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2014 FIFA World Cup |OT3| Saturday 21st: ARG v IRN // GER v GHA // NGA v BIH

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Judderman

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Are you fucking mental? This has been one of the best WCs (So far.) in recent memory.

Well, it's had exciting big results (although most group stages do), but the actual matches have been pretty boring a lot of tactical stalemates, There's no magic from any of the teams really. Just a long ball up front and then a pretty tame goal. I think 2006 was more exciting.
 

ELAMOR

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DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

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Mr.Mike

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Europe definitely has too many spots. Not that I think giving them to other people would result in better teams. Maybe there's just too many spots?
 

VE3TRO

Formerly Gizmowned
In typical England fasion, I bet we actually play well against Costa Rica now that we're out

We deserve to get shit on though, and I'd find it amusing if we did.

Thought the same thing, no pressure on them. Probably win like 2-0 or something. >_>
 

sestrugen

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DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses.

As opposed to the magnificent football displayed by England and Italy? uwotm8

Europeans teams have a history of being better teams but right now, today, that is just not true, they play like shit and that is why they are out. Would you rather see the putrid football displayed by England in the next round? I for sure would not, I want to see the better team.

Why are you bringing club play into your psychotic rant? Are you that insecure? I also learned today that if you don't follow clubs and NT all the time your opinion does not matter when a big event is happening.
 

KingK

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Now the US just needs to send Portugal home to continue the CONCACAF domination. It seems like Germany and the Dutch are the only European teams worth a damn this year. Although both of them are looking stellar, so I could easily see a Germany vs. Netherlands final. Loving the salt ITT, btw.

You would be circlejerking too if your region was ridiculed and mocked for decades as being a bunch of easy teams that don't belong on a big stage. They're showing that they do belong, and yeah us CONCACAF bros are taking some long awaited pride in that.

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Isn't Concacaf always mocked for being the worst playing area?

Well they are always being mocked, and previously rightfully so... But I don't think anyone has ever denied Oceania being the worst of worst. So shit they didn't even get one team this time haha. Well done to Concacaf so far though, but people should not celebrate prematurely, it's only Costa Rica who has gotten the job done, which however alone was pretty impressive.
 

Probity

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That may be so, but for now, let them (the CONCACAF Gaffers) enjoy the moment of glory. They deserve it after all.

As for Germany, well, as long as Italy remains in the competition, it'll be a tall order for them to win lol.

(Supporting Germany to win here.)

Then it is a good thing Uruguay will knock them out.
 

KHlover

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Kind of hard to not have more presence in the semifinals when you have almost half the slots.
Europe regularly has more than half the slots in the semis with less then half of the teams as you said yourself. So to manage that we HAVE to be better, else it'd gravitate to 2/4 or 1/4 more often. We have the slots because we deserve them (so far).
 
DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

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No reason to panic ItaliaGAF. This one game does not make or break our WC. We still have the quality and the class to get through this group and win the WC. A bit of humbling will allow us to refocus and get on with the job at hand.
 

LNBL

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DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

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Esch

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DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

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gutshot

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Most people are pretty respectful about those teams, but whatever.

Well I sure haven't seen much of it. People were saying the US would be lucky to even score a goal, let alone win a game. Mexico wasn't given much of a chance of advancing. Costa Rica didn't have a prayer.

Basically, for European football fans it all boils down to this. How many players do you have on your national team that play in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga or the Bundesliga? If it's a lot, you are good. If not, you are crap. That's the entire extent of Eurosnobs' footballing analysis.

There is good football being played in leagues other than the European ones though.
 
Yeah, come on guys. one person making a salt joke is funny. 50 people making a salt joke is obnoxious.

Well I sure haven't seen much of it. People were saying the US would be lucky to even score a goal, let alone win a game. Mexico wasn't given much of a chance of advancing. Costa Rica didn't have a prayer.

Basically, for European football fans it all boils down to this. How many players do you have on your national team that play in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga or the Bundesliga? If it's a lot, you are good. If not, you are crap. That's the entire extent of Eurosnobs' footballing analysis.

There is good football being played in leagues other than the European ones though.

I don't think many people have said that about the US, the US is a highly ranked team, and a lot of big european names play in MLS so europeans aren't that ignorant. The reason people don't bank on those teams though is because they historically haven't been good. don't confuse statistics for snobbery.
 

Cess007

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DerZuhälter;117456863 said:
Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

True, i rarely get out of the gaming area of gaf. But i've never watched a meltdown like this due football. Seriously, wtf?
 
Isn't Concacaf always mocked for being the worst playing area?

It is, even though Asia is arguably a lot weaker and Africa are dramatically overrated. Only Yurop and Sudamerica really deserve their rating even though the Yuros are having a bad WC so far. The rest of the world are pretty similar which is why the constant shitting on North America is so dumb.
 
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