World Cup 2014

The thing with Aurier was that being fed a diet of Glen Johnson cut-in-and-thwack-it-off-first-defender/over-the-bar it was nice to see a right back with some end product.

*mostly for Liverpool, doesn't even get that far for England.

tragically bad marking

Entirely deserved

Piss poor marking there.

Dawning on me that every team in the world can't defend set-pieces.

maybe want to pick him up there lads

really? haven't been impressed with either team so far

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lol at that ridiculous corner kick

almost as bad as the rooney corner there

god i hate it when teams do that two man shit at the corner flag

like it never leads to anything good right?

unless it's a fake corner then it's v v cool

Just found out the shaving cream stuff is known as "vanishing spray"- brand name "915 Fair Play"- and was invented in Argentina.

that spray thing is great, i saw it being used in games in mexico and wondered why the same thing wasn't done in europe? though lol at the ecuadorian free kick taker who purposefully placed his ball outside themark the ref had made, lol too at the swiss guy in the wall who was trying to get the ref's attention to show him the bll wasn't in the right spot.

I hadn't known about the tactic of the wall inching forward inch by inch

Really love the visual image of a bunch of footballers in practice standing in a wall and practicing the Inch Forward Shuffle

lol too at the swiss guy in the wall who was trying to get the ref's attention to show him the bll wasn't in the right spot.
yeah, exactly

That's why they take them short then.

are you allowed to move a free kick ball outside of the ref's spot, or was that legit?

what a horribly phrased question

FFS put rodriguez on set plays already

Clark Carlisle is complaining that Jackson Martinez can't make it into the Ecuador team haha.

Mainly cos he's columbian i guess

but clarke makes a valid point nonetheless

SG - usually you get a little leeway in where you place the ball from a free kick yes

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as long as it's within a yard or so

so in that case the shaving cream serves to indicate the center of the 1-yard radius circle.

They don't use the spray in Europe so most players used to taking most free kicks from roughly the correct position and the refs are used to this. I'd guess the Swiss player was just being pissy when protesting before the kick was taken rather than actually being affronted.

yeah, lichtsteiner has frequently been pissy in this match

I think whether or not someone is taking the piss w/ their ball placement is referee's discretion. lichtsteiner has done more than his share of work, fair enough if he's irked

mehmedi is a useful dribbler if not finisher iirc

Finished that OK.

well then again

told you they should put rodriguez on set plays

might wanna pick him up there lads

anyone have any idea what zokora's chest tattoos are about? a giant eye and a star of david?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpnIf4VIAAAoja0.jpg

I think whether or not someone is taking the piss w/ their ball placement is referee's discretion. lichtsteiner has done more than his share of work, fair enough if he's irked

― ogmor, Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:57 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it looked like he was complaining during the Ecuador throw in, got caught off guard, and then gave them a free kick that ultimately result in a goal as the result of being caught off guard.

lol at them doing their bullshit with the ref's marks again

ecu have woken up again after that goal

Not 100 per cent sure but I think Zokora had his wife's face tattooed on his chest and the weird eyeball thing is what he turned it in to when he got divorced.

Hey I joined the McDonald's fantasy league but it seems I was kicked out (or it was dissolved?). Can I rejoin?

strobe glasses?? i've heard it all now.

disco glasses !!!

do they dangle a mirrorball from the crossbar as well in training?

gotta love the idea of giving yourself seizures during practice so you'll be more focused in game (that may not be how those glasses work but that's def how i picture them to work)

Montero has been so dangerous

nm it appears I'm still in the league, mcdonalds links just be fucked up.

SV that might be the greatest possible explanation, I hope it's true. he has a new wife now!

lichtsteiner getting fwd was one of v few semi-promising bits of build up from switzerland. shaqiri has been below par but still hold out hope he's warming up. drmic & stocker offered v little

did it defo come off a swiss player?