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Piston Honda wrote: Can a team pull their goalie if they suck like they do in hockey?
Because it needs to happen.
I dunno, he isn't being well supported by his defenders. I mean, Germany are getting a lot of relatively simple shots on goals by pushing up up up then cutting back a wee bit for the shooter. They've done it 3 times now or something. So I wouldn't blame the goalie, I mean he stopped one of the goal attempts really well, but then he was on the ground and couldn't stop the shot off his deflection. I think it's just a case of too many shots on goal, not enough defence, rather than gak goalie.
I wish I had time for all the game systems I own, let alone want to own...
Piston Honda wrote: Can a team pull their goalie if they suck like they do in hockey?
Because it needs to happen.
I dunno, he isn't being well supported by his defenders. I mean, Germany are getting a lot of relatively simple shots on goals by pushing up up up then cutting back a wee bit for the shooter. They've done it 3 times now or something. So I wouldn't blame the goalie, I mean he stopped one of the goal attempts really well, but then he was on the ground and couldn't stop the shot off his deflection. I think it's just a case of too many shots on goal, not enough defence, rather than gak goalie.
It's a hockey reference. Usually when a goalie gives up that many goals be it because he sucks or his defense sucks he get pulled.
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I really think they could've done with swapping Dante or Luiz with Alex. Germans don't have the pace for both of those two to be needed, and they're sporting a lot of poachers and target men, something Alex excels at defending against.
Just generally a poor display from the brazilian defense, the midfield's not compensating and there's only so much Cesar can do against such a strong team doing all that knocking about on the edge of the box with a defense that is a perfect embodiment of swiss cheese.
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I went out to get a beer from the fridge and then when I came back in it was over.
Stopped watching, it's not a fun game, and I don't enjoy watching a massacre.
Most entertaining part on UK TV was Alan Shearer and Alan Hansen arguing whether it was Brazil's crap defense or Germany's attacking play responsible for the result. Think they are both right, but the whole thing did have a feeling of training ground kickabout about it.
I think he's making a prediction rather than a statement of fact, although I could be wrong and would also appreciate seeing the source if I am.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Brazil went down 5-0 against Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, prompting speculation and quips that there would be riots after the rout.
There’s been no reports of rioting in the country or in Belo Horizonte due to the match. On Twitter, a large number of people were joking or commenting about Brazilians engaging in a soccer-related riot after the drubbing, leading to some misconceptions. Some users were spreading riot photos from months ago, saying they were happening outside or in the stadium.
A New York Times reporter, Simon Romero, tweeted a photo of fans gathered around in Sao Paulo burning a flag of Brazil during the match. “Brazil fans burn flag in São Paulo’s Vila Madalena district,” he wrote in the tweet.
According to The Mirror, the Brazilian government feared rioting if the team was knocked out of the World Cup match against Colombia last week. Brazil, however, prevailed but the government stationed military troops around the Estadio Castelao.
At the time of the Brazil-Colombia match, even the bomb squad was in Rio. ”Handling those types of bombs are the responsibility of the Armed Forces, but we have the training to deal with them,” said Ellington Cacella, who is an inspector with the Bomb Squad in Rio, according to the paper last week. ”In Brazil it’s more common to find IEDs and grenades. But we have to be ready for whatever comes our way.”
It’s unclear if the same level military or police presence in Belo Horizonte, where the Germany-Brazil match is located.
There were riots in mid-June after England lost to Uruguay, ending its World Cup dreams. Men in black threw explosives or fireworks into a bar with England supporters in Sao Paulo, reported the UK Telegraph on June 19. And a few hours later on the same day, about 2,000 Brazilian protesters carried out a demonstration over transportation.
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Blood is best stirred before battle, and nothing does that better than the bagpipes.
I'm waiting for a heroic Neymar to come on - in full body cast - and score 7 in 5 minutes.
That's why there's no rioting; every Brazillian secretly knows that they made Neymar into a cyborg, and he's gunna come out at the last minute and demolish Germany 77-6.
*77-7.
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Judging by the applause I don't think the Brazilians will be rioting. I hope they can remain great hosts and allow the German fans to celebrate tonight.
I'm waiting for a heroic Neymar to come on - in full body cast - and score 7 in 5 minutes.
That's why there's no rioting; every Brazillian secretly knows that they made Neymar into a cyborg, and he's gunna come out at the last minute and demolish Germany 77-6.
*77-7.
yet every challenge will still have him rolling around on the ground in "agony"
Currently debating whether to study for my exams or paint some Deathwing
I'm waiting for a heroic Neymar to come on - in full body cast - and score 7 in 5 minutes.
That's why there's no rioting; every Brazillian secretly knows that they made Neymar into a cyborg, and he's gunna come out at the last minute and demolish Germany 77-6.
*77-7.
yet every challenge will still have him rolling around on the ground in "agony"
Only after they gain the lead; can't waste any time until then.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation