Board Fantasy World Cup - Page 18

johnnywinternoshow · 06.16.2006, 02:35 PM

worst world cup hair?

think he's a zoidberg fan?

atari 2600 · 06.16.2006, 04:07 PM

haha yeah the rattail...the announcer mentioned the Angolan (as you know)

what about

Lee Chun-Soo from South Korea with his dye-job?

he's a contender for worst world cup hair too

fuckin' Akwa...he scores more than anyone in the qualifying rounds...then he misses every shot against Portugal & now today did very little except effectively help with the defense towards the end...

Hey, if any of you also get ESPNC espn classic, they are rerunning the games right now...the ARG vs SMT replay just started

king_buzzo · 06.16.2006, 04:16 PM

im scared of this dude

Bertrand · 06.16.2006, 04:16 PM

Well at least Angola maintains its chances to qualify.
Some savings from the keeper. One-handed ones.

o o o · 06.16.2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand

Well at least Angola maintains its chances to qualify.
Some savings from the keeper. One-handed ones.

Angola actually has some good chance to qualify: if they beat Iran, and Portugal beat Mexico, the goal difference will decide which team goes through... and i wouldn't be too surprised if Portugal manages to beat Mexico by a 2 goal margin...

i only saw one one-handed save, but it was nice...

Hip Priest · 06.16.2006, 05:18 PM

Joao Ricardo did well in goal at times, although he rode his luck a bit too!

My man, Borgetti, didn't play for Mexico tonight! He's the kind of guy who pops up with a goal or two when it's needed.

atari 2600 · 06.16.2006, 05:28 PM

MEX is wasted without Borgetti
ANG is an okay defensive team...it's just that Portugal (hence their win over ang) & is in top form which makes them a shoo-in for that group & a bit dangerous in round 2...

another hair club finalist
Danijel Ljuboja from Serbia & Montenegro

Hip Priest · 06.16.2006, 05:59 PM

Huge game for the USA tomorrow. They have to decide on a course of action; Should they go all-out for a win against Italy, or try to grind out a point, hoping for a good result (ie a draw) elsewhere and a good final day? The Czechs are quite likely to beat Ghana tomorrow though, and if that happens then USA need points tomorrow or they are out.

A good chance for my Portuguese players to get points against Iran tomorrow. So expect a shock result!

atari 2600 · 06.16.2006, 06:17 PM

USA coach Bruce Arena publicly remarked (grain of salt there) that his strategy would be to hold back & calculate their offensive attack if the Italians held back (which they are expected to do).

I think that for the US to stand a chance they must just go all out to the point in which their limit is felt & even though that is risky, it is the course they must take to possibly get the first goal (which they probably essentiallly need)=

It's not without possibilty that the US could win, so they have earned that much respect, but I don't expect them to be able to tie or win tomorrow. I do think that they'll score a goal; whether it comes from Donovan, Johnson or Reyna is anyone's guess.

johnnywinternoshow · 06.17.2006, 11:07 AM

great start for ghana there! 1min 7 seconds and a goal straigh away

portugal-iran was a bit boring but i had ronaldo as my captain and he got me 36 points

atari 2600 · 06.17.2006, 11:27 AM

oh the pain...

i chose Kinsky as captain

i always choose the wrong captain

such is my malaise

byt

Give it up for Ghana pulling off the upset

screwed me up terribly, but Ghana has emerged as the African team to be reckoned with after all signs pointing initially to Angola...

what an ending with the Czechs taking 3 noneffective shots successively...too much German beer & whores for the Czechs or what? At any rate, it shows how that first goal is crucial.

Hip Priest · 06.17.2006, 12:49 PM

Way to go Ghana - 2-0 up, makes for an interesting fianl day in the group (especially if the US pull off a similar result tonight). I see Portugal beat Iran 2 - 0. Did anyone see that game to knoe if they were impressive again?

I haven't actually been around today - the computer must have not logged out properly last night! Bizarre.

johnnywinternoshow · 06.17.2006, 12:51 PM

portugal's match was alot like englands, wasted the final ball everytime until the last 15 minutes or so and got a penalty to finish it off. Good goal by deco though

Hip Priest · 06.17.2006, 12:53 PM

Thanks. I like Portugal (England's oldest ally, historically, apparantly). I'd like them to go far in this tournament.

It has to be said that Ghana have missed at least 5 golden chances - they could have absolutely routed the Czechs.

USA vs Italy later. My team needs some points!

Пятхъдесят Шест · 06.17.2006, 01:21 PM

This tournament desperately needed that Ghana upset. Things were getting way too predictable.

Imagine the final day of play for Group E if the States can get their stuff together and win today!? (wishful thinking)

Ah, anyway. Kick off shortly...

acousticrock87 · 06.17.2006, 02:35 PM

I'm loving this game so far.

I'm glad McBride's back in, too. He's I think my only player in this game.

johnnywinternoshow · 06.17.2006, 03:10 PM

what the hell just happened? did the u.s. get another player sent off? I missed whatever happened. The first u.s. red card was only a yellow, I hope the second was for something more substancial

johnnywinternoshow · 06.17.2006, 03:25 PM

the states wus robbed

jon boy · 06.17.2006, 03:54 PM

that was a dramatic game wasnt it?

