football: the beautiful game

[ROYALEFATALE]

offsides

btw, shower of rep for whoever changed the thread's title

x2, so much better, i love how the ref is the number one trending topic right now too haha here's his edited wiki page before it was taken down:

[Magsåvningsreserven]

Couldn't take it being called "soccer" a day longer.

well, it had to be the one guy i couldn't shower with rep

[Magsåvningsreserven]

fuck, this is terrible.

we're playing like a bunch of clueless twats

[Hocus Pocus]

Yeah, this is excruciating. YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST ALGERIA! DO SOMETHING!

[Rob060]

yea, england are crap so far this tournament.

[Magsåvningsreserven]

useless, fucking cunts

[mis]

Reasons why teams are being so inconsistent:

1) High Altitude

2) Jabulani

3) Vuvuzela

4) Combination of all 3

[mis]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/18/funniest-vuvuzela-pics-pi_n_617059.html?ref=fb&src=sp

[Magsåvningsreserven]

that could well be true, but if anything England are consistent. Consistently underwhelming.

[ROYALEFATALE]

"good players, not a good team" not to mention rooney was non-existant

[JohannesDeSilentio]

England players wouldn't know whelm unless they found themselves pictured with it in flagrante on the front of the NOTW.

[ROYALEFATALE]

how the tables have turned...

[lufc_girl]

good news is you guys are still better compared to the fucking french! Hope SA send them home... what a bunch of useless gits... I think I might hate them more than Argentina now...

[iamstarwars]

Everybody in France hate the French team. This team is an insult to the sport, should have never been to the World Cup in the first place. They don't care for the game and obviously dislike playing together.

The media are crucifying everybody right now, players, coach and the entire French Federation. Anelka is sent home early for insulting Domenech during the Mexico game half-time and will never play for France again. I hope the plane that brings the team back to France next week crashes.

The only good thing to come from this World Cup for France is the new coach replacing Domenech, who hopefully will reorganize a better group without Ribery, Govou, Henry and all the other worthless twats. The French team is going to suck for a while, but it can only get better at this point.

[chchchip]

^isn't wishing an entire team to die in fiery plane crash just a little bit rash?

[iamstarwars]

For any other team, it would be.

But not for this one.

[Guest I LOVE LFC]

Turning out to be a great world cup. Cam v Den is good at the moment.

[78]

Every time a US supporter explains to me how they are a talented team I laugh on the inside.

[redX]

haha classical bribing going on with coulibaly not calling that goal

[78]

Reasons why teams are being so inconsistent:

1) Jabulani

2) Jabulani

3) Jabulani

4) Jabulani

fixed.

And someone needs to do some passing drills with Shrek and Jaberwocky ball. He couldn't control that ball at all. Hell many aren't, but that was bad. Real bad.

[ssheat]

The coach of England needs to realize that you can't trot out the best lineup every time out - there has to be a synergy coming from players who can work with each other. Lampard and Gerrard, as shown in their play for the last few years, do not play well together at all in the center of the midfield. And Lennon and Wright-Phillips are too small and lack the strength and crossing ability to rule the flank. I would play a midfield of Carrick, Barry, Joe Cole and Gerrard with Rooney playing slightly behind Crouch. There's a lack of creativity in this team and in the English game itself, I don't know if personnel changes will really matter - they need some flare and some players who play like they actually care.

Edit: I also played with that ball for a short time - its so different than anything else. The ball itself is inconsistent in bounce, pace, flight, everything.

[JohannesDeSilentio]

I'm sure 'coach' Capello appreciates your sage advice pal. Too small to play as a winger? What game do you think this is? The only thing more dull than watching this England team is having to suffer this kind of deeply incisive critical analysis, such an original mix of stating the fucking obvious and the wildly overstated. There's a general lack of creativity in the English game? Are you sure?

Also, on the ball: the argies don't seem too shy with it, even Diego can hit it flawlessly every time

[redX]

su'p guys here's sufu WC 2010 edition sufuuuuuu

[lufc_girl]

The coach of England needs to realize that you can't trot out the best lineup every time out - there has to be a synergy coming from players who can work with each other. Lampard and Gerrard, as shown in their play for the last few years, do not play well together at all in the center of the midfield. And Lennon and Wright-Phillips are too small and lack the strength and crossing ability to rule the flank. I would play a midfield of Carrick, Barry, Joe Cole and Gerrard with Rooney playing slightly behind Crouch. There's a lack of creativity in this team and in the English game itself, I don't know if personnel changes will really matter - they need some flare and some players who play like they actually care.

Edit: I also played with that ball for a short time - its so different than anything else. The ball itself is inconsistent in bounce, pace, flight, everything.

I agree A LOT with you... except that I think they should still use Lennon... I don't understand why they put Joe Cole on the bench from the beginning... cannot agree more about Lampard and Gerrard and don't understand why they always leave Crouch until the last minutes when the players' morale already down and feel they can't win the game anyway... English team really need that fighting spirit!

The ball has slipped many times from many goalkeepers too... so you're right but I guess we can't really do anything about it...

[lufc_girl]

I hope the plane that brings the team back to France next week crashes.

haha I thought no one could have hated the french team more than me

[mis]

Capello plays Lamps too deep imo, I'd personally play a 4-5-1, barry as holding midfield, Lamps as an AMC, Gerrard as a free role, Lennon on the right, Joe Cole on the left, Rooney up front alone. But the team would probably still lose.

And theyve been complaining about world cup balls every tournament as far as i remember

[Icicle Cubicle]

damn is the stupid bee sound going to be on for every match

[78]

Capello plays Lamps too deep imo, I'd personally play a 4-5-1, barry as holding midfield, Lamps as an AMC, Gerrard as a free role, Lennon on the right, Joe Cole on the left, Rooney up front alone. But the team would probably still lose.

Totally agree with Mis on this one. That combo seems to be the best of what they got. Couldn't agree more on Lamps.

Also, on the ball: the argies don't seem too shy with it, even Diego can hit it flawlessly every time

err... did you see the same first match? Even Messi couldn't hold onto the ball. Let alone get his shot on target - a shot which is all about touch/finesse and not power, i.e. a shot that will NOT work if the equipment influences the shot too much.

And to compare Diego with anyone. smh.

If you noticed the Bundesliga/French league players were most comfortable with the ball... while EPL, La Liga, Serie A, etc were fuckin unable to play with the ball.

Lets not get started on the referring shambles that's starting to emerge.

[cyberPUNK]

i just wish they wouldn't make a new fucking ball for every goddamn world cup so at least i wouldn't have to hear these shitty excuses every time a world cup pops up. makes no sense why a new ball is even fucking needed.

[Guest I LOVE LFC]

Not being funny but if a professional footballer can't kick any ball ever made in the world then they shouldn't be called professionals. Too many excuses again.

Valter Birsa scored a class goal against the yanks, he had no trouble shooting with it.

It's a round ball, what more do they need?