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On October 12 2013 22:11 evilfatsh1t wrote:
our past managers were retards seriously. regardless of whether or not the last manager was 40 yrs older or not, i thought ki's fb thing was justified. korea needs to start getting its retarded age/seniority bullshit fixed, its an ancient system and isnt good for anyone.
and rather than the wall being bad it was just the gk being slow. maybe if the wall was slightly more forward ki's jump would have mattered but at that distance it looked like the ball went well over ki as well anyway.
if son stops being so greedy and the rest of the team starts being a little more greedy i think korea will do ok. we definitely didnt get enough shots on goal considering the amount of mistakes brazil made around the box
Well whether the seniority system needs to be gotten rid of is another argument, but hong myung bo actually forced ki to go and apologize to our past manager. I agree that he should voice his opinions, but it should have been done in a better way. For example, lee chung yong said that he didn't like the long ball system the manager was using in an interview. Ki literally said "don't ignore the european players, if you do, you will get hurt" and other shit like that.
yeah, i agree, our goalkeeper is usually mediocre at best. I want to try kim seung gyu because he's been really good in the kleague. our current goalkeeper isn't even the best keeper in the kleague, but he has more experience.
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ki not jumping in time
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Mitroglou is on fire btw, 12 goals and 4 assists in the season already, 4 hat tricks, lol.
1 of them in CL game.
I can smell the pl teams going wet over him, perfect striker for their play style.
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On October 13 2013 01:43 Steveling wrote:
Mitroglou is on fire btw, 12 goals and 4 assists in the season already, 4 hat tricks, lol.
1 of them in CL game.
I can smell the pl teams going wet over him, perfect striker for their play style.
What kind of player is he?
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Very strong, top class finishing with the tendency to shoot screamers with both feet from outside the box.
He also has immense technique, even though he doesn't use it to dribble but to evade his defender with a cheeky control or feint and find space to shoot.
Not that fast but he doesn't need to be since he's a target man.
I'd compare him with someone like ibra minus the long dribbling solos which he can pull off but I guess it's not his style or something.
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On October 13 2013 04:15 Steveling wrote:
Thanks! He sure looks like a player!
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So as more and more teams are qualifying for the world cup, we do not yet have a surprise once-in-a-lifetime underdog team qualifying, like North Korea, Trinidad&Tobago, Togo or Jamaica at some of the last world cups. Imho, such teams all add something to the WC in one way or another, and there would be something missing without one. Unfortunately, not many such teams are left in qualifying; only Jordan, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia could fill this role in 2014, maybe also Iceland. I really hope some of them make it, I feel I need this to get even more hyped. Even in africa (usually very unpredictable) only relatively big names are left, apart from those I mentioned before.
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Italy playing Germany November 15 at the San Siro. Can't wait for that one! : D
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Sporting KC going to the playoffs.
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French federation is thinking about filing an appeal to the fifa concerning FIFA Rankings. Being in a group of only 5 teams, the french national team played 2 less games than the other teams. Since qualifying matches count more than friendlies in the FIFA rankings, they based the appeal on unfair rankings. (Seeds for qualifying play offs are set after this ranking, and France is #2 now)
I only found the french source, but they added this appeal has almost no chance to succeed.
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On October 13 2013 07:18 Mafe wrote:
So as more and more teams are qualifying for the world cup, we do not yet have a surprise once-in-a-lifetime underdog team qualifying, like North Korea, Trinidad&Tobago, Togo or Jamaica at some of the last world cups. Imho, such teams all add something to the WC in one way or another, and there would be something missing without one. Unfortunately, not many such teams are left in qualifying; only Jordan, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia could fill this role in 2014, maybe also Iceland. I really hope some of them make it, I feel I need this to get even more hyped. Even in africa (usually very unpredictable) only relatively big names are left, apart from those I mentioned before.
or like New Zealand?
