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I don't care what anyone says about Japanese honour, whether he decided shoot himself or not in this instance, just the fact that this level of commitment is there in the Japanese side puts them head and shoulders above teams whose players are not prepared to commit suicide on the pitch.

*snigger

Racist.

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The Japanese were a very skilful, exceptionally well organised team.
I don't think they will have the physical strength to get much further than the QFs though.

Looks like Hodgson is now a dead-cert for the Liverpool job

edit: that's one of those text jokes that works better in person.

removed.

Besteht interesse am gemeinsamen Fußball gucken?
:)

in the football thread :)

Back to Italy, hopefully this is provokes a changing of the guard for them, lippi showed too much faith in the old guard, and they played like Italy of old, cagey, defensive, willing to take the one nil. Wonder whose going to take on the poisoned chalice of taking them onto the euros.

I believe that Prandelli is taking charge after the World Cup......could be interesting!

That doesn't count!

Looks like Hodgson is now a dead-cert for the Liverpool job

I'm resigned to losing the lovely bloke.... A shame a crying shame, but wait! what's this:
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6226231,00.html

Nevermind

Hmm no doubt he has some friends at Sky Sports stirring it up.
He is second favourite though, but at 16-1 he looks like a long shot. Hodgson is down at 1.24.

Almost everyone I speak to thinks that Hodgson is a great manager and will do a good job at Liverpool. Personally I just want to se some normal attacking football with normal team selections and no bullshit

lets all get behind hodgson
maybe he can take us to the title next season

It must be summer, Liverpool fans are talking of the title. That'll stop come September.

is this the earliest spot of title talk from liverpool?

someone should write to the guardian.

normal attacking football

Roy is a cautious manager who plays defensive, patient, possession football. Don't expect quick counter attacks or uber-attacking football.

He will probably win stuff though.

is this the earliest spot of title talk from liverpool?

someone should write to the guardian.

No, They've been going on about it for 20 long years.

Bobby Zamora will be sad if he looses Roy Hodgson.

Bobby Zamora will be sad if he looses Roy Hodgson.

Maybe he won't..

starts photoshopping Bobby into a Liverpool shirt

He probably will try and sign Crouch though.

If Brazil thrash Portugal and Ivory Coast thrash North Korea ( Or Peoples Republic of or whatever the hell you want to call it ) then the divers will be out?

Here's hoping

Germany.

South Africa?

Cheats v Divers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_45

Yep. Though I would say it's Brazil v Cheats & Divers.

I wonder when the first dive will take place?

It would have to be something like 3-0 in both games for them to go out though

Ivory Coast 1-0

It would have to be something like 3-0 in both games for them to go out though

6-0 to Brazil and 4-0 to I.C

2-0 Ivory Coast