ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 f***, Middle Eastern teams are such cheats. Makes you glad to be in UEFA, most of the teams are fairly tolerable. Yanks on here have to put up with the central Americans who are nearly as bad. You get used to their time wasting antics.. incredibly poor performance by Australia. Out pressured and out fought by Jordan. Holger Osieck our German coach still does not realise that players like Neill and Cahill are past their used by dates. Performances arent going to improve with a team full of 34 year olds. Time to blood the youth with a sprinkling of experienced players, like Bresciano. I've watched quite a lot over the years and it never ceases to amaze me just how bad they are. Time-wasting, feigning injuries, diving, playacting... they do lot in extremes. Disco is right that the North Africans are the closest thing to rivaling them. I can't imagine what it would be like supporting a team that has to play these sides on a regular basis. The way Neill was outpaced from that position for the 2nd goal should be a clear indication of his level. He looked extremely slow and cumbersome all game. I barely noticed Cahill on the pitch at all. You're right that Bresciano was the one experienced guy who looked capable. Not too surprising considering he's had a career in a slower paced league and is a bit more cultured with the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 do Australia have the youth coming through to replace the older players though? it seems to me that the quality just isn't there compared to when you had emerton, bresciano, cahill, viduka, kewell, aloisi etc coming through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Shane starts for NI tonight.. about the only thing worth watching us for these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Fuck International football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 They do have one Good player. Seriously though, that is true. Golden generation gone and there is a massive 'transitional period' (smaller talent pool) for them now. Similar story for a side like the Czech Republic at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Jordan vs. Australia?! Dunno how anyone could be arsed to sit through such a crap game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Didn't you sit through Sky's League One double header on Sunday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Didn't you sit through Sky's League One double header on Sunday? Nar. Turned Coventry - Stevenage off after 20 minutes and watched the F1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Didn't you sit through Sky's League One double header on Sunday? Nar. Turned Coventry - Stevenage off after 20 minutes and watched the F1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 International football is kinda decent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Didn't you sit through Sky's League One double header on Sunday? Nar. Turned Coventry - Stevenage off after 20 minutes and watched the F1. Gonna say. Think I'll stick with the Jordanian national team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 do Australia have the youth coming through to replace the older players though? it seems to me that the quality just isn't there compared to when you had emerton, bresciano, cahill, viduka, kewell, aloisi etc coming through. i hear their youth prospects are rather... Good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 theres people on this forum that still watch the fucking WWE man! Based on that I'm not having people slag off F1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 theres people on this forum that still watch the fucking WWE man! Based on that I'm not having people slag off F1. I never 'got' WWF/WWE when I was a kid, always thought it was proper wank. Outsider. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 theres people on this forum that still watch the f***ing WWE man! Based on that I'm not having people slag off F1. Damning with faint praise there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 International football is kinda decent. It's not like. Watching it at least, it is generally a very poor substitute for the top European leagues. I do quite like following the results though (seeing who is likely to qualify etc) and occasionally betting on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Been watching Austria Germany until the Scotland game starts, really good game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 0-0 against Georgia with 30 minutes to go. We have had some good chances and the Georgia keeper has made some fantastic saves but man... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 San Marino defending like Champions against Montenegro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 International football is kinda decent. It's not like. Watching it at least, it is generally a very poor substitute for the top European leagues. I do quite like following the results though (seeing who is likely to qualify etc) and occasionally betting on it. My opinion is fluctuating from the result in the Norway, match, man. It's shit in general, though, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 San Marino defending like Champions against Montenegro. Djordjevic scores and takes his shirt off. Most pointless booking in the history of the game? It's San Marino ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 0-0 against Georgia with 30 minutes to go. We have had some good chances and the Georgia keeper has made some fantastic saves but man... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 San Marino defending like Champions against Montenegro. Djordjevic scores and takes his shirt off. Most pointless booking in the history of the game? It's San Marino ffs. Wasn't he the bloke who was a CM 01/02 legend of the Cherno Samba ilk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 San Marino defending like Champions against Montenegro. 3 minutes later they're 2-0 down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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