[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (35 Viewers)

JuveJay

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Impressive from Germany, even if I give more credit to their performance than the scoreline, which inevitably became one sided as an Argentina with a lot of skill and no solidity just fell apart. At 1-0 I thought it was a pretty even game but Germany still looked more like scoring, Argentina overplayed a little bit. Germany might have some younger players but they still play like the machine of old. Not too many outstanding players, but always the same in tournaments, they know how to play it and unless they concede goals from nothing then they often have a plan.
 

Alen

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Has anybody got C.Ronaldos stats for this World Cup? I know he scored 1 goal, how many did he assist?
He sucked too.

1 goal and 1 assist.
Of course, both against Korea because Portugal didn't score against Ivory Coast, Brazil and Spain.

Still, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Spain > Greece, Nigeria, South Korea and Mexico.
 

JuveJay

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Well, that goes without saying. Maradona REALLY screwed over Argentina this time. He's no tactician.
Yep, he winged it through the tournament based on his superior players and a couple of breaks, when it came to doing a bit of thinking he really didn't have an idea. Looking at Otamendi on the second Germany goal, it makes you laugh how Zanetti wasn't even in the squad.
 

Azzurri7

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They would. Lahm and Robben didn't manage to beat Zanetti even for once in the CL final even when Zanetti shifted to the left side. Now look how Germans scored their goals from the sides. Argentina truly missed both Zanetti and Cambiasso.
That's not how you compare things. It's not a stats match. Germany are more of a complete team than Argentina. Even with 10 Zanetti's they were going to get raped.
 

Alen

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Apr 2, 2007
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Impressive from Germany, even if I give more credit to their performance than the scoreline, which inevitably became one sided as an Argentina with a lot of skill and no solidity just fell apart. At 1-0 I thought it was a pretty even game but Germany still looked more like scoring, Argentina overplayed a little bit. Germany might have some younger players but they still play like the machine of old. Not too many outstanding players, but always the same in tournaments, they know how to play it and unless they concede goals from nothing then they often have a plan.
And, if things go as expected, there should be more incoming talent in the near future.
Afterall, they won all youth tournaments, from u-17, u-19 to u-21. The u-21 guys already made their appearance (Ozil, Boateng, Khedira are stars of the senior team now, while Beck, Hummels, Aogo etc will certainly get their place) while the u-19 and u-17 guys will soon get a chance to show if they can continue as they started.

Bright future for Germany.
 

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