World Cup Notebook

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:11 pm

Dear Sven. Here are a few observations to help you. (please add relevant comments to the thread regarding any team we might just meet (if we're lucky)).

1. The Germans are no fake opponents. They have a good, controlled game that is based on ATTACK!
2. Ballack must be given no space. He is all over the park and a deadly accurate passer. He can also SHOOT, as can most of his team. None of them are afraid to take a man on. At last count, we had one man who would do this-- Joe Cole.
3. The Germans never once whacked the ball down the field. Everything went to one of their own players.
4. Their yellow card brandishing antics on the referee definitely pressured the ref into sending a player off for a nothing challenge. Sweden were struggling with eleven men. With ten, they had no chance.
5. Because we have no real pace, we tend to lay off tackling. If we do this against any of the remaining teams, we will lose.

To be continued.........

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:29 pm

Dear Sven.

Love how you have managed to group together 20 of the best players in the world, yet fail o bring them into any kind of cohesive unit.

You are a dick.

Love and Kisses, Bats and Ulrikakakakakakaka.

fanz · Post by **fanz** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:55 pm

Dear Sven grow some bollocks and drop Beckham play Lennon and never play crouch from the start again. Instruct Rooney, Lennon, Gerrard, Lampard and Cole to run at the opposition instead of hitting hopeless longballs and we might win a few you useless cock.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:02 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:3. The Germans never once whacked the ball down the field. Everything went to one of their own players.

This is true actually Sven, even though Klose would be a more than adequate target man.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:48 am

Dear Sven.

Combatting the predicted 100 degree heat in a football match (with a view to winning it) will not be achieved by just "drinking more water". One has to play better football then the opposition. The two quarter finals to press should serve as a warning as to what to expect. Up the ante and do some ass-kicking.

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:13 pm

Dear Sven,

Thanks for sticking by Beckham, although pretty much every other decision you made was pants.

Drop Lampard, let gerrard get forward in support of TWO strikers (doesnt matter which 2 as long as Rooney plays) and play your favorite Owen Hargreaves in the Holding role. He seems to be a bit better than that Carrick wanker.

plodder · Post by **plodder** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:04 am

Batman wrote:Dear Sven.

Love how you have managed to group together 20 of the best players in the world, yet fail o bring them into any kind of cohesive unit.

You are a dick.

Love and Kisses, Bats and Ulrikakakakakakaka.

I have seriously just lost a mouthful of mueasli....FFS.

Eranuuuuu and Oooovavuuuu to you.

picaro · Post by **picaro** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:44 pm

Dear Fellow Landsmänner,

You have insulted my manners of training (too amerikanisch) and mocked my living in the US (cause the media leaves me alone over there) and have judged me solely based on friendlies....well kiss my Esel!!

i vill continue on through Argentina and meet up vith Brazil in de Final!

faithfully yours you unappreciative Arschlöchers,

Jurgen Klinnsman