2010 World Cup South Africa
Posted by Guimengo
Italy didn't have its best players but they're a stagnant team. 2006 was a fluke, the whole world except for stubborn Italians know that. I could easily see Santon, Balotelli, and Cassano in that team.
Their disallowed goal was legitimate, yes, even more sweet since De Rossi dove for the penalty which gave them the draw the other game. I laughed and rejoiced as I watched the Italians complain about the Slovakians faking things. Italy only got through in 2006 with an inexistent penalty, go to hell
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Their disallowed goal was legitimate, yes, even more sweet since De Rossi dove for the penalty which gave them the draw the other game. I laughed and rejoiced as I watched the Italians complain about the Slovakians faking things. Italy only got through in 2006 with an inexistent penalty, go to hell
.F*cking Fernando Torres, cheating scum for his dive (or S. Ramos, whoever did it). Chile fought hard with 10 guys to make up for their lack of talent and goalkeeper's mistake 
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.Guimengo Wrote:
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> F*cking Fernando Torres, cheating scum for his
> dive (or S. Ramos, whoever did it). Chile fought
> hard with 10 guys to make up for their lack of
> talent and goalkeeper's mistake.
i was cheering for Chile too, as gav says, they've been playing really well and seem very solid, but their biggest mistake was starting the contact game, there was no need for it, and as far as i know (had to go after first half of first half :P) they won't have 2 key players for next game...
had they kept calm Spain could've been packing by now...
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> F*cking Fernando Torres, cheating scum for his
> dive (or S. Ramos, whoever did it). Chile fought
> hard with 10 guys to make up for their lack of
> talent and goalkeeper's mistake
.i was cheering for Chile too, as gav says, they've been playing really well and seem very solid, but their biggest mistake was starting the contact game, there was no need for it, and as far as i know (had to go after first half of first half :P) they won't have 2 key players for next game...
had they kept calm Spain could've been packing by now...
Guimengo Wrote:
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> Italy didn't have its best players but they're a
> stagnant team. 2006 was a fluke, the whole world
> except for stubborn Italians know that. I could
> easily see Santon, Balotelli, and Cassano in that
> team.
>
> Their disallowed goal was legitimate, yes, even
> more sweet since De Rossi dove for the penalty
> which gave them the draw the other game. I laughed
> and rejoiced as I watched the Italians complain
> about the Slovakians faking things. Italy only got
> through in 2006 with an inexistent penalty, go to
> hell.
I agree with you on one point, the Italian team is stagnant, and to be honest pretty @#$%&.
Cassano yes, Santon perhaps not, and Balotelli? Hell no! He is supposedly an amazing talent (he wouldn't be fit to lick Rooney's, Messi's or Aguero's boots if you were to compare their respective abilities at his age) but all I can see is that he makes all the wrong choices on the pitch, doesn't play for his team, and his attitude stinks the place out.
I'm not sure how you can rejoice at Italians being unfairly denied Gui, when everybody dives and cheats, not just Italians. Remember Rivaldo?
Luis Fabiano showed a blatant example of it against the Ivory Coast, Lucio spends half of his time feigning injury, and hey, everybody says that brazilians play the beautiful game, but that is only when they are winning comfortably. If they aren't then they stoop to the stereotypical South American dirty play exhibited by nations such as Uruguay and Argentina, which Brazilians like to pretend they are above
. When they are getting crapped on, (like in the Olympic semi final two years ago, or in the 1974 World Cup against Holland, as two examples that spring to mind immediately), out come the scything malicious fouls that make Benjamin Massing look gentle 
And as for the penalty Grosso was awarded in 2006 against Australia, if it was anywhere else on the pitch it would have been given as a foul! I still remember that Alan Ball was in the studio, and he said it was a definite penalty Everybody conveniently forgets that Materazzi shouldn't have been sent off earlier in the game, he took his own man out, and wasn't even the last man. Despite playing with a man extra, Australia did absolutely nothing to deserve going through, the right team won. Did the right team win the final? Perhaps, perhaps not, but both teams were crap. Doesn't mean it was a fluke though.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/2010 03:42AM by salvasirignano.
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> Italy didn't have its best players but they're a
> stagnant team. 2006 was a fluke, the whole world
> except for stubborn Italians know that. I could
> easily see Santon, Balotelli, and Cassano in that
> team.
>
> Their disallowed goal was legitimate, yes, even
> more sweet since De Rossi dove for the penalty
> which gave them the draw the other game. I laughed
> and rejoiced as I watched the Italians complain
> about the Slovakians faking things. Italy only got
> through in 2006 with an inexistent penalty, go to
> hell
.I agree with you on one point, the Italian team is stagnant, and to be honest pretty @#$%&.
Cassano yes, Santon perhaps not, and Balotelli? Hell no! He is supposedly an amazing talent (he wouldn't be fit to lick Rooney's, Messi's or Aguero's boots if you were to compare their respective abilities at his age) but all I can see is that he makes all the wrong choices on the pitch, doesn't play for his team, and his attitude stinks the place out.
I'm not sure how you can rejoice at Italians being unfairly denied Gui, when everybody dives and cheats, not just Italians. Remember Rivaldo?
