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06/07 thread will start when the new season kicks off. Until then there's still plenty of non-WC football to talk about in that thread.
I understand that Germany are the home side...but do you honestly think that they have the talent to go all the way. I don't. I think that Brazil, Agentina, England, Italy, Holland, France, Spain, and Portugal all have more talentedG.J.I said:Dragons - you obviously lack some soccer experience. Brazil, yes, are clear favourites - only on paper. When they come across a european atmosphere, history has shown that they are not as capable as they seem. By prediction is Germany, and i've put $200 on them winning, and trust me $200 is alot for me.
Hey mate.G.J.I said:Dragons - you obviously lack some soccer experience. Brazil, yes, are clear favourites - only on paper. When they come across a european atmosphere, history has shown that they are not as capable as they seem. By prediction is Germany, and i've put $200 on them winning, and trust me $200 is alot for me.
Why would such people be feeling stupid ?matt#1 said:I just watched the replay of the Australia v Liechtenstein game. We won, but it was very unconvincing indeed. I bet that all you guys who whinged about our performance against Holland now feel pretty stupid. In hindsight, the performance in that game was awesome. Hopefully Guus can fix up some of the remaining problems before the Japan game. We will be up for that one.
Rather, WC here, non-WC there. I figured that was the point of having separate threads, no ?politik said:This thread is dying... Everyone should post WC in here and leave that old football thread for dead as the 05/06 season is about over.
Trippendicular said:$200 on Germany? I'd be prepared to say goodbye to that money if I were you, Germany don't have the team to win it, and I wouldn't be surprised if the home crowd was a hindrance rather than a help, as it'll put even more pressure on their team
Yeah, they’ve been working on that whole “buying the referees” thing in the Bundesliga haven’t they. Let’s see if they can go one step further and do it on the international level. Oh, and another step further and not get caught.DRAGONZ said:The only way Germany are going to win this tournament is if the referees get paid off.
Because apart from Ballack, Podolski and Lehmann, this is possibly the worst German squad of all-time.
As much as I hate Lehmann (he is a grade- A cunt)...I have to admit that he did well for Arsenal this season...and was largely responsible for their surprising run the the Champions League final. He is not a weakness for Germany. Its the lack of quality outfield players, other than Ballack, for example (also a major cunt) that will make Germany struggle.Paragon said:Huth and Lehmann ? I think not.
Forget Germany. They might have the referees on their side...but what referee is going to be able to stop Cristiano Ronaldo from setting the tournament alight? Portugal will win the world cup. Not Germany.politik said:They didnt have the squad to do it in 2002 and they made the final. And lets not forget that home sides always have Fifa and Referees on their side.
Cisse has blistering pace but as a goal-scorer he is only semi-decent himself...so I think that Govou is a decent replacement. Did your brother, HeCtic ,give you heaps when Arsenal beat Tottenham to the final Champions League spot, Jimmy? My brother, too, is an Arsenal supporter...so he gave me hell after that FA Cup final loss. Other than that, no one else really cares about football in my family though. Do you have any other brothers that support football and might frequent this forum in the future, Jimmy? You guys both have exactly the same sense of humour .Jimmy_B said:sidney govou replaces cisse in the french squad i heard. figures, domenech is too stubborn to call back giuly, and he has personal problems with anelka and pires especially so they had to with a semi-decent player instead.
matt#1 said:Cisse has blistering pace but as a goal-scorer he is only semi-decent himself...so I think that Govou is a decent replacement. Did your brother, HeCtic ,give you heaps when Arsenal beat Tottenham to the final Champions League spot, Jimmy? My brother, too, is an Arsenal supporter...so he gave me hell after that FA Cup final loss. Other than that, no one else really cares about football in my family though. Do you have any other brothers that support football and might frequent this forum in the future, Jimmy? You guys both have exactly the same sense of humour .
The personal problems with Pires is that Domenech has an aversion to people born under the Scorpion sign.Jimmy_B said:sidney govou replaces cisse in the french squad i heard. figures, domenech is too stubborn to call back giuly, and he has personal problems with anelka and pires especially so they had to with a semi-decent player instead.
lol! he really is a crackpot if that is his only problem with Pires. What if he coached Brazil and Ronaldinho was a scorpio. Would he leave him out of his squad? Surely not. That can't be the only reason why he left Pires out. Its just not logical. Then again...either is instead including Boumsong and making Barthez first choice keeper over Coupet.:rofl:DRAGONZ said:The personal problems with Pires is that Domenech has an aversion to people born under the Scorpion sign.
He is a crackpot.