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2010 FOOTBALL World Cup

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one day , when i grow up im going to a world cup experience.

Anyone here done it ?
 

Dutchie,

When somebody says something is the "Duck's Nuts" it means they think it's fantastic.

So that's why I started it mate. I just don't care who wins, just want to see good football.
 
wayneL said:
Dutchie,

When somebody says something is the "Duck's Nuts" it means they think it's fantastic.

So that's why I started it mate. I just don't care who wins, just want to see good football.
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Hope you didn't watch the France Uruguay game then
 
That was sad news to hear about Nelson Mandela's great grandaughter in a tragic accident after the Concert, which stopped him coming to the Opening Ceremony.

Would have been nice to have him there.

Was a good event all in all, I enjoy them : )
 
wayneL said:
Dutchie,

When somebody says something is the "Duck's Nuts" it means they think it's fantastic.

So that's why I started it mate. I just don't care who wins, just want to see good football.
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My deepest apologies Wayne.
 
That was disappointing for Australia

I am surprised he left out Bresciano

Lets hope we do better with Ghana
 
Fozzie was gutted - poor guy.

Cahill's red card was a joke.

However, Australia well outclassed by a clearly superior outfit.

The SBS Studio Analysis team were also a joke... get Fozzie and Les to do the game wrap up!

Brad
 
Australia were outclassed and need to win their next 2 games.

If we don't get through I'll be supporting Ghana.

gg
 
That was tough to watch

It quite easily could have been 6 or 7

The team selection was completely baffling. Why was Tim Cahill left up front by himself? Endless long balls into a small midfielder against a large and very mobile defence was puzzling and rather painful to watch. Obviously Timmy was rather frustrated by the whole ordeal, judging by the idiotic tackle that got him sent off(though it was a bit of a harsh call).

Our midfield was basically MIA on the defensive side of things, ze Germans were allowed to wander straight through our midfield and then systematically tear our already fragile defense to shreds.

About the only bright spot for me was the way Brett Emerton and Luke Wilkshire played.
 
The Germans had too much space in midfield
We should have been on them as soon as they got the ball
and not let them run and pass to the wings
Cahill is not a forward he plays just behind the forwards that's where he scores most of his goals for Everton
Kennedy should have played as the big forward for the crosses from the wing
he is a good target man.
Craig Moore is not a good reader of the game at this level
Need to tighten up the Midfield to have a chance

Now we have to WIN the next 2 games
If we play to our strength we can do this

James
 
Unfortunately our best chance in decades was the 2006 Italy game. Will be a long time before Australia is a chance in the soccer World Cup again. Need a champion team not a team with champions, at this level.
 
Wysiwyg said:
Need a champion team not a team with champions, at this level.
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I disagree. Australia is a champion team but do not have enough individual champions in the team. Player for player on paper Australia will be outclassed by most teams at the World Cup and have always punched above their weight as a team on the world football stage. We need to develop individual champions with world class skill. Kewell is really the only player we have had that has that ability to do something out of the ordinary.
As for last night's game, it could have been really embarrassing but fortunately we were able to prevent the floodgates from opening late in the game. Lucas Neill and Craig Moore are two metres behind the play - too slow and will continue to be exposed at this level. A lot of complaining about the linesman during the game, however the linesman had an excellent game and was correct on so many close calls.
It will be a great story if we can do Ghana and Serbia and make it through to play England!
 
As long as we don't meet Germany in the final we should be OK.
 
jersey10 said:
Player for player on paper Australia will be outclassed by most teams at the World Cup and have always punched above their weight as a team on the world football stage.
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Thankfully my alarm didn't go off this morning. Just the worst start for the Aussies unfortunately.

I wouldn't like to be Pim at the moment. All the so called "experts" from Kochie on Sunrise to my local paperboy are calling for his head. I guess I can understand it. Tactics, player accountability, game plans and player changes are so very important for sides like Australia that might lack some world class creativity and attacking flair and skills.

Duckman
 
The start was expected. Germany are a class team
Why risk your best player Kewell with injury against the Glassy Germans
No one expected the Aussies to win this game
A draw would have been good

Good game on tonight the Dutch game at 9.30


James
 
Fos and Les of SBS never wanted Pim to be the world cup coach, and made no secret of it in the months leading up to South Africa. But the general scapegoating of Verbeek is misplaced.

As if Guus Hiddink or any other coach in the world could have saved us from the annihilation last night! We just don't have the squad this time. It happens. These things are cyclical.

Germany were just too big, too strong, too skilled, too fast. They would have whipped any team in the world last night. Australia is just the victim of unrealistic expectations. So we got a reality check, it's all to the long term good of the game here.
 
Germany's untracked running forward from midfield and constant ability to beat Australia's offside 'trap' was pretty much where things fell apart. I would be having a close look at the coach here.

Germany were made to look better than they really are.
 
Trying to constantly play the off side trap was a bad move, the aussies kept putting their hands up claiming off side and blaming the linesman when most times the Germans were well on side.

We needed some luck which didnt really come, we had a good chance in the first few minutes of the game and then a missed hand ball in the German penalty box but we were simply outclassed by the Germans. They were just too quick up front and always had support players all over the field. Cahill's red card was maybe a bit harsh, but it was a sliding tackle from behind and nowhere near the ball and just an unnecessary tackle.

Ghana beating Serbia didnt help us either, we need to win both matches to make it through to the next round. Kewell and Kennedy to come into the squad should hopefully help out with our attack.
 
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