King Tendulkar Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I am Hoping for argentina brazil final with messi winning it for argentina.Messi=argentina so far .Hope he has 2 more good days. 1950 heartache(they lost in final in Brazil to Urugary) for Brazil again!! Surely history cant repeat itself again to Brazil can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 The Sorry State of Goalkeeping in Brazil Flashy Saves Mask Major Technical Gaffes Browse the headlines from the 2014 World Cup so far and it seems as though goalkeepers can do nothing wrong. On Saturday, Tim Krul put the Netherlands into the semifinals with two huge penalty saves. Tim Howard of the U.S. became the first to make 16 saves in a World Cup match since 1996. And Costa Rica's Keylor Navas stopped almost 90% of the shots fired in his direction. All this reverie is kind of heartwarming. Goalkeeping can be a thankless job. But if we're taking an honest look at the game film, it's time somebody popped this balloon. "They're bad," said former Mexico goalkeeper Jorge Campos, after watching goal highlights from 50 World Cup games. "They're scared to leave their line. Nobody is teaching them." In soccer, the fastest way for goalkeepers to get noticed is to stop shots. But to experts, that's not the best measure of their value. How they stop shots—and how often they prevent shots from being taken in the first place—are better signs. A truly elite player (such as Germany's Manuel Neuer) acts as so-called "sweeper-keeper," mopping up stray balls behind the back line, controlling the airspace around the goal and doing other proactive things to reduce the number of shooting opportunities. In Brazil, however, most keepers have taken a profoundly conservative approach. Instead of snuffing out danger before it materializes, the data suggest that they are opting to sit back and wait for someone to kick the ball directly at them. They might as well put on pads and masks and take up hockey. One of the tournament's offenders is also one of its breakout stars: Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa. According to heat maps developed by Opta Sports, a company that tracks player positioning, Ochoa spent most of his four matches in Brazil standing inside his own six-yard box behind El Tri's deep line of central defenders. While he made some brilliant stops against Brazil and the Netherlands, many of them might not have been necessary if he'd been more aggressive about dominating the air. Against the Dutch, for instance, Ochoa made a stunning point-blank stop to a ball from Stefan De Vrij, but the shot came only after Ochoa allowed a cross to float right through his six-yard box. He also got a bit lucky: Photos show that Ochoa's eyes appeared to be closed at the moment he stopped the ball. Compared with Ochoa, Germany's Neuer seems to be playing a different game. Against Algeria in the round of 16, he put on a clinic of sweeping and keeping—touching the ball 19 times outside his penalty area to defuse situations before they became threatening, according to Opta Sports. His amoeba-shaped heat maps at this World Cup also show that he spends most of his time standing in front of the penalty spot, more than 12 yards from his goal line. Not all the goalkeepers in the World Cup are world class, of course. There's a huge range in the quality of the professional leagues they play in and the level of pressure they're accustomed to. The problem with many of the No. 1's in Brazil, said former U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel, is that "they are only used to making four, five decisions a game." The toughest task for a goalkeeper, which often goes unnoticed when it's done right, is commanding the air around goal. It takes a combination of impeccable timing and technique and the bravery to charge through crowds to pluck the ball away, rather than relying on defenders to do it. For young goalkeepers, the ability to make those judgments is the stuff careers are made of. Campos, a veteran of three World Cups and 18 pro seasons, was notoriously aggressive in patrolling his penalty area, leaping out at high balls whenever he got the chance—despite being small at only 5-foot-8. He said he learned to read high balls and use proper footwork by playing center field in baseball as a kid. "It's difficult to come out, I know," Campos said of the tactic. "But this is the World Cup." After watching highlights of 140 goals in the first 50 games in Brazil, Campos made a grim assessment: 39 of them, or 28%, resulted from preventable errors. Campos blamed at least 15 goals on a goalkeeper either coming too late to collect a cross or staying on his line when a ball sailed through the six-yard box, leaving a forward free to score at close range. In once case, Nigeria's Victor Enyeama undid 79 minutes of sterling work against France by misreading a cross and leaving his goal unguarded. "It is only him who can decide the reason he parried the ball," Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi told reporters. "But it cost us big." Even when goalkeepers do reach the tough shots or difficult crosses, Campos said they haven't been making good technical decisions. Rather than catching the ball (something that is easier than ever thanks to the grippy rubber on modern gloves) too many choose to punch the ball away. Punching is an important part of a goalkeeper's arsenal: a good way to put distance on a ball when there's a high risk of dropping it, which is no small concern in