Group H Thread

[r dub 19]

LOL'D hard at that senderos tackle on his own team mate.

 

[Damon_3388]

Geez that Senderos injury looked soft. The cuddles he was getting from the coach and the trainer as he came off made it look worse.

I'm not trying to come off as some uber-tough hardman, and I've got no soccer talent whatsoever, but some of the "injuries" and "painful challenges" that have occured so far in this World Cup are absolutely laughable IMO.

 

[HodgesHeroes]

comeon spain you ninnies, score some goals

 

[nicko99]

can someone post spains starting line up?

 

[HodgesHeroes]

villa you fool

 

[Bourky23]

I think football suffers a bit by the fact most challenges only involve legs/feet.

I've played both AFL and football and I can tell you now that getting cleaned up with a hip and shoulder can and often hurt a lot less than somebody stepping on your foot with studs on.

they look soft, but I can tell you a professional footballer running flat chat into your legs/ankles (most tender/injury prone part of the body IMO) with studs on would absolutely ****ing kill

 

[belfast_bomber]

can someone post spains starting line up?

Casillas
Ramos Puyol Pique Capdevila
Busquets
Silva Alonso Xavi Iniesta
Villa

 

[Bourky23]

can someone post spains starting line up?

Casillas
Sergio Ramos - Puyol - Pique - Capdevila
Sergio Busquets
Silva - Xavi - Xabi Alonso - Iniesta
David Villa

EDIT: BB beat me to it!

 

[bisazc887]

Looking like scoring but not looking like finishing, I wonder if its why they keep appealing for penaltys

 

[belfast_bomber]

Haha Bourky... JINX!

 

[Damon_3388]

I think football suffers a bit by the fact most challenges only involve legs/feet.

I've played both AFL and football and I can tell you now that getting cleaned up with a hip and shoulder can and often hurt a lot less than somebody stepping on your foot with studs on.

they look soft, but I can tell you a professional footballer running flat chat into your legs/ankles (most tender/injury prone part of the body IMO) with studs on would absolutely ****ing kill

But the thing is, most of the challenges aren't like that. The tackler usually pulls out a bit for fear of giving away a free kick/getting carded/injuring their opponent, and aren't usually giving a solid hit with their leg anyway(if that makes sense). If you stood on your feet and straight-up kicked someone in the leg, it'd obviously hurt a thousand times more than an off-balance/sliding challenge without as strong/balanced power base. Obviously I'm not out there in the thick of it (although I have played soccer in the past), but the reactions that the players give just don't match up to what I'd deem most of the time to be pretty minor clips on the legs (legs that are wearing shin pads, by the way). They routinely act as if they've been shot and/or that they've had their leg broken. And that's before you even get into how easily they lose their feet during these challenges too.

 

[Dagger5]

Torres, Llorente and Cesc need to be brought on.

 

[GrandBlue]

I still can't believe Spain opted that spud Busquets over Senna.

Spain are demolishing them in the midfield at the moment but Villa's done nothing up forward. Methinks Torres will come on soon, probably for Busquets.

 

[nicko99]

thanks guys

 

[r dub 19]

Looking like scoring but not looking like finishing, I wonder if its why they keep appealing for penaltys

 

[HodgesHeroes]

big dissapointment so far

 

[Bourky23]

Agreed

Take Sergio off, dominating in midfield as it is.

resort to the Euro formula

Casillas
Ramos - Puyol - Pique - Capdevila
Silva - Xavi - Xabi/Cesc - Iniesta
Torres & Villa

 

[Cruiser23]

Spain will score. Looked a lot better once they pushed the ball forward quicker later in that half. Torres not starting hurts because they've got to play the ball perfectly to score. There is no get out ball, floating balls into the box for an opportunist goal. Torres adds an extra dimension with his head, should see him or Llorente who is somewhat similar sooner rather than later. Would be Busquets for me, doesn't really offer much bar loooooooooonng legs.

This could get frustrating.

 

[bisazc887]

They way the hog the ball hardly anyone will score against them except maybe a Germany but if they need this many chances against the top teams they will soon find themselves in more penalty shotouts than any world cup winner of the past

 

[belfast_bomber]

Pim's probably knocking one out over Switzerland's tactics.

 

[r dub 19]

Time is up xavi, move on. Cescy time

 

[ManWithNoName]

LOL @ the SBS expert analysis:

"The only change I can see is the introduction of some of the players that are on the bench"

SUCH INSIGHT!

 

[r dub 19]

"Fabregas always a gunner"

Iyou spanish fans with that banner.

 

[HodgesHeroes]

the amount of shots over the bar (and out of the stadium into the atmosphere) is really annoying me

 

[Bourky23]

Get Silva off, constantly running into brick walls.. he's trying to do too much