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krusty 
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 Posted: June 10 2006 at 06:56 |
Well I'm hoping for an England victory today but after seeing well Ecuador played against Poland I now know England must not underestimate the smaller South American nations. Plus England have only ever won 4 of the opening games in all tournaments.  So I'm going to go for a draw....
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 06:56 |
In The Seventies I loved to watch the German 'Sportschau' ( WDR1,18.10), Schalke 04 became my favorite team ("ich bin ein Schalke 04 Schlachtenbumler") because of Klaus Fischer (famous 'bicycle kick'), the Cremer brothers, Rolf Russmann, ... great days  !
Nowadays I cannot enjoy the German team, what a poor technical side, so defensive but they have a superb mentality and they can score any moment ...  .. and they have Michael Ballack, Sebastian Schweinsteiger and Klaus Podolsky, the only German players I like to see.
Edited by erik neuteboom - June 10 2006 at 06:59
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Tony R
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 07:24 |
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My predictions:
England 3 Paraguay 0 (Crouch,Gerrard & Terry)
Sweden 2 T&T 0
Argentina 2 Ivory Coast 2
I'd hoped that the standard of linesmen (OK,Asst Refs) would improve in the WC. In England they are terrible frequently flagging offside when the ball has been played and received perfectly.However Poland scored a perfectly ggod goal last night and of course it was given offside.They seem to forget that the benefit of doubt should be given to the attacking player if he and the last defender are level.Linesmen seem to guess all the time and it is time that FIFA took action and stood them down for poor decisions.
Germany seem to have adopted the kamikaze approach to playing.I find this very refreshing and at odds with their "efficient" (ie boring and methodical) tag.Klinsmann seems to be a coach in the style of an Ardiles (the Spurs connection?) or a Keegan.Unfortunately in the big games this style of play will see you get hammered by the quick-breaking teams like Brazil,Spain and Czech.
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The-Bullet
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 08:23 |
Freddie's drunk again 
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"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?"
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Tony R
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 08:25 |
I noticed that too!
What was that all about though? "Is it alright if I call you Freddie?" 
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The-Bullet
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 08:29 |
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"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?"
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 08:33 |
I am just watching the BBC, Owen looks so sharp in the replays of his previous World Champion goals  , I am sure he will score  ...
Remarkable, all those England supporters in the stands wearing plastic German helmets and Crusaders capes!
My prediction for the game:
England-Paraguay 4-1 (2x Owen + Crouch + Beckham)
Edited by erik neuteboom - June 10 2006 at 08:52
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Visitor13
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 09:04 |
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Well, that was nice... should be an interesting game.
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Ricochet
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 10:13 |
The England-Paraguay goes very slow and quite unattractive. 
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BebieM
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:09 |
 erik neuteboom wrote:
I am very curious to your opinion about the
possibilities of this German squad? What do you think, BebieM? |
We'll do fine I think. It really was just that one defender (Friedrich)
who screwed up on both goals. If we can replace him, it seems like a
good team to me.
England on the other hand .... I didn't expect them to be as good as
they pretended to be (super-arrogant by the way..) , but I didn't know
they're that bad. That was one horrible game.
Edited by BebieM - June 10 2006 at 11:09
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JrKASperov
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:21 |
Hahaha England scoring much? I don't think so, they SUCKED. They won because of Paraguay scoring in their own goal, haha! 
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Epic.
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crimson thing
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:30 |
(to the tune (!) of "'ere we go, 'ere we go"):
"We were crap, we were crap, we were crap..."
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"Every man over forty is a scoundrel." GBS 
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DarioIndjic
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:36 |
England didnt deserved a victory.
I'm waiting for our tomorrow's game vs Holland and i predict a draw,as i predict a draw between Ivory Coast and Argentina!!! |
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Ars longa , vita brevis
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DarioIndjic
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:41 |
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I love non European style of play because im bored with physical and long balls style, in Europe only Czech Republic seems to play beautifuly ,well at least that was the case in Euro 2004.
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Ars longa , vita brevis
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Visitor13
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 11:48 |
Visitor13 wrote:
Well, that was nice... should be an interesting game. |
... and it wasn't.
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Visitor13
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 13:57 |
Ha! Trinidad and Tobago managed to resist Sweden, even when they were down to ten players . And it's not like Sweden played badly.
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Tony R
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 13:57 |
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3 points is 3 points.First game always important.
Just ask the Swedes! 0-0,Shaka played out of his skin!!!
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DarioIndjic
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 14:01 |
Wow i cant believe it!!!!What a fighting spirit,Swedes were good but ...Wow..!!!I think TT can go to the next round
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Ars longa , vita brevis
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King of Loss
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 14:01 |
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Wow, I can't believe Sweden lost... Oh well, Sweden might still advance...
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 10 2006 at 14:11 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-SWEDEN 0-0 !!
A BIG HAND FOR DUTCH COACH DON LEO AND TRINIDAD & TOBAGO !
What an incredible performance by such a small Caribean island, playing most of the time with 10 men against players from Arsenal, Barcelona and Juventus. I am sure they will celebrate this in Latin-American style !!!
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