The International Football Thread

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

No more international breaks till March 2015. Yeaaaahhh

:yay:

[CHOULO19 24,332]

On a different note, anyone watched Bossingwa mark Messi out of the Portugal vs Argentina match like it was 2012?

[OneMoSalah 8,615]

Well I was saying they're not built to be a football superpower like Germany, Italy, etc nor are they built to qualify for major tournaments, this is an irrefutable fact. Name me last time they even qualified for a single tournament? Yes they were important in history, that's just the Liverpool argument.

Of course they aren't going to be a football superpower, I mean cmon, a football superpower should be a country that has a good league and has a top international team that competes for international trophies.

To be honest not many countries are actually able to just get a load of players and all of a sudden become a footballing superpower. It takes time and a long term plan. Germany revamped all their youth policies and what they did to develop players that however many years ago and the last 8 years or so they've started to really come to the fore as a top top top international team confirmed by the fact they became world champions in Brazil and were constantly in finals/semi finals since 2000. Spain as well always were well prepared to be a football superpower due to the way they viewed the game, that they got everybody from a young age comfortable with a general philosophy based on ball retention and that they have a B team league and stuff so there reserve players are getting more meaningful game experience and they won 2 Euros and a World Cup in 12 years.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

On a different note, anyone watched Bossingwa mark Messi out of the Portugal vs Argentina match like it was 2012?

Bosingwa win, Messi couldn't score. Sign him up.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Dont need a huge population to be good.

Completely agree

Just look at how Iceland has been playing as of yet. Beat the Netherlands 2-0 if I remember correctly!

[Nike 373]

Munich has or in the process of making an academy in USA

Man City has NYCFC, which already signed up kids to their academy...

I wouldnt be surprised if both Real madrid and man united do the same in the next few years.

[iseah100 5,612]

Modric out for 4 months. How will this affect Real?

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Modric out for 4 months. How will this affect Real?

More playing time for Khedira

[iseah100 5,612]

More playing time for Khedira

So Real is fucked.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

So Real is fucked.

Not so much imo, as bad as Khedira would be, I think he is still could do the job against lesser teams, if he is fit.

If Khedira injured, then they're really fucked.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Now THIS is what I call obvious match fixing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mCBxlOnIA

[Special Juan 27,104]

Gutted for Omeruo and Mikel.

[Madmax 9,219]

Amazing! Well done Iraq.

[Kezza 1,965]

Fuck off Aussie and your Asia cup win. Don't mean shit!

Sorry for anyone reading this outside of Australaisia or the Pacific. But I dislike Australia sports/people alot! If it weren't for Tim Cahill you wouldn't be champs

[Sovieticus 743]

Pls englund, don't rape us on friday.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,742]

Willian and Oscar start for Brazil today....behind a striker who plays in China

Oh dear how the mighty have fallen

[Spike 12,049]

Fuck off Aussie and your Asia cup win. Don't mean shit!

Sorry for anyone reading this outside of Australaisia or the Pacific. But I dislike Australia sports/people alot! If it weren't for Tim Cahill you wouldn't be champs

Blown

The

Fuck

Out

Stay mad, sheep shaggin irrelevant kiwi.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,742]

Blown

The

Fuck

Out

Stay mad, sheep shaggin irrelevant kiwi.

So the cricket thread is going to be gold this weekend?