World Cup 2014 discussion thread.

These are the only players that were eligible for the young player award:

Fabrice Olinga
Ante Rebic 
Mateo Kovacic
Oliver Zelenika
Adam Taggart
Memphis Depay
Terence Kongolo
Juan Quintero
Eder Balanta
Stefano Kapino
Sayouba Mande
Luke Shaw
Raheem Sterling
Ross Barkley
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Jose Maria Gimenez
Carlos Gruezo
Renato Ibarra
Lucas Gine
Raphael Varane
Paul Pogba
Luis Lopez
Andy Najar
Sead Kolasinac
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Kenneth Omeruo
Matthias Ginter
Julian Draxler
Rafa Silva
Julian Green
DeAndre Yedlin
John Brooks
Nabil Bentaleb
Divock Origi
Adnan Januzaj
Romelu Lukaku

EDIT

There are a couple of names I would have liked to have seen on the list (Najar, Yedlin, Draxler), but none of those guys played enough. A lot of the guys got limited amounts of playing time, or didn't play at all (sorry, didn't look up everyone's playing time and contributions). I guess the best option would have been Origi, but when it came down to the knockouts, his team won when he was taken off, and I don't recall him doing much in the game against Argentina.

Origi was good in the group stages and Lukaku played well as a substitute against the US.

As you said, the age limit is ridiculously strict, none of he nominees dug up any trees with their perfomances, they are just there because they played multiple games for noteworthy teams. The fact that the two Belgian strikers are the best alternatives says it all.

I think the Young Player award in England is a bit too lenient (up to 23 right? but you play every year), while the World Cup one is too strict. Think it should be 23 and under, unless you've already appeared in a World Cup game (suppose going and not playing shouldn't exclude you from the next one). Think then you'd get a better idea of the the best younger players.

That little Brazilian girl is errthang.

Can't send off a Brazilian after 2 minutes after a 7-1 loss... right?

Think Brazil got off lightly there.  Probably wasn't a penalty but it was a definite red.

Ref had two binary decisions to make and made the wrong choice for both.

"First African ref to officiate the third place match."

Looks like the last one too.

7-1 Holland

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dena wrote:7-1 Holland

Wouldn't that be a sight to see?

So close to a billion dollars have been garnered this WC... and where does this money go to? To greedy oligarchs and overpaid athletes... this truly is a farce.

Roloman4 wrote:So close to a billion dollars have been garnered this WC... and where does this money go to? To greedy oligarchs and overpaid athletes... this truly is a farce.

Don't hate, the athletes are the ones generating the revenue.

dena wrote:

Roloman4 wrote:So close to a billion dollars have been garnered this WC... and where does this money go to? To greedy oligarchs and overpaid athletes... this truly is a farce.

Don't hate, the athletes are the ones generating the revenue.

Is their work in generating the revenue any more important than that of the laborers that built the stadiums, or anyone else for that matter?

Roloman4 wrote:

dena wrote:

Don't hate, the athletes are the ones generating the revenue.

Is their work in generating the revenue any more important than that of the laborers that built the stadiums, or anyone else for that matter?

Yes.

The referee has gotten everything wrong.

One of the worst referees I've ever seen. Utterly pathetic.

Another penalty not given.

Thoughts on signing Suarez, Ahly?

Scott_LFC wrote:Thoughts on signing Suarez, Ahly?

Same as I said before it was announced. He's a good player, but I don't want him at Barcelona. He's got too much baggage and I don't like him as a person. I would have preferred our other targets like Aguero or Higuain. We also really need to sign a center back.

Hold on, you're Ahly?  When did you abandon that shitty Egyptian team for Bayern/Barca?

Embarrassing from Brazil.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Hold on, you're Ahly?  When did you abandon that shitty Egyptian team for Bayern/Barca?

I haven't abandoned anyone. I still support Ahly first and foremost. I've been a long time Barca supporter too.

Intercontinental glory hunting   

King Louis finishes his World Cup undefeated having destroyed Spain 5-1 and Brazil 3-0.  Can't argue with that.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Intercontinental glory hunting   

King Louis finishes his World Cup undefeated having destroyed Spain 5-1 and Brazil 3-0.  Can't argue with that.

you rags deserve it after all the propaganda GPC spewed through the media

Vela wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Intercontinental glory hunting   

King Louis finishes his World Cup undefeated having destroyed Spain 5-1 and Brazil 3-0.  Can't argue with that.

you rags deserve it after all the propaganda GPC spewed through the media

Who or what is GPC?

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Vela wrote:
you rags deserve it after all the propaganda GPC spewed through the media

Who or what is GPC?

govan piss can fokin rag

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Intercontinental glory hunting   

King Louis finishes his World Cup undefeated having destroyed Spain 5-1 and Brazil 3-0.  Can't argue with that.

you forgot chile, very good team

its funny because in last year the team was not so bad, completely vanished spain (maybe they were so good any more since last year)

high pressuring marking
very good position in midfield and defense
fast ball transitions 
fred on form (scored 2 gols in this match and 5 in competition)

this year was completely the opposite   

Vela wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:
Who or what is GPC?

govan piss can fokin rag

I agree.  That selfish old cunt tried to fuck us over to look after his mate and then when that blew up in his stupid face tried to build an old boys network to get Giggs in.  He should have been fired for recommending that ginger cunt.

benqbiggis wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Intercontinental glory hunting   

King Louis finishes his World Cup undefeated having destroyed Spain 5-1 and Brazil 3-0.  Can't argue with that.

you forgot chile, very good team

Good result, but not in the same category as battering the world champions and the hosts.