WC Quarter-Final: Germany - Argentina {P & R}

[VanTheMin]

Podolski's penalty-Pick of the bunch.

sweetly placed in the right corner.

 

[Fernandez]

Messi would surely have been on in extra-time had Pekerman had the 3rd substitution available.

Why didn't he subbed in Messi for Crespo then?

 

[tuffgong]

Yeah, I think he meant that and that injured players can be subbed and not be counted as one of the 3 subs.

There's already enough play-acting going on. I can see it now: hey fake an injury so we get a free sub...

 

[Back Door Skip]

That substitution rule involving injuries should really be changed...shame that such a massive game was influenced so much by that rule.

That would get exploited easily. Any cheat could fake an injury to sub in a fresh player for the better of the team. It's fine as is in my opinion.

 

[scar]

DEUTSCHLAND Yeah mates

 

[ShearerM4]

yeah exactly. What a ridiculously stupid idea that would be.
It's the same for everyone, and if the manager wants to gamble and use all three subs knowing there's a chance of extra time or a lot of time left in the game then that's his problem.

 

[VanTheMin]

Yeah, I think he meant that and that injured players can be subbed and not be counted as one of the 3 subs.

wouldn't that give rise to MORE play acting?
coach advises a player to act injured so he can put on another player required?

 

[Fernandez]

Anyone can post a video of Heinze after the shootout? :amika:

 

[FFC2004]

Messi definitely better than Rooney. :Carlos*o:

 

[klear]

Heinze=sore loser. He should of shook hands instead of thrown his weight about.

 

[Fernandez]

Heinze=sore loser. He should of shook hands instead of thrown his weight about.

That's what you call passion, something which most players lack nowadays.

 

[VanTheMin]

is it true that klinsmann's related by someway to the USA? his accent souns like that in his interview now.
maybe does he live in california or something like that?

 

[klear]

Yeh, shouting verbal abuse at opposing players is very passionate.

 

[untouchable]

The Argentina manager threw away this game lol, what a Carlos*ass. He better hope he doesn't get shot like that Columbian player.

How he manages to not play the second(Rooney is the best ) best talent in the World cup is beyond me, what an idiot.

 

[Back Door Skip]

That's what you call passion, something which most players lack nowadays.

I don't know, to me passion would be a player crying on the field. Not a douchebag trying to tear someone's head off because their team lost.

 

[fender]

Congrats to Germany, i was hoping Argentina would win it after Holland got knocked out. Great 2nd half, both goals were good. Pity that Messi couldn't come on in extra-time he could have made a difference. I'm just curious and what pissed Heinze and Milito off so much they looked like they were going to bash Bierhoff.

 

[andy]

Good win Germany, we were both equal and we had to end it with penalties. Unfortunately we had to go out

RIQUELME = LIE

I can't believe Messi was not subbed in for Riquelme, incredible... :-puke:

 

[ShearerM4]

"SHOULD HAVE" "COULD HAVE" for crying out loud.

"could of" means nothing

 

[newbie original]

Point is well-taken about the diving issue. I'm just dissapointed that one player who could have significantly influenced the game was not allowed to be a part of it because his manager's hands were tied...from that point of view I personally think that it was unfair. Look, I'm not making excuses for Argentina...the diving issue was evident to me as well, on a number of instances during the game. I just would have liked to have seen the best players decide it..clearly that did not happen...to some extent you can blame it on the manager.

Not lost a shootout since 1976....I knew once it went to penalties that the Germans were through!

 

[$teauA]

and some calls

I'm as neutral as you can get with this match and other than Ballack not getting a yellow for that dive in the box I can't say that Michel was leaning one way or the other in this match. Probably the best reffed match of the WC so far.