Portugal or England would be amazing to round it off...
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Portugal or England would be amazing to round it off...
Spain
Netherlands
Chile
Australia
could not have picked a worse group for us
Well, we're gonna get raped but I'm gonna get some awesome teams play. And also we don't have to go all the way up to Manaus. Pretty happy!
Fark
That's a great draw.
We now have zero expectations of getting out of the group.
Zero expectations means ange can do what he wants to get us prepared for the Asian cup.
So will Ange be sacked if we lose the next 3 games 6-0
Not if we win. I doubt that any coach would be sacked for winning 6-0.
wow that was a terrible typo from meQuote:
Originally Posted by Gary Fish
you just got your wishQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I think it's a good draw for us
1. Winners and runners up at previous world cup not necessary means a good performance at following world cup: France 2002, 2010 / Italy 2010 / Holland 1982
2. Holland lost their 3 group games at Euro 2012
3. Spain's good run 2008, 2010, 2012 will come to an end sooner than later
However our first game v Chile is a must win game
and I guess they might underestimate us as well
Depends how you view it.Quote:
Originally Posted by joel31
We need to put up the noble performances yet!!
As for the arse raping that may or may not transpire due to the calibre of opponent it looks highly likely. This may not necessarily be a good thing if we were to get arse raped by this lot as it may be brushed over by the "well we were up against 3 quality opponents blah blah blah" argument and the underlying issues may be avoided.
As for our venues well I ain't unhappy as we missed the opening game and didn't get a game in Rio to keep costs down and the distance travelling ain't the worst.
Not the cities I wanted to go to as Curtiba Cubaia don't seem to be that interesting places from what I have seen. Porto Alegre should be cool as it is the southern most city involved and we missed the heat which may have been useful taking on the Euro sides.
Probably disappointed that all though we are gonna see some top drawer players we ain't getting to see a TOP DRAWER superstar with a huge profile in the flesh such as CR7 Messi Neymar etc
I like our group....we will all Tiki-Taka togheter
Except our tiki taka will be one pass-two pass-lose ballQuote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
We're boned. Unless Spain or Holland have a shocker. Chile we're a decent chance of winning against. 2nd at best, 3rd's probably on the money.
Chile beat England and are a good side, we'd be doing well to beat themQuote:
Originally Posted by bigdan
Wish I could have seen ange's face when the draw was finished.
Only game i can watch is Aussie v Chile.... could be a good thing i suppose.
WOT?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
such a shame you'll be stuck watching semi-pro's like Sanchez, Iniesta, Xavi, RVP, etc etc etc.
Mate you have no idea what you are in for seeing big stars like that going full tilt for their country (or if you are lucky to watch them for their clubs etc).
Still probably the best thing ive ever seen live was watching Zambrotta and Cannavaro vs the Aussies back in '06. An absolute masterclass.
I'd rather be in a group where we are expected to lose than in one we are expected to be successful in. Moreover, there's always a team or two that don't live up to expectations. Let's hope it's the Netherlands or Spain.
Did you miss the bit about top drawer players with a huge profile?? Those blokes you mention may be top drawer players (though I think that RVP bloke is a bit over rated) but they don't have the jaw dropping profiles CR7 Messi Neymar etc do :sigh:Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I will appreciate the likes of Xavi/Iniesta etc with my love of all things Tikka Takka but it would have been good to get one of the real rockstar superstars of the game
Fair point.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
yesQuote:
Originally Posted by parksey
well i guess that wouldn't have anything to do with being swissQuote:
Originally Posted by goaliepersempre
Not at all :lulz:Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
Win against full strength Brazil side ain't bad.
Don't judge teams in friendlies.....Quote:
Originally Posted by goaliepersempre
So you think getting beaten 6-0 by Brazil and then 6-0 by France are acceptable because they are friendlies and not a reflection of issues with the Socceroos and their diminishing reputation???Quote:
Originally Posted by De-Champ
http://soccerly.com/article/leigh/vi...lity-over-draw
Was the draw rigged??:wacko:
I've seen similar conspiracies in the Champions League
Gee whiz.... what can I say..... I don't know where to start, suffice to say I was talking about Switzerland and Brazil, I do no know how you read Australia into that.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Not a real conspiracy til Alex Jones says it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
whole cup is a bungs and bribes-athon. Fifa fair lol. Brazil just about cant lose. still will be an interest to see how it plays out.
carn swiz
What group were we expected to be successful in ?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Independent statistical confirmation we have the worst draw in the world cup
http://www.theguardian.com/football/interactive/2013/dec/18/world-cup-2014-draw-strength-of-schedule
I still stand by my opinion that Manure basically always get the best post-group draw in the Champos (and usually the best group draw)Quote:
Originally Posted by joel31
Cue Manure fans showing my individual instances of this not happening, but it's my conspiracy theory & I'll do what I want with it.
I'm soldQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
still gotta beat the big guns at some point, pal. #3finalsinthelast5yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4