Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru
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Durante was at fault for their goal as he was out of position, forcing Reid wide.
If we knick a goal it's all on again but the All Whites can't spend the whole 2nd half defending. Corners and free kicks look to be the best bet with our height in the box.
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@donsteppa said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
This could reach hiding behind the couch territory very soon...
You seem to have behind that coach for nearly 20 years...
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@snowy said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
@donsteppa said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
This could reach hiding behind the couch territory very soon...
You seem to have behind that coach for nearly 20 years...
Too much listening to Devlin.
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That's my soccer fix done for another four years. Congratulations to Paddington Bear and his peeps.
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Good effort All Whites, they gave it a decent crack but Peru were the far superior team and deserved to win. Wood playing limited minutes didn't help, he immediately caused problems for Peru when he came on.
Can't help but be happy for Peru. Soccer is their national sport and they haven't been at a WC since 1982 thanks to having to qualify against the likea of Argentina. So good for them.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
Peru a high ranking team so understandable but god we were shit. our midfield couldnt even string 3 passes together. Chris Wood? Our unco fluffybunnies may as well have sent the poor bastard a telegram to try and get in touch with him
Uribe was right. We are a team from the 80s
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@canefan said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
@rocky-rockbottom said in Footy World Cup - NZ V Peru:
Peru a high ranking team so understandable but god we were shit. our midfield couldnt even string 3 passes together. Chris Wood? Our unco fluffybunnies may as well have sent the poor bastard a telegram to try and get in touch with him
Uribe was right. We are a team from the 80s
Never in doubt, though.
It's more than that, though. We're a British style team from the 80s. Wouldn't mind if we were 80's Argentina or West Germany.
I know that there are academies etc changing this approach at a more grass roots level. But when push comes to shove against superior opponents we going to park the bus, kick some shins, try and sneak the odd long ball / cross / corner goal.
I'm not being critical of the AW's display yesterday. Did alright IMO.
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I remember when FIFA had a rule on not showing in-stadium replays of 'controversial' incidents. They should go back to that.
I'm also used to watching football TV productions which barely have time for replays until a stoppage (I assume from BskyB Premier League broadcasts). The Peruvian TV producers had the (correct) confidence to show replays of incidents & goals etc while NZ had possession, knowing nothing would happen .... for the next 20 seconds until Peru got the ball back.
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@Rapido they were pretty selective of what replays they showed though! At one point we had a corner and immediately afterwards they showed a replay of the corner Peru scored from about 20 minutes earlier which had me confused. Also didn't show a replay of Barbarouses being taken down in the penalty box in the first 18 seconds. Ref was never going to have the balls to call that though!
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The Euphoria of Watching Peru Qualify for the World Cup for the First Time In Thirty-Five Years
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That evening, when New Zealand’s players emerged from the tunnel to warm up, they looked a little stunned, a little overwhelmed. Many had their phones out, taking pictures or shooting video of the scene, forty thousand Peruvians at full voice, the entire stadium in red and white. With the exception of a few who play professionally in Europe, most had never seen anything quite like this. Rugby is the national sport there, not soccer. A screen cap of a Kiwi Facebook comment had been making the rounds on social media. It read, “Honestly if Peru care that much, let them have it, only sport”—a fundamental misunderstanding of what was at stake.
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The Euphoria of Watching Peru Qualify for the World Cup for the First Time In Thirty-Five Years
Even when there was, objectively speaking, very little to celebrate, supporting the Peruvian national team felt necessary to me, a way of reminding myself who I was.
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Figure this is as good a place as any to post this
Rory Fallon retired to become a Mr Whippy
