Heh@Norf. I got a treadmill, dammit. And, no, I don't know about such places. It's a single people's thing, saaxib. I just go to Tayo (Zaytoun) for some Fata Moos every now and then.

Norf, you know by now that I hardly mix with Arabs anymore. i wouldn't know about the guys outside.

^^ A collection of rubbish (Ray Wilkins included).

^^ Can't be as bad as McCarthy (for the BBC) or Beglin (for ITV). Not to mention "Manu", Hansen and Davids. But why do you listen to any of these guys anyway? As long as a comentator can tell you who has the ball when it's not clear or what is happening in the background, you should mostly ignore what these guys say.

It's likely to rain when you arrive, Norf. Second week of Wimbeldon, innit!

Heh@A&T Jesus Navas has actually been crap. He had so many opportunities to make a telling pass or cross and, almost always, wasted them. Villa was great and Torres (though he didn't score) was also very good. Spain played brilliantly. If they finish second in their group, I truly worry for Brazil.

^^ The world cup has distracted me from following Maaddeey's threads, saaxib. I shall try harder.

Originally posted by Maaddeey: ^Meelahaas waa 'private', lakin gerka & shanabka waa la arkaa, waa Shicaar!!, Che-yoow weligaa ma maqashay in Nabiga CSW laba nin oo Majuus ah oo Shaaribbo dhaadheer intey u yimaadeen uu yiri: 'yaa idin amray sidan (eg. inaad shaaribada dheereysaan, garkana xiirtaan)? waxay ku jawaabeen: 'Rabbigeen (Our King)' markaas Nabigu wuxuu yiri: 'Aniga Rabbigey wuxuu i faray inaan gerka deysto, shaaribadana gaabiyo!!, ka warran hee?? misplaced priorities miyaa??. cidii qadan weysa amarkaasi sida uu sheegay Macalin Xaashi laga qaadi doono talaabo sharciga waafaqsan. What's the punishment, Maaddeey? I have to admit that I have a vested interest in this. I'm a clean shaver, xaaji.

^^ There is. The American ladies usually win it.

Originally posted by Valenteenah.: I'm not surprised. How sinful was it watching the Argentinians? The chiseled features, the glossy bouncy hair, the tight toned physiques. Ilaahayow na cafi. I'm only watching unattractive teams from now on, I'A.

^^ Norf watches the ball, saaxib. He gets excited by failed attacks or some Robhino trickery and forgets everything that took place in the match before hands or afterwards. Park football all the way. P.S. We still didn't ask him about Lucio's marshalling of Drogba in that game (third time in four months?).

Originally posted by Norfsky: LoL IC had more of the ball and all the Brazil goals were counters saxib. Ps stop reading the english media about Sven Statistics Brazil Côte d'Ivoire 12 Shots 10 4 Corner kicks 3 0 Yellow cards 3 1 Second yellow card and red card 0 0 Red Cards 0 56% Possession (%) 44% P.S. Didn't have to read the English media. I listened to Sven speak, tacbaan waaxid.

Half chances Norf, half decent positions that EVERY team gets in a game. Your argument is that there was no service and I am explaining to you why, badow yaho. Brazil were also in decent positions and their players (from Kaka to Lucio) messed up several passes. This is not the argument. The argument is that IC did not create enough and they did not becuase of the shape of the team and Sven's insistance on playing counterattacking football against THIS Brazilian team. Wax fahan.

Originally posted by Norfsky: ^Half of it was down to their misplaced passes. They got into good positions on numerous occassion but lacked the guile to fashion an opportunity. Oh, but Drogba was still on the half way line defending I really wonder what games you watch, saaxib. Ivory Coast were all back to their own half whenever Brazil had the ball. Adigu you need to stop following the ball and try sometimes to see what else the camera captures dee. Now, if your attacks are starting from your own half and your best forward is just about to run forward, he has a long way to go saaxib. No through balls can find him, no long balls can fall to him in dangerous areas. This is why when the IC sub striker (Gurvinho or something) ran with the ball, it suddenly looked like a great attack (even though he messed it up). His run allowed his team mates to run with him and make the Brazil defence panic. Wax fahan.

^^ Doesn't matter what Brazil likes, saaxib. It's all about what Ivory Coast likes. They players Sven has like to attack and are best when attacking. If you lock them up with a game plan that requires endless defending, you take away from their natural instinct of attacking. Besides, defending against that Brazil side plays right into their hands. Did you see how far Lucio was getting? In fact, the Brazil defence was actually playing as midfielders for large parts of the game!

Drogba got no service because Drogba himself spent most of the match at the halfway line trying to defend from the front. IC did not lose this match, Sven lost it for them. With different tactics, they would have probably still lost but they would have at least given the Brazilians some problems.

What's annoying here Karl is that you're actually joking but many others are not. Cameroon didn't play badly against Japan but lost because of their coaches tactics. They played really well against the Danes but didn't take their chances. The African teams, as a whole, did not play better or worse than most other teams in the tournment. However, many Africans (and many on this site) seem to be influenced by the nonsense of the cadaans about Africa and African teams. It is an actual shame to hear people accusing African players of "only playing to secure contracts" and other such nonsense. Was Et'o, Song or Muntari playing to secure contracts? With whom? I don't even care for African teams to be honest. I hardly ever find myself supporting any of them for any fake ideas of pan africanism but I still find the argument about African teams being rubbish because of 'contracts', 'naivtey' or whatever other label that hints at an inferior mindset than that of other teams highly offensive. Wax fahma.

^^ Best game of the world cup by miles. Crazy yanks with their never-say-die attitude! Could they not just give in and lose like any other respectable team? War someone need to teach them about football.

^^ Not as silly as the one in the Germany game. Anyway, what is your opinion on the USA's cancelled goal? (I can expect anything from you).

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Ah! Norf, Norf, Norf..Rafa was almost always right. They controlled most games but did not score. Wax fahan. Anyway, kubbada iska dhaawo. I don't want you miss things that we'll talk about later. Pay attention now, yeah. Don't just follow the ball either.

^^ Watch the game, saaxib. I don't want you to come back and claim there were no clear cut chances (you've done it twice now).

Easy goal for Slovenia. Perfectly done.

^^ I refer you to my comments above. Go sit next to Walcott.

^^ So ku man odhan kubbada ma dhaawatid? What half chances? Clear cut, saaxib. Other than Podolski missing three good chances, the German number six also hit the bar and then a Serbain defender cleared the ball off the line. Serbia (like you said) went on the counter attack, against a team of ten men. If England make it from their group I bet they'll wish for Serbia and not Germany or Ghana.