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CMONNNNNN HOLLANDDD

 

[Fox318]

Those orange kits are great

 

[kamorra]

Already posted?

 

[jtb]

Rooney was okay against Uruguay (not just the goal, his finishing was horrendous though), got a one-game stay of execution from me, and pure n.9 is easily his best position

Otherwise, Sturridge at the head of the 3, and Lallana on the right until Chamberlain is fit

The time to go 4-3-3 was the moment Liverpool started beasting with it, as it does the best job hiding Gerrard's deficiencies, giving Henderson a platform to use his strengths, and theoretically gives Wilshere the most space and service to carry and move the ball into attacking areas. At the very least, that fucking owl should have tried it in the friendlies before the tournament. I honestly question whether he even watched Gerrard or Henderson last season, given the way he used them.

Gerrard wasn't good enough, but he was never going to excel playing as a normal DM in a midfield 2. With 5 Liverpool players in the starting 11, 4 of which had excellent seasons last year, he should have taken that as a clue that the system needed adjusting to get the best out of the spine. Negligence, arrogance, and a fear of moving away from what he's comfortable with. Reminds me all over again of his Liverpool days.

B-Rod pls

Walcott on the right, far better than Ox or Lallana. when fit, one of England's top 2 or 3 players.

Sterling-Sturridge-Walcott front line is tricky, pacy, and deadly on the counter. I'd go with that and just drop Rooney entirely. no idea what level Rooney will even be playing at in two years, let alone four.

 

[KingSnake]

I'll go with Chile in this one, they were the best South American team until now.

 

[MrJustinius]

OK then Australia. We may be out, but it's time to take something out of Brazil.

That something might just be the scalp of Spain and the burial of tiki taka for good

Believe.

 

[Juicy Bob]

AUSTRALIANS ALL LET US RING JOYCE

 

[aronnov reborn]

Man, it was heartbreaking yesterday. The last few fucking seconds

i just have this gut feeling that we're somehow going to not make it to the round of 16 and it'll make those last few seconds so much worse.. haunting for years..

 

[Linkyn]

Alright, watching Netherlands - Chile.

 

[zonezeus]

So which match has a bigger stake? I don't know what to watch!

 

[nny]

2 eyes, 2 games.



Let's do this.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Shorten your anthem Chile.

 

[Fox318]

why do these games have to be on the same time?

 

[Roland1979]

Robbin should wear a wig

...

 

[Kandinsky]

Shorten your anthem Chile.

no.

 

[Tugatrix]

Damn Chile that anthem

 

[oti]

No Klinsmann cam.
No watch.

 

[KingJolly]

National anthem of spain, everybody boo's

 

[kingslunk]

why do these games have to be on the same time?

Because collusion.

 

[Lkr]

spain still doesn't know

Spoiler

the words to their national anthem

last time i can make this joke for a while

 

[D4Danger]

So which match has a bigger stake? I don't know what to watch!

Spain vs Aus means nothing. They're both out.

The other game is to see who will top the group and (probably) avoid Brazil.

 

[$200]

Win this, and we will be ranked 50 something. Lose, it's down to 82nd. We can't afford to fall too much before the next WC qualification draw.

 

[Linkyn]

why do these games have to be on the same time?

To make cheesing the results harder.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

I'm pulling for Chile. I was down there for World Cup 2002, and while they had no presence, the atmosphere was incredible. I can't imagine how fun it must be right now for them. A win against Netherlands would be just amazing.

 

[roytheone]

So which match has a bigger stake? I don't know what to watch!

Netherlands-Chile will determine who will avoid Brazil next round. Other match is only for the glory.

 

[mreddie]

Only one game to watch right now and it doesn't have losers!

 

[norinrad]

The meltdown would come eventually when the US beats Germany who are going in with a mentality of the US being easy to beat. Ghana will beat Portugal no matter what happens.

USA and Ghana to go through. This scenario is very real

 

[Altazor]

Shorten your anthem Chile.

It's not even our final form... sorry, the full version. It's the popular one, though. Nobody sings the entire thing, it's horribly lengthy.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Spain getting booed during their national anthem.

By Spaniards.

Heh.

 

[Tugatrix]

2 eyes, 2 games.



Let's do this.

how do you do that?

 

[Lana Del Rey]

Chile have a great anthem

lol @ Kuyt's position. Gotta get that 100th cap.

 

[Fox318]

Because collusion.

2nd day had 4 games why can't the rest?

 

[fierrotlepou]

All right, my northern neighbours, go and kick Chile's ass!

 

[Wilbur]

Don't mind who wins this. Think both could give Brazil a game, and I like both sides.

 

[KingJolly]

That Spanish Kit is sexy

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

No RVP

 

[Juicy Bob]

2nd day had 4 games why can't the rest?

It's not a scheduelling thing as it is to prevent teams from playing out a deliberate draw in case they know that will guarantee them both going through.

 

[inky]

2nd day had 4 games why can't the rest?

? There's 4 matches today.

They are played at the same time so that they don't fix results.

 

[The007JiM]

So which match has a bigger stake? I don't know what to watch!

Chile vs Netherlands > For Fun, final Destination, Fox only.

Australia vs Spain > For Glory.

 

[Broder Salsa]

2 eyes, 2 games.



Let's do this.

I'm ready

 

[zonezeus]

Spain vs Aus means nothing. They're both out.

The other game is to see who will top the group and (probably) avoid Brazil.

Netherlands-Chile will determine who will avoid Brazil next round. Other match is only for the glory.

NED - CHI it is, let's do this!

 

[ActStriker]

Netherlands-Chile will determine who will avoid Brazil next round. Other match is only for the glory.

Final Destination, Fox only?

 

[nny]

how do you do that?

Picture in picture option: One source is TV, other source is the PC with a stream )

 

[boltonstreetbeat]

Yep, play both at once to prevent collusion. Sometimes it's better not to top a group!

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Netherlands-Chile will determine who will avoid Brazil next round. Other match is only for the glory.

Both teams are playing better than Brazil is right now. I wouldn't be surprised to see either team knock them out. Obviously you don't want to play them if you can avoid it, but it's not a dead end for either team.

 

[gutter_trash]

Adidas neon away kit look stupid

 

[Lana Del Rey]

I'm ready

Yes

 

[air jordans for dogs]

that national anthem of Chile sure is something

 

[MrJustinius]

Aussie fans/Brazil locals already playing Olé everytime we have possession LOL.

This'll be a fun 90 minutes.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

that national anthem of Chile sure is something

It's usually near the top of the "most patriotic anthems" lists.