International Friendlies Thread

I only saw the first half but one (or perhaps both) of the Benders kept giving the ball away. they were good defensively though.

debaser wrote:I only saw the first half but one (or perhaps both) of the Benders kept giving the ball away. they were good defensively though.

OK, fair enough. I only saw some parts of the game. So I can't say too much. I think one Bender at a time is okay for defence stability if needed. I'm thinking on crucial knockout games when leading for example.

mongrel hawk wrote:Brazil 2-1 Chile.

@Fey

I also thought Colombia still lacks objectivity when attacking. Too much passing around for little action. A bit like African teams.

I thought they were downright poor, they impressed me against Belgium and other teams. But yesterday they acted like an African team indeed with their harsh tackles. SA teams always play hard against Holland.

Fey wrote:

mongrel hawk wrote:Brazil 2-1 Chile.

@Fey

I also thought Colombia still lacks objectivity when attacking. Too much passing around for little action. A bit like African teams.

I thought they were downright poor, they impressed me against Belgium and other teams. But yesterday they acted like an African team indeed with their harsh tackles. SA teams always play hard against Holland.

In the last WC, Holland did true violence against Brazil, reminding me of the Uruguay of old times.

Not been a great night for our fucko friends from South America, cept for Brazil.

Romania vs Argentina 0-0
Austria vs Uruguay 1-1
Colombia vs Tunisia 1-1
Germany vs Chile 1-0
Australia vs Ecuador 3-3

UEFA to get rid of international friendlies (at least within Europe):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/10722834/England-ready-to-play-in-new-Nations-League-as-revolutionary-Uefa-plan-earns-unanimous-backing.html

Where are all the people who think international football is the best thing since sliced bread (apart from toasters of course)   

It sounds to me like they want this to be the long term replacement of the european championships, I don't like it, it won't be as good, and Platini is a twat.

Anyone worried about their national team's performances going into the world cup, it could be worse you could be a fan of Greece, last 3 games:
Wed 05/03/14 FRI Greece 0 - 2 Korea Republic
Sat 31/05/14 FRI Portugal 0 - 0 Greece
Wed 04/06/14 FRI Greece 0 - 0 Nigeria

Apparently they are happy and their preparation is going well

So Greece have drawn their last two games against World Cup opposition, one against the world no.3? Clearly they should be horrified ahead of their group with no obvious star team

Yeah they're playing decent sides to be fair, look at the Dutch playing Wales B, what's the point of that?

Kimbo wrote:Yeah they're playing decent sides to be fair, look at the Dutch playing Wales B, what's the point of that?

At this stage, I think it's the better thing to do. These friendlies are more training sessions really. You don't need tests now, you need a bit of training to begin the WC alright.

mongrel hawk wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Yeah they're playing decent sides to be fair, look at the Dutch playing Wales B, what's the point of that?

At this stage, I think it's the better thing to do. These friendlies are more training sessions really. You don't need tests now, you need a bit of training to begin the WC alright.

Then why have friendlies at all? Why not just play an intrasquad game?

Kimbo wrote:

mongrel hawk wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Yeah they're playing decent sides to be fair, look at the Dutch playing Wales B, what's the point of that?

At this stage, I think it's the better thing to do. These friendlies are more training sessions really. You don't need tests now, you need a bit of training to begin the WC alright.

Then why have friendlies at all? Why not just play an intrasquad game?

Money? Sponsors, tickets, TV,,,

Joe Allen is Welsh...damn never knew that, already wondered why he wasnt in the England squad.

That tiny nation produces good footballers.

Lampard -   

Allez les rouges wrote:So Greece have drawn their last two games against World Cup opposition, one against the world no.3? Clearly they should be horrified ahead of their group with no obvious star team

So the Coca Cola rankings mean something now? Greece are better than England, Belgium, Netherlands, Chile and France?

Greece have a good defence but I was more pointing out that they hadn't scored a goal in 3 games, and apparently barely look like scoring. They kept a clean sheet against 2 teams who don't have much in attack Cronaldo was out for Portugal's and one of Nigeria's strikers is Shola Amoebi. But in both games they created very few chances. Even Scotland managed to score 2 against Nigeria, and could have had more.

It's six of one and half a dozen of the other I guess, depending on your perspective – from a German point of view I would prefer a 0-0 or two

Hey look. Proof that not all the Dutch are massive cock smokers like Fey


"Dutch fans at Wales game thank 146 Welsh soldiers who died liberating Hertogenbosch from Nazis in WW2"

We thank the Germans everyday for our new inner city!

Also, you illiterate Elliot Rodger, did you knew more Dutch people died of English bombs in ww2 compared to German bombs. All came from English planes landed north of London..every Spurs game thousands of Dutch survivors are watching awaiting for an apology. It never came.

Wow, how pathetic are the Argentinians.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27383488

Kimbo wrote:Wow, how pathetic are the Argentinians.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27383488

OK - let me make this clear. This is not the players. This is the pathetic government which is in turmoil (inflation at over THIRTY PERCENT FOR FUCK'S SAKE) reverting to its old trick of bringing up the Falklands to try and rouse some nationalism in order to occlude their failings.

It is embarrassing that they are using the football team as their puppets in this pathetic propaganda campaign, and a part of me wants Argentina to lose in the WC so the players cannot be exploited for the gain of the corrupt Kirchner autocracy.

I'm sure the players didn't come up with the idea, but they did what they did. A South Korean player was banned for 2 games for holding up a similar sign at the Olympics.

Kimbo wrote:I'm sure the players didn't come up with the idea, but they did what they did. A South Korean player was banned for 2 games for holding up a similar sign at the Olympics.

It's not even the players holding up the sign! The fucking government tells AFA to get the stupid fucking ballboys to run onto the field at the team photo and do that ffs. Half the players look embarrassed (look at Marcos Rojo ffs!).

Peru U15 winning Gold in a formidable field of Participating nations:
Korea Republic, Cape Verde Islands, Peru, Iceland, Honduras, Vanuatu


http://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/news/newsid=2428287/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top


Congrats. Big success for them little Inca Warriors Puro.

Czech Rep. Vs USA zzzzzzzzz

0-1 US Bedoya

Germany losing 0 - 2 to Argentina. Aguero and Lamela with fine goals. German defence all over the place.

TheCrazy58 wrote:Germany losing 0 - 2 to Argentina. Aguero and Lamela with fine goals. German defence all over the place.

but they all sang the anthem

nice to see Lamela has decided to exist this season.

Gomez is just cursed in the Mannschaft.