humid Brazil. But Campos said the technique has become almost a cop-out. Spain's Iker Casillas, for instance, brought a Chilean goal upon himself by putting both fists to a free kick—despite not having a player within 6 yards. The ball bounced back into the penalty area and, seconds later, into the back of his net. That was one of six occasions when goalkeepers coughed up unnecessary rebounds that led to goals, according to Campos. "Over the last 10 years or so, more goalkeepers are opting to punch than catch," Friedel said. At least a dozen goals from the sample came from simple lapses in concentration. Four times, a keeper's reaction was too slow, Campos said. Three preventable goals came from balls running through the legs and one when a ball slipped through a keeper's hands. Two more resulted from goalkeepers missing shots at the near post: the one place every coach will tell you never to be beaten. Campos found seven more goals that could be attributed to other positioning errors, too. And that doesn't include the dozens of cases in which a keeper's misjudgment led to a scoring chance, even if he prevented disaster with an amazing save. "You will always find goalkeepers who have exceptional reflexes," Chelsea and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech said in an interview with the Journal last year. "But he might have wrong decision-making. This is the hardest thing to teach: To have the right position, to know when to go or not to go." http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-sorry-state-of-goalkeeping-in-brazil-1404688991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1985 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I guess Silva will be missed by Brazil as much as Neymar. A solid defender is a must with the flamboyant David Luiz. It was good to see Dani Alves in the bench ( don't know for suspension or injury or just benched). Any idea who is gonna replace Silva in today's match ??? Dante (Bayern) will replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bleed-Blue Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Lol, look at the grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 null - fünf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 That's a rout !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1985 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 In all honesty, Neymar was a no show yesterday. It wasn't like Columbia had 3 people to block him. This might be blessing in Disguise for Brazillians. I am more worried about absence of Thiago Silva ..... You were right after all. That was an absolute dicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Germany crushed Brazil :yikes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Hope this doesn't happens :((. Support Argentina now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Chaiwala - Messi - Modi Bhai Bhai :--D Messi was taken by barcleona when he was 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakistan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Brazil stand no chance without Thiago Silva against Germans Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakistan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 :((. Support Argentina now. That is second biggest nightmare for Brazilian to have Argentina win the World Cup on their soil. They will support Germans for final if Argentina reach final tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That is second biggest nightmare for Brazilian to have Argentina win the World Cup on their soil. They will support Germans for final if Argentina reach final tomorrow. i do not think argentina can beat germany ..holland can dive their way to victory more easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 :((. Support Argentina now. Are u kiddin' me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That is second biggest nightmare for Brazilian to have Argentina win the World Cup on their soil. They will support Germans for final if Argentina reach final tomorrow. India Pakistan kind of relationship ? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakistan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 India Pakistan kind of relationship ? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk No. Argentina Brazil is mainly sporting rivalry especially stronger in football to decide which country is better in football. Brazil have five world cup but none of them came on home soil. Argentina have only 2 world cup but they won the world cup which they hosted in 1978. They were also unlucky that no world cup held in 1940s when they were playing the best football in the football. Win in next two matches will give Argentina world cup title on Brazilian soil which will be too much for Brazilians to not only lose home world cup again but have their biggest rival win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temujin Khaghan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Germany - Brazil Game brought to you by : Pornhub.com Xvideos.com Brazzers.com :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magneto Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 My lifelong dream came true yesterday. :isalute: Only if it would have been 10-0. :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Brazil without Neymar and silva is bunch of college rookies ,playing football for the first time in their life . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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