As a goalie I gotta say, Krul's committed in both of those. His weight is going in the direction of dive; it's physically impossible for him to go the other way.
What he's done is cater for a more central or high penalty on that side. More importantly, he hasn't revealed his direction (see: Julio Cesar vs Colombia) by diving early. But he has decided on the direction. Exemplary penalty goalkeeping tbh
― which was retweeted by (imago), Sunday, 6 July 2014 09:30 (nine years ago) link
Not expecting it but would be v glad if Holland-Arg is as good as their 1998 WC game with the denisbergkampdenisbergkampdenisbergkamp winner. Really love the dutch opener in that game as well, a lovely headed thru ball. Ah the days when Ariel Ortega was the new Maradona...
― pandemic, Sunday, 6 July 2014 10:05 (nine years ago) link
http://abload.de/img/lvgfyjt4.gif
― Number None, Sunday, 6 July 2014 10:41 (nine years ago) link
lol that was meant to be this
http://giant.gfycat.com/GroundedSatisfiedDoe.gif
― Number None, Sunday, 6 July 2014 10:42 (nine years ago) link
lol
― Riot In #9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 July 2014 10:46 (nine years ago) link
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/7/5/5872761/tim-howard-can-even-stop-hugs-from-annoying-people
Next year it's the women's world cup in Canada, by the way - and this is the mascot ("Shuéme, the young female Great White Owl")
http://www.fifa.com/mm//Photo/Tournament/Competition/02/37/45/87/2374587_FULL-LND.jpg
― StanM, Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:25 (nine years ago) link
vs
http://www.txssa.org/images/blog-photos/2012/09/07/dan%20and%20laura%20dotson.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=0
― Rabona not glue (aldo), Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:30 (nine years ago) link
Second one is Diego Armando, no? Still not recognizing the first one, sorry
― Riot In #9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:34 (nine years ago) link
First one is van Gaal, second is Dan Dotson off Storage Wars.
― Rabona not glue (aldo), Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:36 (nine years ago) link
thanks. Van Gaal's head doesn't look so big there, more like Neil Patrick Harris than David Lynch.
lol at me thinking other guy was Maradona.
― Riot In #9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:39 (nine years ago) link
Imago, I see what you mean. He shifts his weight on Bolanos's (#7) penalty, so he wouldn't be able to jump the other way. You can see he's leaning to his right because his left leg is straight. But by staying closer to a neutral position he could better account for a central or high shot.
That's not the case on Ruiz's penalty though, the image above with the left-footed shooter. Both of Krul's knees are bent, his centre of gravity is midline.
Again there, Krul doesn't get anywhere near reaching the post but the shot is well inside and he's able to save it:
http://cdn1.independent.ie/sport/soccer/article30409651.ece/07180/ALTERNATES/h342/D-M59-NED-CRC_281_Cropped.jpg
A better technique for shooters facing Krul would be not to try to fool him or psych him out but just to place the shot right inside either post. Don't think he'd ever get close to saving a shot placed far enough away from him, even if he guesses right, because he physically wouldn't be able to stretch that distance in time given that he's not jumping early.
― Plasmon, Sunday, 6 July 2014 11:48 (nine years ago) link
that van Gaal gif is apparently from a Pride parade
― Merdeyeux, Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
yup
http://giant.gfycat.com/SpiffyFragrantGreyhounddog.gif
― Number None, Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:52 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/pO8eHRl.jpg
― Number None, Sunday, 6 July 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
Holland are the last of the big boys not to have won it, but you could argue that, relative to size, footballing tradition and level of support, Russia are the single biggest underachievers on the world stage. Say what you like about the US but at least they have the mitigating factor of not really giving a shit.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 July 2014 19:50 (nine years ago) link
It's totally Russia. If it wasn't for 1966 it'd be England though.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 6 July 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
I suppose it would've been Spain until six years ago
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 6 July 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
I would say Mexico, except they've never gotten past the 16 as far as I know. Lots of money, good league, history, tradition, it's sort of smaxzing they have achieved less than Uruguay, at the very least.
