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[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Reffeereing is just awful, I just can't understan what's wrong with them, but it really sucks...

Is that Ingrid Simba's ass?

 

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[ßöмßäяðîëя]

This World Cup is an absolute farce. Beckenbauer and Sepp Fat Blatter should resign after this.

It is not their fault the refs are this way.

 

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In amongst all the drama of this match I think we saw the best coaching tactics from Scolari and many other coaches (Pekerman in particular take note!) of supposed 'better' teams would be shown up.

Against the Dutch who were considered favourites yet both teams line-up as 4-3-3 but Portugal much better with more balance, organisation and cohesion. To lose Ronaldo so early on and replacing him with Simao would have been a problem for many after leading and what was to come.

At HT he had a couple of choices:
1) Take off Figo for a defensive midfielder.
2) Leaves players as they were but use Deco in a more disciplined role with perhaps Figo and Simao also more restrained but keep the lone striker.

Instead he chose to sacrifice the striker when so many teams just revert to 4-4-1 and hit hopeful balls to that guy. We saw tactics such as Roma of last season; Deco pulling the strings but breaking from midfield with Figo and Simao wreaked havoc for the Dutch. Eventually Van Basten reacted by taking off a defender but that only made them more vunerable.

Absolute brilliance from Scolari tonight and whoever they miss against England - Scolari vs. Eriksson is no-brainer victory.

I am never one to give coaches that much credit in this sport. But Scolari is showing his ability to read a match and to react tactically in a way few have. Winning seven straight WC matches with Brazil is one thing. But then adding four more to that streak with Portugal, a team that hasn't progressed past the group stage in 40 years, says a little about him and not just Portugal's players.

 

[Zé Tahir]

Scolari is a fighter lol. I'd trade him for Lagerbäck any day. While Sweden was a man down in the 4th minute, Lagerbäck was sitting down looking in awe, while Scolari was running along side Deco on the sidelines shouting and giving directions.

Força Portugal ffs!

 

[swag]

Scolari is a fighter lol. I'd trade him for Lagerbäck any day. While Sweden was a man down in the 4th minute, Lagerbäck was sitting down looking in awe, while Scolari was running along side Deco on the sidelines shouting and giving directions.

Força Portugal ffs!

Lagerbäck often looks like he's ready for a dip in the hot tub after a spot of tennis. Half the time Sven-Goran often looks like he's filling out the crossword puzzle on the back of the match program with his assistant coaches ("What's a seven letter word for "FIFA windbag" that starts with 'B'?").

Scolari is a bit too hands-on and intense on the touch line, but he gets results and the team really listens to and respects him. That much is clear. That and here he looks like a Brazilian wannabe Bill Cowher:

Oh, and Força Portugal!

 

[Zé Tahir]

Lagerbäck often looks like he's ready for a dip in the hot tub after a spot of tennis. Half the time Sven-Goran often looks like he's filling out the crossword puzzle on the back of the match program with his assistant coaches ("What's a seven letter word for "FIFA windbag" that starts with 'B'?").

Scolari is a bit too hands-on and intense on the touch line, but he gets results and the team really listens to and respects him. That much is clear. That and here he looks like a Brazilian wannabe Bill Cowher:

Oh, and Força Portugal!

I hear that. Everyone in Sweden is asking for Lagerbäck to step down. We need foreign coaches, preferably Latin. Swedish coaches are too nice and don't get too much involved. They won't take risks, they'll go with cowardly tactics. A Latin coach would scream at the players, curse, bring some flavour, and end the favoritism that has hurt the team as of late.

 

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Sweden definitely underperformed this WC and are capable of much more. And it's not just Zlatan either.

Sometimes you have off tournaments, however. But they definitely look in need of a change.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

so whats up with van basten? i could count so many chances where van nisterloy would have had a better chance than kujt and venegor of hustlin

 

[swag]

I think Van Basten was probably drinking the "invincible through new blood" Kool Aid just a touch too long.

Well, either that or Ruud called him a "Maldini" in the locker room before the match.

 

[Gep]

Ruud is overrated chump! Whinging slag.

 

[Byrone]

Ruud is overrated chump! Whinging slag.

Please when using the word"chump" one should always include the word chimp to it,pls stick to the juventuz etiquette.

 

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[Rami]

Did anybody notice how the Coca Cola ad was replaced by the Powerade ad? Both are produced by the same company but is there a reason behind this change? Coca Cola does not appear anywhere in the stadium now.

 

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Did anybody notice how the Coca Cola ad was replaced by the Powerade ad? Both are produced by the same company but is there a reason behind this change? Coca Cola does not appear anywhere in the stadium now.

Probably because everyone knows about Coca Cola already, whereas they're doing a huge marketing push for this new Powerad Isotonic thingy...

Who here has seen one of those Powerade ads with the x-ray vision thing starring players from their country? I've seen both the Korean and Australian versions of it

 

[Rami]

Probably because everyone knows about Coca Cola already, whereas they're doing a huge marketing push for this new Powerad Isotonic thingy...

Who here has seen one of those Powerade ads with the x-ray vision thing starring players from their country? I've seen both the Korean and Australian versions of it

Hope you never become a brand manager

 

[gray]

Bah, you know what I meant :irritate:

(Like anyone cares) Korea have officially announced Pim Verbeek as their head coach (what a coincidence, another Dutchman).

 

[gray]

btw Erik how do you pronounce "Kuyt" ?

The commentator last night kept saying it as "cow" with a 't' sound on the end, but I was pretty convinced it was pronounced differently..

 

[JCK]

btw Erik how do you pronounce "Kuyt" ?

The commentator last night kept saying it as "cow" with a 't' sound on the end, but I was pretty convinced it was pronounced differently..

I would assume, Kooyt

 

[gray]

Which leads me to my next question; how do you pronounce "Kooyt" ?

Something a little more phonetic please

The best thing would be for Erik to sit in front of his computer with a microphone and read out the correct pronunciations of the whole Dutch squad, though the rest of them are fairly straightforward.

 

[JCK]

Which leads me to my next question; how do you pronounce "Kooyt" ?

Something a little more phonetic please

The best thing would be for Erik to sit in front of his computer with a microphone and read out the correct pronunciations of the whole Dutch squad, though the rest of them are fairly straightforward.

Let him try to write how Hedwiges is pronounced.