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El Guapo Vandal
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posted June 02, 2002 00:13
i can believe what germany did. i watched the match (twice now, actually), and the saudis were piss poor. not only, but germany couldve put a few more tallys up on the board.ballack is a good future star, as well as klose. deutschland deutschland uber alles! i dont really support them or anything, but its good to see that theyre getting back into thier form of the past. also, the denmark v uruguay game was very entertaining, and all the goals were class. i am looking forward to the england/sweden match tonight, and am watching it live on univison (spanish) rather than wait for espn to broadcast it, tape delay, tomorrow afternoon (cause ill probably have the result spoiled) its shaping up to be a good cup.
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the placebo
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posted June 02, 2002 09:46
yes it is shaping up to be a good Cup. yeah, Colonel Klink, when I posted that I hadn't read about Zidane. I'm very surprised he's sitting out because the way that group is, their next 2 matches are nothing less than vital to their hopes of advancing. I thought maybe even if he doesn't start, he can come in at halftime or around the 60th minute as a sub, but apparently not.in that Germany match, the Saudis looked like preschoolers compared to the Germans. Ballack is a really good player who sometimes goes unsung, but he is really hard-nose and gets the job done (much like the rest of the German squad). have you ever seen him in club play? he is incredible. the Argentina/Nigeria match (1:0) was alright, I hoped Batistuta would get a goal. and England/Sweden (1:1)...that was odd. England still hasn't beaten Sweden in like 35 years now. I think Croatia vs. Mexico will be a very good one, and Brazil vs. Turkey will be entertaining (except for the fact that Emerson is out for the entire tournament).
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posted June 02, 2002 23:42
i hate the argies.england was pathetic, owen was crap, vassel showed well (hope fowler plays next game) where was dyer? beckham? they did nothing. i hate the turks too. theyre filthy filthy bastards (im not racist, just a leeds fan, know football? youll know why i hate turks then) i also hope croatia wins. the mexicans (players and fans) are far too arrogant. and yes, ballacks club play is good, its just a shame hes going to bayern munchen. leverkusen isnt half as evil...
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the placebo
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posted June 07, 2002 06:37
fine World Cup this is shaping up to be...Thierry Henry with the red card against Uruguay (which I think was a bit harsh), Petit with his second yellow of the tournament, and Zidane still questionable...France may be packing their bags to head home if they can't produce a convincing win over Denmark. Senegal will likely win the group...amazing. and now that Argentina has lost to England 1-0, they have to beat Sweden to advance if England beats Nigeria, which is extremely likely. USA with the win over Portugal...if they can pull it off against Korea and Poland (which I definitely think they can) then they can win out their group and maybe even advance to the quarterfinals. so now probably the top 2 teams to win the tournament are very questionable to even make the round of 16, and the United States hopefully getting ready for a long stay in Korea...I love it.
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Colonel Klink
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posted June 08, 2002 15:27
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Originally posted by the placebo:
I got upset with France...they seem to have no leadership or flow without Zidane.
SO did I, they're all resting on their laurels and are more interested in the cash they can make off the commercials than in the game itself. quote:
also, have you heard the new "three-pronged attack" that Trapattoni is adopting for Italy's game against Croatia in the morning? I am going to have to get up and watch that game...Vieri, Totti, and Inzaghi (if he plays) up top together. could be devastating.
Yet, they lost... New experiments don't necessarily work... 
The problem with champions like Italy, France, Brazil, Argentina or Germany is that people expect a lot of them and that overwhelms their coaches with a lot of pressure. A team that's nothing to lose would make better surprise effects.
[ June 08, 2002: Message edited by: Colonel Klink ]
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posted June 11, 2002 01:34
Denmark 2, France 0what an unlucky World Cup for France. granted, they didn't play anything like the France of '98, or even the France team that won Euro 2000, but jesus h. christ, could they have been robbed any more by the posts? I liked the replay of Trezeguet's last shot that hit the crossbar and bounced straight down...he just started laughing and did a little arm motion like "did you see that? this is ridiculous" I can't believe France scored a total of 0 goals in 3 games, even without Zidane. speaking of Zizou...what a beautiful shot he had in the first half, that curling and dipping shot that beat Denmark's keeper but went wide. that was incredible. he also had about 20 brilliant passes, most of them in the first half. I hate to see a team with so much quality go home after the first round. I think out of all 3 of their games, I was most impressed with Desailly. he is a workhorse who doesn't back down from anyone. he definitely deserves to be captain. anyway...damn. I hope USA can pull off a convincing win over Poland so they can win the group. I have no doubt they will at least draw and advance. p.s... and what about Uruguay coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the first half to draw Senegal 3-3? that's pretty damn impressive, but all in vain. Senegal still advances as 2nd place. how quaint.
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El Guapo Vandal
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posted June 18, 2002 14:17
and to think i heard people saying that mcbride shouldnt start in favor of mathis... what a crock.i just hope that turkey loses, i fucking hate turkey. im pissed japan couldnt pull it off. england brasil should be great. and im not really feeling too confident about germany. theyre bigger than mexico, and play better in the air. thank god agoos is out or they wouldve toasted him. still, they may make mcbride totally ineffective (see poland) well see...
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posted June 05, 2002 09:02
