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Results are the ultimate determiner though, as Icke said. Right, but he isn't getting any results this season. 31 games, 33points..

FWIW me, the man with number in his name agrees with you. I've seriously not been more bored of a footballing side than Newcastle United Football Club at the moment. I just hope Pardew can steer us clear of relegation...Feels a bit like it us, Norwich, Sunderland and Villa whow ill be seriously fighting for that spot. If Sunderland gets a revival from a new manager we might be going into the last day of the season with a chance to go down...

I still can't get over it how good of a game it was. You also get quite a different perspective of how good Schweinsteiger is of a player when you see the whole pitch. He was all over the pitch for 90 minutes, incredible player.

I think it speaks volumes that despite our position Pardew hasn't lost the dressing room. ? I don't understand this reasoning, I think it speaks volumes that Pardew can't get the team to win games with a good dressing room

http://img.skysports.com/10/08/800x600/Birmingham-v-Blackburn-Alex-Mcleish-celeb-sec_2492949.jpg Imagine that. I'd love for them to hire him, stay up, label him the new Mackemsiah and then to be in the same position in 12 months if not worse.

Yeah, but you've got numbers after your name. What do you know? Touché

We can't afford to keep him for another 6 games let alone another 12 months. Why does he need more time? He's going to have been here for 2 and a half season come the end of the season. What manager needs 4 years to implement his style of football? I'm sorry, but I would love for him to prove me wrong, but unfortunately I'm a firm believer that he sees football in a cowardly way.

Just came back from Allianz Arena and never imagined I'd see 11 goals. Also gave Kroos thumbs up after the game when he was walking to his car and he looked at me like I was some sort of weirdo And I kept taking pictures of some random car with a guy in thinking it was Ribery

I'd liked us to go in with a game plan other than the usual scoreless draw plan we always seem to approach when we play away from SJP. It's beyong ridiculous people suggesting that it's the lack of players available that has got us in this mess. I'm sorry but under Pardew we have had no plan offensively ever whatsoever, and what happens when you're most creative outlet is out? Well then you're fucked as your manager is beyond average...

Anyone was expecting that though, we are incredibly negative. I know it's City but come on, how often does a team get a scoreless draw against a top side, we seem to set up for the 0-0 every single away game. It's beyond ridiculous now.

Terrible tackle that So late from Anita, not dangerous, but just clumsy

Those games are ridiculous. La Paz, Quito, Lima, Mexico City. Just fuck off.

Ribery might seem like a me, me, me guy, but man does he work hard for his team. Workhorse for most parts. I like him, and anyone saying he's past it is out of their minds. And Mole, you think Argentina and Italy have settled? I agree with Brazil not having settled at all, we look extremely disjointed at the moment, but we are performing on level with Argentina and Italy at the moment, yet you seem to think they have settled teamwise?

Another decent/ok performance from Brazil. Too many rough spells at different times and some individual performances that go on and off at random times. In any case we seem to be improving for every game at least under Scolari and will just need some consistency going forward. Confederations Cup will do wonders.

Best spell I've seen from Hulk ever. (5minutes )

We have looked decent during spells, but the team lacks midfield, lacks a striker. If we can get Ramires to form a good midfield partnership with someone and hope Pato revives this year in Brazil I think we might be set come 2014, but as things look now we won't get quarterfinals at a maximum. Surely the aim has to be, to win the World Cup? Obviously that's always the aim...for any team. You need to watch Newcastle more. I watch enough of us to think Brazil is playing decent...

We have looked decent during spells, but the team lacks midfield, lacks a striker. If we can get Ramires to form a good midfield partnership with someone and hope Pato revives this year in Brazil I think we might be set come 2014, but as things look now we won't get quarterfinals at a maximum. Surely the aim has to be, to win the World Cup? Obviously that's always the aim...for any team.

We have looked decent during spells, but the team lacks midfield, lacks a striker. If we can get Ramires to form a good midfield partnership with someone and hope Pato revives this year in Brazil I think we might be set come 2014, but as things look now we won't get quarterfinals at a maximum.

That goal

Marcelo just takes the piss of the Russian time and time again.

Fair enough that he is learning the game, unfortunately at times he plays like he was Ronaldinho at his late 30s. He's a very very good player, but with this type of play he's just going to be another Robinho or something along those lines. A very good player but never top 10...

But that goes for most players though, doesn't it?I mean Messi has scored quite a lot of his international goals against Brazil U-23 team (his last hattrick), Venezuela, Switzerland etc. Aye probably but I reckon if Brazil had played WCQ instead of those friendlies his record wouldn't be quite so impressive. Can only score against what's infront of you though. I actually believe the opposite, a fair amount of games against the defenders he is used to absolutely humiliating whenever he played in the Libertadores? I'd put money on him scoring the most goals in a WCQ tbf. More than Messi, because the defenders in South America are a bit less patient than European defenders, and Neymar uses that against them.

But that goes for most players though, doesn't it?I mean Messi has scored quite a lot of his international goals against Brazil U-23 team (his last hattrick), Venezuela, Switzerland etc.