Ronaldo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Going to spend the whole competition hoping Klose doesn't get on the field and/or score. Not a fan? I am, very good player, but to have him as a the WC's top ever scorer just seems a bit off. Yeah. You can't have such a limited footballer defaulting his way to that accolade, like. How could anyone not German be a fan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I swear Portugal have never had a really really good orthodox centre forward (so obvs not C. Ronaldo) in my lifetime. Remember Pauleta? Fuck me he was shit. Isn't Helder Postiga still in the squad too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I swear Portugal have never had a really really good orthodox centre forward (so obvs not C. Ronaldo) in my lifetime. Remember Pauleta? f*** me he was s***. Nuno Gomes was pretty decent. Remember him putting a couple past England in the Euros (2000?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 You can't really default your way to being top goalscorer, you have to score loads of goals. By definition he's earned it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I swear Portugal have never had a really really good orthodox centre forward (so obvs not C. Ronaldo) in my lifetime. Remember Pauleta? f*** me he was s***. Isn't Helder Postiga still in the squad too? Aye. Postiga and Almeida, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/ZUoRpKB.jpg Think Schweinsteiger would be better than Lahm centre midfield with Lahm back right back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Shut up Ian. He's played in 4 tournaments because of Germany's lack of striking options and scuffed/headed a few in before sinking like a big lanky stone at the business end of the tournament. Ronaldo's goals were the difference between QFs and winning the thing. Klose's goals are/were the difference between beating Arabs 5-0 or 6-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 It's the idea of someone like Klose being ahead of someone like Ronaldo that does it for me. And that's not because I dislike Klose either, like Disco said, it just feels a bit off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 It would undermine the prestige of the tournament if a player who barely scraped 1 in 4 at BM and has had such a mediocre career at top level was highest scorer ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I swear Portugal have never had a really really good orthodox centre forward (so obvs not C. Ronaldo) in my lifetime. Remember Pauleta? Fuck me he was shit. Pauleta was a pretty decent striker imo. Pretty much guaranteed 1 in 2 whoever he played for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I swear Portugal have never had a really really good orthodox centre forward (so obvs not C. Ronaldo) in my lifetime. Remember Pauleta? Fuck me he was shit. Pauleta was a pretty decent striker imo. Pretty much guaranteed 1 in 2 whoever he played for. Scored 1 less than Lineker in international football n all. Not bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Angrense 1995 Micaelense 23 (11) 1995–1996 Estoril 29 (18) 1996–1998 Salamanca 71 (34) 1998–2000 Deportivo La Coruña 58 (18) 2000–2003 Bordeaux 98 (65) 2003–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 168 (76) 2010–2011 São Roque 2 (4) Played for some right shite. Canny record, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Pearce’s moments of madness in full: Pearce: “Well look at the boos and the Honduran players. And look at this again. We’ve seen so many spurious goal line technology replays. AND IT SIGNALS NO GOAL! No goal has gone up on the screen. The fans have heard it, the Honduran players have seen it.” Keown: “But it’s a goal there...” Pearce: “OH GOODNESS ME. THEY’VE CHANGED THEIR MINDS NOW. Does goal line technology work or doesn’t it?” Pearce went on to say “Well which replay are we supposed to believe? This was supposed to be a flawless system.” As Pearce began ranting that the referee couldn’t give it if he had ANY doubt, Keown, with the patience of a man explaining gravity to a small child, said: “Yes but it says the ball was over the line on the second instance.” Pearce still wasn’t having it though, and later reflected: “ The whole goal line technology debate will flare up again because it was not good enough, was it? One moment we are seeing a goal given by the assistant referee, then the next thing we are seeing it’s not over the line in the replay, and then we are seeing it is over the line on the second one.” This was fucking mental. I honestly have no idea what the fuck the confusion was about. It was always about the second instance. Clearly to make it completely simple for people like Pearce and the commentator who also seemed perplexed, they should only flash one sign with the decision at the end of the replay, goal or no goal. Aside from that, technology worked as it was supposed to. Jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Pearce’s moments of madness in full: Pearce: “Well look at the boos and the Honduran players. And look at this again. We’ve seen so many spurious goal line technology replays. AND IT SIGNALS NO GOAL! No goal has gone up on the screen. The fans have heard it, the Honduran players have seen it.” Keown: “But it’s a goal there...” Pearce: “OH GOODNESS ME. THEY’VE CHANGED THEIR MINDS NOW. Does goal line technology work or doesn’t it?” Pearce went on to say “Well which replay are we supposed to believe? This was supposed to be a flawless system.” As Pearce began ranting that the referee couldn’t give it if he had ANY doubt, Keown, with the patience of a man explaining gravity to a small child, said: “Yes but it says the ball was over the line on the second instance.” Pearce still wasn’t having it though, and later reflected: “ The whole goal line technology debate will flare up again because it was not good enough, was it? One moment we are seeing a goal given by the assistant referee, then the next thing we are seeing it’s not over the line in the replay, and then we are seeing it is over the line on the second one.” This was fucking mental. I honestly have no idea what the fuck the confusion was about. It was always about the second instance. Clearly to make it completely simple for people like Pearce and the commentator who also seemed perplexed, they should only flash one sign with the decision at the end of the replay, goal or no goal. Aside from that, technology worked as it was supposed to. Jesus ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Moutinho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Pearce’s moments of madness in full: Pearce: “Well look at the boos and the Honduran players. And look at this again. We’ve seen so many spurious goal line technology replays. AND IT SIGNALS NO GOAL! No goal has gone up on the screen. The fans have heard it, the Honduran players have seen it.” Keown: “But it’s a goal there...” Pearce: “OH GOODNESS ME. THEY’VE CHANGED THEIR MINDS NOW. Does goal line technology work or doesn’t it?” Pearce went on to say “Well which replay are we supposed to believe? This was supposed to be a flawless system.” As Pearce began ranting that the referee couldn’t give it if he had ANY doubt, Keown, with the patience of a man explaining gravity to a small child, said: “Yes but it says the ball was over the line on the second instance.” Pearce still wasn’t having it though, and later reflected: “ The whole goal line technology debate will flare up again because it was not good enough, was it? One moment we are seeing a goal given by the assistant referee, then the next thing we are seeing it’s not over the line in the replay, and then we are seeing it is over the line on the second one.” Is there video of this anywhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Fucking Pearce, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Going to get this in nice and early. Piss off Chiles, you stuttering cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Not a fan of Cannavaro as a pundit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Didi Hamaan saying on Irish TV that Germany don't have a chance of winning the tournament Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Didi Hamaan saying on Irish TV that Germany don't have a chance of winning the tournament USAUSAUSAUSA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 They don't have the manager, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 ITV coverage covering all the major talking points: "who would you rather be stuck in a lift with, Ronaldo or Messi?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 ITV coverage covering all the major talking points: "who would you rather be stuck in a lift with, Ronaldo or Messi?" Ronaldo, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 ITV coverage covering all the major talking points: "who would you rather be stuck in a lift with, Ronaldo or Messi?" Ronaldo, man. Chiles said Messi, Dixon said neither. Unsure myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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