The 2014 World Cup Thread - Football, Favelas and Financial Turmoil

[ShiftyPowers]

He's got to match Robben's success over the next decade. If you want to get into talent at any one time, I still think he's near the top 10, but you'll have to introduce guys like Bale right now or Best in like that one season where he was actually good.

 

[Mus]

He's started off well enough, scoring in consecutive finals

 

[MaestroZidane]

I submit that Arjen Robben is one of the five best wingers of all time and behind only Garincha, Ronaldinho, and C.Ronaldo.

Wouldn't hurt him if he passed the ball a bit more.

 

[Arnau]

Robben is top30 bald dutchman left footed winger ever

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Wouldn't hurt him if he passed the ball a bit more.

Yeah well... he's a winger.

 

[Mus]

 

[ShiftyPowers]

One of the better photobombs I've seen.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

He could have also raised 2 fingers above Casillas' head.

 

[B9Goal]

Torres and Costa were fucking useless. Del Bosque may as well play 5-5-0 because he has no strikers.

 

[derok]

The problem with Spain was their defense, they were playing to the limit with the offside strategy. They should have played more in the back after the first goal by Van Persie.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

If they back up it's going to give Robben more space to run at them.

 

[Deisler]

There dutchies are a 5pa1n in the ass

 

[MaSsiVe]

That was a classic, old-fashioned ass-whooping from the Dutch. Bravo!

 

[Alex]

So the last comment is the Dutch vs the Spanish? Australia vs Chile was a much better game

 

[ARIAGA II]

Clearly you still had rheum in your eyes.

 

[Back Door Skip]

5-1 beating was quite possibly the most amazing game I've witnessed in the World Cup so far.


Definitely the pick-me-up I needed after the two goals disallowed bullshit from the prior game.

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

The refs were adamant about stealing 3 pts. from us. FACK. THAT. SHIT.

The look on Xavi's face when the goals started piling up and the game took a turn towards humiliation. DAMN. All the credit to the Dutch, they brought it...oh, did they ever bring it.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

So the last comment is the Dutch vs the Spanish? Australia vs Chile was a much better game

Timmy had a shirt-pull claim for a pen not given. But Bresc missed a glorious chance; he could have hit it across goal; not the near post, where there's less net-space. And I don't get everyone praising Leckie. He'd dribble and rush past the defence (which is great), but he just got caught up at the edge of the box.

We gave the Chileans a hell of a game, we just couldn't finish off our own opportunities. Who knows what will happen in the next two games.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

On the strength of today alone and the potential of this result to unify the team, Netherlands now have to be considered serious World Cup challengers.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

On the strength of today alone and the potential of this result to unify the team, Netherlands now have to be considered serious World Cup challengers.

Russia owned the Czech Republic two years ago in their opener and crashed out in the group stage. But given the stakes of the match; I think the Netherlands have got first place now in Group B, which means they'll avoid Brazil. So then, that'll be a homecoming for Diego Costa.