2014 World Cup General Chat

[Flavia]

Brazil will get third. They want to get some pride back to the fans, Holland played a day later and wont really care about 3rd.

They are really down. I'm not sure they'll find strenght to put a good game saturday.

 

[xavi_the_Boss]

Brazil will get third. They want to get some pride back to the fans, Holland played a day later and wont really care about 3rd.

Yeah Thiago Silva is back for this so Luiz and Marcelo probably won´t act like complete idiots.If they do it could be another result for the history books.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

They are really down. I'm not sure they'll find strenght to put a good game saturday.

And, though not quite as good as Germany, Holland also plays keep-ball well, not to mention they have the capacity to be just as physical. Robben doesn't need a lot of space, so likely to take advantage of the inevitable Brazilian defensive lapse. I don't see it going well for Brazil.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Looks like we're heading towards a Netherlands-Germany Final.

Halfway there.

Sooo close...

 

[Galning]

They are really down. I'm not sure they'll find strenght to put a good game saturday.

It's anybody's game right now.

 

[linetty]

Watchin' at my place or yours?

 

[Jägermeister]

Watchin' at my place or yours?

Public viewing around St Peter would be something...

 

[darthvader7888]

 

[Icarium]

Golden ball nominees: di María, Hummels, Kroos, Lahm, Mascherano, Messi, Müller, Neymar, Robben & Rodríguez

It is good to see mascherano in the list.

 

[zanela]

Golden Glove nominees: Keylor Navas, Manuel Neuer and Sergio Romero

who i think deserves: Keylor Navas

who will win: Neuer, unless Romero gives another motm performance.

 

[ccesc]

Why is Romero on the list? What has he done? Saved 2 penalties. Why no Ochoa?
For me the winners should be James and Keylor Navas. But I think it will be Müller or Kroos and Neuer

 

[Hamzah]

Romero has been solid. Even before this tourney whenever I saw him I thought he was decent. I don't know why everyone bashes him, is it because he has a low FIFA rating?

 

[KingMessi]

Romero has been solid. Even before this tourney whenever I saw him I thought he was decent. I don't know why everyone bashes him, is it because he has a low FIFA rating?

It's because they think Caballero would have done better. Romero doesn't deserve the hate he gets on here though.

 

[zanela]

Why is Romero on the list? What has he done? Saved 2 penalties. Why no Ochoa?

He's on the list because apart from being a finalist who has conceded zero times in the K.Os (partly due to his defence), he's made some crucial saves along the way. Didn't 've any one stand-out game like Ochoa vs Brazil, but wasn't needed. He's been consistent throughout. Hopefully, that doesn't change.

Romero has been solid. Even before this tourney whenever I saw him I thought he was decent. I don't know why everyone bashes him, is it because he has a low FIFA rating?

The concern was mostly due to his performances at the club level. He was poor for Sampdoria, and after being loaned to Monaco he barely played, making mistakes the rare times he did. He's made some bloopers during the qualifiers as well. So the criticism, and the call for a more consistent keeper in Caballero was warranted.

 

[linetty]