Yes, Ronaldo did nothing in the first half and substituting him was the obvious decision. In fact. i was kind of surprised that Robinho wasnt on the starting lining up today. If Ronaldo keeps this up for another game, Robinho will definitely be starting.Originally Posted by Jadugar
Oh yes and Milan players are very reliable. First Pirlo and now Kak'a. Also someone else who didnt perform all that well despite the hype was Adriano. He saw alot of the ball but didnt do anything with it
Hmm Brazil did not perform as well as expected. I would expect in a team like Brazil Ronaldo will have one more game to prove himself if he lucky, otherwise he is out of it. It was a medicore performance by Brazil's standards. Croatia were unlucky to have not grabbed an equaliser since they did look dangerous in the second half.
Still, Brazil have shown they are not as formidable as their reputation and previous performaces may suggest. Their defence is nothing to write home about, and currently Kaka was the only striker on the pitch that played well for Brazil. Maybe Adriano was stifled due to a lack of support from Ronaldo. As expected the midfield is good, but also underperformed.
It seems as though this competition is actually up for grabs. I havn't seen them play myself but it seems Argentina are living up to their billing this time round. I saw Italy play and thought that they were OK but some people are impressed with them also. You can forget France, it would be funny if they don't score a goal in this World Cup either... seeing as their last goal scored in the World Cup was in the 1998 final. England need Rooney back to have a good chance, and Eriksson needs to stop acting as if he is in charge of the Italian team.
At any rate, things are looking up for the competition itself.
This Brasil was dissapointing. Croatia played a lot better in terms of team play and tactical situation on the field, but they lack what Brasil is made of, outstanding players that make you win a match even if you only had 2 mid-decent chances to score. Croatia deserved a goal but that selection misses a striker.
If Brasil plays at this level I doubt if they will get to the finals. This kind of match against a selection as solid as Croatia in defense but with good strikers would have been a loss.
@ Edort4 : Yes, I certainly missed Suker in this match. He was a great striker.
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i actually thought korea was going to lose. i mean they were up against a very good team, but i guess they didn't put their all in it this year, but today were some seriously good matches. had fun and got drunk at the same time, so early in the morning, though..
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Spain Clobbered Ukraine with a 4-0 win. This game was really fun to watch and you could tell from the beginning that it was a going to be a high scoring game. So much for the mighty Shevchenko, even he wasnt enough to stand in the way of Ukraine being bulldozed. Just goes to show that one really doesnt stand for anything if you dont have a good team to back it up.
Also Saudi Arabia tied 2-2 with Tunisia. A decent game with good play from both sides.
Finally, Germany beat Poland 1-0 with the goal scored in the 91st minute by Oliver Neuville, who came on in the second half. It was heartbreaking to watch Poland try to hang in there till the end with several wonderful saves made by the Polish goalkeeper and have their hopes of advancing shattered at the very end. But in the end Germany finally got one in.
I did not get the chance to watch Germany's first game and was consequently expecting them to show an amazing performance against poland after having heard so many people praise the Germans. However, i was not particularly overwhelmed by their performance. They played sloppy at best and were having real trouble getting past the Polish defence. The presence of Ballack did not make much of a difference either. Although the Germans have probably done enough by this point to have made it to the second round, i think they will have to perform much better than they did today to be able to live up to the hopes of the German fans.
The first game Germany played showed that Germany have a lot of work to do in defence... work that can't be done in the short timespan that they have in the world cup. Although I didn't see their match against Poland (except the injury time in the second when the goal came), the review of the match centered mainly on the many German attempts on the Polish goal, which shows Germany played well. It remains to be seen how they fare against better opposition.
The Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia match wasn't really a spectacular affair, as expected from the game. Jaziri's goal was very good though. He had to strike the ball in an awkward manner, and he did well to keep it down.
Tomorrow England play Trinadad and Tobago. T&T will no doubt play a very physical game, and it should give Eriksson some food for thought as to whether or not he should play Rooney in the second half or not. England should perform better, as the will now be playing in the late afternoon/early evening and the heat should have subsided by then.
Hehe we all watched it at work. My whole company went crazy when Korea won.
Spain vs Ukraine :
The match was one sided. Spain was really on top of their game.
Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia
This game was really exciting. Although they were both inexperienced teams but they both tried their best. The game was also fast paced but the attacks were not very planned. SA was going to win but the goal at the end ruined their victory. Oh well, a draw is not that bad.
Germany vs Poland :
One of the most exciting matches so far.
I don’t particularly like Germany but boy did they put a show on.
I watched Brazil play yesterday put they were lacking their usual magic but Germany excelled. They went for the goal till the end. I must commend them for their performance. Ballack really didn’t shine in this game. He was playing mostly in the midfield. The moral of the team didn’t go down the whole time. They were not going to settle down for a draw. The carried their fight till the end and finally broke through Poland’s defense. The last tries were really good and exciting to watch. I like an aggressive team who put their marks on the whole game and take it their way rather than waiting for something to happen.
Looking forward to England’s match tomorrow.
To be or not to be……..
Will he(Rooney) play?
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