World Cup 2010 Thread

[Herr Matzat]

I am pritty shure these players are among the most hated ones wen it comes to Joachim Löw. Actualy Frings and Kevvvviiin playerd a pritty good Season, another player that was not called up for no apperent reason would be Kießling, but i belive he is in by now. I missed yesterdays game because of eurovision.

But it´s fun, it will be like a B-Team fighting for the world cup, theres still a bunch of Ideots playing but i might actualy be able to root for them caus they are usualy "just" the second choise.

[EddieG]

I know your English usually isn't 100% .. but have you been drinking tonight Matzat?

It's a shame, I do secretly support Germany a little bit due to having a German granddad and everything so it's a shame.

[The Quasi Juice]

So by now the fifth german squad member injured himself in the past weeks. (this dos not include the tragic death of Robert Enke earlyer this season) Ad to that that our coach did not call up some of the best rated Bundesliga Players of the past Season and he either has to "win" this thing to be a legend and the smartest guy ever or he will be chased out of the country.

Heiko Westermann

Michael Ballack

Christian Träsch

René Adler (first Team National Goaly)

Simon Rolfes (was suposed to replace Ballack, i belive)

There are still a cupple of weeks left, let´s see if we loose even more players.

I see two important players. Träsch would probably not have played anyway. Adler was dubbed first goalie but is there really a lot of difference between him and Neuer and Wiese? Rolfes....meh, Germany still has replacements. Schweinsteiger to become the leader of the team instead of Ballack. To say you're going with a B-Team is really a stretch.

[9 to 5]

ESPN Bracket

Pretty nice and easy bracket here to make picks on. I made an EWB group as well.

Group Name: EWB

Password: EWB

I'd also agree with any man that says that Spain will take it all this year.

In.

[Dont Fear The Reaper]

At the rate that they're going through players they might have to call up Kevin Kuryani

Clearly it also means that Sean Dundee will get his long awaited call up to the German WC Squad

[METALMAN]

Odds of 14/1 on both Germany and Italy is quite tempting.

[Farmer Reil]

I am sure Frings will be called up now.

Nah, he's only a frings player at Bremen.

Why is everyone writing off Argentina? They're clearly going to win the Argentina-Brazil final...

[nabeel]

I have a Netherlands vs Ivory Coast final.

Too much orange.

[METALMAN]

Got Ivory Coast and Ghana in this sweepstakes thing I'm doing. Waste of a fiver.

[Crybaby Bunting]

I am sure Frings will be called up now.

Nah, he's only a frings player at Bremen.

Why is everyone writing off Argentina? They're clearly going to win the Argentina-Brazil final...

He's not that good now, some could say that Frings aren't how they used to be.

Edited June 2, 2010 by The General

[METALMAN]

nah...Frings can only get better

[Farmer Reil]

He might be 33, but I still say that Frings can only get better.

Edit: Balls to you, tlmn.

Edited June 2, 2010 by Farmer Reil

[therockbox]

I am sure Frings will be called up now.

Nah, he's only a frings player at Bremen.

Why is everyone writing off Argentina? They're clearly going to win the Argentina-Brazil final...

[brenchill]

Argentina have a brilliant team, they are solid throughout. But sadly they probably couldn't have a worse manager.

And here comes the routine complaints about the ball from goalkeepers. Seriously, every tournament we get this.

[Farmer Reil]

Oh yeah... him. Forgot that. Shit.

As for the ball, you'd have thought by this point in their careers goalkeepers would be used to them. After all, it's kind of their job to pay close attention to them every match. >.<

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Actually, I haven't seen one person say a good thing about the ball yet. It's not just the keepers, the majority of players are calling it horrendous. I'm sure they'd know too, as they're the ones who are playing with it. Why they cant just use a god damn normal ball nowadays is beyond me.

[HailtotheYo]

It'd be one thing if there were this rash of complaints before now ... but all of a sudden a month out we're getting them.

that's what I think is bullshit.

[brenchill]

A ball is a ball at the end of the day. I know some may be lighter than others but I'm sure it can only be either heavier or lighter by a fractional margin.

[therockbox]

It'd be one thing if there were this rash of complaints before now ... but all of a sudden a month out we're getting them.

that's what I think is bullshit.

The players have only just started using it, haven't they?

[9 to 5]

When Maradona plans to play a team with four centre backs, I couldn't back a mental team like that at all.