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FuriousGiorge
The forners what Tyles likes, versus some hobbits or some shit. And they tied, like total gaywads.
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by FuriousGiorge]
June 15, 2010 at 01:44PM View BBCode
Originally posted by tm4559
oh, ok. who is playing this morning?
The forners what Tyles likes, versus some hobbits or some shit. And they tied, like total gaywads.
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by FuriousGiorge]
Tyles
June 15, 2010 at 01:46PM View formatted
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In the third minute of stoppage time. Absolutely gutting.
Hamilton2
Ivory Coast/Portugal are playing now. The winner of this match probably determines the 2nd seed of the group, since Brasil should advance as the 1.
June 15, 2010 at 02:23PM View BBCode
You woke up for the early game today? Wow. That's commitment.Ivory Coast/Portugal are playing now. The winner of this match probably determines the 2nd seed of the group, since Brasil should advance as the 1.
Tyles
June 15, 2010 at 02:41PM View BBCode
(I have been up for every early game. Actually, I've watched every single game in the tournament thus far.)
(Eric)
Yea, it happens sort of a lot in international play, where they have this pool of players they have only sort of chosen and then they still tend to have a very specific idea of how they want to play. LeGuen made some very odd choices though, yea. Playing Makoun, Enoh, and Matip in midfield was really bizarre, among other things.
Slovakia-New Zealand was the first game I missed. I wasn't waking up for that on a couple hours of sleep. Pretty surprising result, though. Slovakia are boned pretty hard, although I guess it's not completely impossible for them to draw Italy and beat Paraguay (or vice versa). It's just really unlikely.
Chile come into the competition tomorrow. I'm excited. They're either going to be really awesome to watch and go on a nice run or flame out completely.
edit: (also, hopefully the collective will of the universe is enough to get Ivory Coast past Portugal here.)
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by (Eric)]
June 15, 2010 at 02:59PM View BBCode
Originally posted by albiez
Now, if the coach had bothered to play HIS SECOND BEST PLAYER, then it would've been an upset. But it was hard to expect much when they were playing with one hand (should I say leg?) tied behind their backs. I am so pissed off, I don't understand why soccer seems to be the sport where coaches routinely do stuff like this.
Yea, it happens sort of a lot in international play, where they have this pool of players they have only sort of chosen and then they still tend to have a very specific idea of how they want to play. LeGuen made some very odd choices though, yea. Playing Makoun, Enoh, and Matip in midfield was really bizarre, among other things.
Slovakia-New Zealand was the first game I missed. I wasn't waking up for that on a couple hours of sleep. Pretty surprising result, though. Slovakia are boned pretty hard, although I guess it's not completely impossible for them to draw Italy and beat Paraguay (or vice versa). It's just really unlikely.
Chile come into the competition tomorrow. I'm excited. They're either going to be really awesome to watch and go on a nice run or flame out completely.
edit: (also, hopefully the collective will of the universe is enough to get Ivory Coast past Portugal here.)
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by (Eric)]
FuriousGiorge
June 15, 2010 at 03:10PM View BBCode
(I know it's totally French and shit, but there really is no such thing as Ivory Coast.)
drew
The only team I want to see fail more than Italy is Portugal. Specifically, Ronaldo. I cannot believe I am sitting here wishing Drogba (possibly my second most hated player in the world) would come off the bench and rip shit up.
June 15, 2010 at 03:10PM View BBCode
I have missed all the early games, so far. I tried to watch the Danes v Dutch one, but I figured out after a half hour that that is just too early for me watch any games I don't really care about. I will watch any Argentina and US games that happen to come on at 4:30, however.The only team I want to see fail more than Italy is Portugal. Specifically, Ronaldo. I cannot believe I am sitting here wishing Drogba (possibly my second most hated player in the world) would come off the bench and rip shit up.
(Eric)
((even though it's correct, yea. I guess it's sort of the same as changing New York to "Nueva York", or whatever. anyway.))
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by (Eric)]
June 15, 2010 at 03:11PM View BBCode
(I always feel sort of pretentious calling it Cote d'Ivoire in the midst of English conversation.)((even though it's correct, yea. I guess it's sort of the same as changing New York to "Nueva York", or whatever. anyway.))
