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World Cup Quarter Finals - Your Predicitons ?

Who's going to the semi's?

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On paper, we have two great semis...hope they're good games...we're owed some now...quarter finals were poor...four games, total of four goals

 
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The Brit said:
And that was dirk Kuyt ladies and gentleman...what a waste of space
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What is your problem with kuyt? He always works his ass off and he is a dependable player. He can be used in almost any position and he never moans.Put in a few good crosses as well, one of which should have ended up in a goal.

Ideal squad player really.

 
The least I expect a player to do at that level is work hard..against defensive opponents you need a creative player...he couldn't beat an egg, let alone a full back...like I said, he's your version of james Milner...but if you like him, nothing I say should matter...besides you should be celebrating not wasting your time worrying what I think

 
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Germany v Argentina for me , a chance for Messi to equal Maradona in leading an average side to victory against the Germans.

 
Bluehatter said:
Doing your best liverpool fan impression there brit?
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Can understand the stick I'm getting for saying that, but if people really want to keep banging the drum that this World Cup is the best they've ever seen, then surely a holland v Argentina semi is what they want to see...said many times Costa Rica defended great and should be proud

 
Good luck to LVG grinding out 0-0 draws next season, no penalty shootouts there .

 
World Cup, what World Cup.....?

All I know is that once again an england team failed to deliver in a very big way.

In 2010 we scraped 5 points with 2 goals in 3 games before being found out and hammered 4-1 in the next round. Fast forward to 2014 and we again score 2 goals in 3 games, this time finishing bottom of the group with just 1 point. No welcome home lads, you slunk back into the country in a shroud of secrecy.

In the meantime most of the usual suspects are still out in Brazil slugging it out for the biggest prize of all. Disillusioned with our national team..?   Absolutely.

 
it's down to the fact that the dutch are amazing penalty takers.  Krul did nothing that the first keeper wouldn't have done (likely) 

 
MANoWAR said:
it's down to the fact that the dutch are amazing penalty takers.  Krul did nothing that the first keeper wouldn't have done (likely) 
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You mean apart from dive the right way each and every time?

It's okay to praise LVG, it won't hurt. The Costa Rican players studied and prepared for Cilessen, changing that would have messed with their heads and made them panic. You could even see them discussing it on the sidelines, they were well prepared and fair play to them for pulling it off cause it could have gone tits up.

 
As I said, down to the brilliance of the players. Holland would have got through regardless of what keeper there was. LVG is a tactical genius after winning on pens against the lowest ranked team in the competition? Bloody hell. 

Who's to say that original goalkeeper wouldnt have done better/just as good? Also if he's such a tactical genius how did he not get them through Costa Rica without penalties (with the referees help of course, Costa Rica should have had 2 penalties.

Not able to agree with any of that. :\ 

 
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As I said, down to the brilliance of the players. Holland would have got through regardless of what keeper there was. LVG is a tactical genius after winning on pens against the lowest ranked team in the competition? Bloody hell. 

Who's to say that original goalkeeper wouldnt have done better/just as good? Also if he's such a tactical genius how did he not get them through Costa Rica without penalties (with the referees help of course, Costa Rica should have had 2 penalties.)
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You can't give the credit to the players and then in the same breath place the blame on LVG for those very same players not winning the game in normal time. No, he's being called a tactical genius for making a game changing decision that most managers would not have had the balls to make.

Cilessen has never saved a penatly in his career, based on factual evidence rather than what if's I think it's pretty safe to say he would not have done better.

Let's not talk about referees, if any team in the entire competition should feel hard done by in regards to penalties not being given then it's Holland.

 
Remodez said:
You can't give the credit to the players and then in the same breath place the blame on LVG for those very same players not winning the game in normal time. No, he's being called a tactical genius for making a game changing decision that most managers would not have had the balls to make.

Cilessen has never saved a penatly in his career, based on factual evidence rather than what if's I think it's pretty safe to say he would not have done better.

Let's not talk about referees, if any team in the entire competition should feel hard done by in regards to penalties not being given then it's Holland.
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What makes you so sure it was a game changing decision? Do you seriously think had they kept the original keeper then Holland wouldn't have gone through? 

And why not? the ability to take a pen =\= the ability to win a game over 90ms + ET. Costa Rica are the lowest rank team in the competition -- if he is such a tactical genius then why didn't they win it normally? A team with the likes of RVP, Robben, Sneijder and the like aren't able to do so? 

And Krul only saved 2 pens out of 20. Hardly brilliant himself is he?

Doesn't matter. We're talking about this game in that Costa Rica should've had penalties. They get them as they should do then LVG would be criticised

Again, it was down to the fact the all the players are very good at taking penalties. They should easily get most of the credit -- not LVG for making a sub that made little difference from what would have happened. 

edit: actually, can't be bothered to carry this on. 

 
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I can't believe he uproar regarding The krill substitution.. van gal did what he thought was best for his team. All there is to it.

As for The semi final and negative football etc I'm with brit On this one.. credit to Costa rica, defended well and did what they had to do to have a chance and I'm The first to defend a good defensive display but in a world cup semifinal I want to see The best players and The best teams going for it, good in defence and attack.

The so called minows have done well in The past playing more balanced football, Bulgaria, Croatia, etc..

 
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