World Cup 2010

If the goal would have counted, the Brits wouldn't have needed to try to be on the attack constantly and only have like one defender back. Although England would have probably found a way to choke in the 2nd half anyway.

Maybe Capello shouldn't have cock blocked the whole team. xD

 

Mexico got screwed on that first goal. Way offsides. But Argentina's gonna rock them anyways and they're all talking shit to each other it's lame.

Anyone else agree they need to start using instant replay viewing for calls? Or having a second field ref?

 

^ there will be no instant replays in the near future.
maybe a "goal ref assistant". actually they are already testing this.

 

because Sepp Blatter is a stubborn ****.

Despite that, however, i do not blame the ref. We were ABYSMAL. An absolute embarrassment. Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard. Supposedly world class. They have been awful all tournament.

We have played 4 matches. We've been disgustingly poor in them all.

Don't blame the ref. Don't blame the linesman. Blame our players. Blame the manager. Blame the system that produces players in capable of playing on the international stage.

I am looking positive tho... Argentina would have decimated us, it would have been horrific.

Also it may mean that the 'golden generation' are finally discarded. They have all proven repeatedly at 4 or 5 international tournaments that they are not good enough. They should all be gotten rid of (except for Rooney) now. They shouldn't play another match. Start using the young players straight away, so they are ready for 2014 in Brazil.

Finally it may lead to a complete overhaul of our system. Germany did it when we beat them 5-1 in 2001. They started to change the way they played, and now they look much better. Spain did it 15 years ago, they started training coaches and putting them in schools to coach players from the age of 5. Now they have 7 or 8 world class players. Its no coincidence. We have none of these coaches.

If a new system is implemented, it may take 15 or 20 years to produce benefits, but it will make this loss worth it.

 

Think Portugal could do it tonight, will be a great game.

 

Japan vs. Paraguay doesnt't look like it's going to end any time soon. Still scoreless in the second half of extra time. Okada looks half asleep on the Japanese sideline.

 

i fell asleep during that match it was so boring!!!

 

I usually can't bare to watch soccer except for the world cup. I would have fallen asleep aswell had it not been for the fact that I only started watching in the second half. There were a few great chances and I'm happy Paraguay won (go red & white) but it could have gone either way and either team (especially japan because of the players they'd be missing) would get slaughtered by either Spain or Portugal so it doesn't really matter in the end.

Hard to predict what the final's gonna look like but the way Maradona and Pele have been going at it in the media, it would be nice to see Argentina and Brazil in it.

 

Amazing game if you're a Spain fan. Ronaldo couldn't get/keep the ball and in the end Portugal couldn't get anything going without him. Portugal is very much overrated. Spain should have an easy go against Paraguay, but we all know how the spaniards can get, you know, with the choking in big games. I can't wait for Germany/Argentina. That should be a hell of a match.

 

Brazil is OUT !!! Congrats to the Dutch. Brazil only have themselves to blame.

 

They were flying at 1-0 up, it just seemed that when that first Dutch goal went in that their heads just went. Silly really.

 

What a result for Germany. 4-0 never seen that coming.