KingoftheCove
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:31:02 PM
guy gets an obvious concussion....

Play on!!!

wow....

8trackdisco
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:57:43 PM
Much like Victor, this could go either way.
MACS
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:01:01 PM
I actually watched the first half.

Some of these guys should be in the screen actors guild. Wusses. That head butt was the only real injury. And maybe the kick to Schneider's leg hurt...

8trackdisco
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:04:41 PM

I actually watched the first half.

Some of these guys should be in the screen actors guild. Wusses. That head butt was the only real injury. And maybe the kick to Schneider's leg hurt...

MACS wrote:

You must be on painkillers.

MACS
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:17:21 PM

You must be on painkillers.

8trackdisco wrote:

Not enough to watch the second half. OOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!! 😁

KingoftheCove
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:56:19 PM
105 minutes I'll never get back..............

8trackdisco
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:30:57 PM
Agony.

c'mon A'Tina!

KingoftheCove
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:35:33 PM
Now this ought to be good - should have just started the game with PKs and been done with it
8trackdisco
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:39:12 PM
Netherlands out played them for 120 minutes.

Can Argentina steal it?

shaun341
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:45:11 PM
Should have sub the goalie again
KingoftheCove
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:48:44 PM

Should have sub the goalie again

shaun341 wrote:

+1000

WTF? why didn't they??

MACS
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:58:35 PM
I won't say I watched it all, but the tv was on that channel.
8trackdisco
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:15:36 PM

+1000

WTF? why didn't they??

KingoftheCove wrote:

They used all three substitutions.

KingoftheCove
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:19:21 PM

They used all three substitutions.

8trackdisco wrote:

whoa! - da manager fumbled da ball.......

me thinks dat other dude blocks at least one, if not two of the Argentina PKs......may still not have been enough, since Argentina goalie stopped 2

teedubbya
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:27:06 PM
He couldn't win. He used his subs appropriately during the 120 minutes. He didn't have the luxury of holding one back just in case. If Argentina had won in the 115 minute when he still had fresh legs on the bench he would have been skewered. No win.

I slept until the second half of extra time. Sounds like I did well.

delta1
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:06:28 PM
He tried to nurse Van Persie to save that last sub, but it became clear he was done. Huntelaar, the striker who won the game against Mexico after coming in as a sub, was on the bench. ESPN must have zoomed in on him every time Van Persie missed a pass or couldn't contain Robben's passes.

Van Gaal took a chance and started DeJong, knowing he couldn't play the whole game. The back-breaker was when Martins Indi got the yellow card defending Messi near half-time. This forced him to use a sub that he may have saved, but he had to avoid the chance of a second yellow and then having to play a man short. Had Martins Indi not gotten the yellow, he could've played the whole game.

shaun341
Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:01:16 AM
I would love to see Messi do something spectacular in the final and have Argentina win it. However I believe Muller is the man and will be the one with the goal and on the winning end. The consolation game could be fun. Netherlands could put a beating on Brazil or Brazil could turn it around and make it a great game to watch. Think I like Netherlands in a route.
KingoftheCove
Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:13:06 AM
I think Germany handles Argentina rather easily........3-1.

The third place game does have some intrigue imo.

For many reasons, I hope Brazil wins.

But if they lose, and God forbid, in blowout fashion.........that could cause problems.

My hope - Brazil 3 Netherlands 2

My bet - Netherlands 2 - Brazil 0

8trackdisco
Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:59:55 PM
I'm very disappointed in Brazil. Losing to Germany 7-1 is one thing. NOT rioting is another.

Brazillians get one last chance to burn their shanty towns to the dirt by losing 4-2 to the Orange Army.

tailgater
Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:14:37 PM
I thought soccer was cancelled for 4 years?

Or on hiatus or something.