[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (32 Viewers)

[Fred]

With the exception of Ghana, no African team has a realistic chance of reaching the 2nd round. Both SA and Nigeria are already knocked out while Algeria, Cameroon and even the once considered the best African team before the wc kicked off, Ivory coast will need respective miracles to advance while S.Korea already did it and Japan has a good shot and I believe they'll in fact finish it.

The first wc with 6 African teams failed miserably for them IMO while Asia should even get at least another half a seat to make their share 5 full seats in the next wc instead of 4.5. We deserve it.

Did you even read my last post. I acknowledged that Asian teams were better than their African counterparts in this WC.

No African team would lose by a seven or eight goal margin though. So if you add another Asian team, i bet we'd have two teams who lose by such big margins.

 

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[Enron]

Where are you getting this from? I said Moreno had an agenda in that one game I never said anything about any other matches or the rest of the world cup being fixed in anyway or even that FIFA was involved with Moreno's lunacy so don't put words in my mouth.

What is the bolded part supposed to mean?

And yes I agree that FIFA is very poor with selecting referees and this is the main cause of poor decisions in WC games. I don't think there are big FIFA conspiracies and I don't think that the US game was fixed. The ref was just an amateur.

Tuning into something that you know is already decided seems to be the anti of your personality.

 

[juventus1897]

Especially Italians from Napoli. I will make sure to do that.

Already said that Napoli is a special case. You troll alot, but you arent any good at it

 

[X Æ A-12]

But what if this was Nigeria v Italy and that (if it went in) goal stood?

What about it? Of course I wouldn't be happy but I wouldn't call it a scandal. It would just be poor officiating.

 

[JCK]

No, only anti-italy fanboys and a few Australians think that that was cheating.

Even Fabio Grosso knows he cheated, don't convince yourself otherwise.

 

[Enron]

Ah, but here's the catch: for the offside rule to be perfectly appplied you don't even need a start stop system. You could do it in a whole number of ways. There's a system developed in Italy that gets it right instantly. Without replays, without stopping the game. Instantly.

As for the other rules: I think each time should be allowed three replays.

What if the controversial play comes and the officials have wasted their replays on simple calls because they're too afraid of making a mistake?

And what do you mean by instant, you'll have to explain that.

 

[X Æ A-12]

Tuning into something that you know is already decided seems to be the anti of your personality.

Because I don't think the World cup is fixed just those two games Korea played against Spain and Italy.

And why is watching something that is fixed anti my personality? I watched Survivor for a few seasons.

 

[Seven]

What if the controversial play comes and the officials have wasted their replays on simple calls because they're too afraid of making a mistake?

And what do you mean by instant, you'll have to explain that.

It gets it right the second it's offside. Always. It's never wrong. The only human intervention is a guy who has to cancel the system if the one who is offside doesn't interfere with play, but apparently that's pretty easy too. Anyway, always right, never wrong, instantly.

I don't know why we don't use it.

 

[juventus1897]

Even Fabio Grosso knows he cheated, don't convince yourself otherwise.

What Fabio knows is that you're an anti-italy fanboy, so you evaluate situations differently depending on whether Italy is involved. It's sad how readily people are willing to sacrifice their objectivity because of some stupid grudge.

 

[Enron]

Because I don't think the World cup is fixed just those two games Korea played against Spain and Italy.

And why is watching something that is fixed anti my personality? I watched Survivor for a few seasons.

You're generally "freedom of this, freedom to do that". Which is good.

I had high hopes for you Kyle. I guess it all comes out now.

 

[JCK]

What Fabio knows is that you're an anti-italy fanboy, so you evaluate situations differently depending on whether Italy is involved. It's sad how readily people are willing to sacrifice their objectivity because of some stupid grudge.

Objectivity is admitting that Grosso dived.

 

[Alen]

Bravo, Alen

Non so se ho ragione, ma penso che non sia Ital.... , nah, I'm probably wrong

Right, juventus1897?

 

[X Æ A-12]

Even Fabio Grosso knows he cheated, don't convince yourself otherwise.

Yea it was clearly not a PK. I'm not biased towards Italy, I'll admit what is a good call and what isn't.

 

[juventus1897]

It gets it right the second it's offside. Always. It's never wrong. The only human intervention is a guy who has to cancel the system if the one who is offside doesn't interfere with play, but apparently that's pretty easy too. Anyway, always right, never wrong, instantly.

I don't know why we don't use it.

Because it would change the game....for the better, but apparently any change is bad.

 

[JBF]

Did you even read my last post. I acknowledged that Asian teams were better than their African counterparts in this WC.

No African team would lose by a seven or eight goal margin though. So if you add another Asian team, i bet we'd have two teams who lose by such big margins.

That same team almost held Brazil to a draw with some respect worthy performance but not that nor other two teams playing good football in this tournament would make you back down from your words. Im just waiting for the time when an African team will get hammered this wc to see what you've to say, hopefully Holland manage it against Cameroon or Ghana in next week if the latter does even make it to the 2nd round

 

[Enron]

What Fabio knows is that you're an anti-italy fanboy, so you evaluate situations differently depending on whether Italy is involved. It's sad how readily people are willing to sacrifice their objectivity because of some stupid grudge.

I'm not anti-Italy. My opinion is that Grosso took a huge dive.

 

[JCK]

Yea it was clearly not a PK. I'm not biased towards Italy, I'll admit what is a good call and what isn't.

So you are admitting that they should have exit the tournament against Australia?

 

[Seven]

Non so se ho ragione, ma penso che non sia Ital.... , nah, I'm probably wrong

Right, juventus1897?

Secondo me ha delle origini italiane però non parla la lingua. Comunque.. in questo caso è italiano, no?

 

[Enron]

It gets it right the second it's offside. Always. It's never wrong. The only human intervention is a guy who has to cancel the system if the one who is offside doesn't interfere with play, but apparently that's pretty easy too. Anyway, always right, never wrong, instantly.

I don't know why we don't use it.

So is it a video system or an infield sensor or what? Explain better.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Non so se ho ragione, ma penso che non sia Ital.... , nah, I'm probably wrong

Right, juventus1897?