Пятхъдесят Шест · 06.17.2006, 04:02 PM

First off, I'm semi-pleased with the result, considering it keeps us very much alive.

Second, the ref needs to die. States fans, and Italian fans should feel robbed for the fact a physcial, tense, and important game was tarnished by AWFUL calls.

Third, the Italian football team should also become the Italian diving team.

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johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	worst world cup hair? think he's a zoidberg fan?
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06.16.2006, 04:07 PM	#342
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	haha yeah the rattail...the announcer mentioned the Angolan (as you know) what about Lee Chun-Soo from South Korea with his dye-job? he's a contender for worst world cup hair too fuckin' Akwa...he scores more than anyone in the qualifying rounds...then he misses every shot against Portugal & now today did very little except effectively help with the defense towards the end... Hey, if any of you also get ESPNC espn classic, they are rerunning the games right now...the ARG vs SMT replay just started
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06.16.2006, 04:16 PM	#343
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	im scared of this dude
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06.16.2006, 04:16 PM	#344
Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,257	Well at least Angola maintains its chances to qualify. Some savings from the keeper. One-handed ones.
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06.16.2006, 05:18 PM	#346
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Joao Ricardo did well in goal at times, although he rode his luck a bit too! My man, Borgetti, didn't play for Mexico tonight! He's the kind of guy who pops up with a goal or two when it's needed. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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06.16.2006, 05:28 PM	#347
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	MEX is wasted without Borgetti ANG is an okay defensive team...it's just that Portugal (hence their win over ang) & is in top form which makes them a shoo-in for that group & a bit dangerous in round 2... another hair club finalist Danijel Ljuboja from Serbia & Montenegro
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06.16.2006, 05:59 PM	#348
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Huge game for the USA tomorrow. They have to decide on a course of action; Should they go all-out for a win against Italy, or try to grind out a point, hoping for a good result (ie a draw) elsewhere and a good final day? The Czechs are quite likely to beat Ghana tomorrow though, and if that happens then USA need points tomorrow or they are out. A good chance for my Portuguese players to get points against Iran tomorrow. So expect a shock result! __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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06.16.2006, 06:17 PM	#349
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	USA coach Bruce Arena publicly remarked (grain of salt there) that his strategy would be to hold back & calculate their offensive attack if the Italians held back (which they are expected to do). I think that for the US to stand a chance they must just go all out to the point in which their limit is felt & even though that is risky, it is the course they must take to possibly get the first goal (which they probably essentiallly need)= It's not without possibilty that the US could win, so they have earned that much respect, but I don't expect them to be able to tie or win tomorrow. I do think that they'll score a goal; whether it comes from Donovan, Johnson or Reyna is anyone's guess.
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06.17.2006, 11:07 AM	#350
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	great start for ghana there! 1min 7 seconds and a goal straigh away portugal-iran was a bit boring but i had ronaldo as my captain and he got me 36 points
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06.17.2006, 11:27 AM	#351
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	oh the pain... i chose Kinsky as captain i always choose the wrong captain such is my malaise byt Give it up for Ghana pulling off the upset screwed me up terribly, but Ghana has emerged as the African team to be reckoned with after all signs pointing initially to Angola... what an ending with the Czechs taking 3 noneffective shots successively...too much German beer & whores for the Czechs or what? At any rate, it shows how that first goal is crucial.
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06.17.2006, 12:49 PM	#352
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Way to go Ghana - 2-0 up, makes for an interesting fianl day in the group (especially if the US pull off a similar result tonight). I see Portugal beat Iran 2 - 0. Did anyone see that game to knoe if they were impressive again? I haven't actually been around today - the computer must have not logged out properly last night! Bizarre. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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06.17.2006, 12:51 PM	#353
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	portugal's match was alot like englands, wasted the final ball everytime until the last 15 minutes or so and got a penalty to finish it off. Good goal by deco though
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06.17.2006, 12:53 PM	#354
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Thanks. I like Portugal (England's oldest ally, historically, apparantly). I'd like them to go far in this tournament. It has to be said that Ghana have missed at least 5 golden chances - they could have absolutely routed the Czechs. USA vs Italy later. My team needs some points! __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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06.17.2006, 01:21 PM	#355
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	This tournament desperately needed that Ghana upset. Things were getting way too predictable. Imagine the final day of play for Group E if the States can get their stuff together and win today!? (wishful thinking) Ah, anyway. Kick off shortly...
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06.17.2006, 02:35 PM	#356
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I'm loving this game so far. I'm glad McBride's back in, too. He's I think my only player in this game.
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06.17.2006, 03:10 PM	#357
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	what the hell just happened? did the u.s. get another player sent off? I missed whatever happened. The first u.s. red card was only a yellow, I hope the second was for something more substancial
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06.17.2006, 03:25 PM	#358
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	the states wus robbed
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06.17.2006, 03:54 PM	#359
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	that was a dramatic game wasnt it?
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06.17.2006, 04:02 PM	#360
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	First off, I'm semi-pleased with the result, considering it keeps us very much alive. Second, the ref needs to die. States fans, and Italian fans should feel robbed for the fact a physcial, tense, and important game was tarnished by AWFUL calls. Third, the Italian football team should also become the Italian diving team.
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