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You wouldn't be allowed in a football stadium anyway so...don't worry about it :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
They are still one of the fave to win the title but with Zanetti, Cambiasso, Riquelme and Lavezzi (insted of Palermo) none would have a chance...not even Italy :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR
May I remind you that they have Messi? :D
where the hell have you been ody? Happy ? Hail King Otto and the stupid defender who got himself needlessly sent off! :p :
btw ody: have you changed your number? if yes some puzzled greek is reading a text message from me and wondering who I am :confused:
I've been busy watching world cup matches :p
Many thanks to Nigeria for the present, highly appreciated :p :
Thanks for the txt msg :cool:
P.S. Forza Italia :p : :crazy:
Mexico trounced France a few minutes ago. Delighted! :D What goes around, comes around ;)
But, even without holding grudges, some great playing from Dos Santos, Franco and a superb peno from Blanco :up:
Me TooQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
1. early NFL game
2. Afternoon NFL game
3. Sunday Night Football
Are you ready for some action !!!!!
I get tired of NFL to be honest. I can watch the odd game but it's just a bit lengthy for my liking. I suppose that it'd be different if I'd been raised with it. Hockey is much better IMO, nice fast pace, no ambiguity over how long it'll take and a good possibility of a fight. I suppose that it's the closest 'US sport' (e.g the sports that are mainly followed over your side) to good old fashioned Association Football :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
I am delighted too because France shouldn't be in South Africa, so the sooner they leave...the better :D Great performance by Mexico anyway :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by 52Paddy
Good riddance, they shouldn't have been there in the first place. But it was hopeless with Domenech beforehand.
The only NFL game they show here is the Super bowl, and it comes after midnight, so I'm tired even before it begins and never watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
I am a bit mad that all the games yesterday on my day off were tedious (apart from the Spain one that I missed because of work) and todays games were all exciting, but i missed them (because of work).
The second round of group matches are looking like thay are going to be better as teams are going to start going all out for wins.
Tomorrows predictions:
Germany 2 - 0 Serbia
Slovienia 1 - 2 USA
England 3 - 0 Algeria
But as we have seen over the past few days, anything can happen.
Exactly JB, the 2nd round of games has been really good and hopefully we keep on getting exciting games now.
Still to see a proper free kick go in from the useless Jabulani. Also, the vuvuzelas were quieter and you could actually hear the Ole and the chanting from Mexico fans last night. Finally crowd noise rather than the plastic bees. :up:
Things will change in the KO stage. It's impossible to win the cup if you waste the energy in early games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
However I wish I see more goals....
Viva Mexico! :D
France http://www.alfisti.gr/forum/images/smilies/bye.gif
Here's to hoping your right, :beer: especially in regard to Slovenia vs. U.S.A. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
and with a 1-0 lead, Serbia is attacking Germany with gusto.
it also helps to have a card-happy ref on the field, too. :p :
We were robbed!! :eek: Robbed I tell you!!! :down:
Yes you were, I can't believe the referee disallowed that goal :crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
and now, it's England's turn.
but beware, for as we've seen so far, nothing is assured. :o
hehe I got to laugh back at the colleagues who taunted me with swiss cheese comments the other day :laugh:
For those of us poor sods who are stuck at work an unable to watch, why was it dis-allowed?Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
because of an non-existant foul, and the fact that this was his first ever WC match he (the ref) officiated.
I believed that FIFA only used the 'best of the best' when it comes to referees to officiate these matches, guess I was wrong... :dozey:
Thanks
^^^^ Actually it was because of a very questionable offside call.
The player that was allegedly off side was being held inside the penalty box :dozey:
Sorry, I'm not fully versed in this form of Football. What is the "Penalty Box"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
it's the square area in front of the goal.
sort of reminds me of that botched call by Jim Joyce on Gallaraga' 'perfect game' a few weeks back.
Instant Replay, anyone?...
The "penalty box" is the large box that surrounds the goal. It indicates the area that the Goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, and if the defending team makes a foul in the box it results in a penalty against them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
I've just seen the highights of the USA game and I can't see why they had their winning goal dissallowed, it looked like a good goal. If anyone was fouling it was the Slovenia defender. (now Americans might understand why we have soccer riots over here :p ).
It was still a great comeback by America though. Donovans finish was really sweet! :up:
So then the Sovenians were guilty of a foul?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
The referee thought different or didn't see it. But it looked to me that the Slovenian defender was holding the US attacker and I have seen some referee's give a penalty for fouls like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
Thanks
I really like European Football. One year I had the good fortune to go to a match at St. James field in Newcastle between Newcastle United and Chelsea.
I never watch the NFL anymore.
Lee Roy it did appear that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
BTW sorry V10 you are correct according to information during the England pre-game bit, the ref did call a penalty on the US :confused: From the information I have the US team still have not been informed who this BS phantom foul was called on????
We've been playing the "How many minutes until Martin Tyler mentions 1966?" game. I guessed 43 minutes, and he first said it 1 minute later.
I've just won $36... hoo-beery-ray!
What a crap match so far...
England are poor. No imagination or sharpness. We also look nervous in defence.
...and in a very bad shape too :sQuote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
man, those algerians are fast, no wonder the english were mostly in a defensive mode for most of the first half.
Well, second half up, now...
England are as bad as France :s
Dreadful. England aren't good enough to win a throw-in.
what the hell was that?...
no chemistry, whatsoever. And, at every turn, the algerians were blocking shots, stealing passes, and making them look like a mid-fielding MLS team, and that's pretty bad.
Big bounce back needed...
w00t. One game close to a lot of people crying into their beers :D