David28

Have 25 € on Robben to score anytime 5 € on First yellow card from minute 1 - 15 5 € on Holland 2-1 And my longterm bet: 20 € on Germany - Brazil final. Have 100 € free so I can bet a few things I wouldn't do normally.

Just watched Löw's press confernce. He said he had a tactic in his mind and has chosen his players from that he thought they could play in this tactical system. And not the other way around. I think Capello has done it the other way around - he has chosen the in his eyes best players and put them on the pitch.

Yes, looking forward to it.

I guess just has a bit new hope now. And he's right, I think. If Capello gets sacked he'll be in the next squad if he plays for Man U.

I don't think he would. Of course he wouldn't. He needs great service to get a chance - and he needs many chances nowadays to score one goal. With that kind of service Rooney/Defoe/Heskey got he would not have scored. He isn't the Owen who once scored a hattrick against Germany.

The player would have "failed" his medical than.

William Hill are offering those bets for the Argentina - Germany match. "To be a televised punch" up is my favourite one http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7181/willhillspbet.png

That northern rock patch looks like it was made from wax.

The home shirt looks shit imo. Have to see it in real first before to make a final judgement. But I think this will be my first shirt I won't buy in a couple of years.

From 'The Entertainers' to 'The Cuntyfailures'. Don't think we should compare ourselves to the likes of Stoke or Bolton. We have some pace and/or flair with Enrique, Jonas, Routledge and Lövenkrands. We surely will offer more attractive football than they do - even maybe with lesser success. Bolton will play a lot more attractive stuff than we will next season. Yes, maybe. Forgot they had Coyle as manager now. But I don't buy it that Stoke will do. I doubt Stoke will. Then again we played some dreadful stuff last year when Hughton played 4-5-1 away from home. As long as it's only away from home I'll be happy tbh. Even a 4-5-1 can play some decent football.

From 'The Entertainers' to 'The Cuntyfailures'. Don't think we should compare ourselves to the likes of Stoke or Bolton. We have some pace and/or flair with Enrique, Jonas, Routledge and Lövenkrands. We surely will offer more attractive football than they do - even maybe with lesser success. Bolton will play a lot more attractive stuff than we will next season. Yes, maybe. Forgot they had Coyle as manager now. But I don't buy it that Stoke will do.

From 'The Entertainers' to 'The Cuntyfailures'. Don't think we should compare ourselves to the likes of Stoke or Bolton. We have some pace and/or flair with Enrique, Jonas, Routledge and Lövenkrands. We surely will offer more attractive football than they do - even maybe with lesser success.

Aye, and about Elano as well that time.

In that article Ryder mentioned it was said that PSG rejected that bid btw.

Word on the street is that he'll go to Wolfsburg. They have a "director of football" (Dieter Hoeneß) who has been at Berlin for a long time and still has good connections there. Btw I'd love it if we signed him. Great defender. Can play everywhere across the back 4.

Klinsmann is s*** when it comes to tactics. The "mastermind" was Löw. Klinsmann was only the "motivator". I think the difference between Beckham and Klinsmann is that the later got away from german football for a few years, coached in the US (where he learned about new training-methods) and then came back. International management is mostly about keeping the players motivated, though. You have such a short period of time to work with the players, motivation plays a much bigger part than tactics for "good" sides. Though it's the contrary for "lesser" sides. I agree with you, as soon as it comes to the tournament. But you have to qualify for that, too. That's where you need tactics as well. More than motivation. Yeah, which is why both a great tactician and motivator is needed. Capello is just one of the two, which is why it was bound to happen that England failed at the WC. You can't be just a great tactician to be successful at club level so don't buy into that. I think most would agree something wasn't right in the English training camp. As outsiders it's pure speculation at the moment but Capello can't be blamed for the total failure of our World Cup just yet. You can. As a club manager if you fall out with someone, you'll sell him. And the big difference with being at a world cup is that you are together with your players 24/7. You can? As in - 'you can blame him for our total failure at this World Cup'? He made big mistakes tactically but even so, our players - in whatever formation - should be able to beat Algeria. Our players should also know how to defend against a lone striker, from the oppositions goal kick. No. I was referring to the part.

Btw I think that Ronaldo looked absolutely shit at those 4 World Cup games. Shooting from about 50 metres instead of maybe giving a ball to your better standing team mate. And his "John Wayne freekick position" didn't help either. His free kicks were shit.

And? Who cares about the reputation the trophy has? What do you want your club to win? The champions league? The Premier League? Well, you might have chosen the wrong club to support then. So you just want to win so you can get something shiny? No. But didn't you also celebrate the Championship win? I would agree with your point if we were talking about a Amsterdam pre season tournament which nobody cared about. I never said I wouldn't celebrate a League Cup win, but I wouldn't celebrate it more than an England World Cup win. Hm, ok. Forgot about the topic actually.

And? Who cares about the reputation the trophy has? What do you want your club to win? The champions league? The Premier League? Well, you might have chosen the wrong club to support then. So you just want to win so you can get something shiny? No. But didn't you also celebrate the Championship win? I would agree with your point if we were talking about a Amsterdam pre season tournament which nobody cared about.

Klinsmann is s*** when it comes to tactics. The "mastermind" was Löw. Klinsmann was only the "motivator". I think the difference between Beckham and Klinsmann is that the later got away from german football for a few years, coached in the US (where he learned about new training-methods) and then came back. International management is mostly about keeping the players motivated, though. You have such a short period of time to work with the players, motivation plays a much bigger part than tactics for "good" sides. Though it's the contrary for "lesser" sides. I agree with you, as soon as it comes to the tournament. But you have to qualify for that, too. That's where you need tactics as well. More than motivation. Yeah, which is why both a great tactician and motivator is needed. Capello is just one of the two, which is why it was bound to happen that England failed at the WC. You can't be just a great tactician to be successful at club level so don't buy into that. I think most would agree something wasn't right in the English training camp. As outsiders it's pure speculation at the moment but Capello can't be blamed for the total failure of our World Cup just yet. You can. As a club manager if you fall out with someone, you'll sell him. And the big difference with being at a world cup is that you are together with your players 24/7.

And? Who cares about the reputation the trophy has? What do you want your club to win? The champions league? The Premier League? Well, you might have chosen the wrong club to support then.

Too bad you aren't the FA Cup. We could all look forward to win it.

Looking more forward to Argentina - Germany. Can see Holland - Brazil being a bit boring because of the tactics they're playing with.

Klinsmann is shit when it comes to tactics. The "mastermind" was Löw. Klinsmann was only the "motivator". I think the difference between Beckham and Klinsmann is that the later got away from german football for a few years, coached in the US (where he learned about new training-methods) and then came back. International management is mostly about keeping the players motivated, though. You have such a short period of time to work with the players, motivation plays a much bigger part than tactics for "good" sides. Though it's the contrary for "lesser" sides. I agree with you, as soon as it comes to the tournament. But you have to qualify for that, too. That's where you need tactics as well. More than motivation. Yeah, which is why both a great tactician and motivator is needed. Capello is just one of the two, which is why it was bound to happen that England failed at the WC. Exactly. Either both or both in one person. (Like Mourinho)