World Cup 2014

xyz I meant ref assist throughout tournament agreed that the game last night was just straight up badly reffed all round managers statements reasonably nuanced on that, glad to see. agreed on all else you're saying.

is there a chance that Brazil not playing around neymar eases the others into some sort of performance? not sure that the end stages of a tournament are the place for it but man if not its gonna be grimness with frozen opponents kicked the shit out of before luiz scores a fifty yard ribona just to prove it doesn't have to be like this, its just how it is

XP top draw is a common blight but it must in fairness to nn be stamped out wherever it rears, like gunnera tinctoria or poptimism

Van Gaal is taking his tactical shenanigans to an almost metaphysical next level: he is supposedly playing Depay and Kuyt as left and right backs tonight. The real backs are dropped to the bench. I imagine it's like playing two tactics in one game: 5-3-2 when the opponent has the ball, and as soon as we get the ball transform to 3-4-3/3-5-2 with Kuyt and Depay on the flanks. Think it can genuinely work.

formation is nothing. there is only drago

Love it. Imagine what he's going to do with Rooney next season

Haha yes! The challops are endless :)

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

nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1zD-oyRzhQ

now colombia are out all i want for footie christmas is someone, anyone from today's side of the bracket to win it all.

hamessssssssszzzz & football, both awesome

https://vine.co/v/MUjhXWqxlUF

it's like playing two tactics in one game: 5-3-2 when the opponent has the ball, and as soon as we get the ball transform to 3-4-3/3-5-2 with Kuyt and Depay on the flanks.

isn't that how many teams do it with this formation anyway? Juve, Chile, etc. not really ~tactical innovation~ from VG...

Both games yesterday were a bit shit, weren't they?

nah the col bra game was mad

I thought it was the most disappointing, possibly outright crappiest, single day of the tournament so far.

Col Bra was a foulfest

The tournament always becomes kinda crap in the final stretch. 0-0 games.

Yesterday had some good goals and a scary grasshopper. Good quarterfinals day.

I enjoyed the second game once Colombia got going and until Brazil spoiled the game. 2010 was the direct opposite - amazing QFs, shit tournament

I would have liked more grasshoppers.

Arg Bel has gotta be good tho. I can feeeeeel it

Mafalda vs Tintin

http://en.mediamass.net/people/neymar/deathhoax.html

rip neymar

rip neymar eases cy hand of death lightly brushed ur shoulder and u jumped six feet under and rolled 4 times into an early grave miss u boo xxx

not falling for the neymar is alive and well hoax. rip neymar.

XP fuckin phone

The tournament always becomes kinda crap in the final stretch.

Four of the last seven world cups have had higher average goals per game in the last eight than in the group stages

Kompany's anti racism speech in Dutch and French there

Is the Belgian press giving them any chance of winning the whole thing, Stan?

The whole thing, not really, but at the same time nobody believes this is the highest this generation will ever reach.

Next euro championship, next WC perhaps. They're probably too young now.

nice ball di maria

terrific finish

amazing corner

promising start, both seem to actually want to win the game

Why can't Belgium take a corner? They had about 20 vs the US and they felt completely valueless - other teams are better at this, right?

altho he has not exactly shone in brazil the way arg are defending makes me think this would be a good game for lukaku

XP spurs arent

What happened to Di Maria?

recurring thigh injury

Hazard is sucky today

Shame, I like his enthusiasm xp

yeah it was right after a really sweet sequence where he had a one on one opp that was unfortunately blocked.

lol way to play into Messi's trap Belgium

ow that almost grazed the sac a bit

I think I'd better stop watching, Belgium only scores when I don't watch

beautiful cross

Despite not being 'a natural left back' Vertonghen's crossing is excellent.

arg have bossed belg out of the game as the half has gone on. i am glad that belgium are playing football because it is their best chance to win this game but arg are playing pretty well front to back. one belg goal tho and it could all fall to pieces.

Belgium could have used a lil more patience on some of their possessions