Colombia vs Greece RTE2/BBC1 5pm

LuckyLloyd

HaveASnickers wrote: »

Great.

Why do teams like Greece get support while teams like Crystal Palace etc get stick?

I am consistent in the `style of football I support. Palace under Pulis have been brilliant imo.

CountyHurler

José Pekerman.. Sounds like a Latino porn star..

Washington Irving

HaveASnickers wrote: »

Great.

Why do teams like Greece get support while teams like Crystal Palace etc get stick?

The people supporting Greece aren't the same people who give Crystal Palace stick.

keith16

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I am consistent in the `style of football I support. Palace under Pulis have been brilliant imo.

Agreed, but I wonder how long it will be until Palace fans become fed up with mid-table finishes?

HaveASnickers

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I am consistent in the `style of football I support. Palace under Pulis have been brilliant imo.

I agree. I like Palace but don't like Greece. I like to see good football, but I don't mind teams playing to their strengths.

Corholio

Any chance of that officially going down as an OG? It looked close to being on or off target. Hard to tell for definite.

Kirby

It was on target. The deflection didn't actually deviate the ball any.....just slowed it down a little.

keith16

Corholio wrote: »

Any chance of that officially going down as an OG? It looked close to being on or off target. Hard to tell for definite.

I'd say the celebration will tip it in the Colombians favour

Nuri Sahin

Yepes' World Cup story is brilliant. Chuffed for him.

HaveASnickers

Bravery of a Lion by Yepes. Absolutely brilliant. Built like a gladiator.

Nuri Sahin

Corholio wrote: »

Any chance of that officially going down as an OG? It looked close to being on or off target. Hard to tell for definite.

Down as a Amero goal.

brianregan09

All the South American Teams have looked great so far there is going to be some classics ahead in the knockout stages i feel

GreNoLi

Prefer when Colombia where the blue shorts.

Corholio

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Down as a Amero goal.

Ya figured it probably would alright. Hopefully FIFA officials see sense and change it retrospectively :P

Fuzzy_Dunlop

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I am consistent in the `style of football I support. Palace under Pulis have been brilliant imo.

How come you were so against Atletico in the CL final so? You're just contrary

LuckyLloyd

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

How come you were so against Atletico in the CL final so? You're just contrary

I happen to be a Real fan going back a long time, sorry. I am a Liverpool fan too, they don't exactly play my ball under Rodgers but I'm all in for supporting them obv.

I am pie

hmm, wouldnt have started Teo Guttierez ahead of Martinez.

GreNoLi

Have the players at the wc been instructed not to wear bog standard black boots?

Nuri Sahin

Manolas just continues to impress.

LuckyLloyd

Columbia showing no urgency. Game fully killed off since the goal and being played at walking pace now.

HaveASnickers

POWERFUL defending by the greeks as the columbian went on a charging run making inroads towards the six. Greece will find it tough to stick with the yellowmen if this keeps up.

dfx-

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Away game for Greece. No better team for the job.

We may have found common ground at last...big fan of gnarly nobbly Greece. Loved their draw against Poland in Euro 2012. They looked to be out of their depth early on, but by the end had Poland on the rocks, probably should've won it.

Salpingidis is a great player.

CurryFlavoured

Greece are so boring. The commentator was trying to make out that attacking was their strong point, not at all. I'm struggling to see what the game plan is.

LuckyLloyd

Samaras is some man for drawing fouls. Been doing it for Greece for years. Brilliant at maintaining possession in ungainly fashion.

GoldFour4

Colombia need to pick up the pace here, they're playing into Greeces hands with a slow pace.

LuckyLloyd

dfx- wrote: »

We may have found common ground at last...big fan of gnarly nobbly Greece. Loved their draw against Poland in Euro 2012. They looked to be out of their depth early on, but by the end had Poland on the rocks, probably should've won it.

Salpingidis is a great player.

That was some performance alright. They're that sort of team. They just keep plugging away.

CurryFlavoured

Some hotties in the Colombia crowd just now. About time.

LuckyLloyd

Tell ya lads, Greece gradually grinding their way into this.

String

Great Colombia travelling support

Dolph Starbeam

Watching it on BBC, is James Rodriguez really pronounced "ham-ez"?

HaveASnickers

Greece beginning to control the happenings in the centre of the pitch. Worrying times for columbians fans. The aerial threat of Greece is something that they should aim to take advantage of.

LightningBlue

Wasteful by Gutierrez

dfx-

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Greece are so boring. The commentator was trying to make out that attacking was their strong point, not at all. I'm struggling to see what the game plan is.

I'm watching it on RTE since the tenth minute and it's all Greece. If Greece were sitting as deep and playing breakaway football as Columbia are, they'd be going on about being boring.

Commentators very patronising about Greece getting into the game.

CurryFlavoured

dfx- wrote: »

I'm watching it on RTE since the tenth minute and it's all Greece. If Greece were sitting as deep and playing breakaway football as Columbia are, they'd be going on about being boring.

Commentators very patronising about Greece getting into the game.

Colombia have sat back on their leaky defence since the goal but Greece have created nothing. No intensity or penetration to their play. Colombia are playing a dangerous game though.

Washington Irving

Great save from Ospina. Greece looking far more likely since the goal.

LuckyLloyd

Great fighting by Greece all over the pitch. Digging out chances

Mars Bar

Greece could probably do without half time. They are really piling on the pressure at the moment.

Darkglasses

That's a dive, lot of that around!

Mars Bar

Darkglasses wrote: »

That's a dive, lot of that around!

Not often that the player who dives turns around and says it's not a penalty though!

Darkglasses

Mars Bar wrote: »

Not often that the player who dives turns around and says it's not a penalty though!

Think he knew he might have been in trouble!

HaveASnickers

I love the world cup. 3 more games today! WOOOOOOO.

Would be very Greece like for them to get a draw from this.

Gbear

YayaBanana wrote: »

Watching it on BBC, is James Rodriguez really pronounced "ham-ez"?

That's Spanish for you.

Jaime is pronounced "Hi-may".

CountyHurler

Bit tetchy between Beglin and John Kenny. Beglin keeps correcting him and he doesnt like it.

Seaneh

YayaBanana wrote: »

Watching it on BBC, is James Rodriguez really pronounced "ham-ez"?

Seeing as he's Colombian and Spanish is his first language, obviously.

Washington Irving

Goal Colombia! 2-0.

Nuri Sahin

Gooooool Colombia, 2-0!

Jelle1880

2-0 Colombia

GreNoLi

CountyHurler wrote: »

Bit tetchy between Beglin and John Kenny. Beglin keeps correcting him and he doesnt like it.

Can't stand Bagle's.

HaveASnickers

GOALLLLLAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

9 yellow goal hanging and it bears frutiful with a goal in the 6.

DM360

The theatrics from both sides are just ridiculous at this point.