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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
Ok, we can't have an Olympics thread on top of the board.

Predictions/barbs/tactical analysis, please....

I'm sticking my neck out and going for the following semis:

England v Brazil, Spain v Argentina. Though I think the Oranje could beat Brazil, and France of course could beat England.

Potential upsets (and this may well screw up my semi-final predicitons, I know): I think the US could beat Germany in their presumed second-round match (they could also beat England of course); Ivory Coast to beat Portugal to second place in group G.

Such a pity: Egypt isn't there.

Star of the tournament: Messi (duh) and Torres (fitness dependent obv)
 
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BareBones

wheezy
just hope ledley king's knees hold out

and that glenn johnson doesn't make a tit of himself

and that walcott has a good game and doesn't just keep running in straight lines and straight into people.

group matches are gonna be on at about 4pm right? I have a bad feeling about USA
 
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don_quixote

Trent End
12:30pm, 3pm and 7:30pm

unfortunately going to be the first one since 1998 that i can't watch just about every match for. last world cup i was at uni and finished exams the day it started. one before i was doing my gcses and had exam leave.

needless to say i will be watching every match available. it's always a feast.
 
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scottdisco

rip this joint please
we need to invent a new word, loosely modeled on maverick, but denoting something much greater and so much more than your common-or-garden maverick
 
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I count five central defenders and no left winger in that squad. A little cautious, I think...
 
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BareBones

wheezy
brave move but walcott has been pretty dreadful every time i can remember seeing him this season - he seems like he can only run in straight lines and his first touch is abysmal. SWP is hardly much better though, he just falls over all the time and scores a fluke goal every 20 games or so. I would've preferred to see adam johnson make the cut, thought he could've made an impact. Lennon obviously 1st choice winger. Glad joe cole made it too.
 
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alex

Do not read this.
agree with the above, they are both a bit pony.

Johnson is the worst pick for me, he has been useless going back recently. His marking skills are atrocious and I caught him ballwatching once or twice in the Japan game. Going forward he does well, but we have Cole for that, he really needs to drop in & play alongside Carragher a lot more.
 
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don_quixote

Trent End
i think the likes of phillip lahm have shown you don't have to be able to defend for shit to do well as a full back in a world cup. glenny johnson will be fine. ashley cole on the other hand is the best left back in the world and will show it.
 
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crackerjack

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I can understand why he's dropped Walcott but not to replace him with SWP. Theo almost guarantees a few Roadrunner sprints into the danger zone. True, they'll likely be followed by pattercake shot or pass 5 yards behind the striker, but at least he keeps you dreaming.
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
So what's the likely starting midfield then? Do Gerrard and Lampard both play, or is it Lennon, Gerrard, Barry, Milner (or something similar)?
 
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luka

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for the first time in my life i have two teams to support as my mothers country new zealand have also qualified. australia were EXTREMELY lucky to scrape a win against them in a recent friendly. they look commited and well organised. they will lose every game but not by much. im really looking foward to seeing a world cup in cold conditions too... should make a big difference.
 
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don_quixote

Trent End
who would you rather come on in the last 20 mins of a game with fresh legs? theo walcott or shaun wright-phillips? decision for me is a no brainer.
 
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don_quixote said:
who would you rather come on in the last 20 mins of a game with fresh legs? theo walcott or shaun wright-phillips? decision for me is a no brainer.
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Really? Cos I genuinely can't guess wich one you're referring to :D I would go for Walcott, but it's a leap of faith, really
 
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BareBones

wheezy
starting midfield will surely be lennon / barry / lampard / gerrard with j.cole/milner coming on in the second when lennon's started to fuck up.
 
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