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From: Jellore on 11 Jun 2010 04:38 On Jun 11, 6:18 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote: > Jellore wrote: > > On Jun 11, 8:49 am, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote: > >> Mehdi wrote: > >>> FRANCE > >>> have rarely convinced under Domenech, they scraped through to the > >>> finals thanks to Henry's cheating > > >> As you ought to know, Given, the Irish keeper cheated ( took Anelka > >> dowen in > >> the box) minutes before Henry handled the > >> ball:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_vo8OwMBTs > > >> Time for new glasses for Mehdi ... > > > You must be only person in the world who feels this way. The > > embarassment on Henry's face at the end of the game said it all. I > > assume you are just trolling. > > YOur interpretation of the look on Henry's face against the clear evidence > of Given cheating in the video? ROTFL I think you are the one who is > trolling.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - As opposed to the clear evidence of Henry handling the ball, not once but twice? You having a laugh mate, unfortunately for you no one else is.
From: Bob on 11 Jun 2010 08:46 Jellore wrote: > On Jun 11, 6:18 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote: >> Jellore wrote: >>> On Jun 11, 8:49 am, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote: >>>> Mehdi wrote: >>>>> FRANCE >>>>> have rarely convinced under Domenech, they scraped through to the >>>>> finals thanks to Henry's cheating >> >>>> As you ought to know, Given, the Irish keeper cheated ( took Anelka >>>> dowen in >>>> the box) minutes before Henry handled the >>>> ball:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_vo8OwMBTs >> >>>> Time for new glasses for Mehdi ... >> >>> You must be only person in the world who feels this way. The >>> embarassment on Henry's face at the end of the game said it all. I >>> assume you are just trolling. >> >> YOur interpretation of the look on Henry's face against the clear >> evidence of Given cheating in the video? ROTFL I think you are the >> one who is trolling.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > As opposed to the clear evidence of Henry handling the ball, not once > but twice? You having a laugh mate, unfortunately for you no one else > is. You should really pay attention to what people are saying before you reply. I am not denying that Henry handled the ball. He handled the ball minutes after Given blatantly brought Anelka down in the box. Both teams cheated.
From: Gabbage on 11 Jun 2010 10:01 On Jun 10, 6:37 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > GROUP A > > MEXICO > > Given their massive population, given football or soccer which is an > ENGLISH word before any of you morons complain is that nation's #1 sport > to say the quality of the players Mexico have produced is poor is a > gross understatement. Yet they are a team that reliably makes the second round in every tournament. You can't measure the strength of a team solely by the number and quality of players they send to Europe. > GROUP B > > ARGENTINA > > Key Players : Samuel, Veron, Messi It seems madness to me that a team can contest a World Cup with three central midfielders. There are dozens of formations in use in the modern game, but not one I'm aware of that features less than two central midfielders. What if one of them gets injured? Does Maradona intend to never substitute his central players? > NIGERIA > > When Lars Largerback resigned after failing to take Sweden to the World > Cup football fans could have been forgiven for thinking they saw the > last of this tedious man and his tedious, suffocating brand of football. > That's when the idiots at the Nigerian FA stepped in. Largerback seems > an incredible choice for a squad with pace and power on the wings and in > attack but no flair in midfield, no flair was the Largerback trademark. > Nigeria's second group game against Greece, which could possibly be one > of the worst World Cup games of all time, may well determine which of > the two teams, if any, join Argentina in the last 16. > > Key Players : Yobo, Odemwingie, Martins > Prospects : Quarter-Finals As far as I'm aware, Martins doesn't start. That tells you all you need to know about the team - when a squad's obvious strength is the quality of its strikers, and only one of them starts, it can only mean they have no one who can provide them with chances. This team is as likely to finish last as they are to finish second, IMO. > GROUP C > > ENGLAND > > The euphoria that followed qualification has all but disappeared with > fans and experts resigned to another quarter-final exit. The big name > players that broke their balls to impress their new no nonsense coach > have become complacent in the knowledge that their spots are safe after > Capello discarded the likes of Young, Agbonlahor, Johnson and Bent - > players that should have been in line for a starting spot. Thus little > has changed over previous regimes and England will line up with the same > old faces that failed under SGE and McClaren. The brittle King comes in > as a replacement for the equally brittle Ferdinand. The other starting > centre-back, Terry, has had an awful season every bit as bad on the > pitch as he did off it. Carragher is well past his best and Upson was > never anything more than a mediocre defender. Joe Cole, who is still > waiting to realise his potential at 29, will probably line-up on the > left side of midfield while the failed Gerrard and Lampard combination > continue in the middle. Even more depressing/distressing is the prospect > of anti-footballer Heskey playing alongside Rooney in attack. On the > plus side Ashley Cole is the best left-back in the World and if Rooney > can regain the form he showed before injury he can take England deep > into the competition with Serbia potentially the only serious obstacle > in the way of a semi-final place. > > Key Players : Ashley Cole, Lennon, Rooney > Prospects : Semi-Finals I think picking Heskey over more obviously gifted goalscorers is actually brave management. This team is designed to get the best of Rooney and Gerrard, both of whom have been excellent under Capello. Heskey occupies the centerbacks and gives more talented players the space they need to shine. As much as I love his gangly elegance, Crouch can't do that because of his comparative lack of mobility and his tendency to play deep. > SERBIA > > Only Brazil have a better back four than Serbia. Vidic has long been > established as a World Class defence and only injuries have prevented > him from succeeding Nesta as the best defender of his generation. Vidic > is flanked by a full back pairing the eveny of World football, both > Ivanovic and Kolarov are strong defensively and going forward. Ivanovic > is a threat in the air while Kolarov has gunpowder in his left foot. > Nedved look-a-like Krasic is the teams standout midfielder and on the > verge of a big move and Liverpool bound Jovanovic, who scored five goals > in eight qualyfying games occupies the other flank. If the rest of the > team was as good as Serbia's defence they'd be in with a real shot of > getting to the semi-finals but alas Stankovic's best days are behind him > and strikers Pantelic and the giant Zigic aren't exactly prolific. If > Serbia can overcome their stagefright they could give England some > serious problems in the last 16.
From: Google Beta User on 11 Jun 2010 10:05 On Jun 11, 10:01 am, Gabbage <gabb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Heskey occupies the centerbacks and gives more talented players the > space they need to shine. I'm going to scream.
From: JK on 11 Jun 2010 10:37
Google Beta User wrote: > On Jun 11, 10:01 am, Gabbage <gabb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Heskey occupies the centerbacks and gives more talented players the >> space they need to shine. > > I'm going to scream. :) |