― dan m, Sunday, 6 July 2014 20:51 (nine years ago) link
Smaxzing = amazing but I kinda want to let that stand
― dan m, Sunday, 6 July 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
turkey have an odd but overall surprisingly poor record
― ogmor, Sunday, 6 July 2014 20:57 (nine years ago) link
teams that have never won it in the top 20 of current FIFA rankings7 of the 8 previous winners are in the top 10, with France at 17. Switzerland will never win this thing, c'mon ...
4 Portugal6 Switzerland 8 Colombia 11 Belgium 12 Greece 13 USA 14 Chile 15 Netherlands 16 Ukraine 18 Croatia 19 Russia 20 Mexico
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 6 July 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
and the neymar on painkillers fairytale final rumours begin #http://www.iua.upf.edu/formats/formats2/nike.jpg
― r|t|c, Sunday, 6 July 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
You'd have said the same about Belgium, but in 2018 they'll be one of the most-feared teams xp
lol rtc
― which was retweeted by (imago), Sunday, 6 July 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
just as well di Stefano's not brazilian
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 6 July 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
How in gods name are we ranked above the Netherlands
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Monday, 7 July 2014 02:50 (nine years ago) link
It's tough to find a rooting interest in the remaining teams. I think I'm going with Brazil given the Neymar injury. I just really hope Netherlands don't win.
― kaygee, Monday, 7 July 2014 05:13 (nine years ago) link
I'd like to see Argenttina win it. I think we can all agree that Messi deserves a World Cup at this stage.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Monday, 7 July 2014 11:31 (nine years ago) link
In order of preference, Germany-Holland-Argentina-Brazil. Could never begrudge Messi being a WC winner and England having a WC win while Holland doesn't seems wrong somehow.
― pandemic, Monday, 7 July 2014 11:38 (nine years ago) link
England?
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Monday, 7 July 2014 11:41 (nine years ago) link
It's a country situated on an island on the edge of western Europe. Part of the United Kingdom
― Number None, Monday, 7 July 2014 11:44 (nine years ago) link
in order of preference Argentina ------------ Brazil - don't care
― Daphnis Celesta, Monday, 7 July 2014 11:44 (nine years ago) link
"How in gods name are we ranked above the Netherlands"
FIFA rankings are pretty crazy.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 7 July 2014 11:49 (nine years ago) link
FIFA rankings have had US as the FOURTH best team in my lifetime which basically no one in their right mind thinks has ever actually been the case.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 7 July 2014 11:51 (nine years ago) link
Dutch the obv team to root for out of what's left
― cpt navajo (darraghmac), Monday, 7 July 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
cpt navajotm
― Tim, Monday, 7 July 2014 12:22 (nine years ago) link
xp http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr22/alexandralay/gifs/bump.gif
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 July 2014 12:27 (nine years ago) link
merte&lukas&ozil>messi>robben>hulk
― a hoy hoy, Monday, 7 July 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
hooray for the three least impressive components of the german side
― r|t|c, Monday, 7 July 2014 19:22 (nine years ago) link
Seeing tweets that the head of FIFA's hospitality partner has been arrested in a police action against ticket scalping in Rio.
― dan m, Monday, 7 July 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
thought BRA-GER was today :(
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 7 July 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/TitiCamara22/statuses/486235993742520320
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 12:34 (nine years ago) link
― Riot In #9 Dream (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 July 2014 13:40 (nine years ago) link
Is football really that big a deal in Russia though? I know there's a lot of money in Russian football these days, I don't have any stats but isn't ice hockey equally (at least) as popular?
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 July 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
Football is much bigger day to day. The national hockey team is taken almost as seriously as the football one, though.
The Soviet Union won the Euros and reached a World Cup semi-final, which Mexico never has, so they are probably still the greatest under-performers. As Russia they have been disappointing though. Hopefully some of the new money will filter down into training youth players.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Tuesday, 8 July 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
it is bernard! oscar #10?
― ogmor, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
"One doesn't win the cup with nice football"
such a Matthaus quote
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
Given that Germany, Brazil and Argentina have all won the World Cup twice since 1970, will the trophy get retired if one of them wins it this time around?
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
anyway hoping for a signature performance from Germany tonight
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 19:54 (nine years ago) link
ye'd think neymar wiz deid.
brazil definitely win the singing contest.
― Merdeyeux, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link