Japan vs Greece - 11pm (BBC1 & RTE2)

dfx-

Cienciano wrote: »

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

It's great stuff, steely determination. Polar opposite of the don't care attitude of Cameroon last night.

Jelle1880

What a miss.

vidor

GreNoLi wrote: »

Greece have catenaccio down to a tee.

Playing defensively does not mean the above.

fuzzydunlop85

Kags making a big difference, great ball for last chance.

Arghus

Kagawa has been impressive since coming on.

Jelle1880

This determination of the Japanese and unwillingness to simply go down by the slightest contact is marvelous.

vidor

So close!

Boom__Boom

Japanese have upped the tempo.

LightningBlue

Ffs Japan. You have to take one of these chances.

eagle eye

Jelle1880 wrote: »

This determination of the Japanese and unwillingness to simply go down by the slightest contact is marvelous.

Have to say its nice to see honest play. Like to see the win as a reward for it too.

Oat23

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.

He picked up hepatitis C in India years ago, so that put a lot of teams off.

bmcc10 wrote: »

Japanese Pirlo.

Pirlo is the Italian Endo

GreNoLi

Intriguing at the moment.

vidor

Greece looking tired now.

feargale

As the weather girl from Dartland was saying, the Japanese have left their shîting bites at home.

vidor

Another cross

Cienciano

Jelle1880 wrote: »

This determination of the Japanese and unwillingness to simply go down by the slightest contact is marvelous.

Only negative for Japan is that the ref has only given one yellow card since the sending off. Should have been about 5

They're getting NOTHING from the ref!

Arghus

Just saw one of the Japanese brandishing an imaginary yellow card.

Guys...

Cienciano

Arghus wrote: »

Just saw one of the Japanese brandishing an imaginary yellow card.

Guys...

He'll be shunned by his family when he gets home for bringing disrespect to them

vidor

Sure send in another cross...

Billy86

This game is averaging more than a foul every 2 and a half minutes. Greece are beyond a disgrace, should be on at least a few more yellows and 10 mins injury time.

Insane Rambling

How on earth was that a free for Greece? The ref is having a nightmare !

dfx-

Salpingidis:cool:

Japs are toothless. Painful to watch.

eagle eye

Japan really have looked poor in the final third in this World Cup. Honda doesn't look anywhere close to where he was four years ago, Kagawa has completely lost his confidence I think since he went to United.

Gbear

They're camped inside the Greece third and I haven't seen one decent effort into the box.

It's all just blindy firing in and hoping for the best.

The Drunken Destrier

God I really hope Japan score, Greece won't bring anything to the next round. Japanese much more enjoyable to watch.

Boom__Boom

The problem with Japan Arsenal is that they keep trying to walk cross it in.

That referee is a disgrace.

GreNoLi

First header the Greeks have missed.

bmcc10

Ahhh

Jelle1880

Sure, why not try crossing it again.

Rayne Wooney

Greece should have 4 or 5 yellow cards at this stage the ref is shocking

Arghus

The ref can't award free kicks to Greece fast enough.

eagle eye

This is Honda's range. Lets see if he takes it.

Gbear

I really don't have much sympathy with Japan here.

It's not like they keep hitting the woodwork. Their final ball is painfully bad.

eagle eye

Just seeing Kagawa there again, he has to be crossing that ball back in first time, not looking up and turning around with the ball. He just seems to be lacking so much in confidence.

LightningBlue

Didn't even touch the keeper and he'd already given the free out, good job ref.

Oat23

Referee was putting the whistle in his mouth the second he saw the run being made by Yoshida to challenge the keeper. Hate that.

Insane Rambling

Did the ref actually blow for that free out before the keeper was hit?

Nuri Sahin

Honda has always been massively overrated on this forum and amongst EPL fans in general based on World Cup 2010 alone.

eagle eye

Arghus wrote: »

The ref can't award free kicks to Greece fast enough.

Have to admit I am seeing that too.

Cienciano

Gbear wrote: »

I really don't have much sympathy with Japan here.

It's not like they keep hitting the woodwork. Their final ball is painfully bad.

Well, if the ref had been doing his job, Greece would be down to 8 men.

The ref destroyed this match imo.

Didn't give half enough fouls to Japan.

eagle eye

And how could there be only 4 minutes added on with all the stoppages and time wasted by Greece?

Gbear

Cienciano wrote: »

Well, if the ref had been doing his job, Greece would be down to 8 men.

And the Japanese would still be lumping crosses to nobody in particular.

Arghus

These Japanese are good sports but ultimately they would not kill their granny.

GreNoLi

Fair play to the Greeks, a lot of 'granny killers' in their team.

Cienciano

Well, that was worth staying up for :pac:

ConstantJoe

Jesus that was awful.