Author Topic: Suarez' hat-trick in friendly 7 - 7 draw (Read 5840 times)

Teams:
Rest of World:
Guillermo Ochoa; Carlos Bocanegra, Fabio Cannavaro, Juan, Marco Materazzi, Walter Gargano (James Rodríguez, 56´), Clarence Seedorf, Edison Cavani, Diego Forlán (Nené, 24´), Luis Suárez y Radamel Falcao. DT: Fabio Capello.

Friends of Messi:
José Manuel Pinto; Martín Demichelis, Alessandro Nesta, Diego Lugano, André Santos, Javier Mascherano, Marek Hamsik, Messi, Ezequiel Lavezzi (Dani Alves, 65´), Diego Milito (Rondón, 56´) y Didier Drogba (Ortega, 61´). DT: Dunga.

Discipline · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:16:16 AM »

We're not signing Luis Suarez!

One of these · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2012, 12:16:31 PM »

Cute, but meaningless, neither the defenders or goalies were really trying. The RoW goalie was particularly feeble!

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:05:09 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 25, 2012, 12:16:31 PM

Cute, but meaningless, neither the defenders or goalies were really trying. The RoW goalie was particularly feeble!

Much more than cute if you like the idea of some of the world's greatest players on the pitch at the same time.....

One of these · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:10:40 PM »

Quote from: eAyeAddio on June 25, 2012, 07:05:09 PM

Much more than cute if you like the idea of some of the world's greatest players on the pitch at the same time.....

Disagree - an exhibition match where the defence is deliberately playing at half pace is not the best showcase for the some of the world's finest players. Competition is where the best players are seen to be the best. I could have scored some of those goals with that friendly a goal keeper...

andymanlfc · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:13:12 PM »

So Sigurdsson was in Miami and didn't get an invite? Bit sly from Messi.

Bob Loblaw · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:21:13 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 25, 2012, 12:16:31 PM

Cute, but meaningless, neither the defenders or goalies were really trying. The RoW goalie was particularly feeble!

You don't say.

Bakez0151 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:43:58 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 25, 2012, 12:16:31 PM

Cute, but meaningless

in a 7-7 charity game? really?

JayH93 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2012, 08:34:02 PM »

Top comment on the video:
'They went to see Messi but they saw Luis Suarezz...'

BRdispatch05 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2012, 09:05:34 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 25, 2012, 07:10:40 PM

An exhibition match where the defense is deliberately playing at half pace is not the best showcase for the some of the world's finest players.

I highly disagree with that, but to each his own. I could see how if they were trying, it would make the match more intense and a peek into what a dream team like that would look like, but also it gives everyone a chance to impress the crowd and show off their ability they're not always able to risk in a games that matters.

Also I guess most have already seen this so I may be in the minority here, but I'm glad this thread went up. Had no idea this match happened, and haven't been in the Suarez thread for a while.

Uruguayan36 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 26, 2012, 01:01:04 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 25, 2012, 07:10:40 PM

Disagree - an exhibition match where the defence is deliberately playing at half pace is not the best showcase for the some of the world's finest players. Competition is where the best players are seen to be the best. I could have scored some of those goals with that friendly a goal keeper...

Do you believe that the opposite defense was deliberately playing at half pace when Luis scored the second goal?

By the way...who was the player Luis nutmegged?

One of these · « **Reply #27 on:** June 26, 2012, 01:04:45 PM »

Well to me it was like watching my lad playing PES on "easy" setting. Yep he scores goals and they're pretty but pointless getting excited about it.

paz22 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 26, 2012, 02:09:37 PM »

Don't know about the defenses, but I do remember the GKs making some spectacular saves.

What's wrong with scoring on a friendly? You won't get a Golden Ball but it's a good opportunity to see what you look like with other top players in your team. Plus, many other players were desperate to get their goals, like Cavani, who only managed to score when he got his penalty.

paz22 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 26, 2012, 02:15:27 PM »

I remember the other day when Cristiano nutmegged Altintop on a friendly, it was remarked in almost every paper here in South America and Spain.
Neymar sneezes and makes it to the front pages, don't see why Suarez can't get a little recognition from time to time

eAyeAddio · « **Reply #30 on:** June 26, 2012, 08:01:04 PM »

Quote from: One of these on June 26, 2012, 01:04:45 PM

Well to me it was like watching my lad playing PES on "easy" setting. Yep he scores goals and they're pretty but pointless getting excited about it.

Which is why nobody is getting excited about it.
However, if you don't actually enjoy watching the world's best footballers playing football, there is always the tennis.