World Cup 2014

Neuer's heat map

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BraaV7ICUAEZq0F.jpg

Belgium have been the worst of the so-called dark horses (Chile and Colombia have been great) but hey its USA. Argentina are so going to beat either of these easy.

Americans: Is Alejandro Bedoya any good, will he play and most importantly should I sub him in fir 6 point Oscar in my fantasy league team?

Beckerman v Fellaini - who is going to elbow someone in the face first?

I think USA are going to win also

It's a tough one to call: I think Belgium of penalties, after a gruellingly attritional game. Or 'game'. If nothing else, Belgium have shown so far they can do gruelling battles of attrition.

Then Belgium to actually turn in a performance to justify the pre-tournament hype to turn over Argentina. And then to beat Holland after going two goals down, please.

Argentina aren't getting by Switzerland.

No, but Messi is.

So... Bedoya.

Not getting the Belgium hate tbh. They haven't been very exciting, but they haven't actually been bad. They should beat USA fairly comfortably. I can see Switzerland beating Argentina, but much as I like them I don't want that to happen.

bedoya seems dangerous and talented but inconsistent and loses the ball a bit

Ty

I think I might chance him if he starts. Also shaqiri will score today, I can sense it.

Jones and Johnson are the only US players I like and that like is outweighed by my extreme dislike of Clint Dempsey so Belgium ftw.

― pandemic, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:30 AM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"Extreme dislike of Dempsey" - why?

Jones has been the best American player in the WC so far for sure

crazy how the national systems are in europe just imagining something like this in the usa for basketball http://grantland.com/features/world-cup-2014-belgian-national-team-vincent-kompany-eden-hazard-marouane-fellaini

Amazing insight from Belgium's Dries Mertens:

http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/5456/international-football/2014/06/30/4924432/usa-run-has-surprised-me-mertens

"I watched their games and they have a really good team. They have a great striker in front and the team behind is like a team, they are really good together.

So for us it is going to be really difficult to score a goal, but we are confident and want to win this game also.

I think the most important thing is to win this game, because if we don't win it we are out."

otm

how's yr flemish

You're all laughing but Mertens is otm.

Jones and Johnson are the only US players I like and that like is outweighed by my extreme dislike of Clint Dempsey so Belgium ftw.

― pandemic, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:30 AM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"Extreme dislike of Dempsey" - why?

― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:29 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

battle rap beef circa 2003. don't wanna get into it.

I hate having to cheer on the US but ixnay on the elgium-Bay. USA! USA! USA!

counterpoint

http://oi62.tinypic.com/30b322q.jpg

yeah um I thought we were above such crude appeals to priapism

you might be

aeroboot loathes central europe, it's cool, he had a bad experience with a poop shelf

I've missed a load of games due to Glastonbury and ugh the first one I will get to watch in its entirety will be Belgium USA, which will surely be like a really shitty midtable Premiership game.

pandemic
Posted: July 1, 2014 at 12:06:55 PM

battle rap beef circa 2003. don't wanna get into it.

lol yes athletes rapping is one of the mortifying things abt being american

Finding it hard to be that impressed by a squad with that many Spurs players in it tbh. Though I think Chadli and Dembele have been quietly banned.

... binned that is

lol

Lloris is the only Spurs player not having a shitty tournament.

bentaleb?

love the way all u ppl are just not addressing the Congo thing

jst nancy boy Casement getting bit hysterical iirc

lol yes athletes rapping is one of the mortifying things abt being american

― lag∞n, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 1:33 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p bad for the english and french too iirc

how could you forget ryan babel

shots fired xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgxSlpAHNrU

http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2014/06/30/ian-penman/teething-troubles/

As Lacan put it, echoing Freud, the patient ‘can only refind himself by abolishing the ego’s alter ego’. Or as gangsta rappers Clipse once warned, ‘Don’t let yo’ ego trick yo’ ass.’

dempsey is annoying, constantly bitching and moaning, when he's not perfecting his nut tap technique.
http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CLINT-DEMPSEY-NUTSHOT.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MSNRfDKEQ

^^^ Banger, even if Asamoah Gyan's verse is mostly just a list of girls' names.

song is about girls tbf

amazing
Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla gets tattoo of last minute shot against the bar....
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrcmKA0CUAAURKY.png:large

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA

(Embarrassing rap at 2:30)

Genius ftw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N8xwXUk_bY

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BreJGiNIUAArvKn.jpg