3rd/4th Place Playoff - Germany v Uruguay - Who wins? Paul decides

Xavi6

Forget Klose. Forget Forlan.

This game is about one thing only - can Paul keep his 100% record?



After shamefully doubting him in the semi finals, I'll be fully behind our friend the cephalopod.

Oat23

Let the little bastard try to guess the winner of 1 league game from a different league in Europe every week, then we'll see!

Germany for me though.

Le King

Germany, but will wait for Paul to decide.


All hail Paul.

ziggy

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_Bella_

Hope Klose can get two goals

CorkMan

Uruguay -v- Deutschland

Match 63- 3rd place play-off
Port Elizabeth
Saturday 10th July
7.30 PM

CorkMan

_Bella_ wrote: »

Hope Klose can get two goals

I hope NOT, he did nothing against Spain so he doesn't deserve such acclaim to him.

Lukker-

'Cos every player performs every match. Only Forlan and Villa have matched his workrate at this WC.

CorkMan

He wasn't even first choice for Bayern last season. Ronaldo was first choice for Real Madrid, Pele for Santos, Muller for Bayern.

An accolade of that honour doesn't deserve to be beholded upon a player who doesn't get his game for his club IMO.

Frisbee

CorkMan wrote: »

He wasn't even first choice for Bayern last season. Ronaldo was first choice for Real Madrid, Pele for Santos, Muller for Bayern.

An accolade of that honour doesn't deserve to be beholded upon a player who doesn't get his game for his club IMO.

An accolade of that honour deserves to go to the person who scores the most goals. The fact that he's had a torrid time and yet been able to turn it on in the World Cup is even more remarkable. If he does it he will most certainly deserve it.

Xavi6

CorkMan wrote: »

He wasn't even first choice for Bayern last season. Ronaldo was first choice for Real Madrid, Pele for Santos, Muller for Bayern.

An accolade of that honour doesn't deserve to be beholded upon a player who doesn't get his game for his club IMO.

Who gives a flying f*ck about club football?

Richard Kingson has been released by Wigan after being third choice. Had a great World Cup.

Mark Paston only played for New Zealand because their first choice was suspended. He was excellent.

Who was Vincent Enyeama six weeks ago? Barely known outside Football Manager.

They've all upstaged better players in their position just like Klose.

If players can turn it on for their country then fair play to them. They put in a better showing than the 'superstars' and deserve the plaudits.

thorbarry

Xavi6 wrote: »

If players can turn it on for their country then fair play to them. They put in a better showing than the 'superstars' and deserve the plaudits.

spot on dude

patmac

Fair play to Paul I heard he is English and arrived in Germany like a lot of his countrymen in a tank!

fryup

its a pointless match........so yes let the octopus decide, probably more entertaining anyway

flanzer

Don't expect Klose, Podolski et al to be playing. Both teams will have the guts of their subs benches playing.

They only thing to look forward to in this match is Paul and Apres Match

_Bella_

flanzer wrote: »

Don't expect Klose, Podolski et al to be playing. Both teams will have the guts of their subs benches playing.

They only thing to look forward to in this match is Paul and Apres Match

Nah Klose will definitely play. It will probably be his last WC match

That_Guy

I went against that octopus last night.

lordgoat

I want Paul to play up front with Klose.

lordgoat

That_Guy wrote: »

I went against that octopus last night.

You fool!!;)

paddyismaddy

i see germany taking the win

Cypher_sounds

_Bella_ wrote: »

Hope Klose can get two goals

I hope not Ronaldo been my favourite soccer player ever, pure awesome, Klose is brilliant in world cups too though and no doubt he will be starting i think he will defo get at least one goal unfortunately

prinz

Can see this match being a far better spectacle and exhibition of football than the final tbh.

Fr Tod Umptious

flanzer wrote: »

Don't expect Klose, Podolski et al to be playing. Both teams will have the guts of their subs benches playing.

They only thing to look forward to in this match is Paul and Apres Match

By the way RTE are doing a Apres match special, i.e the whole show will be Apres match

tolosenc

Germany by a distance. Klose hat-trick to finish it off as it started?

eagle eye

I hope Klose does not score in the joke 3rd/4th place playoff. I would hate to see him equal Ronaldo's record in a game where you get reserves playing and there is no pressure.

I hope either Villa or Sneidjer win the Golden Boot.

_Bella_

Reports are saying Miroslav Klose appears to be doubtful for Saturday's match against Uruguay after sustaining a back injury

Boskowski

eagle eye wrote: »

I hope Klose does not score in the joke 3rd/4th place playoff. I would hate to see him equal Ronaldo's record in a game where you get reserves playing and there is no pressure.

