Cybereagles

If ZZ were not in the line up, no way would Henry have performed as he has. Let's face it, Henry is a very good player when fed passes into isolated, long distance situations where he can use his speed and finishing. He has trouble in close quarters, especially against quality defenses. Most of all,...

Terry and the England defense were superb...about the only part of the team that can say as much.

The rest was kenke!

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the guy hasnt done anything during the whole season at madrid ( being benched constantly) and after 2 good displays he is hailed as the " the messiah"! a beg zidane is surely one of the best players the world has seen in the last 15 years, but his world cup performance whateva it is canno...

And Guys This Brazilian team and Ronaldo are superb in their own right. France and Zizou were simply better. I give credit where credit is due and won't tarnish France with demonizations of Brazil and Ronaldo. Some of us were wrong in writing of France, myself included. But, let's not get foolish a...

Mike See the following: http://forum.cybereagles.com/viewtopic.php?p=979201&highlight=#979201 I discussed why England failed. Suffice to say, never again will I believe in them until they prove it. For me, they're in a class with Spain. As for France, sure, I didn't think they could beat Brazil...

Today he was simply supreme. He reminded us that he is the best player of his generation...and one of the all time greats, worthy of comparison to names like DiStefano, Platini, and Eusebio.

He made me eat humble pie, as I thought his best days were gone.

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England Wanted To and Deserved To Lose Well, I am sad because I choose England as my sentimental favorite the rest of the way. I really wanted to see them play in the semis. However, too many long term deficiences all came to a head in this game. One: SGE is not a competent enough coach for this le...

Some of you are missing the point:

Zinedine Zidane = Destroyer of Big Teams ( DOBT ).



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Well done to France. This was a special victory, punctuated by the special play of one of football's greatest legends...namely, Zinedine Zidane.

Without him, France is a decent team. With him, they are a world cup contender.

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Putting on a defensive sub while holding a slender 1-0 lead against Germany wasn't only stupid, but suicidal. Ask the French team of 1982 which included Platini what Germany did to them when they tried to hold on to a 3-1 lead in extra time. Pekerman obviously has a short WC memory. Germany has an ...

Deciiva I was actually being ironic in proclaiming Odonkor as German...describing how German-like he plays, how Germany's footballing system molded him into the player he is. :wink: But now that you mention it, strictly speaking, he is German...at least 1/2 biologically and fully by nationality. Ch...

Yes, but that was in the 1st round.

Interestingly enough, he has never scored in a knock out round until today.

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Ferrari Klose never scored in the knock out stage of a WC. This is a new turn in his evolution. I completely disagree regarding Lahm. He is superb in every which way, even improving his defensive game. He is growing more confident and taking greater initiative in attacking down the flanks, exactly ...

Anybody can be forgiven for believing Argentina would beat Germany. Both teams were worthy of a win and there isn't much to choose between them.

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Camex Well, whatever he was, they melted him down and reforged him into a state of the art part to some well tuned machine. :lol: Germany has a few players who aren't of German lineage. Podolski and Klose actually are from Polish immigrants. It is interesting how no Polish NT players match their br...

I cannot stand the Ukraine and sure hope Italy can put a few more nails in the coffin of the untalented and boring team. However, I confess I am disappointed with Italy as well aross the whole tournament. They are absolutely capable of playing vastly more creative and attacking football, something I...

Mouko Pekerman absolutely blew this individual game...in a situation where the slightest error is the difference between victory and defeat. His substitutions were appallingly bad. I would never have taken out Riquelme, let alone replace him with somebody like Cambiasso. I still cannot grasp what g...

Der Return of Der Manschaaft...Stepping with Odonkor, Among Others In other words, Odonkor is German : he does what he has to, compensating for a lack of top skill and finesse with a reservior of fighting spirit and enough precision to win. Don't be fooled. He is not Ghanian just as Klose is not Po...

Both teams were worthy of a win. For me, penalties are really a coin toss. However, I think Argentina ultimately lost because of 3 factors: One: they handed tactical initiative over to Germany after going up 1 - 0, which really surprised me. Two: extremely poor substitutions by Pekerman. Why bring i...

If I have to choose, I pick Argentina.

But damn, Germany too can take the match. Let's hope this game is a classic, as 2 mighty football traditions take the field with both seemingly in form.




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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Get over it. There should have been another penalty. Do any of you remember Gascoigne blatantly getting tripped after smoking 2 Cameroonians in the box?

I suggest some of you rewatch that tape.

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Viera is a warrior. Put him into a Roman amphitheatre full of gladiators and Patrick will emerge unscathed. He and Makalele are going to be standing on the football pitch with their French teammates for their next match, looking grim and hard. And just like Maximus in the movie Gladiator , he will s...

Tendai You're basically insinuating that Kaka is a token white boy on a team filled with blacks. Sorry, I just don't see this. I understand that Brazil does have race issues, but I would not say this extends to picking footballers for the Selecao. Brazil will field the best team no matter what the ...