lennon,Support striker Gerrard and centre forward Rooney.Bringing in Joe Cole would in my opinion add the creativity that has been lacking and giving Gerrard a more forward role would provide the energy and drive the forward line has been devoid of in recent matches.
As for Wayne Rooney,If he feels the England supporters let the team down by booing at the final whistle he should replay the match and listen to the English supporters voices rise above even the vuvuzela's as they sang the national anthem several times in the second half in an attempt to encourage their team,the mardy little git.
The criticism of England and Rooney's actions overshadowed a spirited effort from the Algerians,credit where credit is due they showed admirable commitment and effort.

Thats prob the team I would select too, certainly have Joe Cole on the left and have Gerrard playing through the centre. Rooney has since apologised for his criticism so maybe pass that of as frustration of the shit game he played and move on.

Still, it would be boring if England made it easy for us. We still have the players more than capable of turning Slovenia over, just whether Capello can forge them back into a team with a bit of drive and determination again. Roll on Wednesday!

On a Daniel Agger/Jan Molby tip, Im glad Denmark are still fighting for qualification. It was a good win over a capable Cameroon.