Andy

Otamendi is fucking shit, don't think he's found a blue and white shirt yet.

Newcastle-Online.

What do people expect him to do? Sit quietly in the dressing room while his teammates celebrate reaching the world cup semi final? It's likely to have been the last ball he'll touch at the world cup and it has essentially put his mates through to what's likely to be one of the biggest matches of their entire careers. Of course he's going to be lauded by his teammates and the Uruguayan fans, and of course he's going to milk it.

i don't think you needed much technology to see that todays instance would have gone in had he not handled it. Suarez was standing on the goal line, if he hadn't instinctively put his hands up, it may have just hit off his body and stayed in play. Debatable whether it would have crossed the line or not. I've only seen the "goal" once, but it looked like it was headed pretty much directly at his face anyway.

No, it's literally one of the most stupid football-related ideas I've ever heard.

Fuck off man, this isn't a sunday league knock-about, it's for a place in the world cup semi final with a reasonable chance of reaching the final against a pretty average Dutch side. Anybody who says they wouldn't try to save that ball is talking complete and utter shit, IMO.

As if anybody in the entire world in Suarez's position wouldn't have done the same thing...

One of the things that's struck me over the past few days is that the bbc, ssn and several other places have referred to this year's Dutch side as having none of the team-spirit problems of previous Dutch sides... Thought it was common knowledge that pretty much none of the "big four" players (Sneijder, Van Der Vaart, Van Persie and Robben) particularly like each other? Especially Van Persie and Sneijder who basically wanted to kill each other over Van Persie stealing a free kick that Sneijder wanted in 2008 -- after this week's match against Slovakia apparently Van Persie told Bert van Marwijk (according to Dutch lip-reading experts) "you should have taken Wesley off instead"... I think it shows in their attacking play; they've looked very disjointed.

Messi was referring to Parky, who is the only person that has disagreed with you.

They should have listened to his commentary on PES first.

Even when the cliche spewing, cum guzzling cunt is right, he is wrong. I fucking hate him. Literally watched the second half of that half on mute. Cunt.

Fabiano has the weirdest eyes ever. He looks like the demons off Supernatural.

Hansen is cool as fuck though. I fucking hate it when Hansen and Seedorf are on together, it's like a competition to see who can speak the slowest and come across as being the most laid back.

When did Mexico emigrate down south like? Don't question me when I'm slating Titsley.

"Well... When did you last watch a football match between two South American teams?"... Erm, last night?

I don't mind Lee Dixon. He seems more clued up on the foreign players than the rest of the BBC team.

He's not suspended.

Is he on the wing? Looking at that team, he could be playing in the Melo position alongside Gilberto Silva. Can't see Ramires functioning very well as a DM.

"The Italy match against Slovakia nearly went to Extra Time"... Err... What?

Chile will give Brazil a game like. Probably don't have enough in the tank to beat them, but it won't be one way traffic.

He said "it could knock you out", referring to the cat. Jokingly. Were you pricedoutofsenseofhumour too?

It didn't look like it was over the line.

Apparently they "played out the draw" according to ITV's stellar commentary team. Must have missed Chile's equaliser.

Was thinking that myself earlier. This second round could well see a new world order established with the progression of USA and Japan and old countries like France and Italy spinning out of the first round. Loving the volatility of this tournament...so unpredictable in many ways. Hmm... I think the Italians will be back on form in the next Euros. If Lippi had called up some of the more on-form players this year (Miccoli, Cassano, Totti, etc.) instead of his old favourites, they wouldn't have been out at the group stage. Losing Cannavaro, great a player as he has been, will be a blessing in disguise too -- he simply can't play alongside Chiellini, from what I've seen of Juventus and Italy over the last 18 months; individually great defenders, but too similar to compliment one another.

Capello should be a good enough manager to know how to stop Messi. Even Rehagel with his bloody bad team could stop Messi. Inter kept him quiet for 2 x 90 mins as well. Messi shouldn't be the problem. And if he isn't the problem anymore, there won't be any problem left. ... Apart from Higuain, Di Maria, Tevez, Aguero, Milito and the rest of the potential match-winners in their squad... But if THEY aren't a problem anymore, we're laughing.