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Harm
Both teams made almost no mistakes defending, making the game boring for neutral spectators. Argentina had one chance, Holland had one chance. Must be a boring game.
It was like watching a judo match between two strong men. Nothing happens till someone sees the chance...Now I'm curious to see how Germany will break that wall.
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Deluxtone
I'm very surprised that Holland didn't beat Argentina. I think they are the only team that had a chance of beating Germany who I don't think will be troubled much by Argentina.
The Dutch live in Holland but the Germans call their homeland 'Dutchland' - it's a funny old world.
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Cristiano Radtke
I've just read that Sabella is not only the Argentina coach, but it's also the name of a rock band in UK: [www.sabellaband.co.uk]
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electricmud
Congrats to Argentina !
Netherlands vs Germany would have been a more attractive game cause Holland has a more offense style. With Argentina it will be a very tough and close game. Argentina has such a strong defense it is hard to score.
Funnily some people think they should play beautiful. In reality they never really did. They always had world class players: Maradona, Mario Kempes, Messi and many others. But as a national team they rarely played "beautiful" in a way Brazil or Spain did. Argentina had always beautiful moments cause of their genius players. But all in all they are playing with a very strong defense, destroying the other team, clever tactic and waiting for Maradonas`/Kempes/ Messi`s genius moment to score.
So in the end it will be a close 50/50 match, perhaps less attractive for some people to watch , but most of the football finals are going this way. Compare it to boxing: the close heavyweight fights are often boring, cause everybody knows the fight is over if I get this punch. Often the lower classes are the more attractive fights...
But in football you never know what will gonna happen..
Tom
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BroomWagon
More offensive style? 240 minutes without a goal, Netherlands vs. Costa Rica and Argentina.
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Deluxtone
I'm very surprised that Holland didn't beat Argentina. I think they are the only team that had a chance of beating Germany who I don't think will be troubled much by Argentina.
The Dutch live in Holland but the Germans call their homeland 'Dutchland' - it's a funny old world.
Deutschland actually...it's subtle but oh so different.
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Deluxtone
I'm very surprised that Holland didn't beat Argentina. I think they are the only team that had a chance of beating Germany who I don't think will be troubled much by Argentina.
The Dutch live in Holland but the Germans call their homeland 'Dutchland' - it's a funny old world.
Deutschland actually...it's subtle but oh so different.
Indeed, Dutch would beat the Germans hands down if the World Cup was for cheese varieties. But on the other hand the German would run rings round the Dutch if it came to a beer brewing contest. ><
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I don't know much about football
The rest of your post is indeed proof of that.
I think you must be a fan with an orange T-shirt if you think Netherlands were the best team last night. These are direct quotes from the "orange" team themselves:
“We created tiny chances,” Robben said. “I had one right before full time. It didn’t come on to me nicely.”
Van Gaal was more brutal, or maybe just more realistic, in his assessment.
“We didn’t create very much,” the coach said.
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treaclefingers
I can't imagine the Dutch will want to be beaten by the Brazilian team that were eviscerated days before, nor do I think the Brazilian team will let that happen again, and will be trying for a big game to save some face.
Saturday's game could be more fun to watch than Sunday's!
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treaclefingers
I can't imagine the Dutch will want to be beaten by the Brazilian team that were eviscerated days before, nor do I think the Brazilian team will let that happen again, and will be trying for a big game to save some face.
Saturday's game could be more fun to watch than Sunday's!
I really hope you're right treacle, but you don't know anything about the Dutch approach of the 'little' or as we call it here 'consolation' finale. I think most even think it's the Trauer Final, to say it in German.
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Nate
I am from London and I am English but my teams chances of winning the World Cup were less than the stones chances of going on for another fifty years.
I have been watching Messi play for several years now and he is the greatest player I have ever seen,so given this and the fact that I am not particularly patriotic I decided two years ago to support Argentina for this World Cup.
So now Argentina arrive in the final and play against the mighty Germany lets all hope for a great game with two footballing superpowers going up against each other and surely as there are rumours of the Rolling Stones playing in Argentina next year wouldn't it be great to visit Argentina to see your favourite band in a country that is still on a high from winning the World Cup.
Good luck Argentina
Nate