2014 World Cup Finals - Part Two

[Don Wassall]

The first thread on this topic was closed because of its size. Breaking huge threads into parts makes them a little easier to navigate and read.

Post away!

 

[frederic38]

colombia's best player james rodriguez:

But it has been at this summer’s World Cup where the midfielder has glided from precocious talent to global star. Back in Colombia few are surprised.Consecutive man-of-the-match performances against Greece and Ivory Coast helped Colombia brush aside the lassitude that swamped the country’s World Cup preparations after injury to their talismanic striker Falcao.
Balanced, intelligent and technically gifted, Rodríguez has been the drive and vision behind Colombia. And it’s not just as a creative force where Rodríguez has been one of the tournament’s standout players. With three goals he is already Colombia’s all-time top goalscorer at a World Cup finals.
Credit must also go to the sagacious Pékerman whose faith in the young star has allowed Rodríguez to truly blossom. One of the first decisions the Argentinian coach made upon taking the Colombia job in 2012 was to hand Rodríguez the No10 shirt; Carlos “El Pibe†Valderrama’s No10 shirt. It was a huge gamble for a player still only 20.

http://www.theguardian.com/football...mbia-football-superstar-world-cup-2014-brazil


colombia's best player is non-black

i can't wait to see brazil - chile
chile is superior to brazil in every area except freekicks and corner kicks :icon_eek:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

He's shi* indeed:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

colombia's best player james rodriguez:




http://www.theguardian.com/football...mbia-football-superstar-world-cup-2014-brazil

Yes,he has scored in every game in the WC,so far:



Versus Greece:

Versus Ivory Coast:

Versus Japan:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

i can't wait to see brazil - chile
chile is superior to brazil in every area except freekicks and corner kicks :icon_eek:

Yes,Vargas,Arnguiz,Sanchez,Medel and Vidal will rip Brazil apart,I feel.

 

[PamelaOC]

From a caste perspective, Chile isn't that much better than Brazil, but I'll be rooting for them because the constant Brazilian hype gets on my nerves. I really liked that "Myth of Pele" article.

 

[frederic38]

Yes,he has scored in every game in the WC,so far:

and that's without colombia's main star player falcao (another non black player) who is injured

 

[frederic38]

From a caste perspective, Chile isn't that much better than Brazil, but I'll be rooting for them because the constant Brazilian hype gets on my nerves. I really liked that "Myth of Pele" article.

yes
and chile has (almost) no black players
they are a mix of white and amerindian
we didn't address the neymar hype yet either but it's already out of control after scoring against extremely weak teams or from a gifted penalty

 

[Matra2]

It would be hilarious if the Brazilians got knocked out early. I'll be cheering for Chile and, of course, the heroic Uruguayans against the Columbians. According to Wikipedia Columbia is only 10% black. There seems to be some Caste nonsense going on with them and Ecuador.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

According to Wikipedia Columbia is only 10% black.

:icon_eek:


The team has only three non-blacks!

 

[ThePhilosopher]

we didn't address the neymar hype yet either but it's already out of control after scoring against extremely weak teams or from a gifted penalty

Yes,don't even get me started on Neymar!


You know that the hype is getting out of hand,when this is brandished as one of the goals of the tournament:

.....instead of what it really is - a black goalkeeper at 'work'.

 

[frederic38]

if colombia wins against uruguay it will be the first time they go in quarter finals i think
and they have won only 1 copa america, when they hosted it
not very impressive for a big south american country, especially compared with the tiny country that uruguay is

 

[ThePhilosopher]

if colombia wins against uruguay it will be the first time they go in quarter finals i think
and they have won only 1 copa america, when they hosted it
not very impressive for a big south american country, especially compared with the tiny country that uruguay is

The reason for their regular under-performance can be attributed to the number of blacks they have .

 

[frederic38]

The reason for their regular under-performance can be attributed to the number of blacks they have .

especially if blacks are only 10% of their population

 

[Liverlips]

From a caste perspective, Chile isn't that much better than Brazil, but I'll be rooting for them because the constant Brazilian hype gets on my nerves. I really liked that "Myth of Pele" article.

I strongly disagree. Chile is almost all white and mestizo where Brazil is a jumble (though less black than usual). I also see Chile winning though the refs may well help out Brazil again (as usual). As for Uruguay I see them as a possible win - would have been closer with Suarez. Maybe we will see more of Forlan?

 

[frederic38]

I strongly disagree. Chile is almost all white and mestizo where Brazil is a jumble (though less black than usual). I also see Chile winning though the refs may well help out Brazil again (as usual). As for Uruguay I see them as a possible win - would have been closer with Suarez. Maybe we will see more of Forlan?

forlan's current level is a mystery because he hasn't played in a real league in the past years
he is in pre-retirement

 

[BoxingSpecialist2]

Does anyone know why so many seats are empty at the matches in this World Cup? I've watched many of the matches in this year's Cup and in many matches you can easily notice entire sections of empty seats. Totally vacant. In the Switzerland-Ecuador match for example it seemed the stadium was at a generous 66% capacity. In many other group matches we've seen empty seats. Was this Cup poorly marketed? Or fans have no interest in traveling to Brazil?

 

[Matra2]

forlan's current level is a mystery because he hasn't played in a real league in the past years
he is in pre-retirement

One of his strengths is his ability to score from long distances during both open play and free kicks. Surely age does not affect that ability, no? They should at least put him on in the second half when the defenders aren't as fresh.

 

[Matra2]

Does anyone know why so many seats are empty at the matches in this World Cup? I've watched many of the matches in this year's Cup and in many matches you can easily notice entire sections of empty seats. Totally vacant. In the Switzerland-Ecuador match for example it seemed the stadium was at a generous 66% capacity. In many other group matches we've seen empty seats. Was this Cup poorly marketed? Or fans have no interest in traveling to Brazil?

It is expensive to get to Brazil. Very few English, German, and Italian supporters made the trip compared to normal. Few Europeans - the richest fans - being there is probably the reason. Apparently USA fans are the most numerous of all. I question that. I think Chileans and Argentinians are the best represented of the foreign countries.

 

[frederic38]

One of his strengths is his ability to score from long distances during both open play and free kicks. Surely age does not affect that ability, no? They should at least put him on in the second half when the defenders aren't as fresh.

and his intelligence
he always makes the good pass
without him and suarez i don't see how can uruguay give the ball to cavani
they will rely on the fullbacks/wingers probably

 

[Matra2]

Why was that not a yellow card for Fernandinho? Oh right, it's Brazil.

 

[Liverlips]

Why was that not a yellow card for Fernandinho? Oh right, it's Brazil.

Of course. Why, everybody knows only they can play "the beautiful game," right?

 

[Matra2]

I was just thinking these Chileans haven't produced a single scoring opportunity. Then a black defender came to the rescue. Marcelo passed it straight to Alexis Sanchez in the box.:biggrin1:

Edit: I'm wrong. It was the not so incredible Hulk. lol

 

[frederic38]

I was just thinking these Chileans haven't produced a single scoring opportunity. Then a black defender came to the rescue. Marcelo passed it straight to Alexis Sanchez in the box.:biggrin1:

Edit: I'm wrong. It was the not so incredible Hulk. lol

don't worry marcelo was just as guilty as him
he had to move forward after the throw in
incredible mistake

 

[frederic38]

as expected brazil scored from a free-kick or corner kick
on every corner kick/freekick the chilean defence and goalkeeper look comically vulnerable

but otherwise chile is dangerous and they could really beat brazil
i hope valdivia come in