Japan vs Greece - 11pm (BBC1 & RTE2)

vidor

Japan goal would make things interesting.

Nuri Sahin

Utter fool.

FINISH EM, Japan!

namloc1980

Deserved red. Two bad tackles.

Boom__Boom

Greece to be even less adventurous....

Francie Barrett

Greece had a chance there.

Boom__Boom

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Greece to be even less adventurous....

I know nothing.....

vidor

Good break from Greece there.

Jelle1880

Stupid move by the Greek player, their captain too.

Hope Japan finish them off now.

Francie Barrett

All these Japanese fans with blonde hair look more than a tad ridiculous.

Washington Irving

Torosidis is scaring me

eagle eye

If I knew it was going to be this bad I'd have just set an alarm to wake me up for the half time chat on RTE.:(

ConstantJoe

eagle eye wrote: »

If I knew it was going to be this bad I'd have just set an alarm to wake me up for the half time chat on RTE.:(

Its mad. Surely both these teams need a win to stay in with a shot of reaching the second round?

Francie Barrett

Shocker from the linesman - woeful from the Japanese defence.

GreNoLi

Huge pressure on the Japanese.

Francie Barrett

Absolute garbage so far, I can't be bothered with the second half.

Not watching. Do the Japs look like they're going to get anything out of the second half or are Greece playing ten behind the ball?

vidor

Japan look decent outside the box but once inside it's all a bit tame. Greece broke forward a couple of times after going down to ten men but I doubt we'll see much of that in the second half.

Washington Irving

You ain't Xabi either, son.

Boom__Boom

Andy Reid U17 tournament goal reference.

Gwan Kerr you legend.

Boom__Boom

Ref has definitely given the Greeks the benefit of the doubt a couple of times since the sending off.

thelad95

Brian Kerrs aimless rambling is the only thing keeping me awake. This has 0-0 written all over it.

Boom__Boom

Cmon Japan get a goal

Boom__Boom

thelad95 wrote: »

Brian Kerrs aimless rambling is the only thing keeping me awake. This has 0-0 written all over it.

Japan look the opposite of threatening in terms of getting a goal.

Cienciano

Other than defend, greece's game plan seems to be "kick lumps out of japan and go ballistic at the ref if he dares to give them a free"
Really hope japan win here

Arghus

I'm loving my nightly midnight feast of Kerrness.

Billy86

Is David Moyes managing Japan?

vidor

Brian disgusted with his own use of hoofin.

Boom__Boom

Arghus wrote: »

I'm loving my nightly midnight feast of Kerrness.

PHRASING !!!

Lucas Castroman

"Rather than hoofing it in....that's a rough term.......rather than banging it in"
Brian Kerr

GreNoLi

Shinji-san, good good.

bmcc10

Come on Kags.

vidor

Kagawa on.

eagle eye

I wonder why that Endo chap never came to Europe? Seen him at the last World Cup and he looked classy. He just has that composure and accurate passing that every team craves.

vidor

Greece nearly 1-0.

bmcc10

eagle eye wrote: »

I wonder why that Endo chap never came to Europe? Seen him at the last two World Cups and he looked classy. He just has that composure and accurate passing that every team craves.

Japanese Pirlo.

vidor

Japan not doing anything with the extra man. Insist on crossing the ball at every opportunity which is bizarre as Greece are handling them so easily.

Cienciano

The more I watch of this the more I hate this Greece team.

Boom__Boom

vidor wrote: »

Japan not doing anything with the extra man. Insist on crossing the ball at every opportunity which is bizarre as Greece are handling them so easily.

Yeah the extra man has made little to no difference.

Also the constant high balls by the Japanese is just WTF crazy.

eagle eye

I'd imagine the 10 man Greek team will tire in the heat. Last 20 minutes should be all Japan. Greece having to make two substitutions in the first half makes it even more difficult.

Jelle1880

This ref is at it.

Boom__Boom

"If you're going to come, come hard"

PHRASING !!!

vidor

"If you're going to come, come and come hard"

Arghus

John Kenny with sage advice- "If you're going to come, come hard."

GreNoLi

Greece have catenaccio down to a tee.

bmcc10

vidor wrote: »

Japan not doing anything with the extra man. Insist on crossing the ball at every opportunity which is bizarre as Greece are handling them so easily.

I watched them few times leading up to the World Cup and was really expecting them to light the World cup up, Some of the football they played was brilliant with crossing nearly non-exsistent, They scored a goal against Holland i think a few months ago you wouldn't see a better team goal, I've been disapointed.

Cienciano

What a miss!

vidor

Great chance there for Japan.

Washington Irving

Big chance


Wouldn't be surprised if Greece jammed a 1-0

Boom__Boom

Have to hit the target there.

Boom__Boom

Washington Irving wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if Greece jammed a 1-0

A header from a corner