[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (46 Viewers)
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Man, what a shit match. I didn't expect much out of Portugal, but I didn't expect Sven to opt for the tight-marking, high-pressing match and the ref to completely look the other way on so many late tackles and arm-grabs. So what we got was a niggling foul-fest.
Given that this WC has been dominated so far by early mistakes, neither team did anything to make a mistake. So we got a really weak match.
Coentrão was my player of the match, however. A good left back at Portugal? Unheard of. But outside of letting someone get in front of him in the box once as a backup assignment, he was excellent in letting nobody get past him or fake him out.
Always a bad sign when a defender is your MoM.
Given that this WC has been dominated so far by early mistakes, neither team did anything to make a mistake. So we got a really weak match.
Coentrão was my player of the match, however. A good left back at Portugal? Unheard of. But outside of letting someone get in front of him in the box once as a backup assignment, he was excellent in letting nobody get past him or fake him out.
Always a bad sign when a defender is your MoM.
are you fucking dumb?
It comes with the territory and the objective needs of the society. A guy in the US can be famous world wide, travel a lot and still won't need to learn any foreign language. English is enough for him to get by in every corner of the world. A guy from Belgium can be familiar with the Germanic and the Romance languages, easily learn them and pronounce them correctly. A guy in Switzerland will probably speak German, Italian and French, easily learn English or Spanish too. For me Italian was very easy to learn, I learn English since a kid and my native language allows me to easily learn the Slavic languages.
Yes, Seven is 100% correct that a professional commentator should work on pronouncing the names correctly, or at least to be close, but I would give an excuse to an English or American commentator. Afterall he starts with a big disadvantage when put against a Belgian or a Slav.
Yes, Seven is 100% correct that a professional commentator should work on pronouncing the names correctly, or at least to be close, but I would give an excuse to an English or American commentator. Afterall he starts with a big disadvantage when put against a Belgian or a Slav.
Both were definite flops. Ronaldo turned cry-baby too soon and showed all his bad habits before his big season at ManU: taking dives on light fouls instead of playing through them.
Liedson did little constructive with the ball. But I give him a little more slack because Portuguese forwards suck in general.
But damn, do we miss Nani.
Liedson did little constructive with the ball. But I give him a little more slack because Portuguese forwards suck in general.
But damn, do we miss Nani.
And what was Sven doing making a sub at 88' while defending a corner kick? :wth: That was almost as dumb as how the Ivory Coast flubbed that last corner of their own.
Not usually. He's been very ineffectual for the NT the past couple of years. But in that time at least he didn't revert to a cry-baby who fell with every touch as he did today.
Not usually. He's been very ineffectual for the NT the past couple of years. But in that time at least he didn't revert to a cry-baby who fell with every touch as he did today.
