OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:01 pm

Great game

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:25 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Andvil wrote:Saudi Arabian soccer legend Sami Al-Jaber comes in the game around the 80th minute and scores the go-ahead goal. Awesome stuff
THANKS FOR JINXING THE SAUDIS, INFIDEL

comedy

Prophecy · Post by **Prophecy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:48 pm

The last two games were outstanding, Great job by Germany in the last part of the game and stoppage time.

it's DA KINE · Post by **it's DA KINE** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:51 pm

HAHAHAHA

i love the world cup

the best part is it has hardly started yet, it's only gonna get better from when we get to the 1/16-final stage

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:10 pm

that assist was perfection.

hustler · Post by **hustler** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:34 pm

ZIEG HIEL ZIEG HIEL

oracle21 · Post by **oracle21** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:28 pm

the Saudi Arabia/Tunisia match has been the best one thus far for me. Pure action . when Saudi Arabia looked liked they pulled off the comeback the Tunisians strike back even arder. Just wish the USA had that type of fortitude.

point blank · Post by **point blank** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:50 pm

oracle21 wrote: Just wish the USA had that type of fortitude.

I just wish Arenas would play Beasley at LMF instead of on the right side (or benching him).

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:58 pm

Two injury time goals today, good stuff.

Ze Germans finally put one in the back of the net after hitting cross bars and good saves by the Polish keeper.

Have you guys heard the rumor that the King of Saudi Arabia had said that he would pay each player on the KSA squad one million dollars if they make it to the second round?

If its true, it really puts that draw into another light. Talk about a devastating tie!!

I'm taking a long lunch tomorrow to see England play Trinidad. If they win they're into the next round.

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:02 pm

point blank wrote:
oracle21 wrote: Just wish the USA had that type of fortitude.
I just wish Arenas would play Beasley at LMF instead of on the right side (or benching him).

Agreed. Beasley was worthless on the right side. It didn't look like he wanted any part of the ball though so he deserves blame as well.

it's DA KINE · Post by **it's DA KINE** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:34 am

TODAY

Ecuador vs Costa Rica
England vs Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden vs Paraguay

It's a must-win game for Sweden. If they don't win this, all hell is gonna break loose and coach Lagerb

Prophecy · Post by **Prophecy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:11 am

Da kine is running this thread, props homie!

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:28 am

jamrage wrote:
point blank wrote:
oracle21 wrote: Just wish the USA had that type of fortitude.
I just wish Arenas would play Beasley at LMF instead of on the right side (or benching him).
Agreed. Beasley was worthless on the right side. It didn't look like he wanted any part of the ball though so he deserves blame as well.

very true.
atleast hejduk isn't playing.

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:56 am

Trinidad & Tobago can they pull it out ?????

England looks feeble

coldwatermusic · Post by **coldwatermusic** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:46 pm

Fuck the results, England remains the most disappointing team so far

EDIT: Sick ass goal by Gerrard though

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:53 pm

Panama wrote:
England looks feeble

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:54 pm

wow, England really pulled through.
You could sense Rooney's tentativeness.
Good shit all around

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Post by **GM Dizzy Skillespie** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:05 pm

I wanted a miracle so bad.
that near goal in the first half that england saved was intense!!
I thought for sure T&T had that one... heartbreaker

maybe i'm just building up my own hype in my head but T&T was my favorite team.
word to england being dissappointing

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:16 pm

Pete Crouch let down millions upon millions of people by not doing the robot
I'm sure he'll get sick of being asked why he didnt do it

regardless, England looks awful, but they really woke up the last 10 minutes. So many blown opportunities too. Especially with that cross to Crouch WIDE OPEN

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:28 pm

Andvil wrote:Pete Crouch let down millions upon millions of people by not doing the robot
I'm sure he'll get sick of being asked why he didnt do it

regardless, England looks awful, but they really woke up the last 10 minutes. So many blown opportunities too. Especially with that cross to Crouch WIDE OPEN

I'm glad Crouch finally scored, dude had tons of opportunities. Fucking Lampard did too. Thank god Gerrard had a five star goal at the end to send England into the next game with momentum.