[Edited on 6-15-2010 by (Eric)]
FuriousGiorge
June 15, 2010 at 03:16PM View BBCode
I know, but seriously. You know who does shit like that, refuse to call a country what its (brown) leaders prefer it to be called? The English.
Hamilton2
June 15, 2010 at 03:24PM View BBCode
I can't ever spell Cote d'Ivoire correctly. (I had to copy that from (Eric).) It isn't my English arrogance that prevents me from reffering to the country by its true name, it is my limited English linguistic skill.
tm4559
June 15, 2010 at 03:25PM View BBCode
in the spanish speaking countries, they do call new york nueva york. and the call the United States Los Estados Unidos. they call Spain Espana, and we call it Spain. we say Mexico different than they say it in Mexico. in brasil they call china chino. they call England Engleterre, something like that. many countries have a different name in a different language. don't they?
tworoosters
I'm certain that French was the predominant language in West Africa since the dawn of time so let's not mess with that .
June 15, 2010 at 03:36PM View BBCode
Let's make sure we call the country by the correct name created as the result of it's colonization by someone other than the English .I'm certain that French was the predominant language in West Africa since the dawn of time so let's not mess with that .
tm4559
(if the folks who runs the country don't like Ivory Coast, everybody should probably go along with that. but everybody also doesn't say France with a french accent. we totally mispronouce Brasil (we even spell it wrong). but if there is "no such thing as Ivory Coast" there is also no such thing as "los estados undios." its the same thing.)
June 15, 2010 at 03:41PM View BBCode
i mean, damn. in the native language of South Africa, do they call it South Africa? does it sound just like that? i am guessing it sounds like something else in that funny thing the Boers speak.(if the folks who runs the country don't like Ivory Coast, everybody should probably go along with that. but everybody also doesn't say France with a french accent. we totally mispronouce Brasil (we even spell it wrong). but if there is "no such thing as Ivory Coast" there is also no such thing as "los estados undios." its the same thing.)
FuriousGiorge
June 15, 2010 at 03:51PM View BBCode
Is Zimbabwe in this tournament? Because I'm totally calling them Rhodesia if they are.
tm4559
i played golf with some folks from zimbabwe one day. they were regular black africans. direct quote: "Rhodesia was really great. Zimbabwe, not so much."
June 15, 2010 at 03:55PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Is Zimbabwe in this tournament? Because I'm totally calling them Rhodesia if they are.
i played golf with some folks from zimbabwe one day. they were regular black africans. direct quote: "Rhodesia was really great. Zimbabwe, not so much."
FuriousGiorge
June 15, 2010 at 03:57PM View BBCode
I'm very surprised that a bunch of golf-playing Africans look to their colonial masters with pride. That is shocking.
tm4559
(they were regular people. it was a public course. regular people play golf. jews, black folks, fikipinos, chinese, brits, i played with all these. they even let trash like me play if i pony up the forty bucks or whatever.)
June 15, 2010 at 04:01PM View BBCode
maybe thats why they came here. golf courses are better.(they were regular people. it was a public course. regular people play golf. jews, black folks, fikipinos, chinese, brits, i played with all these. they even let trash like me play if i pony up the forty bucks or whatever.)
FuriousGiorge
June 15, 2010 at 04:06PM View BBCode
I'd say it's pretty unlikely that regular Africans who grew up in Rhodesia played motherhumping golf. But what do I know?
Smocko
Unforts the Coast of Ivory couldn't squeak a goal in there at the end somewhere. Next it's time for us all to root against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ([url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/sports/soccer/15braziladvance.html?ref=soccer]they do not like 'North Korea', you know)[/url].
June 15, 2010 at 04:43PM View BBCode
We're here now? Ok.Unforts the Coast of Ivory couldn't squeak a goal in there at the end somewhere. Next it's time for us all to root against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ([url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/sports/soccer/15braziladvance.html?ref=soccer]they do not like 'North Korea', you know)[/url].
Tyles
June 15, 2010 at 04:45PM View BBCode
If Brazil win by a 3-goal margin or better, I believe they win the opportunity to slit Kim Jong-il's throat at midfield, but then I'm not exactly up on my international football rules.
Smocko
June 15, 2010 at 04:50PM View BBCode
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