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Uruguay are moving the ball around really well at the moment.
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Think people are rather understating the magnitude of the keeper's cock-up. It was a regulation curling shot and he completely botched it, wasn't one that randomly swerved or anything.
Other than that not sure how the teams scraped two goals out of that half with Dirk Kuyt, not many men committed forward, Dirk Kuyt, incompetent linesmanship, decent and well organised defences and Dirk Kuyt.
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Wasn't guaranteeing his team a semi-final slot either, if Gyan hadn't jibbed the pen he'd just be another footnote. Anyway, very weird half. Was definitely hoping for more from the Dutch.
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Training bloody hard and being willing to go that extra mile shows commitment too. Also within the rules.
Again, not arguing that Suarez shouldn't have done it necessarily (I've argued for a rule change anyway to prevent it from being an option) but my point is that it shouldn't be revered as a great trait. Smacks of "I'll support the act to spite those that want a rule change because of it" Last edited by Jono; 06-07-2010 at 01:51 PM. |
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Starting to develop a grudging respect for Van Bommel TBH - anyone who has done so much legwork as to have incriminating photos of every ref in the world to avoid ever getting booked has clearly earned it.
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