Well Germany just raised this WC up a notch or two.

They may not have a star that stands out but that was a flawless first half.

Muller is a legend in the making as far as I'm concerned.. He's going to smash Klose's record

Was so concerned we wouldn't have another great match after such a bore QF, but wow. Nothing like I have seen before.

Doc wrote:

Muller is a legend in the making as far as I'm concerned.. He's going to smash Klose's record

His mentality is absolutely incredible. Imagine if Özil had his mentality....he'd be the best.

[/Piss poor World Cup]

Not sure why, but this World Cup is not doing it for me. Can't quite put my finger on it.

What more do you want Est?
A flying saucer to land in the center circle after the final and Elvis to emerge to present the cup......

It's the knowledge that we had no chance hence the complete lack of hope/interest from the general public, in England, meaning no cars waving flags, no houses draped in flags plus the stupid'o'clock times it's on. These things are annoying to people who hate football and their counter reactions inadvertently add to it.
Watching other teams play is now about supporting whichever team you hate the least. Even the final between Germany and Argentina or Netherlands has no fantasy and is a case of elimination of whoever has the most cunts for me (Netherlands followed by Argentina though i would be happy if Messi won it).

But thats makes no sense Tone, who in their right mind thought England had a chance of even getting near the final.

As for the games being on at stupid o clock, well boofuckinghoo, we do that every week of the season.

That's my point. We had no hope.
Exhibit A: Dules
Regarding time, you guys are used to it so it makes no difference.

The one disappointment of the World Cup is the lack of any Arsenal player shining.

Joel Campbell?

1 goal?

Yup. Forget the stats and ask any Costa Rican.

Jed wrote:

Doc wrote:

Muller is a legend in the making as far as I'm concerned.. He's going to smash Klose's record

His mentality is absolutely incredible. Imagine if Özil had his mentality....he'd be the best.

Yep ruthless, his movement is of the best i have seen

Brazil had a defence?

Aside from the likes of Akinfeev and Pletikosa in the group stage, there has been some outstanding goalkeeping. Navas, Ochoa, Bravo, Neuer and Ospina in particular have been a joy to watch personally.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Standard of footy has been low as can be for a World Cup. That brazil defence were like a pub team

I'd say there are a few pub teams that wouldn't have been much worse, truly astonishing.
Another chapter in this amazing World cup.

invisibleman18 wrote:

Aside from the likes of Akinfeev and Pletikosa in the group stage, there has been some outstanding goalkeeping. Navas, Ochoa, Bravo, Neuer and Ospina in particular have been a joy to watch personally.

To me nobody comes close to Neuer.
He is not just a stopper but an old school sweeper-keeper who also knows how to launch a counter attack.
Szczesny really should study this guy instead of practicing useless ball juggling skills.

Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:

To me nobody comes close to Neuer.
He is not just a stopper but an old school sweeper-keeper who also knows how to launch a counter attack.
Szczesny really should study this guy instead of practicing useless ball juggling skills.

Szczesny has made great improvements in every aspect of his game since his debut.

He gets a fair share of unfair criticism by some on here, but he has all the tools to be one of the very best in the world. At 24 he's just an infant when it comes to goalkeepers.

The group stages were fantastic, knockout rounds have been meh aside from Germany Brazil. Needs a good final to feel like it's all been worth it.

Absolute farce that a minnow like Algeria has won it.

Good final.

North America was victorious in the end.

8/10 would watch again

It was the fifth World Cup for me and definitely rank it as the best. Had been dreaming of going for a few years but just couldn't afford it in the end.

neuer is clearly the best keeper in the world, and it's ridiculous and unfair to even compare chesney to him. he's not in the same class, unless you are looking at him with absurdly arsenal-tinted glasses.

problem with the world cup is that single elimination games almost always end up cagey affairs that are boring to watch. even moreso because you have to wait 4 yrs to have another go.

Well it's you who started comparing them in the other thread.

Neuer's had a stellar World Cup and is probably the best 'keeper around these days, but that hardly makes Szczesny a worse goalkeeper than he is.

Managed to watch almost every game apart from when the last group games were played at the same time I chose one main one and kind of half watched bits of the other. Only game I missed entirely was Belgium-USA as I was en route to a work conference at the time and after avoiding the result all day my hotel room had half the sport channels but not the ones showing the World Cup so I couldn't see the evening replay.

Going to have to make up some time at work now though thanks to all the extra time and penalties!

Edit: Also happy Patters got to see a European team do well against a South American one in the end.

Pretty good, but short of amazing, world cup! Can't complain as it was far better than 2010 or 2006

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Done.

Predictable dull final rounds off a lacklustre tournie.

Not one moment in this World Cup to put you in awe.

Still, colourful fans and nice venues added to it.

Yep, all the best teams finished last in their groups.
Tournament was skewed towards Germany and Argentina.

This world cup faded badly after the group stages surprisingly.

Still its one of the best I have seen though. Probably just loses out to 1998 though

Don't worry Dools, England will get to the QF in your lifetime.