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Why Germany cant win the World Cup

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Black Caviar, Jun 30, 2014.

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    Germany had a chance and took it - Argentina didn't take any of theirs - end of story. What frustrated me most was the number of times Argentina got a decent break and the player with the ball had no support whatsoever. It's been a feature of the tournament with them - they simply don't get enough players forward when it's most needed.

    You might (yes MIGHT) be able to put up an argument to say they were the best defensive side in the torunament given their stats in the knock out phase but they didn't take enough risks up front - Germany did.

    Bet 365 did an offer where all bets on the winner of the cup were refunded if they lost on penalties. Just before the goal went in I was thinking that at least I'd not lost any money <steam>
     
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    Germany shrewdly left their only beardy player on the bench and brought him on in the hirsute window to strike the killer blow
    Argentina got the facial hair strategy all wrong
     
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    None, the argies didn't get 1 shot on target
     
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    <laugh>

    I never said they weren't chances. I said if ye have none of yer chances on target ye have zero chance of scoring.

    The krauts had 3 or four on target. One of them aff the widwork and one went in (taken brilliantly too)

    And you say the Argies deserved to win ya mad bastard <laugh>
     
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    The Argies also brought on Palacio with his stupid rat-tail haircut.

    They deserved to get pumped just for bringing him along <ok>
     
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    He also had probably their best chance when he lobbed the keeper instead of hitting it hard and low
     
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    The Argies went down without a fight, like their countrymen on The General Belgrano.
     
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    When Gotze scored, he looked straight down the camara lens and said "That was for you, Weston"

    Touching from the likeable Kraut.
     
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    If at least two of the Argie chances were on target I might have agreed with you. But they weren't. So I won't.
     
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    Dev fires an exocet into the thread <laugh>
     
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    <laugh>

    Am sure Venom takes comfort from that too. :grin:
     
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    You'd have to take corners into account as well would you not? There were a few decent German blocks when it was looking dangerous.

    Forget i said that and chalk it up as a fail - thought they'd had more than 3 corners <doh>
     
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    Chances not on target are irrelevant regardless of how gilt edged - coulda/woulda/shoulda - ifs and buts and what ifs. I could balloon chances high and wide all day.

    Chances on target are of consequence - it's either a save, aff the widwork, or a goal.

    The Argies had zero on target.

    The krauts had 3 or 4 on target.

    The krauts win deservedly.
     
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    **** sake Eddie I love you <laugh>
     
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    Boris, can you please start a thread about why Tottenham Hotspur can't win the Premier League?

    Thanks mate!
     
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