OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD

coldwatermusic · Post by **coldwatermusic** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:47 pm

the Wiper wrote:ronaldo is like allen iverson..

you mean Ronaldinho, right?! Ronaldo might be the laziest player of this World Cup so far

coldwatermusic · Post by **coldwatermusic** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:47 pm

great goal, poor game by Brazil. Croatia's defense was

the Wiper · Post by **the Wiper** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:50 pm

coldwatermusic wrote:
the Wiper wrote:ronaldo is like allen iverson..
you mean Ronaldinho, right?! Ronaldo might be the laziest player of this World Cup so far

yeah, him.

although ronaldo was doin' some nasty dribblin' there in the beginning too...

but yeah, ronaldinho, the dude with the hair and big teeth...

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:51 pm

Croatia's fans are dope

Henessee Williams · Post by **Henessee Williams** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:45 pm

BRazil got a little too lazy. And the Croats needed to put a shot on goal, and/or not on the goalie.

I was actually impressed with the Croatian squad.

Senderos and Makelele stood out in the French/Swiss game. Senderos is a beast.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:08 pm

stupidregister wrote:a) I'm tired of hearing about how great Brasil is. They're good we get it, but they look unimpressive so far, Croatia has had its chances.

u dont win the world cup in the first game. they won, thats what matters.

b) Ronaldo is a fat-ass pig.

so true. i was counting the seconds til robinho would come in.

c) Maybe I'm still new to the sport by why is it so difficult for someone like David Trezeguet to get off the bench? HE'S GOOD AND FRANCE SUCKED SO PUT HIM IN. Dude should be starting in the first place.

cuz he sucked ass in euro 2004 (so did henry) and generally isnt much of a team player. he's the type to sit around for 80 minutes and maybe get a poacher's goal after doing nothing the whole game...he's a damn good finisher, but i can definitely see why a coach wouldnt wanna play him, especially from the start. i would opt for saha personally.

d) 4-4-2 sucks.

why? name a better formation. 4-4-2 beats the fuck outta the 4-5-1 thats been so popular since greece and mourinho's club teams (porto and chelsea) have used it.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:08 pm

Ap · Post by Ap » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:19 pm

RacquetballGangsta wrote:d) 4-4-2 sucks.

why? name a better formation.

4-3-3 or 3-4-3.

Trub320 · Post by **Trub320** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:20 pm

its pathetic to watch ronaldo play. damn my fav player of all time is a fat, lazy basterd. and the sad part is is that hes barely 30 years old. blame it on injuries but what it comes down to is that he doesnt have the desire anymore to be great. hopefully he can prove me wrong

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:49 pm

4-3-3 is cool if u have the players to pull it off
who the fuck has ever played a 3-4-3 tho?

Trub320 · Post by **Trub320** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:51 pm

RacquetballGangsta wrote:4-3-3 is cool if u have the players to pull it off
who the fuck has ever played a 3-4-3 tho?

lol cant say i have seen a 3-4-3 . wat about a 4-1-2-1-2

it's DA KINE · Post by **it's DA KINE** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:15 pm

For you US fans, I stumbled across this article on a world cup blog:

[quote]Chris and I were lucky enough to grab some world cup tickets for a few USA games months ago. We were at the 3 nil schelacking Czech put on USA yesterday. I can

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:23 pm

It's not that I really hate 4-4-2 but when teams are stacked offensively (such as France) why wouldn't you put 3 strikers up front instead of playing so passively? Some teams can pull off a more forward scheme, some can't. I think Italy can get by with playing 3 on the back line because the individual talent is there. What's the big deal, your midfielders can get back can't they? You're stacking your forward line, get a score early, then focus on defending. I'm certainly not a fan for 4-5-1, that's terrible.

