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Do you actually watch any football between World Cups ? I don't believe anyone who watches football on a regular basis would call that a "nailed on" penalty. The foul on Eder in the second half was practically the same, could have been called either way.
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Chiles really labouring the point now, he needs to move on.
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You seem to think every goal is "lucky." I believe you said the same stuff after the French game. The penalty was a cert, the header from the corner involved no luck whatsoever and the final one was a good move with some lax goalkeeping. A bit of luck for the third but still a clinical finish.
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Lucky is hugely subjective. I seem to recall people saying Liverpool were lucky to beat Milan despite hauling themselves back from 3-0 down. I guess Maradona was lucky that none of seven England players got a tackle in etc. etc.
For me, luck is when something out of your control goes in your favour. For example, the second Germany goal was a well delivered corner met by a strong header into the net. That wasn't lucky, it was good play. The fact that Portugal didn't mark well is a sign of their defensive frailties rather than a mark of German luck. |
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I can't believe anyone could say Germany's goals were lucky
They simply outclassed Portugal from start to finish.
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I can't believe anyone could say Germany's goals were lucky
They simply outclassed Portugal from start to finish. |
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A tense match with lots of groans about the ref and then the pen ... all downhill from then and it just got worse . . .
The main reason it was such a bummer is that my daughter and her boyfriend are living here at the moment and he is portuguese. Germany certainly seem to be on form and any team that plays them won't find it easy. |
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A tense match with lots of groans about the ref and then the pen ... all downhill from then and it just got worse . . .
The main reason it was such a bummer is that my daughter and her boyfriend are living here at the moment and he is portuguese. Germany certainly seem to be on form and any team that plays them won't find it easy. |
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Germany will fly to the semi finals and then lose to Italy
It's the only team they fear.
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A tense match with lots of groans about the ref and then the pen ... all downhill from then and it just got worse . . .
The main reason it was such a bummer is that my daughter and her boyfriend are living here at the moment and he is portuguese. Germany certainly seem to be on form and any team that plays them won't find it easy. |
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3 lucky goals and a pen.
I still can't work out of Germany were just *that* good or if Portugal were just playing really badly. Both teams had quite a few goal shots, but Germany were the only ones with the ability to make it work. |
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Germany's strength is attack, so if teams play "open" style of football with them, Germany get the opportunity to score many goals. That's why they usually win against teams like Argentina. They have difficulties against teams who play very tight at the back like the Italians.
Portugal were very poor defensively. They were completely unprepared for Germany's aggressive attacking football. |
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Actually, I think Portugal were terrible in defence, attack and midfield.
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Actually, I think Portugal were terrible in defence, attack and midfield.
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3 lucky goals and a pen.
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It felt like wonderful karma to see Pepe get sent off after he fell for the exact same dirty tactics the Portuguese use regularly.
Ronaldo and Rooney comes to mind. Ronaldo wound Rooney up so bad to the point Rooney lost it and was sent off some years back and we were subsequently knocked out. |
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It felt like wonderful karma to see Pepe get sent off after he fell for the exact same dirty tactics the Portuguese use regularly.
Ronaldo and Rooney comes to mind. Ronaldo wound Rooney up so bad to the point Rooney lost it and was sent off some years back and we were subsequently knocked out. |
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I still can't work out of Germany were just *that* good or if Portugal were just playing really badly. Both teams had quite a few goal shots, but Germany were the only ones with the ability to make it work.
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Germany were very efficient.
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Its rubbish to blame Ronaldo for what Rooney did. Rooney stamped on a player, that was not Ronaldos fault. To suggest otherwise is pure stupidity.
I said it was karma and used that incident as an example. Made me laugh seeing Portuguese own tactics used against them. |
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They simply outclassed Portugal from start to finish.
It's the only team they fear.
