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2014 FIFA World Cup |OT| Spa1n v The Netherland5
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I'm pretty sure that if Brazil makes it to the final and doesn't win, a war will erupt or something
carpediemdp
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This is one of the things I love the most of world cups. Been collecting them since USA 94.Anybody collects Panini stickers btw? I have the hard cover album and only miss 25 stickers now
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Vivalaraza
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Registered for the fantasy and predictor both.
What a game from Portugal tonight, RIP the entirety of group G, not just the U.S.
Damn son.
damn we is fucked.
gutter_trash
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Just hand them the cup. We are done here.
The_Hitcher89
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Ireland are the national equivalent of a midtable SPL team. Portugal are still shit.
gutter_trash
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The_Hitcher89
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You'll hear no defense of Rooney or the England team as a whole from me bruv
Except for Sterling and Henderson. They my babies.
The_Hitcher89
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Hugo Almeida looks like such a stereotypical Portuguese dude with that mustache.
He looks like he should be playing in Soccer Aid, not the World Cup.
You're an England fan? My condolences gringo.
Doubtfull. I mean the US lacks good training centers and good coachs period. I believe that Drafting and relying on underleague teams to form your "top players" that you'll later draft is, in the end, harmfull to the overall level of the game (and of the players) in the US.
The top european teams are there because they handpick players as young as 6 and form them, mold them to the needs of the club, there's vision, there's long term planing, there's proper team building.
That just doesn't really exist with a drafting process (everyone is average instead of having some very good, reliable teams that perform all the time)
Hipster Almeida
Hugo Almeida looks like such a stereotypical Portuguese dude with that mustache.
smokeandmirrors
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oh no doubt it definitely is but that idea and culture is slowly changing. there definitely is a larger foreign influence on soccer/football in america and it looks like the whole college/minor league system is slowly going by the wayside.
I do fully expect the US to compete in my lifetime, even if it takes 50 years (and hopefully I'll live to see it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=68561176&v=Gk4vnVsx2wc&x-yt-ts=1401912551
holy shit.... will root for japan just because of this advertisement
that was some crazy shit
holy shit.... will root for japan just because of this advertisement
that was some crazy shit
The_Hitcher89
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Gratefully accepted
McLaren: Just way out of his depth
Capello: Negative football in a team that tbf, had far more quality in defense than in attack
Hodgson: Negative football even though we have a potentially very exciting team
Damn it.
---------------------------------Hart------------------------------------
Flanagan*-------Cahill------------Jagielka------------Baines
-------------------------Gerrard----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------Wilshere--------------------------
----------------------------Henderson------------------------------
------Chamberlain-------------------------------Sterling--------
--------------------------------Sturridge----------------------------
*anyone but Johnson, Walker and Milner
That'd be a joy to watch under a Rodgers or Pellegrini, would give us the best chance of lessening Pirlo's impact and retrieving the ball high up the pitch, give us a massive amount of pace up top, let us control the middle with 2 good passers and a carrier, and would make us solid against the counter if Flanagan moved more centrally when Baines went forward, and one of Gerrard and Wilshere stayed back a little while the other marauded forward.
Sterling and Chamberlain as well as being quality attackers, are also pretty resolute in covering their fullbacks when necessary, and Sturridge is a huge threat in behind, forcing teams to play a deep backline, giving us more control. Only real problem as far as I can tell would be a lack of threat in the air, but that's a small price to pay for the theoretical advantages. Plus, we'd need Wilshere to improve, as he'd be our metronome in that system.
Unfortunately it requires the bollocks to drop Rooney, and the bollocks to go bollocks-out, bollocks which Hodgson just doesn't have, never has had, and never will have.
Making this entire post a pointless load of hypothetical bollocks.
Bollocks.
Also, people can do one with their 'leave Chamberlain or Sterling on the bench to make an impact against tired legs' ideas. Play your best players from the start and try to lessen the chances of leaving yourselves in a position where you need an impact from the bench. Plus, Rooney and Barkley would be pretty damn good impact-subs if necessary. Though Rooney would throw a hissy-fit and threaten to retire from international duty if he was ever ousted from an automatic starting place.
England fans, delusional since 1970
(at least France got to the final in 2006!)Granted, France fans are also prety delusional
The_Hitcher89
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England fans, delusional since 1970
Granted, France fans are also prety delusional
As demonstrated above, I'm pretty realistic about what we will do, and completely delusional about what we could do
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Amazing
Holycrap is that Nani?
I though posting pornography was banned on GAF?
Bam Bam Baklava
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You know they were playing Ireland. Just saying.
Ravensmash
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Can't wait! Hurry up tomorrow!
KidA Seven
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lastflowers
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Portugal will be beat by Ghana.
smokeandmirrors
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if USA USA USA doesn't make it then Germany is my next favorite
i see this happening
so germany are my favorites to win
i see this happening
optimistically
They did...
lastflowers
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wrong. USA will crush Chana, tie Portugal, and lose to Germany.
Portugal will lose to both Germany and Ghana, tie USA
Ghana will beat Portugal, lose to USA/Germany
Germany wins all three with potential of tying USA
USSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I don't really believe what I just wrote, but I can pray...right?
I'd love that but I cant see it happening with Klinsmann and berti...
lastflowers
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Without Americuh there would be no Jesus, No Dippin' Dots, no PBR, no Lumber Liquidators, no kick-ass SUVs. What the hell would the rest of the world do all day without us?
Hugo Almeida looks like such a stereotypical Portuguese dude with that mustache.
Better check his nails, see if he has the "unhaca da merda"
Black Republican
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Italy supporters, how ya'll feeling about Mario B. ?
Unsure. He's either pretty damn awesome or diabolically bad, there's no middle ground.
So in other words, he could win us the world cup or send us home early!
in any case, Forza Mario!
Solid backup player. It's all about Ciro these days. The new Schillaci.
What Yurtnik said.
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