2010 FIFA World Cup

[Ross Balfour]

Mine: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/in...59bdcjgknorus05419cdbjnkgosur094djoukj0u440uj

 

[GAIAjohan]

Let's hope that is not true this time

Bergkamp was good, but the current squad as a whole should be better

Pfew.. That's a pretty hard statement..
I think the 1998 squad was absolute world class that should've won 1998 World cup...
I also think the 1998 squad was better.

---------------Van der Sar-----------------
Reiziger---Stam---F.de Boer---Numan--
-------------------Jonk-----------------------
----R.de Boer----Davids-------------Cocu
------------Bergkamp----Kluivert----------

Compared to now:
--------------Stekelenburg--------------
Van der Wiel--Heitinga-Mathijsen--van Bronckhorst
------------De Jong-------Van Bommel--------
Robben--------Sneijder----------Van der Vaart
---------------Van Persie----------------

The goalkeeper and defence were much better in 1998.. While midfield is better now and the forwards are at the same level. But still I think Bergkamp had more class than any of our current forwards.
I cannot see Mathijsen give a pass like that to van Persie.
I cannot see Van Persie controling that ball two touches and score with the third touch.

i think bergkamp had the best first touch of all players we've had. And I'm pretty certain he's the best player we've ever had.. It's just not recognised yet. If you compare 1998 compared to Cruijff's 1970's.. The speed has increased a lot.

 

[Dave Stephenson]

Bergkamp had more class than the whole current team combined

 

[GAIAjohan]

Bergkamp had more class than the whole current team combined

He certainly had more skill.

Like give me another player who can or could do this:

And of course Sir Bobby Robson's comment on it..

 

[Dave Stephenson]

yeh thats probably my favourite Bergkamp goal of all time.

 

[James Chesters]

Here's mine : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/in...69bdfjgmkorus16429fdbjkgmosur91d4ojguo9dg9gdo

 

[Werner Van Aswegen]

Can you feel it?

It's soccer world cup 2010 baby!!!

 

[Werner Van Aswegen]

For those of you who are fortunate enough to own a vuvuzela but have trouble playing it, here are a few tips:

 

[Omer Said]

Merged your thread with our central World Cup thread Werner :thumb: Let's keep discussion going on here.

Vuvuzela, they must ban this. I can't increase the volume while watching matchs...

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

 

[Niels Pedersen]

Bendtner...overrated????? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL everyone things he is bad and he is bad. :d

Well, afaik he plays for arsenal, one of the best clubs in europe, and with his talent, he belongs in a club like millwall or something...

 

[Ross Balfour]

True dat ^^^

Anyone see the game, what a goal by SHABALALA! Never heard of the guy but he was amazing! Roll on tonights game

 

[Dave Stephenson]

He is the player of the year in th SA league I think. thats about as much as I know. can't believe they hit the post at the end.

 

[Ross Balfour]

Was a good game, here we go for the biggy of today, France vs Uraguay

 

[Kevin Ascher]

The sound of these ********** horns is so annoying, it is a pain to watch the matces sometimes.
What I find kind of ridiculous is that every Nike player wears purple-orange boots

But still, I am looking very much forward to the WC

 

[Ross Balfour]

Looking forward to it??? It's started man

 

[Kevin Ascher]

Quarterfinals is where it really starts for me ;-)
Everything else is warm-up..

 

[Ross Balfour]

Too bad Germany will go out in the warm-up then :wink:

 

[Kevin Ascher]

Where is Northern Ireland?

 

[Ross Balfour]

We are in the "Too good for the World" Cup