World Cup 2014: QUARTER FINAL Argentina v Belgium 05/07/14

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Love the dutch. I like Brazil.

You'll never understand. I wouldn't expect you to. Our rivalry with those south american rats is well documented. Horrible, cynical, dirty, cheats.

Nothing you wouldn't expect though from a nation of people descended from fleeing Nazis and fascist Italians.

Yes, it's well-documented by English people. It's a momentarily interesting game, mainly because of a war. Argentina considers Brazil and Uruguay their football rivals, and rightly so.

Originally Posted by Grimson

Yes, it's well-documented by English people. It's a momentarily interesting game, mainly because of a war. Argentina considers Brazil and Uruguay their football rivals, and rightly so.

In all honesty, nobody gives a shit about England in terms of being football rivals, other than Scotland and maybe the RoI.

The Germans have a much fiercer rivalry with the Dutch, and as you say, Argentina's proper rivals are Brazil and Uruguay.

Nobody really gives a £#%&! about the yapping, little bulldog with the inferiority complex in the corner.

Originally Posted by Grimson

Yes, it's well-documented by English people. It's a momentarily interesting game, mainly because of a war. Argentina considers Brazil and Uruguay their football rivals, and rightly so.

Listen pal, I know what they like to think but they're forever bitter about us kicking them off our penguin rock. That's why they have silly little banners before games about it.

Either way, you wouldn't understand and I don't expect you to.

Originally Posted by Neo

In all honesty, nobody gives a shit about England in terms of being football rivals, other than Scotland and maybe the RoI.

The Germans have a much fiercer rivalry with the Dutch, and as you say, Argentina's proper rivals are Brazil and Uruguay.

Nobody really gives a £#%&! about the yapping, little bulldog with the inferiority complex in the corner.

Think the phrase you're looking for is superiority complex as far as the England national team are concerned

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Argentina are shit, Brazil are shit, Germany are alright, The Dutch are limited triers with 2 outstanding attacking players.

This World Cup is officially turning to shite.

Belgium get what they deserve for having the one tactic of hoofing the ball to Fellaini, imagine having a player like Hazard work up and down the wings and giving that Donkey a free role. Moyes wet dream football.

Quarters have been disappointing. I enjoyed most of the last-16 games; they were exciting and engrossing albeit lacking a little quality.

This isn't the first time I've wondered whether the off days disrupt the momentum in a World Cup. Brazil with six days between their last games. I just wonder if the stops just allow a little more tension to build. End of season is always great because teams are tired, play off adrenaline and games tend to be more open.

Originally Posted by dinger

Think the phrase you're looking for is superiority complex as far as the England national team are concerned

It starts off as a superiority complex before every tournament, yeah.

Fast becomes an inferiority complex by the time the group stages are done though.

Originally Posted by Neo

It starts off as a superiority complex before every tournament, yeah.

Fast becomes an inferiority complex by the time the group stages are done though.

True

Originally Posted by Neo

It starts off as a superiority complex before every tournament, yeah.

Fast becomes an inferiority complex by the time the group stages are done though.

don't let the facts get in the way.

Shouldn't be surprised at the quarter finals going this way with so many south american teams in them. Now we're at the business end the most prominent aspect of South American football is coming to the fore; cynical cheating and thuggery.

They make Jose Mourinho teams look positively carefree.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Listen pal, I know what they like to think but they're forever bitter about us kicking them off our penguin rock. That's why they have silly little banners before games about it.

Either way, you wouldn't understand and I don't expect you to.

only Londoners feel this patriotic, which baffles me because London is full of foreigners!!perhaps that is why?

Originally Posted by barrington avenue

only Londoners feel this patriotic, which baffles me because London is full of foreigners!!perhaps that is why?

I should imagine a set of lift doors would baffle you, son.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Shouldn't be surprised at the quarter finals going this way with so many south american teams in them. Now we're at the business end the most prominent aspect of South American football is coming to the fore; cynical cheating and thuggery.

They make Jose Mourinho teams look positively carefree.

France-Germany was pretty shite, tbf.

Originally Posted by barrington avenue

only Londoners feel this patriotic, which baffles me because London is full of foreigners!!perhaps that is why?

You're joking right? You ever followed England away?

Look at the number of small town middle England shithole flags on view. Them @#%&!s ain't Londoners.

BNP/EDL marches ain't full of Londoners only, are they?

don't slag off london just because colombia and brasil kicked the shit out of each other.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

France-Germany was pretty shite, tbf.

Germany had the flu tbf and France had an off day.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Shouldn't be surprised at the quarter finals going this way with so many south american teams in them. Now we're at the business end the most prominent aspect of South American football is coming to the fore; cynical cheating and thuggery.

They make Jose Mourinho teams look positively carefree.

To be fair, it would be nice to see someone stop the European's utter dominance of world sport.

Predictably they've just won the women's title again at Wimbledon. They're going to wrap the men's up tomorrow (yet again). They've just taken the last main prize in golf and they're pretty much nailed on to retain the Ryder Cup. It's so £#%&!ing boring.

Having a Dutch father (God rest his soul) I always root for them and have even had a wager on them to win, so I'd not complain if the Dutch did it. However, no matter how unlikely, it would be sweet if someone could put a spoke in the European wheel.

Even if it is a bunch of cheating South American @#%&!s.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Quarters have been disappointing. I enjoyed most of the last-16 games; they were exciting and engrossing albeit lacking a little quality.

Loved Brazil vs Columbia tbh. Attacking football, Hames, Brazil finally turning up etc. A bit epic.

Germany were great to watch yesterday. Should have put three or four past a very disappointing French side.

Not remotely suprised Argentina again descended into shit@#%&!ery tbf

Originally Posted by poppy

To be fair, it would be nice to see someone stop the European's utter dominance of world sport.

Predictably they've just won the women's title again at Wimbledon. They're going to wrap the men's up tomorrow (yet again). They've just taken the last main prize in golf and they're pretty much nailed on to retain the Ryder Cup. It's so £#%&!ing boring.

Having a Dutch father (God rest his soul) I always root for them and have even had a wager on them to win, so I'd not complain if the Dutch did it. However, no matter how unlikely, it would be sweet if someone could put a spoke in the European wheel.

Even if it is a bunch of cheating South American @#%&!s.

Personally, I hope Holland win it. If not them, the germans. I have a great respect for the way the germans have turned their team around since 2001.

Brazil and Argentina are awful workman-like teams living off the reputation of past great sides.

Rio

Smash 'im early

Originally Posted by jem

don't slag off london just because colombia and brasil kicked the shit out of each other.

I thought it was a gripping game despite the thuggery, tbh. Surprised that so many here are getting prissy about it