FIFA WC 2014 Quarter Finals

[shravi]

once again everyone learns the hard way that fairytails just don't happen.

i guess that means Brazil won't win the wc either

 

[War]

Big match experience won if for Gerry.Crowd won it or Brazil. Colombia never got out of 1st gear, Hames had no space & Cuadradro never got to run at Marcelo.

So great tactics by Scolari, since i was giving Colo the edge since i wasn't sure how he was going to deal with that.

This game makes me thing, whether after a year if Scolari has placed too much importance on Gustavo? Fernandinho/Pauliho did a brilliant job as a box 2 box duo.

I wonder now if he'd be brave enough to take the hand breaks off totally now & play Hulk up top & bring in Willian. All the pace + plus home crowd, i dont see anyone beating them unless Argentina actually step up.

However if word in next few days that Neymar is out - that will be the end of it BRA.

For aforementioned reasons, gotta give Arg the clear edge of Belgium now too. Won't be surprised if all the misfiring strikers for Arg step up 2moro..

 

[War]

Hmm early tweets i seeing from BBC and the journalist in BRAZ, quoting Scolari saying Neymar won't be able to play in semi-final.

 

[1iram1]

Goal reporting he's out of the wc

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

Scolari saying info coming out of hospital is that Neymar won't be fit for semi-final v Germany on Tuesday

Dan Roan (BBC)

hope everyone reminds him that, with the way he got his players to target James Rodriguez, it's pretty fitting they've lost their talisman.


anyway, that solves that @Simon, no way will brazil win the world cup now.

 

[aussie1st]

That's a shame for Brazil, if they don't win the thing now there will always be the what could have been.

 

[War]

Germany by virtue of having the best squad in the world, with the best depth and players at their peak probably does deserve to win this cup.

Spain probably on par, but we haven't seen their exciting new generation players form a team yet and play.

 

[GlitchInTheMatrix]

No Silva no Neymar v Germany.

i see a 3-0 defeat against them

 

[Gash]

Even if Neymar was there, I am quite sure Brazil would not have beaten Germany. If they do so, they will outdo my predictions which shouldn't happen. Germany is a more balanced side, so they should reach finals IMO.

 

[Rizwan_zak11]

Brazil will beat Germany, mark my words!

 

[War]

ARG looking more direct today with Di Maria & Lavezzi seemingly set to play as wingers. Could potentially be a useful tactic vs the two Belgium full-backs who are naturally center backs.

 

[War]

Interesting stat: Argentina is unbeaten in 38 straight World Cup games when scoring first. Last loss was in 1958

 

[Dipak]

Angel di Maria walking off is a worry for Argentina. Clearly Argentina's second best player thus far.

 

[Gash]

The goal which took Argentines to the semis:

..and has perhaps shattered my predictions.

 

[War]

Depay @ wing-back? Hmm ha will be interesting to see if this is how the Dutch really line up.