Keyrock Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Huntelaar! 2-1 Oranje What a stomach punch for El Tri. Horrible, horrible way to go out. Edited June 29, 2014 by Keyrock 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Blarghagh Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Wow, what a last minute upset! Upset ??? You should be celebrating Not that kind of upset! I could hear my neighbourhood explode with joy. XD 1
Gorgon Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 That penalty on Robben had been comming for al long time. 1 Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
BruceVC Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 What a game, well done Netherlands Did you guys notice my guess for the score was 100 % correct. Now Greece vs Costa Rica 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
IndiraLightfoot Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Wow! Way to go, Holland!! :D And I guessed that they would win (but 4-2). So now my standing is 2 rights and 1 wrong. *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
Malcador Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Well, adios. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Leferd Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Predictions: Brazil over Chile Colombia over Uruguay Nigeria over France Germany crushes Algeria Netherlands over Mexico Costa Rica over Greece Argentina over Switzerland USA annihilates Belgium. Convincingly. 3-0. 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
HoonDing Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 The Diving Dutchman. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Blarghagh Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 My friend with high blood pressure has now resolved to no longer watch any of the games because that nearly killed him.
Meshugger Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) That last penalty was legit, but why oh why does Robben always have to take it to 11 with his dives? Can't the guy fall normally to the ground? Edited June 29, 2014 by Meshugger 3 "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
HoonDing Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Oh well, they'll fail in the semifinals or finals anyway. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Blarghagh Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 That last penalty was legit, but why oh why does Robben always have to take it to 11 with his dives? Can't the guy fall normally to the ground? I think he enjoys the falls more than actually playing the game. I can just imagine a voice inside his head going "wheeeeee!"
HoonDing Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 It wasn't a penalty, but that defender was braindead. You know he's going to dive, don't put your leg there. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
BruceVC Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Oh well, they'll fail in the semifinals or finals anyway. Wow, such support and patriotism for your country. I'm overwhelmed "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Bendu Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 It wasn't a penalty, but that defender was braindead. You know he's going to dive, don't put your leg there. Stepping on somebodys toe is a foul. Everytime and everywhere. And inside the box you get a penalty for that. It's that simple. 2
Leferd Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 It wasn't a penalty, but that defender was braindead. You know he's going to dive, don't put your leg there. That was a penalty regardless whether it was a dive or not. 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
Malcador Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Robben's theatrics probably grate more. Does look like a penalty and a stupid move. Glad it was Huntelaar to seal it, he seems less douchey than most of Holland's stars. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Leferd Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) What got lost in all this -even before the penalty was called, was that Robben showed some crafty close quarters dribbling skills to put himself in the position to get fouled. That was absolutely world class. Edited June 29, 2014 by Leferd 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
JadedWolf Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) The penalty was correctly given. Yes, Robben went to the ground in a theatrical fashion, but he was quite clearly fouled. There are quite a few people who have it in for Robben, and certainly based on his play throughout his career there is cause for displeasure at his whinging and diving. However, the last couple of years he's been a lot less prone to this sort of behaviour and he's really grown as a player. I think people should give him more credit. At the moment he is one of the best, if not the best, player in the tournament. That being said... Boy, I was anxious watching this game. The orange team looked absolutely dreadful at the start. De Jong getting injured really put a dent in our defense, and the new defender that replaced Janmaat was horrid. No offense to him, but I hope this was his last game in the orange jersey. Things really turned around when the team started to play 4-3-3 and we got rid of the dead wood. It helped of course that Mexico had completely given up on trying to play football and their coach had his team go into ultra defensive mode the moment they were in the lead. Awful decision by the Mexican coach. And then Sneijder, of all people, scoring the equalizer, and Huntelaar who hadn't played even a minute previously scoring the winning goal. Love it. Edited June 29, 2014 by JadedWolf 3 Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.
Keyrock Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Go Costa Rica go! 3 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
HoonDing Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Run, little Costa Ricans, run and crash into the indomitable Greek wall. Then 89', Charisteas scores on a corner. 1 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Tigranes Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 I love the Dutch and Sneijder's goal was awesome. Sadly football's biggest cheating piece of crap does it again and will now pretend he won them the entire thing and he is the greatest. Just like in the Champions League. If only one day he'd crick his back doing those goldfish dives. (There was a clip and the Mexicans' fault / Robben's credit for getting to that position but human beings don't clip the end of their foot and then arc into a water sports dive through the air.) Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
JadedWolf Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 So, Dutch airline KLM apparently pissed off world famous Mexican Gael Garcia Bernal by tweeting an "adios amigos" to the Mexican team. Yeah, I don't know who that is either, but he's threatened never to fly with KLM again. And apparently a lot of other Mexicans who are also sour losers with no sense of humour have been complaining about the tweet. After which KLM quickly removed the tweet. Gutless move by KLM, the Dutch queen should promptly take the royal predicate away from the airline. https://twitter.com/yoyen/status/483324954323472387/photo/1 Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.
Keyrock Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Greece thoroughly controlled the first half with their ugly brand of football. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Recommended Posts