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i cant understand polands logic in playing 1 striker up front, against ecuador (no disrespect) and first game of the world cup, youve got to stamp your mark and the few times poland did get up the other end they did look promising,i think the coach got it completely wrong, but ecudors first goal was a world class header, 1st day, 2 games, and already 3 goals worthy of a top 10 goals of the tournament and 2 worthy of the best goal, hopefully the rest of the world cup pans the same way!
just watched the germany game that i taped , good shit, some nice goals..defences werent great though.
Germany were just praticising their long range shooting in the costa rica match, my jaw literally dropped when i saw frings goal...
Ecuador's defence were impressive, they've got the best defence in group A so far, they can get through the group if they keep that up
i expect a England win today but i expect also that Paraguay will surprise, Argentina and Ivory Coast will be a great game to watch
shit england already winning, damn.
england looked ok for parts of the first half. much like shit in the second. they need a holding midfielder in there. sucks that lamps or gerrard might have to be sacraficed, they both play the same roll, but neither can really play it without somebody to watch there back. personally id sit becks but i doubt that would ever happen. crouch had a couple nice peices of skill but nothing fantastic overall, owen didnt really impress.
Question for Euro soccer fans: How good is Adu?
He could play in second division in one of the major european league. He's been way overrated by nike. I guess they bet he would promote soccer in the US if he succeeded well.
pretty good from what ive read.
Another Question: Best American player is?
mcbride
Don't gotta be European to answer that one. Hes ok, good foot skills, poor game recognition. Doesn't utilize space well or make good runs. Still a bit too small too (not that small palyers can't play, there are plenty good ones alla Zola or SWP, but it looks to disadvantage him more than others).Quote:
Originally Posted by iniquity
After good play in the first half, then some crap tactical play from Sven and a biased ref in the 2nd....England still takes 3 points, it was a good thing Rio and Terry were playing well, Sven still hasn't learnt from the last world cup. The poor play would of shown the other teams that England are a less of a threat.
glad T&T drew, they did well for their strandards
Engalnd's match made me fall asleep for real.
england didnt play well today, they lucky that paraguay were so shit it was unbelievable. sweden played well and couldnt score against trinidad.
just watched argentina and ivory coast. real good match, argentina's passing was incredible, they got real good players infront of goal as well. but near the end of the game it felt like argentina couldnt be bothered anymore, reason for the pressure which ivory coast put on them. but argentina look good, i think we will see them perform against serbia, and when messi is fully fit. so far they look the best team in tournament.
about freedy adu, he is overrated, from what iv seen his not as good as the other young stars in football. doesnt come close to messi or sergio aguera. he has potential, but no way will he be a pele. i dont think him playing in the american league is gonna benefit or improve his game, its best for him to move to europe. although he wont make the tops teams or play in the first leagues. it will be best for him to be in one of the second division teams. this will give him experience of the european game and allow him to mature as a player.
Yeah man, Adu is just a marketing tool. If he were as good as he is rated, Ajax or some other european side with a world famous youth academy woulda picked him up a long time ago. One thing I don't get though, he rarely starts a game and is the highest paid player in MLS, fucked up eh?
Back to the World Cup though. England got 3 points, Paraguay didn't do enough for a point despite England failing to take the second half by the scruff of the neck. Game of the day was Argentina - Ivory Coast, what a fucking match!
Oh yeah, Carrick to Man Utd, good stuff