The Football.....

[Smokin Joe]

The football this year is very loose, no team seems consistently able to dominate the midfield area and the games have an end to end feel about them. Not the best standard of technical play I've ever seen and all the more exciting for it.

 

[AndyRM]

Currently being played off the park by a tidy looking Mexico side!

 

[AndyRM]

Heartbreak for Mexico there. Dominated for most of the match only to be undone by an absolute rocket and a penalty. Not the greatest game, largely due to the heat I suspect, but entertaining nonetheless.

Those drinks breaks seem a bit daft, players should be allowed to pick up a bottle of water whenever they want to.

 

[Kins]

Aye. Why can't they have a time out and stop the bloody clock, stupid.

Kuyt was immense. 33, hottest part of the pitch, and like the energizer bunny, Just didn't stop. Not the best footballer or the quickest, but boy, does he work for the team.

 

[Dayvo]

Robben the f****g cheating diver.

Mexico deserved the win only to be cruelly denied.

 

[AndyRM]

I thought Robben stayed on his feet a good deal more than he usually does. A couple of theatrical moments in the first half though which is standard.

 

[MarkF]

Robben the f****g cheating diver.

Mexico deserved the win only to be cruelly denied.

Can't agree. I said to my son after about 80 minutes, if the Netherlands score then they'll win. All their strength is upfront and Mexico were not brave enough to carry on taking the game to them. Mexico were silly, they lost that themselves.

 

[MarkF]

it was a penalty and mexico did nothing after they scored, I felt the Netherlands deserved the win...

Was 2 penalties I think.

 

[Brandane]

it was a penalty and mexico did nothing after they scored, I felt the Netherlands deserved the win...

+1. He was fouled, even if he did make the most of it. He was denied another penalty claim which looked justified.
I hope Holland can go all the way this time, it's about time. Been an admirer ever since the days of Johan Cruyff and co. when they were in our* group in the 1978 world cup.

* "our" = Scotland. Our lesser neighbours DNQ.. Again.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Definitely a penalty. Saw it coming tho and Mexico were lucky a few times when they jumped into tackles in the box.

The game was understandably not as high tempo as many others, but no less entertaining for it.

From a certain distance Ochoa looked like Mickey Mouse.

 

[Beebo]

I'd love to see the mph for that first goal, it was hit like a rocket. Goalie didnt even bother moving.

 

[potsy]

Got my Costa Rica hat on for tonight, nothing to do with drawing them in the sweep at work

 

[Smokin Joe]

I'd love to see the mph for that first goal, it was hit like a rocket. Goalie didnt even bother moving.

Anyone in the way would have been in trouble. It went through the air at bollack height.

 

[cuberider]

It was no way a penalty, although both teams should have had one before that.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That wasn't the most exciting 45 minutes of football I have seen, although Greece look the more likely to score.