Almost as terrible as the ITV commentary. Jesus, they're meant to be impartial, not slagging Uruguay off every second. No wonder the people there think the media blame Suarez for everything and that there's a witch hunt. Absolutely pathetic. Oh, and it's Ha-mez, not James - is it that hard to say?
Cavini, again, was useless. Biggest waste of space since Paul Konchesky (I still wake up in cold sweats about him).
"Oh smeg. What the smegging smegs he smegging done? He's smegging killed me."
England, Italy, Uruguay have all been terrible, okay Uruguay did OK against England but we were inept. Colombia deserve to be in the quaters, I think it'll be a very good game, neither team will sit back, hopefully. Loving this world cup, 2010 was fairly cruddy.
Agreed, it's been a real step up. I think it's great that so many teams are playing fast attacking football.
I suppose I better write down my predictions for today's matches in case I get them right. Ego inflating time!
Netherlands - 3 Mexico - 0
This is a hard one to call, but I don't think Mexico have the attacking power to do enough damage to Netherlands before they get in behind them and knock a couple of goals in. I do like Mexico, though, so I kinda hope this doesn't happen.
Costa Rica - 2 Greece - 0
Let's face it, Greece are probably the worst team in the last 16. They've got virtually nothing up front and even their well-known defence has been shaky. I think this may be a repeat of Colombia vs. Uruguay from last night.
I suppose I better write down my predictions for today's matches in case I get them right. Ego inflating time!
Netherlands - 3 Mexico - 0
This is a hard one to call, but I don't think Mexico have the attacking power to do enough damage to Netherlands before they get in behind them and knock a couple of goals in. I do like Mexico, though, so I kinda hope this doesn't happen.
Costa Rica - 2 Greece - 0
Let's face it, Greece are probably the worst team in the last 16. They've got virtually nothing up front and even their well-known defence has been shaky. I think this may be a repeat of Colombia vs. Uruguay from last night.
1-0 to the Mexicans and the Greece. The Dutch are nothing special and Greece while being awful have the most incredible luck in football that they make Man United look unlucky.
"Oh smeg. What the smegging smegs he smegging done? He's smegging killed me."
Van Gaal looks perfect for United. Jammy bastard manager for a jammy team. The Dutch are awful, so poor, no ideas, no leadership and none of their big players (bar Robben) have actually turned up this tournament. Even RVP has gone missing since that wonderful header. Soon as they play a team who can finish they will get slaughtered. Since the Spain slaughtering they've gone backwards and even that has shown to have been not the big deal we thought it was then seeing as Chile battered them and even Australia did for a good hour. Was amusing though to see Holland turn into an orange Tony Pulis-era Stoke.
As soon as Mexico started standing off Holland I knew they'd get a goal - and they got two. Mexico are good, but it seemed as though the thought of winning got to their heads too early and they stopped playing.
Holland were pretty lucky, but with the players they have you can't count them out, and that's pretty much what Mexico did when it got to 70 minutes or so. Holland will get to the semi-final now, but I think they'll have their hardest game against Argentina/Belgium, hopefully the former.
Greece and Costa Rica turned into a good match by the end, penalties were tense. Glad Costa Rica went through, though, they'll give Holland a better game.
Should be easy enough for France judging by how they've played so far, but Nigeria are pretty good, too. I think France will break them down, though.
Germany - 2 Algeria - 0
This should be a routine win for Germany, but Algeria have shown some fight so far. I don't think it'll be a walk in the park, but the Germans should be looking to win it while keeping a clean sheet.
France were awful bar fifteen minutes at the end. I do hope FIFA come down heavily on Blaise Matuidi for that horrendous foul on Ogenyi Onazi. A hundred times worse than what Suarez did. They won't though, just like Robben won't be punished despite admitting he dived. That in a nutshell is why FIFA are a laughing stock. As for the game has there been a worse striker than Olivier Giroud (apart from Danny Welbeck, obviously) at this World Cup? He's so bad. Him, Cavani and Welbeck are easily up front in the Worst World Cup XI.
Germany v Algeria is easily the best game of the tournament. Ten minutes left, Germany are starting to dominate but pace looks like it will really hurt them. Cracking contest. Hope it goes on through extra time as I just don't want it to end. Have a feeling this has 119 minute Klose winner (and record breaking goal) all over it.
I dunno about you lot but what has pleased me most of all this World Cup is not just the relentless attacking and entertaining football that almost every team have played - even Greece! - but that the minnows, the teams the 'experts' said where there to make up the numbers have pushed the bigger teams all the way. Costa Rica, Greece, Algeria, Nigeria, Australia, Mexico and possibly even the United States (depends how you judge them) have turned up, had a right good go and done themselves and their countries proud. It also shows that the rest of the world is catching up with the big boys at an alarming rate, especially when so many of them - England, Spain, Portugal, Italy and even the three remaining bigger teams - look nothing special at all.
If any group winner is likely to lose it's the two today. Keep Messi quiet and Argentina are no threat whatsoever. Sadly with a centreback pairing of Senderos and Djourou I think me and my little lad could score past them. Belgium are nothing special in the slightest, and the biggest disappointment of the World Cup. Gonna go for a 1-0 Argies win and a 2-1 win for the Yanks.
"Oh smeg. What the smegging smegs he smegging done? He's smegging killed me."
When the inevitable best and worst World Cup XIs are brought out towards the end of next week I wouldn't be surprised to see Messi on both of them. His goals will get him in the best one but his overall contribution has been worse than even players like Welbeck. He looks completely uninterested.
"Oh smeg. What the smegging smegs he smegging done? He's smegging killed me."
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