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That guy was subbed for Muntari...

Capello my friend. He will have this team ready. As the old saying goes, he wins everywhere he goes.

Well at least you didn't get knocked out by Slovakia. Your WC might not get any better. Germany will lose tomorrow. Capello will have his team ready.

I think you underestimate Ghana... There's a reason a lot of their players play in top European clubs.

I hate Muntari Inter Merda.

These are difficult matches. You need a solid defense. Still 20 minutes to go

This Ghana team is missing Michael Essien. Unlucky for them...

This team gave up three to Slovakia. Couldn't beat new Zealand and Paraguay. Deservedly out. I'm not even pissed.

He was ahead of the play. Sadly a good call.

I think i'll enjoy the summer. Try to at least win my pool.

Time to go take a ****.

Way to ruin your legacy Lippi...

It's over.

The WC might be over for me...

Good luck with that. No matter what, the blue wall will always be in the way

Relax there. Just remember that only 7 countries have won the WC and two of those dominate. USA won't beat Ghana if they defend the same way as they did in the round robin.

How are the rules different? You have the round robin and then the knockout stages. Same as olympic hockey.

Told you AJ. Now let's hope Italy follows suit.

That's where we're different

You want to beat Germany, better learn how to defend.

Congrats! Good luck in the next round

So USA passes?

I see your point. Of course let me ask you the crucial question. You as a Bills fan (assuming?), would you care if the Bills won the Superbowl playing lights or it doesn't matter? Me personally, you play to win the game. Of course I wish that the Italians could produce flamboyant star creative players that could entertain and win but that is rarely the case. I will tell you one thing though. In 2002, Trappatoni played for 1-0. At 1-0, he'd put in an extra defensive mid and tighten up ship. Probably why Korea ended up scoring the equalizer and the OT winner. On the other hand, in 2006, every game Italy played besides Australia (due to a red card) and France, they played attacking. Remember that in 2006, in OT against Germany, they put in 4 attackers leaving the midfield very exposed. So for me, 2006 was not a defensive team, 2006 was a very well balanced team that could entertain and win. That is the definition of Marcello Lippi calcio.

Bye Bye Domenech.

Brazil also needed penalties to beat Italy in 94. France needed penalties to beat Italy in 98. Brazil needed most of the big opponents to be knocked out by horrid refereeing in 2002. Argentina needed a handball in 1986. Yes 1982 was a nice team. Do you remember how bad they were in the first round? 3 points in 3 games? No I've never played soccer at any level. Does that mean anything? Did Jose Mourinho play soccer? You don't have to play a sport to understand the game. Argentina was the best team yet they couldn't get passed Germany? South America is known for producing the most "talented" of players. Only Brazil has shown any ability to really get results from that. The rest have failed more often than not. You play to win the game, not to !@#$ing impress fan boys with nice moves and dekes. Remember that Champions League is about 2 games. Mourinho knew he had a better team than Chelsea and he showed up with 4 strikers in London. Won the game 1-0 and walked away. On the other hand, he played the perfect strategy against Barceona. Remember that Cambiasso got wrongfully sent off due to Pique's clear dive (where he was caught peeking at the ref to see if a card was given). It's Inter's fault that Ribery got a red card? That's how the cards fell. They would have won either way. You think Bayern Munich would have gotten in the way of the treble? Go see how many titles JM will win in Spain. You could bet Barca fans will have nightmares of him. Yes I don't watch EPL or Spanish League. I do have other things to do in life so I follow AS Roma, but I also know what goes on in the other leagues and follow Champions League. So seriously enough with the random tidbits about things that should have happened differently. In every sport, in every title, you could list **** that "should" have happened. So anyways, keep gloating about Argentina. Chances are you won't see them have 4 stars on the shirt in your lifetime