Luis Fabiano showed a blatant example of it against the Ivory Coast, Lucio spends half of his time feigning injury, and hey, everybody says that brazilians play the beautiful game, but that is only when they are winning comfortably. If they aren't then they stoop to the stereotypical South American dirty play exhibited by nations such as Uruguay and Argentina, which Brazilians like to pretend they are above
. When they are getting crapped on, (like in the Olympic semi final two years ago, or in the 1974 World Cup against Holland, as two examples that spring to mind immediately), out come the scything malicious fouls that make Benjamin Massing look gentle And as for the penalty Grosso was awarded in 2006 against Australia, if it was anywhere else on the pitch it would have been given as a foul! I still remember that Alan Ball was in the studio, and he said it was a definite penalty
Everybody conveniently forgets that Materazzi shouldn't have been sent off earlier in the game, he took his own man out, and wasn't even the last man. Despite playing with a man extra, Australia did absolutely nothing to deserve going through, the right team won. Did the right team win the final? Perhaps, perhaps not, but both teams were crap. Doesn't mean it was a fluke though.Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/2010 03:42AM by salvasirignano.
Wow, a lot to read .
About Torres, the one angle I saw it from was him running along the Chilean and having if anything an accidental touch between both. In that case damn linesman for not seeing that, and damn Torres for making it look worse.
Now, on to Salva :P.
Balotelli isn't a genius or anything near but he does possess the technique with the ball, and flair. It is indeed a matter of getting his head out of his ass though. Santon isn't special, like a WIP Zanetti Jr but he's solid and plays both sides. And almost half of Zambrotta's age.
Rivaldo faked it big time and should have been punished for that, but his attitude was irrelevant to the red card. That behavior is punishable with a red card, what the Turkish guy got. Luis Fabiano's goal shouldn't have been allowed, regardless of how pretty the play was. Lúcio doesn't fake injury, he gets hit with bad parts of the cleats (like a well placed stud on a pinky) and collapses to the immediate pain caused, though it's the pain that goes away after 3s of rubbing :P. Brazil sometimes plays beautiful, when we're actually playing up to our name and forcing the other team to play defense, not us playing in a counter attack formation. Olympics we suck because we don't take our best youngsters most of the time, and 90% of them are unfortunately cocky and with agents placing them in other teams with barely a year of pro playing . 1974 Brazil didn't have Zico, explanation done . 1978 we didn't lose a single game, Zico was robbed of a winning goal as the ref tried blowing the whistle before the ball crossed the line, and Argentina well-knowingly bribed Peru to lose (Argies had to win by over 4 goals) and made it to the final against Holland, despite losing previously while Brazil was left to get 3rd place despite being undefeated.
Luis Fabiano won't be punished the same way Villa wasn't punished for aggression, the same way Suárez wasn't punished for diving, like De Rossi for diving as well for that penalty, or how Keita or whichever Ivorian it was who ran into Kaká and faked that aggression, and then whatever other examples one can find this World Cup.
About 2006, I agree to disagree, it's just much easier for everyone.
.About Torres, the one angle I saw it from was him running along the Chilean and having if anything an accidental touch between both. In that case damn linesman for not seeing that, and damn Torres for making it look worse.
Now, on to Salva :P.
Balotelli isn't a genius or anything near but he does possess the technique with the ball, and flair. It is indeed a matter of getting his head out of his ass though. Santon isn't special, like a WIP Zanetti Jr but he's solid and plays both sides. And almost half of Zambrotta's age
.Rivaldo faked it big time and should have been punished for that, but his attitude was irrelevant to the red card. That behavior is punishable with a red card, what the Turkish guy got. Luis Fabiano's goal shouldn't have been allowed, regardless of how pretty the play was. Lúcio doesn't fake injury, he gets hit with bad parts of the cleats (like a well placed stud on a pinky
) and collapses to the immediate pain caused, though it's the pain that goes away after 3s of rubbing :P. Brazil sometimes plays beautiful, when we're actually playing up to our name and forcing the other team to play defense, not us playing in a counter attack formation. Olympics we suck because we don't take our best youngsters most of the time, and 90% of them are unfortunately cocky and with agents placing them in other teams with barely a year of pro playing . 1974 Brazil didn't have Zico, explanation done . 1978 we didn't lose a single game, Zico was robbed of a winning goal as the ref tried blowing the whistle before the ball crossed the line, and Argentina well-knowingly bribed Peru to lose (Argies had to win by over 4 goals) and made it to the final against Holland, despite losing previously while Brazil was left to get 3rd place despite being undefeated.Luis Fabiano won't be punished the same way Villa wasn't punished for aggression, the same way Suárez wasn't punished for diving, like De Rossi for diving as well for that penalty, or how Keita or whichever Ivorian it was who ran into Kaká and faked that aggression, and then whatever other examples one can find this World Cup.
About 2006, I agree to disagree, it's just much easier for everyone
.Vengeance for Wembley.
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this match is definitely living up to expectations!
What a shocking mistake to not award that goal though, obviously the calls for video technology will start knocking down FIFA's door again tomorrow
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What a shocking mistake to not award that goal though, obviously the calls for video technology will start knocking down FIFA's door again tomorrow
X (@ed24f1)
Wow, great match so far! Great start from Germany, but still looks like it could go either way :S
Yes... :D
Well done Germany!
Well done Germany!
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