African Nations Cup

[Bobby Sands]

We never made a thread.Its at the quarter final stage now. Todays games finished:

Ghana 2 Nigeria 1
Ivory Coast 5 Guinea 0

Egypt play Angola and Tunisia play Cameroon.

Ivory Coast look very strong dont they.I think the 5-0 score line flattered them a bit but they have a lot of quality players in their squad.I think they will win it out but Ghana and Egypt are good teams as well.

 

[Duke]

I don't know. Every time the Africa cup comes along I get excited and watch the first few games. Then I'm reminded of the poor level of tactical play and I lose interest. I'll probably catch the final though.

 

[hizzle?]

African football:

Dribble 3 guys due to brute force.
run forward.

2 guys bump off you because you are built as a horse

sprint 50m in 4.5 seconds.

Take a shot

Due to the fact that you have the power of an elephant, the speed of a cheetah and the accuracy of Ray Charles, the ball ends up in the last row.


Perfect exemple: Djibril Cissé.

He's an african, but plays for France, so shut up.

 

[Duke]

^^ LMAO.

Kinda true, though. Africans have decent technique basically but their team play and tactical/strategical level is astoundingly low. Only the best African nations sometimes display all the qualities needed for a top side. But the fact that Egypt keeps winning the Cup all these years says enough I think.

Not to mention the way African footy associations handle (or usually don't handle) their business. And then you have most your players, who will show up tuesday 12:00 when you said there's a training monday @ 9.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Although the tactics or lack of are true, there was a recent African tournament when the teams were criticized for being too "European" and blamed the lack of goals due to tactics.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Manucho is good Hope the loan at Panathonikos helps him even more.

 

[Illuminattile]

African football:

Dribble 3 guys due to brute force.
run forward.

2 guys bump off you because you are built as a horse

sprint 50m in 4.5 seconds.

Take a shot

Due to the fact that you have the power of an elephant, the speed of a cheetah and the accuracy of Ray Charles, the ball ends up in the last row.


Perfect exemple: Djibril Cissé.

He's an african, but plays for France, so shut up.

How can you criticise African football without even mentioning the awful goalkeeping?

 

[Bobby Sands]

Well Ivory Coast are an excellent side all around the pitch. They would beat alot of top European teams and should have beaten Holland at the World Cup. Ghana are a good team as well. Egypt have good players but are extremely temperamental.Look at all the quality players Ivory Coast and Ghana have.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Ivory Coasts keeper is a little erratic though. Speaking of African keepers though, Kameni is awesome :thumb: The rest suck..

Manucho for Player of the Tournament

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^He scored again against Egypt. I think it finished 2-1 to Egypt.

 

[hizzle?]

The fucker raped the net...

He did all of the steps I wrote up there, but missed his shot and it ended top corner.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

^Lol true. Was a great goal. Dammit I wish he got that work permit.

 

[Flipmo]

Fucking Egyptians are destroying Ivory Coast...

4 - 1 now...

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^You are not serious.I thought that game was tomorrow night. I was full sure that Ivory Coast would win the thing out.Egypt have to qualify for the next world cup if they are this good.

Cameroon beat Ghana 1-0 which was a bit of a shock as well.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Wow at Egypt..I know they are champs but wow..

 

[Bobby Sands]

Egypt are champions again.Surely they will be at the next World Cup.

 

[Flipmo]

The Egyptians better make their mark at the World Cup...


I wonder if that sacrificed cow has anything to do with their win....

 

[hizzle?]

^they did that ?

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^Yea they did

Some mistake by Rigobert Song wasn't it?

 

[Flipmo]

Why the fuck didn't he just kick it out of play. I don't understand how he could make such a mistake. I hardly play footy and I know that if I'm pretty much the last defender, and they're an attacker right on my ass. I kick it out of play.


I wanted Cameroon to win, by the way... lol