BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Well said. That was just totally forgettable. (But well done Greece, he says with little enthusiasm). We want to see some BALLS and exciting footie. Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Having 11 worldstars on your team doesn't make it a strong opponent. This only gets you a team with 11 ego's but probably not the winning team. It is how much one player wants to sacrafice himslef for others. Making the extra steps necessary to cover flaws from others. This is one reason why Real Madrid has/had the highest paid players but didn't win anything and same counts for underperforming of England at major championships. Germany on the other hand usually isn't the strongest on paper, but always make a strong performance because they play as a team. The Netherlands (not Holland!!!!) used to have a team full of ego's with guys like Seedorf, Davids, Reiziger. Now it is time for the new generation and there is one major advantage this time that the coach has been a better player than any of them sofar. So maybe he can let them play as a team. Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/holland/default.stm Is this incorrect, Sanno? (The whole Holland thing ) Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 You are very right about the individuals Sanno. England has a really good team this time, some real class players - how they come together without much time together until now (and the Rooney thing still not known) is yet to be seen of course. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 The lads'll pull through. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 Lets hope they do better than the B team last night England B 1-2 Belarus* (* WHO??) Guardian is calling Walcott "a bright spark" though... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 What, you've never heard of Belarus??! And you think you know football. Sheesh. Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Aust beat Greece last night 1:0. It was only a friendly and even though the Greeks probably didn’t appreciate that when it comes to sports Aussies don't do freindlies. Nevertheless, it's an encouraging sign for next month. It's be a close call between Aust and Croatia for the second team out of our pool I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I spent the first 15 minutes at work rubbing that in the faces of my Japanese colleagues! Me: "What? Australia beat the former European Champions last night? And Japan lost to Bulgaria and drew to Scotland in the last few weeks?" Them: "Hang on, our team hasn't been using our top players..." Me: "Neither was our team last night " Them: "Shut-up BP!" Me: Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Not much going on looking into details of these friendlies with b teams round about now. Sven is a man of passion and he proved it beyond any doubt last night: "It's always disappointing to lose a football game". Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I think Japan will reach the FINAL!! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 DREAM ON Echi! Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 You will see! (By the way I think your signature is a little rude, can you change please? ) Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 um, really? Never seen Seinfeld? Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Yes I saw it. But it sound strange on here, sound rude I think. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 hmmm... Well to me it's just a quirky thought from a quirky character which isn't really sexual in nature. Anyway, point taken. Let's not derail this thread. Go Australia! Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Scrotum is not a rude word Echi. It's a strange and peculiar word, granted, but not rude. Zico will have some rude words to say on the 12th of June when Japan go down 3 nil to Australia. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Come on Rag-Doll! Be fair. Japan might pull one goal in the dieing stages of the match, as has been their habit over the last year and a half 3-1 might be a more realistic score! Link to post Share on other sites
giggsy 0 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 P(n) = λne-λ over n! is the formula for World Cup success http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1784799,00.html Link to post Share on other sites
ug 0 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Help heal Mr Rooney here . Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by its-a-clock: Is this incorrect, Sanno? (The whole Holland thing ) Yes! It is a bit like saying England, but meaning United Kingdom or better yet saying Sussex but meaning England. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 You should tell Mr BBC. I did my best to heal Mr Rooneys foot. Not much seemed to happen though. Question. If England are doing so well as to get to the quarter/semis etc, doesn't that mean that the team are doing well and it might disrupt things if Mr Rooney is brought in? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 It might. But then again Rooney is the type of player who can really change things and have an almost instant impact. I'm sure not many people would complain about replacing Crouch with Rooney. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 You may joke about Japan, but didn't South Korea get to the semis last time? Strange things can happen. Not saying they will of course, but... there's often a surprise or two thrown up in a tournament like the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Yes, you are right 2pints. And hopefully for Japan, they will actually come into some form as they hit the tournament. On recent form, though, it looks like Australia have a reasonably good chance against them. Link to post Share on other sites
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