Say what you will about Beckham, but he's been involved in 2 outta the 3 goals.

Englands problem was finishing, but they pretty much controlled the game.

That was some quick thinking on the near goal, who knows how the match would have gone if it had gone in.

Lennon brought a nice spark off the bench.

After watching Ecuador I don't know who I want England to play in the second round Germany or Ecuador. If Ecuador beats or ties Germany they will win the group and England would play Germany.

HomieDontPlayDat · Post by **HomieDontPlayDat** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:45 pm

Excellent effort by Trinidad. England didn't play as well as they should have, but again, don't discredit Trinidad's near impenetrable defense.

Simply put, England need to play better than this. They have perhaps the world's best midfield, one of the world's best defenses, and two of the world's best strikers on their side, and they are scraping through matches against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago? Not good enough.

That said, Joe Cole was again excellent.
-Most impressive player of the game was Aaron Lennon by far.
-David Beckham has been responsible for the majority of England goals in their last 5 or so matches; he's been brilliant.
-Michael Owen was a nonfactor, but not particularly because he was playing poorly, but because they are not playing him the kind of balls he excels at finishing off. He is a lethal striker, but he needs to have the ball put at his feet with a couple defenders to beat. Long crosses where he has to compete in the air is not utilising him to the best of his abilities.
-Though he didn't score a goal, Rooney did not disappoint. His presence on the field seemed to motivate the players towards those two goals. Or maybe it was just the brilliance of Aaron Lennon.
-Peter Crouch fucking sucks. Take him off.

Anyway next up is Sweden. This match doesn't particularly matter, so I'd quite like to see young Walcott given a chance to show us what he's worth.

Next round, I'm hoping Sven doesn't buy into the hype and try to bench Owen in favour of Crouch. If he plays Owen alongside Rooney, I'm hoping we'll see a nice return to England form.

HomieDontPlayDat · Post by **HomieDontPlayDat** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:46 pm

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:05 pm

HomieDontPlayDat wrote:Excellent effort by Trinidad. England didn't play as well as they should have, but again, don't discredit Trinidad's near impenetrable defense.

Simply put, England need to play better than this. They have perhaps the world's best midfield, one of the world's best defenses, and two of the world's best strikers on their side, and they are scraping through matches against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago? Not good enough.

That said, Joe Cole was again excellent.
-Most impressive player of the game was Aaron Lennon by far.
-David Beckham has been responsible for the majority of England goals in their last 5 or so matches; he's been brilliant.
-Michael Owen was a nonfactor, but not particularly because he was playing poorly, but because they are not playing him the kind of balls he excels at finishing off. He is a lethal striker, but he needs to have the ball put at his feet with a couple defenders to beat. Long crosses where he has to compete in the air is not utilising him to the best of his abilities.
-Though he didn't score a goal, Rooney did not disappoint. His presence on the field seemed to motivate the players towards those two goals. Or maybe it was just the brilliance of Aaron Lennon.
-Peter Crouch fucking sucks. Take him off.

Anyway next up is Sweden. This match doesn't particularly matter, so I'd quite like to see young Walcott given a chance to show us what he's worth.

Next round, I'm hoping Sven doesn't buy into the hype and try to bench Owen in favour of Crouch. If he plays Owen alongside Rooney, I'm hoping we'll see a nice return to England form.

Crouch is vital to England's side. love or hate him, he gets the job done. That one-touch header at the top of the box he played to Lampard (i think) in the box was beautiful. Should have beemn a goal.

Your right, Owen needs through balls played into space that he can run on to, they are completely negating his assets.

Terry was crucial as always, and Joe cole might be my fav on the england side right now.

