2014-2015 OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD (+ Brazil 2014) - Football, Soccer, Calcio, Voetball, Fútbol, Futebo

[Crat]

^^

Heart attack for nothing : )
In that case 120min went on pretty evenly. Stil not (too) sore about loss, that the way it works with penalties.

 

[lawyerdad]

The cross leading to that non-goal was a thing of beauty.

 

[the shah]

Yeah pretty much looked in during most replays too , agreed offside call was wrong but didn't matter ultimately

 

[Crat]



Yeah pretty much looked in during most replays too , agreed offside call was wrong but didn't matter ultimately

Indeed, in that case it didnt matter.
The game was a defensive masterclass from both sides though. Robben was put on a leash as you rightly state. So was Messi though (which you failed to mention ).

 

[HRoi]



Hm, I don't like it when ppl just see one side of the story and are only overly focussed on revealing one teams shortcomings. Its good to support a team but don't loose sense of objectivity.
In all fairness I don't think Arg's goal was an offside so the final result is justified.

If this is directed at me, since I have the post directly above yours, I assure you that I'm not being biased against the Netherlands. I'm saying that neither team was able to exploit the defensive scheme to create many chances.

 

[Crat]

No, not directed at you.

 

[the shah]



Indeed, in that case it didnt matter. The game was a defensive masterclass from both sides though. Robben was put on a leash as you rightly state. So was Messi though (which you failed to mention ).

yes both were subdued though i'll hand the slight edge to messi as he took on more players and he created slightly more chances, namely in 84th and at the very end. messi had 14 duels won to robben's 5, and messi recovered 5 to robben's 2. just seemed more involved. yes he was pushed out of what is the danger zone in terms of his play, but even then he was smashing past 3 or 4 players just in the wrong areas, and in that sense LVG replicated what Mourinho has been able to do to him on occasion.

Spoiler: touch maps

robben

messi

I think Kuyt deserves a lot of credit. he has one of the worst touches I've seen in a top level footballer, but his work rate and positional awareness has always been excellent, he was always a positive for liverpool in those terms, but there was a time when they relied on him for goals and that did not work well.

 

[jarude]

****. ****. crap. ass. balls. etc.

another year, another 0 for nederland. i will go watch replays van gelder calling the spain game to make myself feel better now...

 

[arnathor]

Well, it is time for me to STFU, so I will.

 

[LA Guy]

It was a fairly subdued game. I am willing to put money that all the players were thinking "First things first. Let's not get humiliated as badly as Brazil did yesterday. That would suck."

 

[HORNS]

Let me just say that the Argentina coach is awesome - standing there, not leaving the sideline, in his suit and tie, and getting as rain-soaked as the players on the field.

 

[why]

Everyone does that that I've seen.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

I really hope I'm wrong, but I fear the final is going to be a repeat of Germany's pummeling of Argentina in the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals. Has Argentina looked championship caliber in any of its games?

 

[erictheobscure]

In my typically perverse fashion, I think I'm looking forward to the third-place match more than the final

 

[Texasmade]



In my typically perverse fashion, I think I'm looking forward to the third-place match more than the final

I just want to see how Brazil reacts to being in the game after being embarrassed.