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2014 FIFA World Cup |OT8| Brazi1 - German7

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Too much negativity in this thread. A careful, competent game with scattered chances keeping things tense is a great change of pace from yesterday's absurdity. Not a high-octane, super flowing game, but no team has 100% of those. High level, high stakes football is rarely boring if you look closely.

I'm looking closely. There's nothing about this game that isn't boring.
 
Too much negativity in this thread. A careful, competent game with scattered chances keeping things tense is a great change of pace from yesterday's absurdity. Not a high-octane, super flowing game, but no team has 100% of those. High level, high stakes football is rarely boring if you look closely.

Come on dude. This is boring as fuck.
 
Too much negativity in this thread. A careful, competent game with scattered chances keeping things tense is a great change of pace from yesterday's absurdity. Not a high-octane, super flowing game, but no team has 100% of those. High level, high stakes football is rarely boring if you look closely.

They are playing as shit. Both teams are retreating and doing the minimal they can to not expose their defenses. Crosses are bad. Fouls are bad. Corners are bad. Everything has been subpar in this match for 2 teams playing the world cup semi final.
 
how much shoots on the goal so far ? ya exactly

"ya exactly" what?

"how much shoots on the goal so far" has no impact on the fact that it's been an interesting match.


Opinions.

Some are wrong. The match is not even interesting from a tractical point of view, just two mediocre teams playing against each other.

It's true that whether or not something is exciting is an opinion.
But when so many people boil down whether or not something is "interesting/exciting" solely to how many goals there are/how many shots on goal there are... Well, I guess I'm just glad that I'm able to enjoy Football for more than that.

And, if "mediocre teams playing against each other" couldn't be interesting, no one would follow lower levels of Football.
 
Too much negativity in this thread. A careful, competent game with scattered chances keeping things tense is a great change of pace from yesterday's absurdity. Not a high-octane, super flowing game, but no team has 100% of those. High level, high stakes football is rarely boring if you look closely.
Well I thought yesterday's game was way more interesting
 
I'm just baffled at the posts that claim Germany will crush whoever gets out of this match. How do you think that will happen? Do you see how strong and tactical the defending has been from both teams?
 
I'm looking closely. There's nothing about this game that isn't boring.

Perhaps you are. I really doubt the majority of the people rushing to this thread to complain are doing the same, though. NeoGAF is a fun complement to watching something, but bandwagon effect + constant distraction = a slanted perspective. ;)

For example, I've basically missed the last 30 seconds of the game. Back to it!
 
I'm just baffled at the posts that claim Germany will crush whoever gets out of this match. How do you think that will happen? Do you see how strong and tactical the defending has been from both teams?

Not really. I just see two utterly shit teams who can barely string two passes together.

They're both fucking useless and if it was possible I'd like to see both lose this match.
 
Too much negativity in this thread. A careful, competent game with scattered chances keeping things tense is a great change of pace from yesterday's absurdity. Not a high-octane, super flowing game, but no team has 100% of those. High level, high stakes football is rarely boring if you look closely.

You give this game too much credit.

The defense has been strong today, but the offense has also been lacking. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
 
I'm just baffled at the posts that claim Germany will crush whoever gets out of this match. How do you think that will happen? Do you see how strong and tactical the defending has been from both teams?

Technical play from both sides is piss poor. Three passes and it is out or the opponent got it
 
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