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:54 pm

HomieDontPlayDat wrote:Excellent effort by Trinidad. England didn't play as well as they should have, but again, don't discredit Trinidad's near impenetrable defense.

Impenetrable? England must of had at least 20 shots on goal.

HomieDontPlayDat · Post by **HomieDontPlayDat** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:57 pm

Henessee Williams wrote:Crouch is vital to England's side. love or hate him, he gets the job done.

You are wrong. He is an average striker, who finally converted after wasting numerous wonderful passes from Beckham. Anybody else on the team, striker or not, would have scored on several of the balls he was set up with, which he missed. He is not a good dribbler, is not very fast, is not a particularly good passer, and creates very few opportunities for himself and/or his teammates. The only goals he really scores are headers and tap-ins.

Owen and Rooney are far, far better players than he (as are Defoe, Wright-Phillips, and several other English strikers for that matter) and he has no place starting an England match if they are both fit. Nowhere near 'vital' to our team.

HomieDontPlayDat · Post by **HomieDontPlayDat** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:01 pm

ChristPuncher wrote:
HomieDontPlayDat wrote:Excellent effort by Trinidad. England didn't play as well as they should have, but again, don't discredit Trinidad's near impenetrable defense.
Impenetrable? England must of had at least 20 shots on goal.

They were mainly stifled, hurried shots though. Trinidad put great pressure on the ball when it came towards their box, and converted many of England's attempts into their own runs on goal. They played very well.

it's DA KINE · Post by **it's DA KINE** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:08 pm

England can play better than that. Sven was lucky they scored those two goals or he'd get assassinated by a red sunburnt Brit with beer breath the second he'd leave the stadium.

All props go to T/T for being such a small country w/ a population of only 1.1 million and still holding their own and defending so well against strong teams like England and Sweden. Their coach is a tactical genius and both the players and their fans seem to have a great attitude.

Sweden-Paraguay right now. Swedish coach Lagerb

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:09 pm

HomieDontPlayDat wrote:Excellent effort by Trinidad. England didn't play as well as they should have, but again, don't discredit Trinidad's near impenetrable defense.

Simply put, England need to play better than this. They have perhaps the world's best midfield, one of the world's best defenses, and two of the world's best strikers on their side, and they are scraping through matches against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago? Not good enough.

That said, Joe Cole was again excellent.
-Most impressive player of the game was Aaron Lennon by far.
-David Beckham has been responsible for the majority of England goals in their last 5 or so matches; he's been brilliant.
-Michael Owen was a nonfactor, but not particularly because he was playing poorly, but because they are not playing him the kind of balls he excels at finishing off. He is a lethal striker, but he needs to have the ball put at his feet with a couple defenders to beat. Long crosses where he has to compete in the air is not utilising him to the best of his abilities.
-Though he didn't score a goal, Rooney did not disappoint. His presence on the field seemed to motivate the players towards those two goals. Or maybe it was just the brilliance of Aaron Lennon.
-Peter Crouch fucking sucks. Take him off.

Anyway next up is Sweden. This match doesn't particularly matter, so I'd quite like to see young Walcott given a chance to show us what he's worth.

Next round, I'm hoping Sven doesn't buy into the hype and try to bench Owen in favour of Crouch. If he plays Owen alongside Rooney, I'm hoping we'll see a nice return to England form.

Crouch is vital to England's side. love or hate him, he gets the job done. That one-touch header at the top of the box he played to Lampard (i think) in the box was beautiful. Should have beemn a goal.

Your right, Owen needs through balls played into space that he can run on to, they are completely negating his assets.

Terry was crucial as always, and Joe cole might be my fav on the england side right now.

it's DA KINE · Post by **it's DA KINE** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:02 pm

YES! Finally. It took 89 minutes but the ball finally found the net via Ljungberg's head. But Sweden was lucky.. our offensive game plan is not working well enough. It took 89 minutes and they barely got the ball behind the goalie's hand. I pray to God that coach Lagerb