***South Korea v Algeria, The Offical Match thread***

[lawros left foot]

Another cracking game,the World Cup that keeps on giving

 

[8ace]

Yes, yes it has.


RIP :vuvu2:

:vuvu2: was anyway

viva

 

[The Large One]

Great game.

Algeria a bit like OJ Simpson - no defence, but still won.

 

[edna krabappel]

Glenn Hoddle is still clinging to his baggy 1990s shirts, isn't he?

Who have been your favourite TV pundits so far? I think it's got to be Thierry Henry, surprisingly, and Wee Gordon for me. WGS manages to be both insightful and witty at the same time, when most of them can't manage either. Quite like Cannavaro, although he does look faintly incredulous at times at some of Chiles' absolutely pathetic questions.

 

[Bozza]

A classic World Cup encounter where you find yourself cheering and 'oohing' and 'aahing' at passages of play between two random nations you have absolutely no connection with.

 

[edna krabappel]

A classic World Cup encounter where you find yourself cheering and 'oohing' and 'aahing' at passages of play between two random nations you have absolutely no connection with.

It's great, isn't it?

It does wind me up though, how much the presenters still insist on cramming gratuitous England references in at every opportunity. We flunked it. Move on (third group game aside). Lineker in particular seems to think we're all hanging ourselves and can't possibly get on with our lives or enjoy the World Cup without bringing England themes into it. Pffft. Let's enjoy the spectacle, England or not. A bloody marvellous spectacle it's been too, thus far.

Oh look. Another England piece...

 

[portslade seagull]

One of the best games so far and England would have struggled against both of them

 

[Bozza]

It does wind me up though, how much the presenters still insist on cramming gratuitous England references in at every opportunity.

I've not really noticed that.

One of the best games so far and England would have struggled against both of them

Oh.

 

[Husty]

Another storming game. I doubt any single player from that Algeria side would have got into Englands team and yet I wouldn't fancy our chances of beating them.

 

[Spider]

Glenn Hoddle is still clinging to his baggy 1990s shirts, isn't he?

Who have been your favourite TV pundits so far? I think it's got to be Thierry Henry, surprisingly, and Wee Gordon for me. WGS manages to be both insightful and witty at the same time, when most of them can't manage either. Quite like Cannavaro, although he does look faintly incredulous at times at some of Chiles' absolutely pathetic questions.

Henry is done now. He was pretty good, except for a terrible habit:

Discussing a controversial decision, someone says something like 'it was never a foul', which everyone in the world understands as 'it shouldn't have been awarded as a foul', and Henry responds with 'it was, because the referee gave it', thinking it is both a deeply philosophical and also matter of fact response.

I hate it. It was occasionally a good point, ages ago, to point out that a goal is a goal because the ref gave it (or variant of) but it's a horrible cliche now of the sort that I'd expect a Sky Sports armchair wanker to spout thinking they're a wise football expert. Ergh.