Netherlands v Argentina (Semi Final) Wednesday 9th July 2014

[Treacle Toes]

Friend's status update:
7 mins · Walthamstow ·
Man has silly bandage put on. It starts to rain

 

[ska invita]

Netherlands should go through. Argentina are the most boring team of the tournament. None of their games have been entertaining.

i think thats true on the whole, they are more entertaining, but Argentina have a lower centre of gravity, while Netherlands lose 20% of their heat from Robbens head, so it kind of evens out

 

[quimcunx]

Shorter players having shorter legs means they have more control and shielding of the ball due to the shorter lenght of stride.
They also have more stability as there feet are in mid air forca shorter space of time.
CoG is relative to body mass so height is only one variable contributing to stability and therefore agility.
Doesn't mean a tall skinny player cant dribble a good. They just look gangly and more prone to being tackled.

Surely long legs help with all that running up and down the pitch. They're huge!

 

[Treacle Toes]

Friend's status update:
6 mins · Walthamstow ·
At least the rain will wash away the spit

 

[Sprocket.]

This is like a game from some previous World Cup not what we have been enjoying so far this time around!

 

[magneze]

i think thats true on the whole, they are more entertaining, but Argentina have a lower centre of gravity, while Netherlands lose 20% of their heat from Robbens head, so it kind of evens out

Yes but how old is Arjen Button?!

 

[Treacle Toes]

Friend's status update:
Just now · Walthamstow ·
Someone get the coach an umbrella

 

[Favelado]

This is why Subbuteo was so good.
Or why ideally a player should have a skinny abdomen and massive thighs and arse.

 

[Dr. Furface]

That is actually part of a real song - and a nice song too - but you'll never want to hear the good version of it again because ITV have ruined it. That's what ITV do though isn't it?

Every tournament, guaranteed to be shit at everything

 

[editor]

Something approaching action just happened!

 

[ska invita]

Surely long legs help with all that running up and down the pitch. They're huge!

this is the thing, you can cover more distance in less steps with long legs, but shorter legs are better for quick turns and change of direction, which is what you want in making mad maradonna style runs, especially if space is limited

 

[Favelado]

Every tournament, guaranteed to be shit at everything

England always used to get knocked out on ITV during the 80s and 90s too and even if I've made that up it's still probably sort of true.

 

[not-bono-ever]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Sprocket.]

Subbuteo, how bourgeois!

 

[quimcunx]

this is the thing, you can cover more distance in less steps with long legs, but shorter legs are better for quick turns and change of direction, which is what you want in making mad maradonna style runs, especially if space is limited

So Inspector Gadget would be good?

 

[twentythreedom]

Fucking shit game tbh

 

[Treacle Toes]

Friend's status update:
1 min · Walthamstow ·
Ball goes in back of net. But score doesn't go up. Side is off apparently

 

[twentythreedom]

i think thats true on the whole, they are more entertaining, but Argentina have a lower centre of gravity, while Netherlands lose 20% of their heat from Robbens head, so it kind of evens out

He should grow a comb over for extra power he could grow a fucking good one tbf

 

[magneze]

So Inspector Gadget would be good?

Only in a mixed match as he'd require Penny's help.

 

[Lo Siento.]

Somebody commit some bodies forward ffs.

 

[smmudge]

They're always having trouble with that board.

 

[ska invita]

So Inspector Gadget would be good?

FIFA banned gadget-copters a few years back...Sepp Blatter's damage to the game knows no bounds

 

[Lo Siento.]

Once you've established that your opponent has no attacking intent at all, surely you push on a little bit, no?

 

[Treacle Toes]

friend:
1 min · Walthamstow ·
Man messes about with a board

 

[editor]

That is actually part of a real song - and a nice song too - but you'll never want to hear the good version of it again because ITV have ruined it. That's what ITV do though isn't it?

I'm not convinced a chorus that sickly could form part of a 'nice' song.

Either way, I never want to hear any part of it again.

*readies remote control mute button

 

[ska invita]

I'm not convinced a chorus that sickly could form part of a 'nice' song.

Either way, I never want to hear any part of it again.

*readies remote control mute button

have you never seen BRazil? if not its a must

 

[editor]

Score FFS.

 

[ska invita]

i agree though - its an annoying indent

 

[Treacle Toes]

Friend:
Just now · Walthamstow ·
Oh FFS the nice man has odd matching trainers

 

[editor]

have you never seen BRazil? if not its a must

That's a great film. Miles better than this game.