[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (78 Viewers)

[BillyG]

I've heard they had that ball a couple months earlier than the other nations. Wtf?

all the major leagues are nike sponsored that's y.

bundesliga is adidas sponsored!

 

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[Enron]

I've heard they had that ball a couple months earlier than the other nations. Wtf?

Deneb explained it in another thread. Germany (Bundesliga) have a contract with Adidas and have had the ball available since January. But the ball has been available to all countries (NTs). The US used it in their friendlies.

 

[Red]

floats funny and bounces hard, but that last one could also be due to this new turf/grass they have in SA

I think the turf is more of an issue than the ball at the moment and it is being made worse by the pitch being watered, which is causing the ball to take some really explosive bounces.

 

[JuveJay]

So that's how the US played above themselves and knew how to trick Green

 

[Alen]

also i think to make it more exciting they should do away with this predetermined matches. They should do it like CL & have a draw at the end of every round with first place in one group can play 2nd place in any of the gorups so teams don't know who they will face until after they qualify.

That's gonna make it really hard to buy tickets for matches, find accommodation etc.
There won't be enough time between matches to do something like that.

 

[Tommy]

Cote shouldve finished the game off.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I think the turf is more of an issue than the ball at the moment and it is being made worse by the pitch being watered, which is causing the ball to take some really explosive bounces.

right on, at any rate i dont understand why SA keeps shooting itself in the foot after working so hard to land and organize the event

 

[BillyG]

That's gonna make it really hard to buy tickets for matches, find accommodation etc.
There won't be enough time between matches to do something like that.

party pooper

but don't u think it wud be better that way for the good of the game? Make it more competitive cuz u don't know who u will face.

 

[Salvatore]

Apparently it's more prone to odd bounces which I agree with and it's prone to sailing on crosses. Yet, some teams (Japan yesterday) seem to cross the ball just fine. If I were a manager I'd tell my boys to keep it on the ground and don't switch fields unless there's plenty of space.

floats funny and bounces hard, but that last one could also be due to this new turf/grass they have in SA

The bounce I definitely noticed, but I thought that was from the quality of the grass, and I've also noticed quite a few over hit passes along the ground. To me it just looks like the thing wants to travel.

I've never kicked an official ball though. Altitude could have something to do with it, but I'm no expert on that.

 

[Red]

So, how many goals are Brazil going to win by?

 

[Enron]

So that's how the US played above themselves and knew how to trick Green

It's not surprising why Howard had no problems with the shots sent directly at him. I'd train Green with a damn rugby ball if I was Capello.

 

[Enron]

So, how many goals are Brazil going to win by?

Four.

 

[Henry]

it seems like a combination of ball and surface, the ball really goes sailing away on crosses, and the turf/grass just makes the bounces worse

 

[GordoDeCentral]

So, how many goals are Brazil going to win by?

two

 

[bianconero]

Germany seemed to have figured it out.

The Germans, the clever bratwürsts, have been using the ball for the last season.

 

[BillyG]

So, how many goals are Brazil going to win by?

Four.

i put 6-0 in my pool

 

[Red]

Four.

I can't decide whether to bet on Brazil with a two or a three goal handicap.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

korea will play for the draw, and brazil will stop trying after 2

 

[king Ale]

So, how many goals are Brazil going to win by?

2.

 

[Dostoevsky]

It's going to be tight IMO. I don't think Brazil will win easily.