2014 World Cup thread

[LiverpoolLad]

Outlaws are here to stay. Group is blown open.

 

[Tyton]

Seriously, genes of a stem cell. Just keeps him at the same age, ever growing.

He could put on 1990 West Germany shirt and if it wasn't for the haircut, I'd have trouble telling him from his younger self, and I'm not even joking.

 

[Tyton]

Well this game was quite rewarding after miserable waste of time with Iran-Nigeria.

 

[LiverpoolLad]

Well this game was quite rewarding after miserable waste of time with Iran-Nigeria.

Definitely. Glad to see young Brooks get on the board. We are looking quite good. The group is up in the air now.

 

[Tyton]

Sweet mother of God.

This World Cup > all.

 

[Operative Y]

I'm going to say Hazard to score first and Belgium to win 2-0.

 

[Andras99]

Belgium very poor so far. Nervous?

 

[Operative Y]

Yeah, Belgium haven't played anywhere near as well as I was expecting.

 

[dasty]

Wow Belgium is so ******* awful its not even funny. How is this team the fifth hottest favourite to win the World Cup?

 

[Vanjagl]

So far Manchester United owns this WC.

 

[Operative Y]

The oak tree scored.

 

[Operative Y]

Good finish by Mertens.

 

[Aannddyy]

Surely that Nigeria game needs to be investigated for some 0-0 draw scam.. almost half an hour left and the Nigeria players were walking, everyone apart from Odemwingie & the keeper looked like they had literally no interest in winning.

My betting history is starting to look very depressing, Nigeria & Belgium letting me down

 

[iamauser]

come on Belgium. I predicted 3-1 at work. I got every match wrong yesterday and slipped out of 1st place :\

 

[Tyton]

Belgium were pretty poor when playing possession football, but on the counter they are brutal.

 

[Andras99]

On 2nd thought, maybe they just looked poor against a team that literally parked the bus.

 

[Quasit]

On 2nd thought, maybe they just looked poor against a team that literally parked the bus.

No they were mainly just poor. Played too slow.

 

[Tyton]

On 2nd thought, maybe they just looked poor against a team that literally parked the bus.

Nope, they were simply poor. Very predictable attack patterns with barely any movement. The transitions were so slow, Algerian defense could leave the stadium to bang some groupies, and they would still be back in time to set up the trenches.

 

[Aannddyy]

Belgium were pretty poor when playing possession football, but on the counter they are brutal.

They were very poor in all departments. They won because of intelligent substitutions. They're lucky they have an easy group.. Germany would tear them to pieces.

 

[dasty]

Belgium would be decimated in the playoffs if they placed second in the group, so they can only hope that their performance would improve or the other teams in the group are terrible enough. If they are that bad against Algeria, they would be having some real trouble when they face a proper team.