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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 14, 2010 14:39:26 GMT
Some truly dire teams playing out truly dire games. Other than Germany and perhaps Argentina every other team has looked somewhere between mediocre and shocking.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2010 14:41:03 GMT
I think we all know whose fault it is.
Fucking ginger nuts.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 14, 2010 14:41:22 GMT
I normally go along for the World Cup ride, and accept the good, bad, and the ugly.
You always get your fair share of absolute dross, but some of the shite we're seeing this time 'round is on another level.
It's all I can manage to stop myself nodding off.
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Post by Cartman on Jun 14, 2010 14:41:36 GMT
What are you on about? Its the best world cup ever! You crazy man.
I can't take my eyes off the screen. The noise off them horns is beautiful.
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Post by stokerstayinup on Jun 14, 2010 14:42:16 GMT
Give it time,teams are generally wary of losing their first game leading to negative performances.
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Post by gaznandi on Jun 14, 2010 14:44:08 GMT
I'd say when everyone has more to play for it'll pick up, like having to win to progress to the last 16...
First matches at all tournaments are usually cagey with teams looking not to lose as much as to win...
These matches will be forgotten in a week or so...
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Post by eriksson74 on Jun 14, 2010 14:45:08 GMT
Germany 4 years ago was crap. This is an open tournament, all we are currently seeing is teams too scared to loose the 1st game and with the usual FIFA rules to refs we don't see too many free flowing games. Its watchable and enjoyable and I would argue Germany weren't that great. On the upside its easy to pick the result of games and therefore easy money  |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 14, 2010 14:45:30 GMT
Goals are well down on past World Cups at the corresponding stage of games.
But, beyond that, there's just a general air of complete wankness about the games.
God knows what % can be attributed to the ball, the altitude, the air of caution?
They always say the ball goes a long, long way further when they play golf in the Alps, or when the rugby teams tour South Africa , so maybe this is the prime factor, above and beyond the vagaries of the ball?
It can only get better.
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Post by victoriaboothenboy on Jun 14, 2010 14:45:52 GMT
They increased the numbers to 32 to give more chance to the African and Asian countries. It results in some pretty ordinary teams getting in
Some good European teams fail....Ireland,Poland,Sweden,Czecho.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 14, 2010 14:47:43 GMT
Japan and Cameroon are both superb.......... |
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jun 14, 2010 14:54:43 GMT
Greece were my favourites, truely brilliant!
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Jun 14, 2010 14:55:09 GMT
Another classic on now. Its just followed another riveting end to end game that was Holland and Denmark
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 14, 2010 14:57:35 GMT
I would argue Germany weren't that great. We've seen twenty teams now and I put them streets ahead of anything I've seen. Of course we won't know exactly how good until we establish just how poor the Aussies are. |
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Jun 14, 2010 14:59:23 GMT
That game wasn't a classic either was it? To one sided to be any good.
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Post by Pugsley on Jun 14, 2010 15:00:30 GMT
Bang on Sheikh.
Football is rife with poor players throughout the world. There is a handful of good players. They are also playing with a beach ball in half full stadiums and those facking stupid horn things. Fuck 'em off - watching it is unbearable.
Top of the wankness are England - overpaid overhyped prima donnas who can't even pass and move. Heskey, Milner SWfuckingP. Even the Manager is losing the plot and he is one of the best of all time. SHITE!!!!!!
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Post by ruts66 on Jun 14, 2010 15:00:57 GMT
Not great so far, 'tis true  Hopefully it will take off once we get to the knockout stages... I think we may be witnessing the new age of hoof. Even from Brazil...  |
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Post by eriksson74 on Jun 14, 2010 15:08:00 GMT
I would argue Germany weren't that great. We've seen twenty teams now and I put them streets ahead of anything I've seen. Of course we won't know exactly how good until we establish just how poor the Aussies are. They have been more clinical I grant you that, but streets ahead? I don't think so. The aussies played deep to get a 0-0 (sounds familiar) and got undone early on, and besides anyone who plays Garcia up front must be a truely awful side |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 14, 2010 15:11:36 GMT
The Germans have had a season in the Bundesliga with this ball too apparently.
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Post by redstriper on Jun 14, 2010 15:34:00 GMT
The first round of games has been dire in plenty of other world cups. the early games are often cagey.
1966 - England 0 Uruguay 0
hardy a momentous start was it ?
This tourno may carry on in the same vein, but then again, we can still hope for better....a'la mexico 70 please...
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Post by Pugsley on Jun 14, 2010 15:35:21 GMT
The Germans have had a season in the Bundesliga with this ball too apparently. What, you mean the Germans preparing properly? Surely not. It's amateur hour at the English FA. |
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Post by Pugsley on Jun 14, 2010 15:39:48 GMT
And another thing. What's with all these slow motion replays close up of the players and managers. Just show us the FUCKING game please.
Man alive.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 14, 2010 15:42:22 GMT
Even if you go solely on goals (and that's dangerous as you can get decent 0-0s and crap 2-2s) we're a long way down on par for 10 games in..........
2010 - 16
2006 - 23
2002 - 27
1998 - 26
1994 - 23
1990 - 25
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 14, 2010 15:43:58 GMT
The Germans have had a season in the Bundesliga with this ball too apparently. What, you mean the Germans preparing properly? Surely not. It's amateur hour at the English FA. And every other FA in the World Cup..... I'm guessing they had it because Adidas are a German company. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2010 15:47:49 GMT
I have used my time constructively by joining mensa with a score of 12 and have also managed to decorate the budgies cage.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2010 15:59:09 GMT
Some truly dire teams playing out truly dire games. Other than Germany and perhaps Argentina every other team has looked somewhere between mediocre and shocking. Drab defensive football with very few goals. Makes you realise what it must be like watching Stoke games for non-Stoke supporters. |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jun 14, 2010 16:00:28 GMT
It's just like watching Stoke.
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Post by isaaccox on Jun 14, 2010 16:04:28 GMT
Stoke city have ruined the game of football.
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Post by Mr Rottweiler on Jun 14, 2010 16:23:33 GMT
It's been terrible so far. Even the Dutch disappointed. Roll on Group G.
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Post by Roy Cropper on Jun 14, 2010 16:34:40 GMT
What, you mean the Germans preparing properly? Surely not. It's amateur hour at the English FA. And every other FA in the World Cup..... I'm guessing they had it because Adidas are a German company. Adidas sponsor the league I think, as Nike sponsor the prem so we get Nike balls. Surely an entirely new ball should be created for the world cup though? Not one that the Germans have been playing and training with for a year. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 14, 2010 16:42:55 GMT
I have high hopes of Group H. The Spanish look full of goals and Chile line up in some manic 3-1-3-3 system and matched Brazil for goalscoring in qualifying. Honduras sounds like an anal medical complaint and the Swiss remind me of cheese. Roll on Group H! |
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