World Cup 2014 discussion thread.

Is there one already?

Anyway.

Getting more and more convinced that Roy is going to make us look so shit.

He comes out with such shit.

Roy wrote:"We have been on the front foot in all of the games so far," said Hodgson.
"Maybe Italy will make it harder for us but we don't know what a back foot looks like."

Jesus Christ.

Who's going to try and watch every game?

ITV or BBC?

Ever since Houllier left you Liverpool you've appointed people who speak total shit while trying to sound clever. I still can't really understand how that man has managed Liverpool, Inter twice and England.

I'll probably watch all of them, other than the eight concurrent ones in the group stages. Not really arsed about what channel any more, with no Roy Keane and no Gary Neville there's not much point in the punditry. ITV's commentary is far better, Tyldsley is streets ahead of the droning cunts they've had on the BBC since Motson gave it up, but they lose points for Adrian Chiles.

I'll probably be watching on BBC because I hate adverts and I haven't forgiven ITV for making me miss Gerrard's goal against USA.

Mark Lawrenson reckons no Italy players would get into the England team.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Mark Lawrenson reckons no Italy players would get into the England team.

Well that's just not true.

Lawro wrote:How many players in the Italy side would get into our England World Cup first team?

I wouldn’t take any of them. Not even Pirlo. Italy just don’t scare me. Nor do Uruguay.



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Jesus Christ.

I'll be trying my best to watch every game. ESPN do a great job with commentary. The analysis is nothing special, but I never watch it anyway.

Italy are notoriously slow starters, so England have a shot.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Mark Lawrenson reckons no Italy players would get into the England team.

 

Zo eggzited.

I will watch every late game (6 PM for me), and I'll half watch the earlier games at work.  I watched all of the matches in the previous two, so this will be tough.

@SBSP: Who are the commentators for ESPN this year? Tyler?

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/espn-play-by-play-commentators-for-2014-fifa-world-cup/

Unfortunately no Tyler, but I quite like Champion, Mann, and Rae.

Derek Rae might actually be my favourite commentator.  Ian Darke is clueless but likeable.

Thinking back to last year's event I paid very little attention to the opening game. I actually thought for a good while that the name of South Africa's goalscorer against Mexico contained a series of letters that set off EA's ridiculous word filter.

I expect Neymar to dominate tonight.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Thinking back to last year's event I paid very little attention to the opening game.  I actually thought for a good while that the name of South Africa's goalscorer against Mexico contained a series of letters that set off EA's ridiculous word filter.

I expect Neymar to dominate tonight.

I'm not overly excited for this World Cup

Predictions?  I had my heart set on picking Argentina to win, but as I submitted my ESPN bracket, I just couldn't see past a victory for Brazil.  

Can't see past Brazil or Germany/Argentina. Wouldn't surprise me if it's a Argentina/Brazil final. I was going for Chile as a dark horse, but i've seen their group, that said, The Netherlands don't impress me that much, their team is the weakest it's been in a while.

Cam.

Argentina really don't strike me as proper contenders because of their defence. I would love for Messi to lift the cup though. Brazil are the obvious choice, but I'm going to stick with my pick of Germany.

Got a strange feeling that England will do a Liverpool.

Surprise everyone and exceed expectations, coming inches away from winning the thing, only to slip at the death.

I think we'll win our group, too, beating all 3 of the other teams.

We should just set Henderson on Pirlo.

It's so God damn difficult to predict your group. My inclination is that the three big games will all be draws and that Uruguay will beat Costa Rica by the largest margin. It might even come down to goals scored to decide who's going through.

Just seen my courier strength Probably that saddo, Keyser.

Edin Dzeko is my tournament top goalscorer dark horse

had to put money on him at $61

Managed to get $21 for him to be one of the top 4 goalscorers

Also managed to get $2.20 for him to be top Bosnian scorer

Odds for Croatia to beat Brazil: 11/1.

So, so tempted to put a tenner on it.

Scott_LFC wrote:Just seen my courier strength Probably that saddo, Keyser.

Don't worry, it was me too. 

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I think Spain will win it again, any time hoping to play kick and rush in Brazil have almost no chance.

Here's how I got it.

Last 16:
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Brazil
Croatia
Colombia
Japan
Swiss
France
Germany
USA   
Spain
Chile
Italy
England
Argentina
Bosnia
Belgium
Russia

Last 8:
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Brazil
Italy
France
Germany
Spain
England
Argentina 
Belgium

Last 4:
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Brazil
Germany
Spain
Argentina

Final: 
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Brazil
Spain

Champion: 
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Spain  

I also have Spain beating Brazil in the Final.

Seriously, what the hell is that?

Apart from the king of bottlers as a defensive midfielder there's not much wrong with it. Welbeck would exists only as a man marker.

ITS HERE.

Interesting