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| admirschleck |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:00
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:00
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:01
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:03
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| Lachi |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:09
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Group D was called "killer group" because of URU, ITA and ENG.
Now Costa Rica is killing them 
That referee is a disgrace. Should be wearing a blue shirt.
I think I know why European teams play so much worse then normal. The pitch quality is really bad, so they cannot anticipate the ball speed and roll as they are used to, which is really important if you want to play fast European style football.
Players who are used to improvise should be favored during this WC.
Edited by Lachi on 20-06-2014 18:37
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:37
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Amazing. I was rooting for Costa Rica here Bring it home, boys! |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:43
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Lachi wrote:
I think I know why European teams play so much worse then normal. The pitch quality is really bad, so they cannot anticipate the ball speed and roll as they are used to, which is really important if you want to play fast European style football.
Players who are used to improvise should be favored during this WC.
If that wasn't a joke, I am fairly sure that South Americans are more used to fast and more dynamic games, so it should make them more problems according to your post.
Seems like the pressure & the fact that all teams are now basically on the same quality level thanks to developement of football in all regions, countries and areas in the World, especially the poorest ones (mostly in South America) are making big problems to big teams. I like this alot. We got enough of one (couple) team dominance over all of these years.
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| MitchNL |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:51
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I'm already enjoying this World Cup  The defending world champion already knocked out, and Uruguay and Italy being beaten by Costa Rica out of all countries 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:52
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To get even better: Italy loose against Uruguay and go out of the World Cup. So only France to go of teams I hate. |
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 18:54
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Delfi Cervero will be very happy tonight. Unbelievable scenes.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 19:04
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Costa Rica 
They were great in the CONCACAF qualifications but I never thought they'd do this well. Great tactics, and its not boring as hell like Greece for an underdog team.
Edited by valverde321 on 20-06-2014 19:06
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-06-2014 19:14
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brewers90 wrote:
Delfi Cervero will be very happy tonight. Unbelievable scenes.
Thank God Delfi chose cycling and not football.
Great stuff by Costa Rica. Group of Death D and of all teams Costa Rica comes through. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Lachi |
Posted on 20-06-2014 19:24
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admirschleck wrote:
Lachi wrote:
I think I know why European teams play so much worse then normal. The pitch quality is really bad, so they cannot anticipate the ball speed and roll as they are used to, which is really important if you want to play fast European style football.
Players who are used to improvise should be favored during this WC.
If that wasn't a joke, I am fairly sure that South Americans are more used to fast and more dynamic games, so it should make them more problems according to your post.
Seems like the pressure & the fact that all teams are now basically on the same quality level thanks to developement of football in all regions, countries and areas in the World, especially the poorest ones (mostly in South America) are making big problems to big teams. I like this alot. We got enough of one (couple) team dominance over all of these years.
I have to admit that I don't watch South American club football but I cannot believe that they play like FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona or the like. They just don't have the players for that (as their best players are playing in Europe). For example look at Messi, he is used to play in Europe for years now and fails to shine on these WC pitches.
And no, I was not joking about pitch quality. They paint the grass before the game starts.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-06-2014 19:55
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Lachi wrote:
For example look at Messi, he is used to play in Europe for years now and fails to shine on these WC pitches.
Well, Messi sorta fails to shine on every World Cup pitch.
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| ruben |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:03
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Yeah, all european sides have trouble with the pitch, and netherlands score 8 goals in 2 matches. What direction of south america are they from again?
excuses.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:06
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ruben wrote:
Yeah, all european sides have trouble with the pitch, and netherlands score 8 goals in 2 matches. What direction of south america are they from again?
excuses.
Well, bringing up the Netherlands, they play a style that really would suit poor pitch conditions, but I dont buy the excuse either. Look at Germany, look at individual players that have played in europe for years doing well here. I mean, a good portion of players in the world cup play for clubs in europe whether they are in Africa, North America or South America internationally.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:18
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0 - 1, 0 - 2
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:19
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Sacre Blue
*best attempt at french ever *
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 20-06-2014 20:21
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:33
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valverde321 wrote:
ruben wrote:
Yeah, all european sides have trouble with the pitch, and netherlands score 8 goals in 2 matches. What direction of south america are they from again?
excuses.
Well, bringing up the Netherlands, they play a style that really would suit poor pitch conditions, but I dont buy the excuse either. Look at Germany, look at individual players that have played in europe for years doing well here. I mean, a good portion of players in the world cup play for clubs in europe whether they are in Africa, North America or South America internationally.
I've been watching most matches in shitty web streams, but from what I've seen the pitches have been generally good. There was even that match (can't remember which) in heavy rain, where the pitch held on pretty well.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 20-06-2014 20:41
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The curse of Salvador.
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