Official 2010 World Cup Thread: Most likely containing Spoilers

[Phall]

According to the last page of this thread, http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ght=world+2010

Its high time for a new 2010 World Cup thread, being that it starts 2 days from now. It was determined that it should stay in this forum, not padded room. But if it must, it can be moved there.

So Folks,
let the trash talking and jaw dropping begin.

[yonskion]

move this over to padded room you start

[Hugh Conway]

move this over to padded room you start

Fuck that.

Rooting for Engerlund to collapse and not make it to the 2nd round. Also rooting for South Africa to beat Mexico in the opening match.

[yonskion]

Rooting for Engerlund to collapse and not make it to the 2nd round. Also rooting for South Africa to beat Mexico in the opening match.

My Dark Horse


I think we have a chance against England could be the start of the collapse

[deeppo]

Cant wait for Saturday. My old High School soccer coach's son just made the US team(Edson Buddle). He was the leading scorer in MLS this year. Looks like he might even get the start. Go USA!!!!

Watched the second half of Spain v Poland yesterday. Spain looked ridiculous as always. There going to be tough to beat.

[peterslovo]

I am stoked for WC.

Taking several days off from work to drive down and visit my Dad for his 80th birthday and watch all games with him. We have lots of TV to watch!

[snowmonster]

Ing-ger-lund!

[PNWbrit]

Rooting for Engerlund to collapse and not make it to the 2nd round..

Thanks pal

My Dark Horse

Techinically I'm not sure you can really call Argentina a dark horse? Remove Diego and they'd likely be among the favorites? But going to be interesting to see how long it takes for the implosion to happen in their camp. World Cup lore and legend about to be written there.

I think we have a chance against England could be the start of the collapse

I think you do to. Deeply worried about what the US team will do to us. I think we have a truely mediocre squad and are relying on coaching genius* and the short temper of a semi fit Wayne Rooney.


*But I'm not sure Capello is that much of a genius.

[getoutside]

any team with messi, higuian, tevez, diego milito, di maria is not a dark horse.

[yonskion]

Techinically I'm not sure you can really call Argentina a dark horse?

#7 and I can think of at least 5 teams that will be super tuff on their campaing....that's pretty dark horse of the capable winners

any team with messi, higuian, tevez, diego milito, di maria is not a dark horse..... and it will still take the Hand of God to deliver them to the promised land.
"grey horse" all out underdog's! this will be a beautiful war

[Roo]

I think the England squad may be troubled but hope they have too much for the US. Buddle looks to be in a decent vein of form though. England have no fit holding midfielder and may well be forced to try to make the Gerrard - Lampard combo work. They've been trying to get those two to replicate their club form for, what, eight years now and it hasn't happened.

Spain look to be markedly the best team in the tournament but I'm going to throw my hat in with Holland as a possible surprise.

[flatlander420]

I think the England squad may be troubled but hope they have too much for the US. Buddle looks to be in a decent vein of form though. England have no fit holding midfielder and may well be forced to try to make the Gerrard - Lampard combo work. They've been trying to get those two to replicate their club form for, what, eight years now and it hasn't happened.

Spain look to be markedly the best team in the tournament but I'm going to throw my hat in with Holland as a possible surprise.

Carrick is fit, even though I wouldn't have picked him in my squad. I am really pulling for Jimmy Millner being a Villa player. He will be well known after this tournament if he gets his chance.

[PNWbrit]

to try to make the Gerrard - Lampard combo work. They've been trying to get those two to replicate their club form for, what, eight years now and it hasn't happened.

Gerrard in the hole behind Rooney. Heskey & Crouch on bench.

Hopefully?

Eventually?

[Roo]

Carrick is fit, even though I wouldn't have picked him in my squad. I am really pulling for Jimmy Millner being a Villa player. He will be well known after this tournament if he gets his chance.

Carrick and Milner have looked strangely flat in the warm up games. Milner in particular was very strong in qualifying. I think Carrick's confidence is shot. A fit Owen Hargreaves would have come in very welcome this time round.

[Roo]

Gerrard in the hole behind Rooney. Heskey & Crouch on bench.

Hopefully?

Eventually?

I wonder if Joe Cole has played his way into contention on the left.

I'd play a 4-4-1-1 against the US with Green in goal, a back four of Ashley Cole, John Terry, Ledley King and Glen Johnson, midfield of Lampard, Joe Cole, Aaron Lennon and James Milner with Gerrard in the hole behind Rooney.

Hopefully Capello is bluffing with the fitness of Gareth Barry.

[Arno]

if spain keep up their form from the warm-ups we might as well all go home



england to get to the semis at best. they should get crouchi-gol on the pitch a decent amount (even if he doesn't start) because defences just don't know what to do with him

[Roo]

I reckon England will get bounced in the QFs as usual.

[yonskion]

for all the shit Crouch gets He still has a role to play. Toss him in the mix late in the game to disrupt a tired defense and create serious issues with his head. Remember his late game header for Tottenham a couple weeks ago?

[PNWbrit]

IHopefully Capello is bluffing.

I'm increasingly finding myself hoping that h's bluffing about ever more things....

I might go skiing on Saturday not sure I can watch

england to get to the semis at best.

Please!!!!!! That'll do. Just no penalties and not losing to Germany or Argentina

they should get crouchi-gol on the pitch a decent amount (even if he doesn't start) because defences just don't know what to do with him

Ahhhh... The old clown on a unicycle, juggling flaming Chihuahuas tactic?

But agreed he does make an "impact" sub. I really hate that phrase.

[Woodsy]

My Dark Horse


I think we have a chance against England could be the start of the collapse

you are a moron
dark horses are USA or Nigeria
Argentina is damn near a favorite after Spain and Brazil
plus the last time a European team won in the southern hemisphere was....


this should be in the padded room


and Roo is right about England, they are hurt in the wrong places....
Saturday should be a cracker

[Meathelmet]

Where in the interwbs do you find decent prediction(?) leagues?
Would it be time to set up a classic TGR group like the last time?

[Arno]

Please!!!!!! That'll do. Just no penalties and not losing to Germany or Argentina

i know it sounds optimistic, but how many other great teams are there in the tournament? brazil, argentina (if Diego can hold it together), spain and maybe netherlands stand out but the rest are all much of a muchness IMO

[acostiga]

So, so sad trying to generate conversation about the WM in my high school classes today. Maybe the kids have checked out mentally because it's the last few days of school, but nobody even seemed to know that the party is about to begin. I blame bad parenting, as always

On a semi-related note, one of my students was evidently caught the other day at school trying to grind up and snort some nutmeg. He got two days of out-of-school suspension... for attempting to snort a spice. WTF? How does one deal with that during a college admission interview??

Oh, my pick is Netherlands. Not a favorite, but wouldn't be a shocker either...

[PNWbrit]

Oh, my pick is Netherlands. Not a favorite, but wouldn't be a shocker either...

d00d they're 4th favorites... that's almost like calling Argentina dark horses.

Nutmeg?

Only in Amurika.

i know it sounds optimistic, but how many other great teams are there in the tournament?

Agreed. England's current state of mediocrity coincides with very shallow tournament. But that still likely leaves us in same old position of consistent under achievers?

[yonskion]

that's almost like calling Argentina dark horses.

Nutmeg?

Only in Amurika.

I amended my statement to "grey horse" and it will take a miracle, so I am standing by "Dark Grey Horse".... "Favorite" is a strong statement when talking about Argentina