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06-30-2014, 03:16 PM
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This "lets play 4 Center Backs" is an all world terrible idea. Fuck me ... So Hummes is out but instead of keeping Boateng right (who was at least decent at fullback) or actually bringing in an actual, you know, fullback ...
Seriously, neither Höwedes nor Mustafi contribute anything offensively and both are struggling bad against agile wingers. So what exactly is the draw ? set pieces ? Really, banking on set pieces ?
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06-30-2014, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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That was almost there...nicely done Algeria.
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06-30-2014, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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holy shit ... Algeria is pumped. German team is looking like an empty shell out there
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06-30-2014, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Wow. Realllly poor decision by German keeper there.
Okay, didn't look AS horrible on replay. But ballsy. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-30-2014 at 03:29 PM. |
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06-30-2014, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: German fullbacks. I know he hasn't played there all season, but the German's do happen to have an aging, all world fullback currently playing DM for them. Surely he'd be better than what theyve had so far.
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06-30-2014, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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German GK cleaerly ona sweeper-keeper role for FM 14
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06-30-2014, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Incredible save(s) by Lawrence Fisburne there.
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06-30-2014, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Both teams look like they could have had scores in teh first half. Been pretty even to my mind.
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06-30-2014, 03:51 PM
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part of the issue is that, according to the coaching staff, neither Khedira nor Schweinsteiger can go 90 minutes halfway comfortably (and since Khedira came back from major knee surgery just a few weeks ago and Schweinsteiger missed considerable time in training camp, this seems valid), so if you play both then you might have 2 subs already that you have to use there. And all viable backups are out injured (Gündogan, Sven Bender and Lars Bender). So i actually understand Lahm at DM, just not that there is no trust in a guy like Großkreutz or Durm. I mean, if you nominate them, you ought to trust them. Plus, today we have 3 very similar guys with Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Kroos: Very assured on the ball, but no vertical runs, no quick passes and only marginal defensive presence. For today, i hope he does put Lahm on the back and Schweinsteiger has to tough it out. And up front, i guess Klose will come on soon for Götze, Müller will go to the right and Özil on the left. Then we turn back the clock to 2002 and hope to god that Klose has a header or 2 left in him ... I am very, very disillusioned right now  Edit: Hat goes off for what Algeria is doing though. Lots of passion, very assured on the ball and clearly having a plan how to exploit the german weaknesses.
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06-30-2014, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Question is, can Algeria keep up with that level of tempo for 90 minutes?
I have a feeling Germany is going to start getting increasingly good chances about 20-30 minutes into the second half. Algeria spent a LOT of energy there. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-30-2014 at 03:55 PM. |
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06-30-2014, 03:56 PM
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Location: TX
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awww you poor germans with your limited talent pool and no world class players getting picked on by the big bad Algerians 
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06-30-2014, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Neuer´s first half touch map:
 He is the only player with some balls here it seems...
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06-30-2014, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Just you wait. Germany's talent pool will continually dwindle, thanks to Klinsmann poaching all the talent for the US squad.
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06-30-2014, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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What a pass by Neuer ... Maybe we can play him in Midfield ?
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06-30-2014, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Heym whaddayaknow ? Lahm to the back with Mustafi (poor chap) out injured.
Now bring on Klose and do this Neuer is awesome
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06-30-2014, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Canton, OH
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Algeria with a lot of life left. Only mediocre finishing has prevented a lead here.
It seems parity has finally caught up to international soccer. This leaves only Geno Auriemma and Russ Rose entrenched in the ranks of sports royalty. Though it does seem Germany has a goal coming. This has been a surprisingly entertaining match. |
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06-30-2014, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Could someone please put Özil out of his misery ? What a terrible game and incredibly poor body language. Soft as hell ...
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06-30-2014, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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I may be late to the party on this but in case someone else hasn't heard about it, I'll share.
At least as of this afternoon (not sure when they stop), if you tweet @ussoccer with the hashtag #USMNT then they will reply to you with a U.S. "digital jersey" emblazoned with your Twitter handle on the back. I'm not exactly the biggest soccer guy around here but I really thought this was a very cool creative use of social media, well worth sharing. I'll spoiler tag it to save space, but will include a cropped version of what they reply back with.
Spoiler
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06-30-2014, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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And throw in the U.S.'s homegrown talent pool grown year-by-year. |
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06-30-2014, 04:48 PM
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Location: Decatur, GA
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Cool find!
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06-30-2014, 04:50 PM
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Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Thanks (I hoped somebody might like it). Of all things, I found out via an RT from my son's school AD (who just got back from Brazil last night). Apparently he's really gotten into the whole WC thing.
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06-30-2014, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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edit: wrong thread
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06-30-2014, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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Extra time baby!
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06-30-2014, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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UGh....sigh
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06-30-2014, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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That was a helluva goal!
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06-30-2014, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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Hopefully that'll shut the whistling fans up, it was getting right on my nerves.
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06-30-2014, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Plenty of drama here ... At least the german team manned up and fought the bad form.
Slimani just could not get his body to comply anymore, lucky for germany ... Özil of all people ... Does not change the fact that he is not a guy you can rely on in big games.
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06-30-2014, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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Dramatic goal by Germany followed by a quick strike by Algeria to make it back to a 1 goal difference. Crazy finish again!
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06-30-2014, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Shades of 2002 ...
Incredible how we went from a free flowing technical team that lacked some heart to a clumsy, slow team whose biggest asset seems to be fighting spirit.
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06-30-2014, 06:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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Sevilla 1982 here we come.
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06-30-2014, 06:40 PM
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Location: Rennes, France
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No penalty or yellow card on the action fwiw. |
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06-30-2014, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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Back to Germany. With Lahm back at wingback, this is worrying me even more, should be an exciting game to watch !
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06-30-2014, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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Well, I'll be rooting for France for the first time in this tournament.
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07-01-2014, 04:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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As expected all news here in France are again talking about Sevilla 82 and that Germany-France game.
That's my first sports memory event. We had a big family barbecue party to prepare for the game and all the kids were allowed to stay up late at night to watch the game. Good and bad memories. |
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07-01-2014, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
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ESPN announcer mentioned the "near decapitation" that will be replayed for a week until the Germany - France Quarterfinal... I was wondering what he was referencing. Thanks for the video. More details for those ignorant: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2...d-cup-history/
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Location: Chicagoland
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I remember reading somewhere that the better keepers tend to be worse at penalty shots as they overthink them, whereas statistical analysis suggests you're just better off jumping in one direction and hoping for the best. Quote:
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07-01-2014, 11:39 AM
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Location: The State of Insanity
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Wow. The swiss are taking it to Argentina
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07-01-2014, 11:43 AM
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Feel like we saw this yesterday too. Teams saying, screw it, and actually playing to make these giants defend and not just sit back in a shell. |
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07-01-2014, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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That was a pathetic attempt by the Swiss player on that breakaway a few minutes back.
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07-01-2014, 12:18 PM
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I think Di Maria might set a world cup record for most middling shots off other players' shins.
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07-01-2014, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Di Maria has been one of the most disappointing players of the tournament for me. I actually feel sorry for Messi, he is trying to be a good teammate from what I can see
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07-01-2014, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I'd say everyone on Argentina but Messi has to be mentioned in the most disappointing players of the tournament. Most of their players have looked MLS quality this tournament.
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07-01-2014, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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If we can get past Belgium, I'm not terribly afraid of either of these teams.
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07-01-2014, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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What more can Messi do? He literally put it on his teammate's foot in front of goal with nothing in between? BTW I'm in the 89th minute on the stream after Messi's little run.
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07-01-2014, 12:48 PM
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Lol, I just came here to post exactly the same thing. I wonder how much he wants to strangle his teammates after the sixth time of his passes gets lashed over the bar from distance or Di Maria tries a flashy move instead of just crossing the damn ball |
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07-01-2014, 12:51 PM
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07-01-2014, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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How bad is that Donovan Nivea commercial? And even if it wasn't awful, wouldn't you want someone who actually made it to the WC?
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07-01-2014, 01:09 PM
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Location: Seven miles up
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Pretty much exactly where I'm at too.
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07-01-2014, 01:13 PM
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Argentina literally cannot complete a cross. This team can't strike fear into anything.
Although, for as much possession as the Swiss had in the first extra time, I'm not sure that they even thought about trying to score. They seem completely content to take it to penalties, even if they're 15 yards from goal. |
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07-01-2014, 01:15 PM
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IMO, Argentina looks at lot like Portugal - 10 guys plus Messi. They didn't exactly light it up against mediocre competition in their group, and this match hasn't show much much either. But, we can argue this point ... AFTER we liberate the fuck out of Belgium. |
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