Match 29: Brazil Cote x d'Ivoire Post Game

that. maicon is surely fast enough

 

BS decisions going in favor of Brazil is something the rest of us have experienced at one time or another. Add to that their usual talent and it makes them pretty much unstoppable. Only Maradona and Zidane have beaten Brazil the last 20 years. It takes those kind of players, thanks to FIFA.

 

Well, a Brazilian agrees with my assessment of the first half.

You missed out on a lot of those crappy passes, and concentrated only on the goals. No problem!

 

Luis Fabiano did what he had to do to score the 2nd goal.

The ref was an absolute prick for joking with LF about the handball. That was horrible. To see the handball(s) and not call is one thing, but to joke with the player AFTER allowing an incorrect goal and then make it obvious to the world that you missed a handball....that is criminal

 

Quick question to anyone who knows the rules of football. If a ref asked a player if he touched the ball with his hands before scoring and he lies, just like Fabiano did, can he be suspended by the FIFA post match or sanctioned in some way for it?

 

I gave you concrete statistics. Only elano is at 50% lucio missed only 2

 

Good news: Elano standing in an interview saying he's ok and is confident he will play against Portugal.

 

Precisely.

There would have been zero contact without Kaka's hand being up???
If you have access to a replay, please watch it. It would have been impossible for there NOT to be any contact, short of Kaka diving out of the way. In fact, Kaka was facing in a direction that was perpendicular to the line Keita was taking towards him. If Kaka hadn't put an arm out, the mpact probably would have been Keita's chest or shoulder into Kaka's upper back.

Kaka did absolutely nothing wrong, in the context of that incident at least. The replay says it all.

 

Yeah, I'm talking about those crucial midfield passes. I saw Bastos miss too many to count. Statistics? Were you watching the game, or taking someone else's observations as your own? Come on now, bro.

 

"son", statistics are only concrete way to make an argument. Not very useful, I agree, but only resource that is objective and is not only about subjective opinions. Son ... i know a "little" to much about argument to call me son

 

Dude puhlease.

First of artistry doesn't win games. Good strategy does.

And as a supporter of Hollad I know you can not be talking about the current Dutch squad. LOL

BTW if teams play bunker ball you have to adjust your tactics so that yopu are not vulnerable to the counter.

Let's see how far the "artistic" Spain & Argintina will get, than we can discuss further.

Incidently Brasil beit this "artistic" Argentina in Argentina and the "artisitic" Spain got beaten by USA & Switzerland.

 

Ombak hits it on the nail. Yes, that was what I saw, too. Is it just me, or was Bastos the main perp on this issue, Ombak?

 

possession by some players I agree was terrible. Kaka and Bastos come to mind ... but passes were very very accurate

 

Excuse me, RB.reason why he was chosen over Alves, just better at the position overall. He's stronger too. might have brought Alves' confidence down by the way he was playing when he was subbed in.At least he's got a shot in playing midfield.

I've Seen a lot of BS calls this World Cup,its usual. But that won't get in the way of enjoying that Fabiano goal.

Both teams were friendly with each other after the match, despite the tough play.

 

Kaka did nothing to warrant the red card. Ivory Coast constantly fouled in the late stages, clearly not attempting to play the ball. Several studs up challenges that were dangerous. Dunga needed to show more composure though. He did nothing but fan the flames. Kaka was sitting on a yellow and with all the chippy play should have been subbed out. The second Fabiano goal should have been called back. He settled the ball with his hand.

I was really disappointed with Ivory Coast. They seemed to lack drive or urgency. This Cup hasn't been kind to African sides.

 

You can win the tournament and play beautifully at the same time. Brazil proved this many times in the past, as did Argentina, France and the Netherlands. Spain did it too two years ago, and at club level, Barcelona the season before last.

 

This probably makes Ivorians and North Koreans as happy as it does Brazilians.

 

more accurately, the African sides haven't been kind to this cup. Very sloppy teams this year from CAF. Ghana only has points because they had PK's. It seems that's the only way they can score, so far. They need to train to not aim at the moon when kicking, or running until they run out of space to run and then stopping, which CIV did a few times today...

 

I don't see THIS Brazil retaking possession easily. Untill they have strong lead they play very carefully and every attempt to retake a lost ball is always also a chance for the player who has the ball to pass you without real effort. Something THIS Brazil is not very fond off

 

As long as they are coached by European rejects, they will continue to underwhelm.

 

They need African coaches who actually know the players. Most of their poor results have come down to poor coaching from their European managers.