TRF's 2014 FIFA World Cup

[Leonardo Dias]

naah, the guy only have 70 games in professional level yet, it is still early.

 

[Rich Taff]

No, I just don't think that's a sensible point. Why would playing for England affect how people view him? There are top, top players who play for nations who are much worse than England (Bale, Dzeko, Ibrahimovic, etc.)

Sterling is having a fine game. I don't think that makes him a world beater just yet. That's a rather premature judgement, even with the season he's had. Does that mean that someone will come in with a large offer for him? Not necessarily. Madrid are stacked out wide with Bale, Di Maria and co. and he wouldn't really fit Barca's style of play. Not a chance of Liverpool accepting a bid from another English side.

That's what I was trying to allude to. If Sterling were Brasilian, he'd be touted as the 'next great thing', with the Spaniards getting their chequebooks out.
Think the time, along with a drink or two(or maybe a few more), meant my 'cognitive reasoning' was a bit out of whack last night

 

[TRF_heineken]

That's what I was trying to allude to. If Sterling were Brasilian, he'd be touted as the 'next great thing', with the Spaniards getting their chequebooks out.
Think the time, along with a drink or two(or maybe a few more), meant my 'cognitive reasoning' was a bit out of whack last night

I wouldn't tout him as a next big thing, no matter for which country ge plays. He's not in the same class as Bale, Neymar or Messi, who have rightfully been touted as the next big thing.

If I had to compare him with someone, it would be more in the line of his fellow Englishmen, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott...

 

[Feicarsinn]

Argentina have been rather underwhelming to this point. Bosnia the better side.

 

[Big Ewis]

Argentina have been rather underwhelming to this point. Bosnia the better side.

wow, that was really pretty though. That Messi midget dude thing.
Argentina 2 - 0 Boston.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Yeah, that was a pretty tidy goal. Game has livened up a bit in the past 10 mins.

 

[Big Ewis]

Yeah, that was a pretty tidy goal. Game has livened up a bit in the past 10 mins.

that's because they know I started watching...
but seriously, some of those crossover dribbles...really technical stuff, beautiful to watch as a sports-in-general fan. There's no question skill wise, purely skill wise football is easily ahead of Rugby.

 

[Big Ewis]

aaaaaah that was close !!! that 3 on 3 fastbreak !....as a neutral, you always want to see a play concluded, you want to see em score ! Too bad that time.

 

[Big Ewis]

oh...it's over....so Feic, did this stuff give you an erection ?

 

[Superalexmarket]

I'd liked to know, that you enjoyed the match, BE, but this was an awful game at least for Arg. really.

 

[psychic duck]

Yeah, because Real Madrid have never paid an insane amount of money for a British player, right?

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

I wouldn't tout him as a next big thing, no matter for which country ge plays. He's not in the same class as Bale, Neymar or Messi, who have rightfully been touted as the next big thing.

If I had to compare him with someone, it would be more in the line of his fellow Englishmen, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott...

Not sure if just being racist...

 

[Leonardo Dias]

Brazilians and Argentines fought both inside and outside the stadium, luckily the security guards managed to separate the fights inside the stadium.

 

[TRF_heineken]

My nominated team are busy crushing the Portuguese...

3-0 to Germany so far...

 

[Thingimubob]

My nominated team are busy crushing the Portuguese...

3-0 to Germany so far...

Make that 4!

 

[SelimNiai]

Pepe is a pillock, Pepe is a pillock, na na na na hey!

People slating Mueller for his part. Yes, he did over exaggerate the situation but as Viera said in rebuking that prat Chiles, thats part of modern football like it or not and in addition Pepe not only plays in a league that invented diving and play acting but he's a fairly "skilled" proponent in the art.

The Germans, as ever, look a very dangerous team and will go far

 

[big ginger 8]

I'm getting thrashed.

In fairness I've a much greater affinity with Germany due to knowing the language and about it's culture. As well as them being my favourite team after Ireland but excuses.

 

[munstermuffin]

U. S. A. U. S. A.

 

[Groundhog]

Im Belgium but **** it, go Ghana

 

[Big Ewis]

hope Belgium CRUSHES Algeria badly tomorrow. They really, really deserve it...
Portugal Germany was so fkng boring today...Portugal just wasn't in it, didn't answer the call, and Germany just bid their time after some dude got the red...only managed crappy scores the whole match...
thank God we watched the Spurs annihilate the Heat to win the NBA ***le after that, gave me faith in pro sports again for the night.