Portugal v USA; (On Telly)

Knex*

Ochoa's against Neymar is probably still the best for me

Fudge You

Omackeral wrote: »

Ronaldo's free kicks are pox 95% of the time.

So are every footballers. No players scores every free kick, nor even gets them on target all the time...
But "pox 95% of the time", Ronaldo's are not!

Omackeral

Very enjoyable half thus far. F*ck you Alan Hansen you killjoy.

Son Of A Vidic

Cienciano wrote: »

I remember him looking really cool for the national anthems

If I remember correctly, they had to mop him up at the end of those games and reassemble him.

vidor

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Ronaldo right now is playing nowhere near the level of the Ronaldo we know.

He's actually playing pretty well

Guy:Incognito

Omackeral wrote: »

Ronaldo's free kicks are pox 95% of the time.

He's no Ronald koeman that's for damn sure

Billy86

Brian Kerr just blamed Ronaldo for an American player running into him right as he was completing a pass.

Monty Python had a sketch about that, actually (no not the philosophers one!).

Omackeral

Fudge You wrote: »

So are every footballers. No players scores every free kick, nor even gets them on target all the time...
But "pox 95% of the time", Ronaldo's are not!

They hit the wall or fly over the bar far more often than not.

KERSPLAT!

Fudge You wrote: »

So are every footballers. No players scores every free kick, nor even gets them on target all the time...
But "pox 95% of the time", Ronaldo's are not!

So they are pox 95% of the time but they also aren't?

Guy:Incognito

Fudge You wrote: »

So are every footballers. No players scores every free kick, nor even gets them on target all the time...
But "pox 95% of the time", Ronaldo's are not!

Your right, it's 100% today :-)

Guy:Incognito

Howard really should have been rushing at nani foe the goal.

Son Of A Vidic

vidor wrote: »

He's actually playing pretty well

I don't know what the confused emoticon is about, he's playing marginally better than the German game and that's about it. He is clearly not 100%.

Turtyturd

Knex. wrote: »

Ochoa's against Neymar is probably still the best for me

Would also have Romero's ahead of Howards.

OwaynOTT

Washington Irving wrote: »

Every player will carry a thermal fanny pack with water and an ice pop.

A mr freeze is surely the better option?

Fudge You

I cant reply to all three lads...
But yes he is good at free kicks. and not everyone of them are perfect!

Arghus

Entertaining first half.

You'd wonder if the USA can keep pressing like that without the heat getting to them or Ronaldo and co picking them off on the break.

Agent Coulson

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Is there one of those water breaks every 8 minutes in Qatar?

Adidas or Nike or both will design a water pouch into a jersey I would bet.

Washington Irving

Knex. wrote: »

Ochoa's against Neymar is probably still the best for me

I believe it's spelled 'Ococha'.

Turtyturd

Hansen joining in on the Nani bashing.

Lapin

vidor wrote: »

He's actually playing pretty well

Damn right.

Anyone see that little clip Gary Linekar picked out just there.

A joy to watch in fairness.

Adamocovic

USA playing great but if they don't take one of their chances soon they'll have no chance, Portuguese counter is the only dangerous thing.

vidor

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I don't know what the confused emoticon is about, he's playing marginally better than the German game and that's about it. He is clearly not 100%.

He's not 100% but he's playing well. Confused emoticon is about you thinking otherwise.

Guy:Incognito

Friedel is fairly ripping in to Howard.

Does he reckon he should be the us no 1 still? :-)

take everything

Eamo's word of the day.
Conviction.

vidor

Lapin wrote: »

Damn right.

Anyone see that little clip Gary Linekar picked out just there.

A joy to watch in fairness.

Guessing that's the clip from the first few mins where he somehow managed to skip a few challenges?

Billy86

vidor wrote: »

He's not 100% but he's playing well. Confused emoticon is about you thinking otherwise.

He is playing well when the ball comes to him, but he is not taking over or as explosive as usual because his knee won't let him. He has done well under the car u stances though, of course.

madcabbage

take everything wrote: »

Eamo's word of the day.
Conviction.

It's the only flipping word he uses! Somebody get him a dictionary!!

Arghus

madcabbage wrote: »

It's the only flipping word he uses! Somebody get him a dictionary!!

He's also fond of the word guile.

Knex*

Washington Irving wrote: »

I believe it's spelled 'Ococha'.

Shush you. Once ninja edited, it never happened.

take everything

Great vision from Ronaldo there.
He's been largely anonymous otherwise

Arghus

Eamon strangely subdued tonight.

Will I Amnt

take everything wrote: »

Great vision from Ronaldo there.
He's been largely anonymous otherwise

Slow stream?

shrewdness

Looking forward to seeing Carvalho here.

Fudge You

Arghus wrote: »

He's also fond of the word guile.

And clown, baby!

Billy86

Why did nobody tell me I was due to play for Portugal today? I'm not even ready! :mad:

Lapin

vidor wrote: »

Guessing that's the clip from the first few mins where he somehow managed to skip a few challenges?

Yep

take everything

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Slow stream?

No. Watching on RTE.
Referring to Sadlier's analysis bit.

LightningBlue

Eder has been awful since he came on.

Arghus

Amazing ball from Jones there.

take everything

Fair few saves from System of a Down front man tonight.

Timmyctc

Absolutely no one showing for the ball for portugal on the counter except Ronaldo and Nani

D.Q

Eder is extremely unimpressive. Seems to lack any sort of coordination.

Son Of A Vidic

vidor wrote: »

He's not 100% but he's playing well. Confused emoticon is about you thinking otherwise.

You seem to be confused with the context of how you used an emoticon. But since you agree with me that he's not 100%? I'll say no more. Hopefully the halftime rest and some painkillers will help him in the second half.

Hotblack Desiato

LightningBlue wrote: »

Eder has been awful since he came on.

He wasn't much cop before he came on, either.

derm0j073

It cost 230 million to build a stadium in the middle of the Amazon that hosts 4 games . Whoever signed off on that should get 230 million slaps .

Billy86

Loving how much the commentators are picking on am injured Ronaldo not tracking back when they completely absolved Rooney of any blame for failing to do so against Italy because "he prefers to play at #10"

MayoSalmon

Bradley with a joke of a ball there

Panthro

derm0j073 wrote: »

It cost 230 million to build a stadium in the middle of the Amazon that hosts 4 games . Whoever signed off on that should get 230 million slaps .

i think it's being taken down again once the comp is over.
What was the point in fairness!

Will I Amnt

What a block!!

Timmyctc

What. A. Block