Worst World Cup Ever ...

Geronimo · 8th July 2010, 02:04 PM

.. this one and it's too far gone for the final to pull it around.

Reason IMO:

1) Every contact is a foul and too many petty fouls have attracted yellow cards.

2) The ball is a penny-floater

raven_5 · 8th July 2010, 02:06 PM

I agree.

hullmackem · 8th July 2010, 02:13 PM

It's been shite like. Haven't enjoyed it at all.

zebediah · 8th July 2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geronimo

.. this one and it's too far gone for the final to pull it around.

Reason IMO:

1) Every contact is a foul and too many petty fouls have attracted yellow cards.

2) The ball is a penny-floater

1) Been that way for a long long time in all football now

2) It is shite yes

Midday Sun Englishman · 8th July 2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geronimo

.. this one and it's too far gone for the final to pull it around.

Reason IMO:

1) Every contact is a foul and too many petty fouls have attracted yellow cards.

2) The ball is a penny-floater

I would say that this has been a great World Cup (at least in the knock-out stages). However, I agree that it would've been even better (much better) if your 2 points had been addressed.

FIFA fucked up again - and their directives to the refs (and the general competence of the refs) have been a joke.

8th July 2010, 02:17 PM

I agree.

I can safely say I find the Carling Cup more exciting than the World Cup.

super-niall · 8th July 2010, 02:19 PM

Yep.

I watched nearly every match and can safely say.

FUC'K OFF YOU TWATS.

Julio_legend · 8th July 2010, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan1990

I agree.

I can safely say I find the Carling Cup more exciting than the World Cup.

wouldn't go that far... but this world cup won't live long in the memory.

Quote:

Originally Posted by super-niall

Yep.

I watched nearly every match and can safely say.

FUC'K OFF YOU TWATS.

same here

Guinness Guzzler · 8th July 2010, 02:31 PM

Been a pretty poor tournament like, next to no close stand out games. There was the 3-2 Holland game, but even that was 3-1 with a few minutes left and blatantly game over, not as if one team was 2 up and then went on to lose 3-2. No 4-3 type games, no great comebacks (that i can think of off hand), most of the games fairly dull. Hmm, hope its better in 2014

wanny · 8th July 2010, 02:40 PM

It's been fairly mundane for the most part, although I have still enjoyed it.

I think the effect the standard of the ball has had cannot be underestimated, players cannot control or judge it as well as they can a regular football, they mistrust it so that's restricted a lot of attacking play - they're unwilling in the main to shoot from distance or whip balls in as they can't be certain where it's going to go. Why the hell they'd sanction the use of such a vastly different football is beyond me, it seems absolutely ridiculous.

Another thing I think has had a noticeable effect is as a consequence of the majority of teams being made up of European based players. This has resulted in the most teams playing a similar style of play, being too wary of conceding - even the Spanish, while playing 'attractive' football have been quite negative. Gone are the days of players primarily playing in their home countries (bar England, ironically enough), and this has led to a lack of difference in playing styles.

There was only Japan who IMO were exciting and interesting to watch, and that IMO is because they had a individual way of playing.