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goldenface

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Posted: 2006-07-04 13:42

Yeah but that winking suggests that they had an agenda and that was have Rooney sent off - by any means possible - the easiest way would be to wind him up.

He fell for it and it obviously worked!!

[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2006-07-04 12:43 ]

slattery69

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Posted: 2006-07-04 15:22

i m sure both sides shared info on there fellow team mates. ive no doubt that neville rooney and rio would have told the rest of the england players that ronaldo doesnt like to be tackled hard or to be physically touched or he goes down, same with the chelsea players i bet they pointed out that carvalliho also doesnt like been challenged in the air very much and that he enjoys rolling around when it happens.
in the same way that those two players will have said to there team mates that rooney has a short fuse if he cant have things his own way or that rio can switch off for no reason at anytime
its part of football and the win at all cost mentality, but it gives everyone something to talk about and people are already looking forward to the new season and champions league so the rivals can square up again
so for football its a win win with more people wanting to watch it

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Posted: 2006-07-04 15:25

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On 2006-07-04 13:42:51, goldenface wrote:
Yeah but that winking suggests that they had an agenda and that was have Rooney sent off - by any means possible - the easiest way would be to wind him up.

He fell for it and it obviously worked!!

[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2006-07-04 12:43 ]

I think getting your oposition down to 10 men regardless of which player, is good and worth a wink to the bench.

slattery69

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Posted: 2006-07-04 15:30

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On 2006-07-04 15:25:59, 786KBR wrote:
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On 2006-07-04 13:42:51, goldenface wrote:
Yeah but that winking suggests that they had an agenda and that was have Rooney sent off - by any means possible - the easiest way would be to wind him up.

He fell for it and it obviously worked!!

[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2006-07-04 12:43 ]

I think getting your oposition down to 10 men regardless of which player, is good and worth a wink to the bench.

i can see were your coming from with this and having watched a lot of continetal football from a very young age. this is something thats part of the game and people from the continent would agree with that 100%
in the uk the games never been a 100% like that(thats not to say it doesnt happen as it does)
were just not use to it in the uk as much, but wether we like it or not it is part of the world game and if your going to compete against world teams we maybe need to change our view point as i cant see fifa and the other nations changing theres

Krubach

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Posted: 2006-07-04 15:44

I wish Rooney hadn't been sent off...
We were playing much better then.

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Xugaa

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Posted: 2006-07-04 17:57

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On 2006-07-04 13:27:27, 786KBR wrote:
I think playing for your country overides club loyalties!

Yep so do I definately, and it annoys me when you see players like Rooney and Ronaldinio who play much better for their clubs than their country... I mean how much did we see of Ronaldinio this World Cup, considering he's meant to be the 'best player in the world' we may expect too much of players like them, but at least they should give some sort of decent performance.

slattery69

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Posted: 2006-07-04 18:11

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On 2006-07-04 17:57:18, Xugaa wrote:
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On 2006-07-04 13:27:27, 786KBR wrote:
I think playing for your country overides club loyalties!

Yep so do I definately, and it annoys me when you see players like Rooney and Ronaldinio who play much better for their clubs than their country... I mean how much did we see of Ronaldinio this World Cup, considering he's meant to be the 'best player in the world' we may expect too much of players like them, but at least they should give some sort of decent performance.

its worth remembering though the top players played something like70 games before the world cup.
players like ronaldinho lampard etc as well as games have media and commercial commitments which involve them flying round the world .
so they cant be great very game.
at barca the teams build around ronaldinho but brazil by the way they lined up werent.he had a role to play offensivly and defensily something he doesnt have to do at barca
same goes for both lampard and gerrard at there clubs theres 2 defensive midfielders doing all the donkey work allow them to go and do as they wish on the pitch

Residentevil

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Posted: 2006-07-04 21:50

When you play for your club you play with players you are familiar with and play all season, while when you play for your country you play with players you have not played a lot.

I think Ronaldo go a little bit too heavy and needs to loose a little.
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