Football Fanats 2014 - The year of World Cup

[BonzaiJoe]

That's right. They're too inefficient and they only have one world class player.
So far, Netherlands and Germany are looking the strongest. But it's still early...

[zaqrack]

 

[alanrotoi]

Great second half, but this Brasilian team doesn't really seem to be a future world champion.

They need more Japanese referees.

[Duplode]

Great second half, but this Brasilian team doesn't really seem to be a future world champion.

Not encouraging. Though our team this time is somewhat more fluid, one key chronic issue remains from 2010, or even 2006: the lack of creativity in the midfield proper, which puts everything on the shoulders of forwards and attacking midfielders and severely cuts down the offensive options. At this point a natural thing to try would be replacing the sadly out-of-form Paulinho with Hernanes, if only because that is pretty much the only change with significant tactical effects possible with the available set of players. In any case, I will be surprised if Scolari actually changes anything significant for the next match...

Bad luck week for Iberian Peninsula.

I don't think "luck" had much to do with it.

Indeed; the writing was on the wall in both cases. 

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Standings after Group Stage 1:

Pos   User   P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Bonus Points
1   AkossTheBiggestPoo    17   3   6   8   27   35   -8   2   17
2   Nacho Santivañez  17   2   7   8   26   27   -1   2   15
3   MasterCTG    17   2   6   9   24   33   -9   2   14
4   Usrin    14   0   8   6   10   29   -19   6   14
5   Duplode    17   1   8   8   18   36   -18   2   13
6   Alan Rotoi    14   1   6   7   21   27   -6   2   11
7   Bonzai Joe    17   2   3   12   17   41   -24   0   9

[CTG]

Standings after Group Stage 1:

Pos   User   P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Bonus Points
1   AkossTheBiggestPoo    17   3   6   8   27   35   -8   2   17
2   Nacho Santivañez  17   2   7   8   26   27   -1   2   15
3   MasterCTG    17   2   6   9   24   33   -9   2   14
4   Usrin    14   0   8   6   10   29   -19   6   14
5   Duplode    17   1   8   8   18   36   -18   2   13
6   Alan Rotoi    14   1   6   7   21   27   -6   2   11
7   Bonzai Joe    17   2   3   12   17   41   -24   0   9

Polish yourself, dickhole.

[BonzaiJoe]

Standings after Group Stage 1:

Pos   User   P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Bonus Points
1   AkossTheBiggestPoo    17   3   6   8   27   35   -8   2   17
2   Nacho Santivañez  17   2   7   8   26   27   -1   2   15
3   MasterCTG    17   2   6   9   24   33   -9   2   14
4   Usrin    14   0   8   6   10   29   -19   6   14
5   Duplode    17   1   8   8   18   36   -18   2   13
6   Alan Rotoi    14   1   6   7   21   27   -6   2   11
7   Bonzai Joe    17   2   3   12   17   41   -24   0   9

Interesting! The standings after round 1. Now, let's see who's at the top... Oh! It's Akoss Poo. Same person who made the post! What a coincidence.

[CTG]

Standings after Group Stage 1:

Pos   User   P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Bonus Points
1   AkossTheBiggestPoo    17   3   6   8   27   35   -8   2   17
2   Nacho Santivañez  17   2   7   8   26   27   -1   2   15
3   MasterCTG    17   2   6   9   24   33   -9   2   14
4   Usrin    14   0   8   6   10   29   -19   6   14
5   Duplode    17   1   8   8   18   36   -18   2   13
6   Alan Rotoi    14   1   6   7   21   27   -6   2   11
7   Bonzai Joe    17   2   3   12   17   41   -24   0   9

Interesting! The standings after round 1. Now, let's see who's at the top... Oh! It's Akoss Poo. Same person who made the post! What a coincidence.

Don't worry, he was always like that. When he's good in something (even if it's only luck), he must advertise himself. If he can't win a race - it happens quite often - he'll find an excuse or a conspiracy in the background. Just check his comments on each Stunts races: when he finished on the podium (pure self-polishing), or when he's only 5th (I couldn't race, the track was crappy, dirty RH users, I had a hard period - does he think he's the only one with fluctuating racing mood and conditions?). Or shall I mention those rare cases, when he could beat me in arm-wrestling and chemistry? Although I wasn't a strong opponent at all, he's still too proud of them.

What's more: if he can't win this prediction game, he'll find the pointsystem unfair (and he'll create/dig up another system in which he would finish higher). Just check his comments about my victory in Euro2012 prediction game (which was an accidental result). He could beat Biker in May - he also made a special self-congratulation post about it. But why could he beat Renato? Because the champion crapped on the race, probably because of private life issues - but at least RBI won't cry about the circumstances. The only difference: a top driver will finish on the podium even with a bad car/track/mood combo.

Now let's see Mr. Poo's blablabla answer. Although I don't really care about it.

[CTG]

[After that, I think Akoss Poo will win ZCT155]

[CTG]

Today:

Australia - Netherlands: will we see the Oranje B team on the field? It would be a logical step. Even their substitutions are ways better than AUS. Easy Dutch victory.

Chile - Spain: the big fish will be helped by the refrees, 1-0 for Spain.

Cameroon - Croatia: I would be glad to see a huge European victory, but Cameroon will be able to keep (at least) a single point. It won't be a good game.

Additional info: Kryo632545 was removed from Stunts mini-league.

[BonzaiJoe]

Crap. For a moment there I was out of last place!

[BonzaiJoe]

Today:

Australia - Netherlands: will we see the Oranje B team on the field? It would be a logical step. Even their substitutions are ways better than AUS. Easy Dutch victory.

The Oranje A team seems to be having trouble enough...

[CTG]

Today:

Australia - Netherlands: will we see the Oranje B team on the field? It would be a logical step. Even their substitutions are ways better than AUS. Easy Dutch victory.

The Oranje A team seems to be having trouble enough...

Maybe the B team would respect the opponent.

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

The Dutch score whenever they really need it. Australia is no real threat, the Netherlands can afford playing a bit undisciplined defensively.

[CTG]

The Dutch score whenever they really need it. Australia is no real threat, the Netherlands can afford playing a bit undisciplined defensively.

The match reminds me on that certain NED-HUN 5-3...