It's just frustrating as a fan of the sport to see a team playing poorly and not really doing anything about it. When you're losing or having trouble making plays happen, switch your formation up and start playing to win instead of trying not to lose especially a team like Sweden or France.

oracle21 · Post by **oracle21** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:29 pm

its crazy taht Henry and Trezegeut are prolly France's two most talented players and still are so lack luster. imen Henry has the potential to take over games but needs to be more consistent. Zidane needs mad help. I dont see France scoring more than one goal in the next two matches if they play like they did today. they all just stood around even when the mall was near the box.

binary · Post by **binary** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:08 pm

France is just frustrating as hell to watch. Not only is Henry one of the most talented dudes in France, he's one of the top 5 players in the WORLD, and Zidane is surgical with this shit...I just don't get it. All of a sudden Henry is like a ghost in the attacking third, is that b/c of the formation?

Trub320 · Post by **Trub320** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:14 pm

henry never shows up when it matters most. didnt do anything in 98 didnt do anything in the uefa championship game and he looks like hes not gonna do anything in this worlp cup. he had some chances today but got off some weak kicks. this team is trying to much to get him to score. whats up with their formation. this tornament is not about thiery henry and france needs to understand that

binary · Post by **binary** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:19 pm

Trub320 wrote:henry never shows up when it matters most. didnt do anything in 98 didnt do anything in the uefa championship game and he looks like hes not gonna do anything in this worlp cup. he had some chances today but got off some weak kicks. this team is trying to much to get him to score. whats up with their formation. this tornament is not about thiery henry and france needs to understand that

What about leading arsenal all the way to the uefa championship almost singlehandedly?

oracle21 · Post by **oracle21** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:30 pm

Henry is so talented but he always seems so subdied playing for France lately. man they need a breakout game. the swiss are a tough defensive team but lacked scoring firepower other wise they would have had this game won.

Ap · Post by Ap » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:58 pm

Trub320 wrote:
RacquetballGangsta wrote:4-3-3 is cool if u have the players to pull it off
who the fuck has ever played a 3-4-3 tho?
lol cant say i have seen a 3-4-3 .

the Netherlands / Ajax

why would you play with 4 defenders against a team with 1 or 2 strikers?

Prophecy · Post by **Prophecy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:37 am

That 4th goal was a thing of beaty. Spain is looking impressive.

Req · Post by **Req** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:37 am

Ap wrote:
Trub320 wrote:
RacquetballGangsta wrote:4-3-3 is cool if u have the players to pull it off
who the fuck has ever played a 3-4-3 tho?
lol cant say i have seen a 3-4-3 .

the Netherlands / Ajax

why would you play with 4 defenders against a team with 1 or 2 strikers?

you need 2 full backs to counter an opposing wing threat.

if you were to play 3-4-3 against a team with Ryan Giggs and Marc Overmars in their primes you'd be at a severe disadvantage

the Wiper · Post by **the Wiper** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:45 am

boy, you sure do know alot about soccer, req..

it sure is too bad you don't have a team in it to root for!!

(sorry, had to!)

Req · Post by **Req** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:36 am

the Wiper wrote:boy, you sure do know alot about soccer, req..

it sure is too bad you don't have a team in it to root for!!

(sorry, had to!)

i havent even adopted a team this year to root for. i'll probably just be cliche and go for the underdogs in each match.

except when America plays of course

the Wiper · Post by **the Wiper** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:39 am

good. root for poland this afternoon (evening for you?)...

they're +660 or something ridiculous like that against the home team germans...

GOTTA play better than they did in their first game..

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:44 pm

Saudi Arabian soccer legend Sami Al-Jaber comes in the game around the 80th minute and scores the go-ahead goal. Awesome stuff

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:45 pm

Good shit by the Saudis. They put in someone to go for the win and it paid off. Good to know somebody was listening.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:49 pm

Crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:49 pm

OH SHIT @ Tunisia tieing the game in stoppage time

Prophecy · Post by **Prophecy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:50 pm

Holy shit this is a great game

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:06 pm

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