Is that you?
― 龜, Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:09 (nine years ago) link
trent reznor?
― you can't put your arms around a lamprey (brownie), Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:10 (nine years ago) link
first & last time I am confused with pablo zabaleta, still looking dazed after getting clocked by the amphibian dirk kuyt
― ogmor, Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:21 (nine years ago) link
Hah I was thinking it was maybe faux-LJ
Didn't catch Zabaleta getting clocked as the power went out at 90'+1
Judging from this thread it seemed pens were tepid, glad ARG won
― 龜, Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah as pre-extra time power cuts go, you didn't do badly at all
serious lack of pace with argentina missing di maria & aguero looking completely unfit, relying a lot on higuain to catch out hummels/mertesacker
― ogmor, Thursday, 10 July 2014 00:36 (nine years ago) link
Meh.
We were never on dis ting tonight. Argentina weren't either tbh. Deadlock. Letting Vlaar take the first penalty the only real mistake from VG. Vlaar was a beast today, flawless, and his tackling nearing perfection at times.
Watched the game with 15 friends in a 100 seats huge screen movie theatre in Amsterdam though, that was something special. Saw the Dutch games exclusively with great (new) friends in great locations, settings. Ever since trashing Spain this has been more than I'd hoped for anyhow. It's been a blast.
Rooting for Germany to win this thing, and no doubt they will.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:12 (nine years ago) link
aw
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:14 (nine years ago) link
What? :)
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:17 (nine years ago) link
man who cheers for germany in anything
― gbx, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:18 (nine years ago) link
Germany is an excellent country with many fine people in it
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:24 (nine years ago) link
Hehe. What can I say? They've been brilliant. This whole WC is brilliant, so much so that it way outshines us having lost. Am at total peace.
Watched the match in here, with beer and snacks on the house:
http://i.imgur.com/REJGTs4.jpg
And that WDYLL's like this:
http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu216/le_bateau_ivre/5868c8f12e065a4ea2279212fe67eed5.jpg
Splendid times had by all.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:24 (nine years ago) link
The Netherlands is also an excellent country &c
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:28 (nine years ago) link
Nice leopard print!
― 龜, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:29 (nine years ago) link
otm xp
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:29 (nine years ago) link
(and not xp)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:30 (nine years ago) link
Lol, well played
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:36 (nine years ago) link
― Number None, Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:24 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i don't disagree! but still like does anyone that isn't from america cheer for the US in the olympics? also poop shelves
― gbx, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:01 (nine years ago) link
I have cheered for American athletes in the past
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:14 (nine years ago) link
Michael Johnson was probably the last one though
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:15 (nine years ago) link
http://www.vice.com/read/china-love-the-german-football-team-vs-france-293
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:18 (nine years ago) link
I've cheered for Carl Lewis and Ivan Lendl my entire youth.
(after that, pretty much none tbh)
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:20 (nine years ago) link
that Vice article is pretty heartwarming
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:23 (nine years ago) link
Ivan Lendl???
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:26 (nine years ago) link
Feel like frontrunning is part and parcel of chinese culture imo
I learned this World Cup that there really is no direct translation for 'underdog', the closest you can get is 'dark horse' which doesn't really have the punching up connotation
― 龜, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
Lendl was awes, fuiud.
Xp
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
I wonder if Arsenal realised that getting a load of Germans in was the key to cracking the Chinese market
― Number None, Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:29 (nine years ago) link
I heard a radio doc about China's love for Germany today. It was partly explained also because they admire a country with such discipline and (in the past) "a strong leader"...
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:31 (nine years ago) link
I think the point was that Lendl was Czech. But apparently he later became a US citizen. I am American and didn't know this!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:39 (nine years ago) link
Don't disagree about lendl being awesome but he was about as American as a bottle of pilsner Urquell
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:41 (nine years ago) link
He became a us citizen after he retired
Lendl became a US citizen in '92.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:53 (nine years ago) link
I don't think he played past '89 or '90 at least not very well. He dominated the mid 80s if I remember correctly. I always rooted for him.
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:57 (nine years ago) link
On topic, I was born in Germany but really feel like pulling for Argentina solely based on their coach's reactions on the sidelines. Should be a fantastic final
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Thursday, 10 July 2014 02:58 (nine years ago) link
LOL Ivan Lendl
― dan m, Thursday, 10 July 2014 03:41 (nine years ago) link
LBI cheered for him in the golf
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 10 July 2014 06:06 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkHzWFmA--k
― groovypanda, Thursday, 10 July 2014 08:09 (nine years ago) link
Really hope Low learns the lesson of Euro '12 semi-final vs Italy and doesn't change his team around simply in an attempt to combat the opposition. Germany should play their game, it gives them a greater chance of winning than devoting all their energy into trying to play in such a way as to negate Messi.
― pandemic, Thursday, 10 July 2014 08:22 (nine years ago) link
What did holland do to him last night? I barely saw him.
Also were Holland really that filthy all through the last World Cup? You hear that, but I only remember the final.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 10 July 2014 08:46 (nine years ago) link
The Dutch seemed to be employing a 6-3-1 formation for lots of Argentine attacks
― groovypanda, Thursday, 10 July 2014 08:53 (nine years ago) link
Last WC Holland played Brazil p straight up and Uruguay, Spain game the only one where they went full thug iirc
― pandemic, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:10 (nine years ago) link
De Jong followed Messi around last night, easy as he was walking when he didn't have the ball. When he did get it and broke into a trot at least one and sometimes 2 Dutch player came to help.
― pandemic, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:11 (nine years ago) link
Letting Vlaar take the first penalty the only real mistake from VG. Vlaar was a beast today, flawless, and his tackling nearing perfection at times.
er that was a huge mistake. wtf was Van Gaal doing letting Vlaar take the pen?!?! You never fucking believe for a sec he was going to score.
Cillesen was fkn useless on pens, why didn't Tim K start the game? Again that would've taken the pressure off the Dutch players taking the pens too.
Completely wasted opportunity for a wc final!
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:26 (nine years ago) link
Van Gaal said two of the players he asked to take the first penalty refused. Can someone give me a good reason for wanting Argentina to win this, 'cuz I can't think of any.
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:28 (nine years ago) link
The question is who were the two shitebags? I'm guessing Sneijder was one of them.
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:30 (nine years ago) link
There aren't really any reasons unless they suddenly click and play brilliantly. Which isn't impossible tbh, with an extra few days for Agüero to recover and di Maria back (is he?), but there's no evidence that that's going to happen.
No real reason to want Germany to lose either, other than history.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:32 (nine years ago) link
Cillesen conceded 1 goal in 330 mins of knockout football so not crazy to have him as your #1 goalie imo.
― pandemic, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:36 (nine years ago) link
Sneijder took one later? Plus he scored against Cost Rica so why would he say no?
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:36 (nine years ago) link
Taking the first one is different though, I'd rather take the third too, personally.
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:39 (nine years ago) link
I don't have any history with Germany, so no probs there. Di Maria unlikely to play supposedly but...
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:41 (nine years ago) link
Van Gaal knew De Jong wouldn't last the full stretch - but fine, he had to have him closing down Messi for a while but that is one sub so you think he'd factor in whether he'd really be able to bring Krul on later or not.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:43 (nine years ago) link