World Cup Match Thread DAY 2

[tony_parkes]

Dude, go and have a few beers FFS!!

I think he's had enough already.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

can someone tell me why African teams and Mexico become impatient and abandon their midfields time and time again? A country like Mexico should be one of the best footballing nations in the world - 120 million people and every boy has a football as soon as he can walk. Instead you end up with what we saw today, a game played in the final thirds with almost no midfield possession. My theory is it has to do with poverty and a lack of patience.

They had 62%. They just shelled the last 25 minutes. But for the first 65 their midfield was completely dominant.

 

[SteveH]

Reminded me of the two legs of Bayern vs Barca CL 2012/13

Spain/Barca cant/wont defend

PS full credit to the Dutch though. Outstanding!

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Not sure. I'll ask him tomorrow.

At 1-1 it had the feel of being a game with a few goals. My girlfriend bet on Spain winning 3-1, I bet on Holland winning 4-2, and Andy bet on them winning 5-1. I know he placed the bet as a bit of a joke, but I'm not sure how much he made!

I read that Alonso first scorer and Holland winning 1-5 was 26000/1

The guy must have been bullshitting

 

[DuDe]

That woman!

Are you intentionally trying to get negative ratings, my SC brother?

Now, if I may suggest an alternative?

 

[DuDe]

What odds ?

You know it's only going to make you cry ...

 

[yankspurs]

Are you intentionally trying to get negative ratings, my SC brother?

Now, if I may suggest an alternative?

*Insert cartman continously cursing with v chip video here*

 

[yankspurs]

I think he's had enough already.

I dont remember too much about last night. But i dropped 200 so yeah i'd say i had enough

BTW, LOL at my drunk posts. Point still remains though. Teams with 100% bandwagon fans winning championships suck. Makes me hate sports.

 

[kaz Hirai]

They're basically the Aston Villa of the international teams. Popular in their own way, but little history of success, and very little chance of progressing that far in any major tournament.

Aston villa little history of success? Better you had said Newcastle

 

[RichieS]

Aston villa little history of success? Better you had said Newcastle

I thought this and agree with you, but then most of Villa's trophies were pre-WW2. That said, they have won the league and the European Cup in living memory as well I suppose.

 

[kaz Hirai]

I thought this and agree with you, but then most of Villa's trophies were pre-WW2. That said, they have won the league and the European Cup in living memory as well I suppose.

Indeed. The European cup, the European super cup and two league cups in the last 30 or so years

The rest of there accolades are a very long time ago but still officially champions of England 7 times.

Very strange comparison from supurger king to choose them out of all 20 prem teams

 

[Shadydan]

can someone tell me why African teams and Mexico become impatient and abandon their midfields time and time again? A country like Mexico should be one of the best footballing nations in the world - 120 million people and every boy has a football as soon as he can walk. Instead you end up with what we saw today, a game played in the final thirds with almost no midfield possession. My theory is it has to do with poverty and a lack of patience.

It's knows that African teams haven't had the best discipline but surely that's a dated stereotypical view now, bit like saying that England play long ball football and Italy are perennial divers and cheats. Cameroon are just a poor side, they've had disruption before the World Cup with many of their players going on strike refusing to play because of money and they weren't actually that great in qualifying anyway. Ghana and the Ivory Coast are the two best African teams, the former getting to the last World Cup quarters and were one of the better nations in that tournament.

As for Mexico, I thought they were excellent yesterday, played a good game and were unlucky not to have more than 1 goal, their wings backs pushed up and were causing the Cameroon full backs serious problems in the first half - I didn't see a problem with their midfield seeing as they were actually keeping position and attempting to play through Cameroon on numerous occasions particularly in the 2nd half which resulted in the goal no less. Mexico don't have the physicality of other nations, they're good technicians but they're a bunch of lightweights, they always have been so I don't expect them to progress further than the 2nd round if they get there, personally I think they'll get beaten by Brazil and Croatia.

I wouldn't say it's down to poverty because if it was the Ivory Coast would be absolutely nowhere near the World Cup and Brazil wouldn't be chasing their 6th World Cup.

 

[Spurs 1961]

They have Villa and Torres

I agree but midfield is too similar no penetration

Expect fabregas and Pedro knowing del bosque

Not learnt any lessons from the last tournament

Early on they did get through Holland but just had no killer instinct in front of goal. But I agree Spain have not adapted to the change in football and have found out what we did last season that sides set up well, with confidence will just wait their time and destroy teams on the counter attack. Possession in footballing terms is no longer nine tenths of the law. Possession without end product loses.