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167 people in Norway bet that Suarez would bite during the WC. The odds were 1/175 heh

Do you really want to compare the situation in that a 88kg human missle hit sombody in the most tenderest region of the body. Such a brutal action may not only end the sport career but with very very heavy head and/or neck injuries. Urus #6 has had a lot of luck that this did not happen. http://nesncom.files...gif?w=640&h=360 I dont see here any try to baffle the impact. He saw him before he jumped brutally in.

Look it in this perspective http://nesncom.files...gif?w=640&h=360 To jump so with full speed into the player and hit him with the foot in the neck ist still by far more dangerous as what Marchesio did.

Knowing J. Löw (german coach) he let them play some kind of safety and controlled football in this situation. Löw thinks 2 moves forward, To save so much physical power as possible for later stages will be most important for him. There are several problems with injured players too. But I still think they will win it (1-0) even if they play in the "power-save-mode"

Sorry I was wrong with "no card". But this action was not less dangerous for me than the one in the red situation

Dont know the min. He flew very hig with body and leg into the U-player. A very dangerous move for me.

strange geman tv, german commentators/experts. german online media, all agreed this was never red one. Balotelli did the same in the 1st half, he did not get even a yellow

the red given to the Italy was yellow one the red not given to Uruguay was purple thats all

30 min remains. I dont understand Uruguays tactic. Both teams still play safety first, reasonably...for Italy...but for Urus? No power, no pressure , not much time for it..

Italy vs Uruguay is on, how many red cards do you expect?B-)

World Cup Tales>>>The Shame of Gijon 1982 http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=6088

Klinsmann did a good job in the question of physical fitness too. I was a bit surprised how good the US team survived in the sauna of Manaus. The FIFA choice to play there was what we call in Germany>>>> eine Schnapsidee

IMO,It may be a psych problem. These are often less experienced linesmen, with not many matches in top international football. Its not easy to them to judge, while the whole world watches him and the thought" dont make a mistake" dominate. They get nervous and If they are not sure, (it could be offside..) they raise the flaggs more or less automatically. They shouldn't do. So long the FIFA does not change the selecting system ,such problems will remain.

Anyway, Tiki-Taka football has no future. This is the main conlusion of the first 10 days.

I would not predict it 2 weeks ago but now I have a strong feeling, this WC can be "crazy" one like the EC that Greece won, and Chile ( or other very solid team ) could be a new Greece for example.

Nope, I suppose the match vs Aussies will be a real torture The soccer world seems to turn much faster und faster. This what was in SA a modern football model looks nowdays old fashioned

loladios

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This is stiil a good team, I would not hope they repeat their desolate performace from the 1st match. To the contrary I expect an all-or-nothing-hard-fight by them

lol5,04% I tried to achive the worst possible score, with balls behind the players and I still beat 5% ???, this makes me angry http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif

My 44Y old neighbour / who plays passionate footbal in hobby -old-boys-team/ said that he runs in every match 3x more than lolRonaldo today.

Missing oracle Paul

They showed both, but the fans reacted rapidly load after the first ( no goal) >>>wishful thinking its quite normal in such situation.. There were no more protests after showing it whole several times.

goal tech makes it easy

well done by van Persie Edited : Are there really Ramos & Pique in the middle of the spanish defence?, I cant belive it :o