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On October 13 2013 23:14 sharkie wrote:Show nested quote +On October 13 2013 07:18 Mafe wrote:
So as more and more teams are qualifying for the world cup, we do not yet have a surprise once-in-a-lifetime underdog team qualifying, like North Korea, Trinidad&Tobago, Togo or Jamaica at some of the last world cups. Imho, such teams all add something to the WC in one way or another, and there would be something missing without one. Unfortunately, not many such teams are left in qualifying; only Jordan, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia could fill this role in 2014, maybe also Iceland. I really hope some of them make it, I feel I need this to get even more hyped. Even in africa (usually very unpredictable) only relatively big names are left, apart from those I mentioned before. or like New Zealand?
Played last time, only unbeaten team in the tournament afaik.
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So if Netherlands wins against Turkey, they will be in 1st pot, and if Turkey wins against Netherlands, Turkey will qualify for playoffs. It's one of the most important game in history for us.
Match will be played in Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium. Tickets are sold. It's also on the first day of Sacrifice Feast.
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On October 13 2013 23:37 clusen wrote:Show nested quote +On October 13 2013 23:14 sharkie wrote:On October 13 2013 07:18 Mafe wrote:
So as more and more teams are qualifying for the world cup, we do not yet have a surprise once-in-a-lifetime underdog team qualifying, like North Korea, Trinidad&Tobago, Togo or Jamaica at some of the last world cups. Imho, such teams all add something to the WC in one way or another, and there would be something missing without one. Unfortunately, not many such teams are left in qualifying; only Jordan, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia could fill this role in 2014, maybe also Iceland. I really hope some of them make it, I feel I need this to get even more hyped. Even in africa (usually very unpredictable) only relatively big names are left, apart from those I mentioned before. or like New Zealand? Played last time, only unbeaten team in the tournament afaik.
This, and with Australia in the asian football confederation, new zealand will be effectively just playoff game (home&away ofc) from each WC in the near future. They played Bahrain 4 years ago, now it's Jordan. Possibly this was luck so far, but most likely their opponents won't get much better. Really, I can't see how they should loose their playoff every time.
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Pretty unfair, as any top 4 team in any UEFA qualifying group would beat them handily. I'm all in favour of keeping this a global tournament, but it's very hard to find a balance. Both Australia and New Zealand qualifying would mean it's too easy imo.
Not going to happen, though, Mafe, they're not playing Jorden, but #4 from CONCACAF (North America), right? They did play #5 from Asia last time, glad they changed those 2 matches around...
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Jordan plays against 5th place of South America iirc
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And Mexico/Honduras/Panama gets New Zealand (in order of most probable to least probable imo).
So sad Panama couldn't beat Mexico on Friday night. Oh well, 'MERICA "wins" CONCACAF qualifying.
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On October 14 2013 02:26 aseq wrote:
Pretty unfair, as any top 4 team in any UEFA qualifying group would beat them handily. I'm all in favour of keeping this a global tournament, but it's very hard to find a balance. Both Australia and New Zealand qualifying would mean it's too easy imo.
Not going to happen, though, Mafe, they're not playing Jorden, but #4 from CONCACAF (North America), right? They did play #5 from Asia last time, glad they changed those 2 matches around...
Yes, I confused something here.
The balance is hard to find, agreed. Australia qualified as part of the asian confederation; in 2010, 2 of 5 asian/oceanian teams (japan and south korea) made it to the ro16; europe had 6 of 13 advancing. So I think the number of participating teams is fair here. Neither Italy nor Slovakia won against New Zealand in 2013 btw.
If anything, one could argue that south america deserves more places at the cost of africa, who always have teams entering with great expectation, but then at most one team (out of 5 or 6) delivers, i.e. doesnt get eliminated in groupstage.
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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
All times in BST
18:00 Portugal vs Luxembourg
Portugal need to beat Luxembourg and hope for Russia to loss, and on top, a 7 goal swing to get top spot. They are guaranteed 2nd place though
17:00 Cyprus vs Albania
Dead Rubber
19:45 Republic of Ireland vs Kazakhstan
Dead Rubber
19:45 Faroe Islands vs Austria
Dead Rubber
20:00 Scotland vs Croatia
Dead Rubber
19:00 Hungary vs Andorra
Hungary need a win to keep their dream of 2nd place. Andorra are out of contention.
