TRF's 2014 FIFA World Cup

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

So is everybody just going to spend the entire thread slagging off football, we already have enough of those.

when you watch that game I can understand why it is slagged off.

Shocking.

Listening to 5 live crew having an argument about this huge dive which brought a penalty.

 

[Draggs]

If anybody has some new material it would be great.

 

[LittleGuy]

Conrad Smith -> Greece

He's to rugby what Greece is to economic stability.

Such a great choice....

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

While the dive was a bit OTT, I'm all for calling a foul when a player grabs another. Therefore, the penalty was a fair call.

 

[smartcooky]

OK, so this is not "slagging" off football, but, I just don't see any structure to the game. All I see is a bunch of guys in coloured jerseys kicking the ball around among themselves until they lose it or someone fecks up and it goes across the sideline. I don't see "set moves" or tactics the way I do in rugby (both codes).

What am I missing?

 

[Draggs]

OK, so this is not "slagging" off football, but, I just don't see any structure to the game. All I see is a bunch of guys in coloured jerseys kicking the ball around among themselves until they lose it or someone fecks up and it goes across the sideline. I don't see "set moves" or tactics the way I do in rugby (both codes).

What am I missing?

You see what you want to see mate. There are obvious tactics and structure to how each team plays, perhaps it just isn't as obvious as kicking or running.

 

[Big Ewis]

hahaha...wow !! "No structure" to football ?? I'm not even going to comment that, but that's a keeper for life. I'll tell my football-following friend that, and he'll deepen his own cliché of the Rugby fan, and this world can be even more ignorant and extremes can widen even more. Good stuff, good stuff...

 

[barkinghooker]

I'm gonna tell all my pals who play 'Football Manager". There will be hell!. It's a top game and hope there will be a rugby equivalent.

 

[Superalexmarket]

_Why Ghana Feic?
_Place your bets:
Semifinals: Uruguay vs Portugal
Argentina vs Netherlands
Final: Uruguay vs Netherlands.
Winner: URUGUAY

 

[LittleGuy]

I would love Uruguay to win(seriously!!!).....if the glorious Motherland's efforts are in vain......

 

[William18]

Brazil v Croatia in the tournament opener of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brazil, in Sao Paulo, a city of nearly 12 million people, and there's empty seats in the stadium?

The game was sold out?

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Semis: Brazil v Germany, Spain v Argentina
Final: Germany v Spain
Champion: Spain (how convenient)

 

[smartcooky]

You see what you want to see mate. There are obvious tactics and structure to how each team plays, perhaps it just isn't as obvious as kicking or running.

hahaha...wow !! "No structure" to football ?? I'm not even going to comment that, but that's a keeper for life. I'll tell my football-following friend that, and he'll deepen his own cliché of the Rugby fan, and this world can be even more ignorant and extremes can widen even more. Good stuff, good stuff...

Hey guys, not fair! I'm not saying there isn't structure, its just that I don't see it; I just don't know enough about it to understand what I'm seeing. As I said, they appear to me to be just passing the ball around to each other without doing anything proactive, like they're waiting for something to happen. Sure there was some nice pieces of individual skill (Oscar's goal for example), but what I don't see is set plays (other than at a free kick of course).

You try watching AFL (Aussie Rules) without understanding the game, you'll think it looks like a big game a scrag, a disorganised bunch of guys knocking on and kicking the ball aimlessly around a big oval paddock. Its only when you watch a number of matches closely and listen to the commentators that you start to see some of the tactics; such as zones, clusters, flooding, rushed behinds, running in waves and rotating forwards.

 

[Big Ewis]

I would love Uruguay to win(seriously!!!).....if the glorious Motherland's efforts are in vain......

loool, actually posted the whole fkng anthem....

Oh and, "Uruguay", like. You are gay, there now it's out of the way, all good, let's move on and have...some cereal. Or no cereal, just move on.

 

[Draggs]

Hey guys, not fair! I'm not saying there isn't structure, its just that I don't see it; I just don't know enough about it to understand what I'm seeing. As I said, they appear to me to be just passing the ball around to each other without doing anything proactive, like they're waiting for something to happen. Sure there was some nice pieces of individual skill (Oscar's goal for example), but what I don't see is set plays (other than at a free kick of course).

You try watching AFL (Aussie Rules) without understanding the game, you'll think it looks like a big game a scrag, a disorganised bunch of guys knocking on and kicking the ball aimlessly around a big oval paddock. Its only when you watch a number of matches closely and listen to the commentators that you start to see some of the tactics; such as zones, clusters, flooding, rushed behinds, running in waves and rotating forwards.

It's a more free flowing game than rugby, so it does appear that way. Rugby has scrums, lineouts etc. far bigger affairs than free kicks and corner throws. I understand rugby far better that football, but still enjoy both. AFL, that's a wild ride, I am convinced there aren't actually and laws, and just a few bored Aussies. Not that I don't enjoy watching it. Wouldn't mind a few of those blokes going to rugby!

 

[William18]

There are almost no set plays in football. It isn't like rugby where you pass with your hands so the pass completion rate is higher in rugby. In rugby you know where players are going to be and the defence finds it more difficult to prevent the ball going where you want it to. That doesn't mean teams don't practise passing and team work but players are expected to use their knowledge of their team mates to create plays on the field.

 

[TRF_heineken]

If anybody has some new material it would be great.

I'm wondering what's going to happen when the ref gives the Columbians a line, which is new for this world cup... Will they try to export it?

 

[Feicarsinn]

OK, so this is not "slagging" off football, but, I just don't see any structure to the game. All I see is a bunch of guys in coloured jerseys kicking the ball around among themselves until they lose it or someone fecks up and it goes across the sideline. I don't see "set moves" or tactics the way I do in rugby (both codes).

What am I missing?

Strategy, tactics, basic awareness.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Hey guys, not fair! I'm not saying there isn't structure, its just that I don't see it; I just don't know enough about it to understand what I'm seeing. As I said, they appear to me to be just passing the ball around to each other without doing anything proactive, like they're waiting for something to happen. Sure there was some nice pieces of individual skill (Oscar's goal for example), but what I don't see is set plays (other than at a free kick of course).

You try watching AFL (Aussie Rules) without understanding the game, you'll think it looks like a big game a scrag, a disorganised bunch of guys knocking on and kicking the ball aimlessly around a big oval paddock. Its only when you watch a number of matches closely and listen to the commentators that you start to see some of the tactics; such as zones, clusters, flooding, rushed behinds, running in waves and rotating forwards.

I wont do last night's game because I was drinking some lovely four euro wine with mates, but at some point during the tournament I'll do a tactical analysis. There's an awful lot going on.

 

[TRF_heineken]

Did anybody catch the opening ceremony?? I couldn't hear anything from any of the singers microphones... It was rather disappointing.

The only upside of that ceremony was J-lo's tata's and that other girl making stripper moves...