2009 FIFA Confederations Cup [P+R]

[Gene Reginato]

2 yellow cards not givemn to SA. Argh!

 

[MaestroZidane]

You mean the Spanish guy in your sig, and native Catalan, Pau Gasol?

I was going to point that out... but I'm giving him the benefit of a doubt.

Interesting game so far in brazil v south africa..

 

[theo]

Maicon is Brazil's Banel Nicolita. I haven't seen him provide a single decent cross tonight.

 

[Arnau]

bafana-bafana are playing very good.

 

[Gene Reginato]

The ref keeps showing his bias.

 

[Xifio]

missed the first half ... south looking good from what i've seen so far ...

 

[Gene Reginato]

I will be surprised if Brazil wins this.

 

[Gene Reginato]

Every error is pro SA.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Dani Alves at left back? Interesting. I think he could win this game by cutting inside and scoring a Phillip Lahm style goal.

 

[Gene Reginato]

Goooaaalll

Why yellow card for Daniel again?

 

[Xifio]

^ or he could win it from a set-piece ... and he has ...

 

[MaestroZidane]

I had the feeling he was going to make that one.. Nice goal. and hey, that help reduced the vuvuzela noise a bit

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I had the feeling he was going to make that one.. Nice goal. and hey, that help reduced the vuvuzela noise a bit

Right when I saw where the ball was and realized Alves was going to take it, there wasn't any doubt that he would score. That's the perfect spot for a free kick for a right footed player.

 

[Bobby]

That's tragic, Pienaar basically got molested a million times and got nothing, then Brazil got that?

 

[Arnau]

Dani Alves at left back? Interesting. I think he could win this game by cutting inside and scoring a Phillip Lahm style goal.

dunga probably was waiting for a free kick or middle shoot by dani. and it work... what a goal

 

[Pogba4Now]

I feel sorry for South Africa. They fought till the end. So a USA Vs Brazil final then.

 

[Gene Reginato]

Well, apart from the anger toward the ref, here's what I have to say.

1- Great job by South Africa, they play better than Brazil on the second half.
2- Brazil needs to learn how to play these games where the referee is one-sided. it happens very often. Today the team tried to play physically, which is often not the case and to change it during the when necessary, like today.
3- The item above, specially for Robinho and Luis Fabiano.
4- Felipe Melo is a starter. Has to be. Gilberto Silva isn't. Ramires for some games, today he didn't have space. A better passer would be best.

 

[Arnau]

ramires in gilberto place and elano more advanced would be better.

 

[Gene Reginato]

That's tragic, Pienaar basically got molested a million times and got nothing, then Brazil got that?

Piennar had it easy for the whole game. The ref was his best friend. The ref let SA stop every Brazil's counterattack without yellow cards.

 

[Gene Reginato]

ramires in gilberto place and elano more advanced would be better.

That's what everyone is Brazil agrees, but in Dunga's mind (and maybe CBF because he is there for a while) Gilberto doesn't have replacements. We don't even know who is his sub.