19:00 Norway vs Iceland
Iceland need a win to guarantee 2nd place in the group, also the 3 points vs Norway would mean more points for the play off table. Norway are out
19:00 Switzerland vs Slovenia
Switzerland are qualified for Brazil. Slovenia need to win and hope Iceland fail to beat Norway to finish 2nd. Also again the 3 points are vital in the play off table.
19:00 Israel vs Northern Ireland
Dead Rubber
18:00 Lithuania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia are battling Greece for top spot in this group, both teams level on 22points. Simply Bosnia need to better Greece result to finish top.
18:00 Greece vs Liechtenstein
Greece have an all mighty goal difference to try and swing if Bosnia win and so do they. The best hope for Greece is that Bosnia fail to win and Greece win.
20:00 England vs Poland
England need to win and they finish top of the group, anything other than a win would see them fall into 2nd place and Ukraine top the group.
19:15 Denmark vs Malta
Denmark need to win to try and steal 2nd spot in this group, if Bulgaria win though, they would need a 7 goal swing to pip them to 2nd place.
19:30 Serbia vs FYR Macedonia
Dead Rubber
19:45 Italy vs Armenia
Armenia need to win, then hope the Bulgaria draw and Denmark also draw to stand a chance to steal 2nd spot.
19:45 Sweden vs Germany
Sweden could do with a result to make sure they get high as possible in the play off group table
20:00 Belgium vs Wales
Dead Rubber
19:00 Romania vs Estonia
Romania need to better Turkey's result or hope for a 4 goal swing with Turkey to to beat them to 2nd place.
19:00 Turkey vs Netherlands
Need to match Romania's result to guarantee 2nd spot. If they win they are 2nd, unless Romania beat there win by 4+goals
20:00 San Marino vs Ukraine
Ukraine need to win, to and hope England fail to win.
20:00 Montenegro vs Moldova
Dead Rubber
20:00 Spain vs Georgia
Spain need a point to finish top.
20:00 France vs Finland
Need to hope Spain lose and then win by 3goals
19:10 Latvia vs Slovakia
Dead Rubber
19:15 Bulgaria vs Czech Republic
Bulgaria need to win to assure 2nd spot, a draw or defeat make this group wide open. Czech Republic still have a shot of 2nd place, but might not have the points needed to make a decent dent in the playloff league.
18:00 Azerbaijan vs Russia
Russia need to avoid a defeat and a 7 goal swing to finish top.
00:30 Uruguay vs Argentina
Uruguay desperate for the points to gain automatic qualification and not have to go through play offs. They need a win and hope Chile lose and have 3goal swing. Or a 6goal swing and an Ecuador loss
03:15 Peru vs Bolivia
Dead Rubber
02:30 Jamaica vs Honduras
Anything but a defeat for Honduras in Jamaica assures them of qualification for Brazil, a defeat leaves the door open for Mexico
02:30 Panama vs USA
Panama have a feint hope of a play off spot going. They need to win and hope Mexico fail to win in Costa Rica.
00:30 Chile vs Ecuador
Neither side can afford to lose, a point for each team guarantees qualification though!
00:30 Paraguay vs Colombia
Dead Rubber
02:30 Costa Rica vs Mexico
Mexico need a win to keep a feint hope of automatic qualification alive, as well as guarantee atleast a play off spot. A defeat could let Panama in.
African Play Off 1st Leg
20:00 Ghana vs Egypt
Europe Play Off Table![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/AYWtma5.jpg) As you can see, Bulgaria are the only team at risk of failing to make the play offs even with a 2nd place finish. Turkey need atleast a point vs Netherlands to make it assured they are in the draw. A few random results might change this table, but i think this is pretty set.
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Costa Rica
Colombia
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Switzerland
