World Cup Fever!!! - Page 25

HomeInMyShoes · 07-11-2014, 10:52 AM

Haha. Unfortunately even when the players know its ludicrous its often what they have to do to get a call. Get a second official FIFA so calls can be more consistent and you might be able to remove a lot of this.

It will of course take time. you don't change decades of in-grained learning and coaching overnight. I'd say we need changes and at least three generations of footballers to clean it up.

desertblues · 07-12-2014, 04:29 PM

There is some justice left in the world...Netherlands 2-0 against Brazil.

Edit: early days yet....

desertblues · 07-12-2014, 05:50 PM

3-0

Bilbo1967 · 07-12-2014, 06:10 PM

Well done to the Netherlands. A well deserved win.

desertblues · 07-12-2014, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Well done to the Netherlands. A well deserved win.

Thank you, they did a good job. Even the Brazilian fans applauded them.

( and there was a bad referee

)

BuyMore · 07-12-2014, 07:38 PM

The Netherlands totally deserves winning. Congrats!

Billi · 07-13-2014, 02:18 AM

Yes, congratulation!

There are too many Luis Suarez jokes on the net that maybe it's already bad style to add another, but I really like this one:

doubleshuffle · 07-13-2014, 02:49 AM

^ Nice.

Congrats, Netherlands! A worthy third!!

desertblues · 07-13-2014, 04:55 AM

Thanks all for the congrats.

We should be able to win a Worldcup, as we have been in the semi-finals 10 times (and there are many big football countries who cannot say the same.....

)
And in the international teams there is many a football player foreign or Dutch who plays/ed in a Dutch team. Football is a good export product of our country. And several in this team are from great clubs as Bayern München and such. The coach Louis van Gaal is going to Manchester United next week.

Salgueiros · 07-13-2014, 06:39 AM

My prediction for the final: 3-3 in the end of regular time, no goal in extra time, and then Germany wins after a penalty shootout.

Salgueiros · 07-13-2014, 06:42 AM

Netherlands have good players, but they rarely have a good team. They most of the time seem to fall out with each other for mysterious reasons at the most inconvenient timing. Another thing that is typical of the Dutch is that they provide amazing shows and sometimes goal fests and then the next game, they lose. Weird. Maybe psychological?

A fun fact about the Dutch is that they always lose against Portugal. I don't remember a game we lost to them. Just in the World Cup, final phase and qualifiers, we played 16 games, and won 7 and lost only 1, the rest being ties. I like to think we are their kryptonite

.

desertblues · 07-13-2014, 11:13 AM

The Netherlands had a good team this time, as for the previous times this wasn't always the case; too big egos.
I think Germany will win with 1-0; they're such a good organised football machine ( we would have lost to them, like in 1974 anyway......I watched that game in Switzerland, together with a German woman called Schwester Brunhilde, somewhere in a dinghy room where we both were on call....).

Barcey · 07-13-2014, 05:26 PM

What a goal!!!

Barcey · 07-13-2014, 05:45 PM

Congratulations Germany, enjoy the celebration. Well played.

Bilbo1967 · 07-13-2014, 05:48 PM

Yes. Well done to Germany. Over the course of the whole tournament I think that they were the best team and deserve the win. Really well taken goal to win it as well.

07-12-2014, 04:29 PM	#362
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	There is some justice left in the world...Netherlands 2-0 against Brazil. Edit: early days yet.... Last edited by desertblues; 07-12-2014 at 04:35 PM.

07-13-2014, 02:18 AM	#367
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Yes, congratulation! There are too many Luis Suarez jokes on the net that maybe it's already bad style to add another, but I really like this one: Attached Thumbnails

07-13-2014, 04:55 AM	#369
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Thanks all for the congrats. We should be able to win a Worldcup, as we have been in the semi-finals 10 times (and there are many big football countries who cannot say the same.....) And in the international teams there is many a football player foreign or Dutch who plays/ed in a Dutch team. Football is a good export product of our country. And several in this team are from great clubs as Bayern München and such. The coach Louis van Gaal is going to Manchester United next week.

07-13-2014, 06:42 AM	#371
Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	Netherlands have good players, but they rarely have a good team. They most of the time seem to fall out with each other for mysterious reasons at the most inconvenient timing. Another thing that is typical of the Dutch is that they provide amazing shows and sometimes goal fests and then the next game, they lose. Weird. Maybe psychological? A fun fact about the Dutch is that they always lose against Portugal. I don't remember a game we lost to them. Just in the World Cup, final phase and qualifiers, we played 16 games, and won 7 and lost only 1, the rest being ties. I like to think we are their kryptonite . Last edited by Salgueiros; 07-13-2014 at 06:59 AM.

07-13-2014, 05:48 PM	#375
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Yes. Well done to Germany. Over the course of the whole tournament I think that they were the best team and deserve the win. Really well taken goal to win it as well. Last edited by Bilbo1967; 07-13-2014 at 05:50 PM.

07-11-2014, 10:52 AM	#361
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Haha. Unfortunately even when the players know its ludicrous its often what they have to do to get a call. Get a second official FIFA so calls can be more consistent and you might be able to remove a lot of this. It will of course take time. you don't change decades of in-grained learning and coaching overnight. I'd say we need changes and at least three generations of footballers to clean it up.

07-12-2014, 05:50 PM	#363
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	3-0

07-12-2014, 06:10 PM	#364
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Well done to the Netherlands. A well deserved win.

07-12-2014, 07:38 PM	#366
BuyMore Lurker extraordinaire Posts: 4,264 Karma: 555971070 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: GMT +8 Device: iPad 3, iPad Mini 4	The Netherlands totally deserves winning. Congrats!

07-13-2014, 02:49 AM	#368
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,925 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	^ Nice. Congrats, Netherlands! A worthy third!!

07-13-2014, 06:39 AM	#370
Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	My prediction for the final: 3-3 in the end of regular time, no goal in extra time, and then Germany wins after a penalty shootout.

07-13-2014, 11:13 AM	#372
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	The Netherlands had a good team this time, as for the previous times this wasn't always the case; too big egos. I think Germany will win with 1-0; they're such a good organised football machine ( we would have lost to them, like in 1974 anyway......I watched that game in Switzerland, together with a German woman called Schwester Brunhilde, somewhere in a dinghy room where we both were on call....).

07-13-2014, 05:26 PM	#373
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	What a goal!!!

07-13-2014, 05:45 PM	#374
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Congratulations Germany, enjoy the celebration. Well played.

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