J.A.W. Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Game for third place, Saturday, July 8, Stuttgart: Germany - Portugal Final, Sunday, July 9, Berlin: France - Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) What impact do you think Saha not playing on Sunday will have on the game?? Edited July 5, 2006 by Chalupa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Full time: France 1, Portugal 0 France are through to the final on Sunday. What a disappointing game. France were not very good tonight. Yes, it was not good. Looks like they were out of gas by the end of the match, especially Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 The Portuguese are diving like mad again... The referee should start handing out cards for that. The German commentator here was already questioning how different the gravity force in the French PK area could be. Please introduce this video shite pronto and ban these blokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Full time: France 1, Portugal 0 France are through to the final on Sunday. What a disappointing game. France were not very good tonight. Yes, it was not good. Looks like they were out of gas by the end of the match, especially Henry. I thought Henry was injured. Portugal are not a very good side in my view (and very unsympathetic, but that's another story), that's why I was so disappointed with France's performance tonight, they really should have done a bit more and decide the game sooner. Edited July 5, 2006 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 The Portuguese are diving like mad again... The referee should start handing out cards for that. The German commentator here was already questioning how different the gravity force in the French PK area could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 All credit to the Portuguese goalie but what was going on around the French goalmouth those last few minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Just to avoid any misunderstandings, "The Little Pisser" = Cristiano Ronaldo. (Edited to correct a spelling error - another one...) I think it's time we have "Little Pisser" T-shirts made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 The one good plus for France in all of this was that no one in card trouble, except for Saha (and he seemed more interested in tackling than playing), received a card so France will have the team it wants on the pitch on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 All credit to the Portuguese goalie but what was going on around the French goalmouth those last few minutes? Barthez forgot he was playing football and thought he wandered into a volleyball match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 The one good plus for France in all of this was that no one in card trouble, except for Saha (and he seemed more interested in tackling than playing) (...) That was about the only impression he made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Not the most entertaining match today, imo. Henry was definitely fouled in the box, so the PK was justified, and yet it was the kind of foul that he could have shrugged off (ideally I would have loved to see him stay on his feet and score a "real" goal, but I know that's wishful thinking). I like attacking football and great goals, so overall this match was a letdown. Some decent play on both sides, but in the end it looked like neither side had the energy to do anything. FIFA need to tell the referees again to give CARDS to divers... especially when it's repetetive. They could have given cards to the portuguese bench also, for complaining so much about non-fouls (after each dive). It's bullshit. Protect the integrity of the fucking GAME and start punishing these fools. [btw, how sad was it when Miguel hyperextended his knee, went down untouched, and the whole Portugal side starts crying to Larrionda about some perceived foul. That's just as egregious as people diving.] I still don't think too highly of Jorge Larrionda (not after his performance in the U.S. vs Italy match, and learning about his past record in 2002), but he was satisfactory today, I suppose. Still, I was surprised to see him calling this match. Edited July 5, 2006 by Jim R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 All credit to the Portuguese goalie but what was going on around the French goalmouth those last few minutes? As Hans mentioned, the French gave away too much in midfield as the game wore on, and Portugal deserve a little credit for putting some dangerous crosses into the box. I think the French defense was getting tired (and probably a bit worried about the man tending their goal. Volleyball indeed... Barthez was decent otherwise, but all it takes is one big blunder at this level.) Meira will be having nighmares about that missed opportunity near the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Ouf, ouf, ouf. Not a "pretty" match for sure. Two reasons, I think, first the two team was tired. Both team had much older players than ITALY or GERMANY, particularly FRANCE. The second was, in both side, the fear of a yellow cards and you could see that in the way many players behave in this match. ZIDANE didn't try to keep the ball to long, same for VIEIRA, the same for FIGO and so on. Every match that FRANCE played has his great man (forget about the two first). VIEIRA was the man against TOGO, VIEIRA, again, and MAKELELE against SPAIN, ZIDANE in front of BRAZIL. This time it was THURAM who made an incredible match (on the BBC, Martin O'Neil was amazed by his performance at nearly 35 years old). FRANCE wasn't, for this match, in the position who is the best for them in this tournament, I mean NOT BEING THE FAVORITE. To not be the favorite give spirit and a sens of "nothing to loose" to the team in front SPAIN and BRAZIL. But here, they was officially THE favorite. Supporters and neutral people was waiting for a win from FRANCE and an amazing game from ZIDANE, all things who was impossible from a psychological (and certainly physicall) point of view. For the first time, in this tournament, the FRENCH team had, in the contrary, "EVERYTHING TO LOOSE" in this game. So much to loose that some time in the second half, they give the impression that they REFUSE TO PLAY. That wasn't pretty for sure. But that's soccer/football whatsoever. But for the final, everything will change: ITALY will be the LOGICAL favorite and FRANCE will find back their favorite place: be the outsider again (if you look most of the bookmaker, it's already that way. So, the spirit will be completely different for the game and, maybe, the match'll be will be worth to watch, on Sunday. Hope anyway, than the french will be less tired for the final game. PS: The way ZIDANE takes the PK was truly amazing. He was only one step from the ball and he has shoot EXACTLY where he shoots all his penalties since he kicks them. On the right of the keeper. He just makes variation on the level of the ball, nothing else. RICARDO knows EXACTLY where the ball was going. But he couldn't do NOTHING. By the way, the BBC have shown some ugly sequence from PAREIRA after the end of the match where we could saw him screaming to the three referees heavily. The man seems to have totally lost his control (I supposed he was mad that RONALDO didn't get any PK, not even a yellow card, from the referee for his diving's show?) His somebody can read on his lips, maybe, and tell us what was his words? Edited July 5, 2006 by P.L.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Not the most entertaining match today, imo. Henry was definitely fouled in the box, so the PK was justified, and yet it was the kind of foul that he could have shrugged off (ideally I would have loved to see him stay on his feet and score a "real" goal, but I know that's wishful thinking). I think this was the point I was trying to make (but not as good as Jim). It could have been waved off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) What impact do you think Saha not playing on Sunday will have on the game?? None, I think. He will be replace by TREZEGUET for the fifty/ twenty last minutes, TREZEGUET who never play better than when he fronts the ITALIAN team. Edited July 5, 2006 by P.L.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdanddizzy Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 What impact do you think Saha not playing on Sunday will have on the game?? None, I think. He will be replace by TREZEGUET for the fifty/ twenty last minutes, TREZEGUET who never play better than when he fronts the ITALIAN team. I second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Another disjointed, ugly game...I'm glad it's over. I'm also glad the divers are not going through to the Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 My prediction for the final. France win in PKs after 120 minutes of rather dull football with only 2-3 shots on goal between the two. Wake me when they start the PKs! I'm happy for France but the match with Brazil would've made a great final and I'm afraid the real final won't live up to the expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 My prediction for the final. France win in PKs after 120 minutes of rather dull football with only 2-3 shots on goal between the two. Wake me when they start the PKs! I'm happy for France but the match with Brazil would've made a great final and I'm afraid the real final won't live up to the expectations. You never know what will happen. I think that it will be (in term of football quality) THE match of the tournament. Only tiredness could be the ennemy of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm expecting a very tactical game, especially from Italy. I don't think it'll be a great spectacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 New uniform for goalies looks different. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 New strip for goalies looks different. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 so we have the little pisser diving like nothing again. Sheee-ittte! Can someone paste some NASA rockets on him and make his dives reach into the stratosphere? (no parachute, that would be lame.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 One little step to the right cost Portugal's goalie on that knuckleball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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