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 07/06/2014 10:18:18 PM · #51
Originally posted by raish:
He's the player more likely than any other to get into situations where a defender trips him.


Messi draws more contact than any other player in the world and Messi is ft 5-6½ in or 169 cm and 67 kg or 148 pounds and he take 3 or 5 hits from defenders and stays on the ball. Robben is 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier and goes down like a leaf buffeted on the wind. Messi takes hits and keeps his eyes forward on the ball because he intends to make a play after contact.

Message edited by author 2014-07-06 22:21:53.
 07/06/2014 10:22:11 PM · #52
Originally posted by hajeka:
Even if we loose, the keeper change is brilliant... :)


Indeed it was! Unknown to CR players and telling each one of the players that he knew where they were going to shoot prove to be disconcerting for them. Congratulations Hajeka! I believe Holland will take home the World Cup this year.
 07/06/2014 10:54:05 PM · #53
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
Originally posted by raish:
He's the player more likely than any other to get into situations where a defender trips him.


Messi draws more contact than any other player in the world and Messi is ft 5-6½ in or 169 cm and 67 kg or 148 pounds and he take 3 or 5 hits from defenders and stays on the ball. Robben is 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier and goes down like a leaf buffeted on the wind. Messi takes hits and keeps his eyes forward on the ball because he intends to make a play after contact.


+3
 07/07/2014 04:52:57 AM · #54
Originally posted by Rgarcia:
Originally posted by hajeka:
Even if we loose, the keeper change is brilliant... :)


Indeed it was! Unknown to CR players and telling each one of the players that he knew where they were going to shoot prove to be disconcerting for them. Congratulations Hajeka! I believe Holland will take home the World Cup this year.

In a newspaper analysis someone mentioned the psychology of the change: not only confusing the CR players (they most probably knew all about Cillesen), but for all taking off the pressure of the Dutch players - now it wouldn't be about the one missing the spot-kick, but about Van Gaal himself and the change he made. Brilliant.
And Roberto, congratulations with your nations performance, they really did well!
07/08/2014 04:56:33 PM · #55
Wonder if Brazil is going to field something more than a high school JV team for the second half.

Holy crap, that was brutal.
07/08/2014 05:00:36 PM · #56
The spirit of Thiago Silva was right there where Müller connected for the first goal. Sadly not the flesh.
 07/08/2014 05:38:51 PM · #57
Originally posted by ShaneBlake:
Wonder if Brazil is going to field something more than a high school JV team for the second half.

Apparently not.
 07/08/2014 05:44:38 PM · #58
I read before that many school teams don't permit winning by more than 3/4 goals because it's unsporting. I wonder if Brazil will be allowed into the final because Germany weren't sporting.

Anyone reckon there'll be riots? Surely they had huge expectations.
 07/08/2014 05:56:38 PM · #59
Sorry for the Brazilians, but they didn't play very well today. I hope they can beat the Argentines on Saturday :)
 07/08/2014 06:07:14 PM · #60
Good luck to your boys against Deutschland...
 07/08/2014 06:41:36 PM · #61
Originally posted by hajeka:
Sorry for the Brazilians, but they didn't play very well today. I hope they can beat the Argentines on Saturday :)

+1
 07/08/2014 07:16:30 PM · #62
O...M...G... is all I can say. By FAR the worst World Cup semis or final defeat EVER. Has to be devastating for Brazil. Congrats to Germany for not pouring it on. Seriously. And showing class at the end.
 07/08/2014 07:48:01 PM · #63
Originally posted by hajeka:
Sorry for the Brazilians, but they didn't play very well today.

Well there's the understatement of the year! :) I'm still in shock.

But my money is on Netherlands to win - Germany have the clinical discipline, but Netherlands have the creativity.
 07/08/2014 07:58:18 PM · #64
Originally posted by JH:
Originally posted by hajeka:
Sorry for the Brazilians, but they didn't play very well today.

Well there's the understatement of the year! :) I'm still in shock.

But my money is on Netherlands to win - Germany have the clinical discipline, but Netherlands have the creativity.


Yup i picked the Netherlands too win the cup but after what Germany did too Brazil i feel its anyones games now
 07/08/2014 09:08:26 PM · #65
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
O...M...G... is all I can say. By FAR the worst World Cup semis or final defeat EVER. Has to be devastating for Brazil. Congrats to Germany for not pouring it on. Seriously. And showing class at the end.


Kicking two easy goals over the top in the last 20 was a nice display. The German close game was on full display without Silva there to direct traffic, the creativity in pulling defense and passing off should make the Dutch (if they make it past Messi and company) very nervous.

Originally posted by NiallOTuama:
I read before that many school teams don't permit winning by more than 3/4 goals because it's unsporting. I wonder if Brazil will be allowed into the final because Germany weren't sporting.


I used to ref little guys up to U18, and for the little guys, when a team goes up by 3, they lose a player. And one more for each goal differential. You would think that it would even things up and the players would return as the difference got smaller. Not so much. I once reffed a game where the better team was down to 4 players and it wasn't helping. At U18 it works the other way, the team getting crushed often gets angry and reckless and ends up getting carded out. So they end up down 2 or 4 players and down 4 or 6 goals.

Message edited by author 2014-07-08 22:11:04.
 07/09/2014 04:41:46 AM · #66
I've heard (read?) that in Italy and Spain for example - there's a sort of gentleman's thing going on where you don't rub it in if you have a solid lead and you're running the game. It's a sort of professional courtesy and presupposes enough organisation to avoid going down to a couple of gung-ho wild shots.

E.g. when one of the best AC Milan sides ever were 3-0 up at half time before Liverpool mugged them in the European cup final.

ETA yes, that was some nice class from the Germans at the end there.

Message edited by author 2014-07-09 04:42:32.
 07/09/2014 11:34:09 AM · #67
Good omen for tonight. First Dutch victory in the Tour de France since 2005 :)
 07/09/2014 03:23:39 PM · #68

My preparation for the match... :)
 07/09/2014 03:45:16 PM · #69
May the best team (not wearing orange) win!

;)
 07/09/2014 05:24:52 PM · #70
Originally posted by hajeka:
Good omen for tonight. First Dutch victory in the Tour de France since 2005 :)


Now you've done it...jinxed them... the "Even things out gods" will take care of that. :O)

Ray
 07/09/2014 05:54:27 PM · #71
0-0. And another long night again :(
 07/09/2014 06:37:01 PM · #72
And penalties again!
 07/09/2014 06:48:38 PM · #73
Ouch :(
 07/09/2014 06:48:56 PM · #74
The goalie switch against Costa Rica now looks like the best coaching call of the cup.

Argentina played a great tactical game and the Netherlands defense was beautiful. It is a shame one team had to lose.
 07/09/2014 06:55:01 PM · #75
Compared to the drama of last night that was a boring match to watch, especially at this stage of the competition. Once it got to the 70th minute at 0-0 the players were biding their time until penalties.

And for anyone saying 'penalties are a terrible way to decide it' well, the teams only have themselves to blame. They had 2 hours to put together an attacking move and score. Instead they subjected us to 2 hours of boredom (apart from the glimmer of Dutch hope around the 89th minute)

Very disappointing.
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