I hope either Villa or Sneidjer win the Golden Boot.

I'm sure there was tons of pressure on Ronaldo in 2006 when - against the mighty Japan - he scored two on the last day of the group stages with Japan sitting on one point from their nil all and Brazil being through already on 6 points.

I like Ronaldo myself, but if Klose gets it he deserves it. It's not as if he scored against minnows only or something.

Nemanja91

_Bella_ wrote: »

Reports are saying Miroslav Klose appears to be doubtful for Saturday's match against Uruguay after sustaining a back injury

That is according to goal.com, will be gutted for him if he doesn't play, i want him to atleast to equal the record, would love him to break it.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/07/08/2016156/world-cup-2010-germany-striker-miroslav-klose-could-miss

Reganio 2

Xavi6 wrote: »

Who was Vincent Enyeama six weeks ago? Barely known outside Football Manager.

But everyone that did play FM tipped him love it Cherno Samba was just short of ripping it up as well

Daemos

Nemanja91 wrote: »

That is according to goal.com, will be gutted for him if he doesn't play, i want him to atleast to equal the record, would love him to break it.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/07/08/2016156/world-cup-2010-germany-striker-miroslav-klose-could-miss

And BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8802187.stm

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/its-germany-says-paul-the-octopus-464825.html

Put your mortgage on Germany to win.

Dead cert

Pauleta

Paul knows all. He also predicted Spain to win the final. Im not one to doubt Paul but his prediction history has only been for German games but what do i know

Xavi6

ultain

Paul goes for the colours man....does he kick the ball around his Garden I wonder? I'd like to be there:) uruguay to win!!!

Mr Moon

lordgoat wrote: »

I want Paul to play up front with Klose.

He'd probably make a better keeper

prinz wrote: »

Can see this match being a far better spectacle and exhibition of football than the final tbh.

Always are, the pressures off both teams so it usually ends in the best game of the tournament!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Why is it that any picture of seen of this fella he picks the tank on the right??

mike65

Exactly! There is no mystery to this. Just luck.

Anyway Germany to try and get Klose into the record books tonight I think. He certainly won't get another chance.

tolosenc

mike65 wrote: »

Exactly! There is no mystery to this. Just luck.

Anyway Germany to try and get Klose into the record books tonight I think. He certainly won't get another chance.

Bring him to Facepalm 2014 and sub him on in the event of a penalty...

eagle eye

Mr Moon wrote: »

Why is it that any picture of seen of this fella he picks the tank on the right??

CorkMan

How the hell did this all START??? Did the manager point at the octopus and think "I zink he's zyshic" and judge his supernatural abilities by predicting Germany results?

pebbles21

Next week i want to see Paul as a contestant on Deal Or No Deal!

See how the little fcuker gets on there!:D

Beekay

CorkMan wrote: »

How the hell did this all START??? Did the manager point at the octopus and think "I zink he's zyshic" and judge his supernatural abilities by predicting Germany results?

From Wiki

According to Sea Life's entertainment director, Daniel Fey, Paul demonstrated intelligence early in life:

There was something about the way he looked at our visitors when they came close to the tank. It was so unusual, so we tried to find out what his special talents were.

x in the city

Hope he predicts all the forthoming bundesliga games,

I sense a huge accumulator whopper

Sorry if this has been posted already, just heard

The Apres Match lads are presenting the entire game tonight instead of Bill and the lads, should be worth a watch

Frisbee

[quote=[Deleted User];66849080]Sorry if this has been posted already, just heard

The Apres Match lads are presenting the entire game tonight instead of Bill and the lads, should be worth a watch[/QUOTE]

I've been looking forward to it all week.

redout

redout

Lineups suggest Germany dont seem to bothered - I count 4 changes.

Fizman

Wow. Neuer, Lahm, Podolski and Klose all on the bench.

redout

LoL - Paddy Power have just shortened Uruguays odds and lengthened Germanys since the lineups were announced.

UnitedIrishman

Underdog tends to always win the 3rd place playoff if past memories are anything to go by - Croatia, Germany (were unfancied against Portugal), Turkey (against the home nation) and Sweden (arguable).

Xavi6

Uruguay to win and Forlan to score any time for me having seen those lineups.

GLaDOS

Xavi6 wrote: »

Uruguay to win and Forlan to score any time for me having seen those lineups.

Backed Uruguay myself, then remembered I went against Paul