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Pitch in Manaus for England vs Italy.
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beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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be funny if it plays to our advantage and we ping long balls to the forwards, while the italians struggle with the ball on the deck.
whats not so funny is the shambles this WC seems to be - how can you not have stadiums completed the week before the tournament starts?
whats not so funny is the shambles this WC seems to be - how can you not have stadiums completed the week before the tournament starts?
Juan Albion
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Nothing much wrong with it, except aesthetically.
Tooting Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,033
Well, that's not what the groundsman himself is saying. He is admitting it is not in good condition, and also that there is no way it can be 'made good' by Saturday.
It is incredible, that is £170m for this stadium (which hasn't even got a proper tenant afterwards) plus everything spent on the tournament as a whole, and Blatter and Co can't even get this pitch right for the big kick-off.
Probably the best thing that can happen from all points of view is that we win with a mistake from a terrible bobble and Italy join the anti-Fifa bandwagon as a result.
Juan Albion
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It's a football pitch that will be the same for both teams. It is parched in a few places and no, they can't make it look nice by Saturday. But most reports say it isn't as bad as it looks and should be just fine to play on.
carteater
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cloud
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They still need to find where they put the white paint and measuring tape
Lawro's Lip
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he could use green spray paint on it??
I think he may do just that.
TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Can't be worse than Charlton's pitch, shirley?
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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the report i read said they've been carrying out emergency repairs, which sounds a bit more than parched. and anyway being parched in places is going to have an impact on how the ball moves around. its not just aesthetics.
pastafarian
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pitch doesnt look very wide 
corner restart kicks will easily be planted into the danger box zone
corner restart kicks will easily be planted into the danger box zone
Raleigh Chopper
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I always thought things grew really quickly and all lush in the rainforest. Obviously not.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
i see they've been saving a bit of dosh on the goal nets
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Apparently the ground staff got the fertilizer proportions wrong and have killed and burnt the grass.The goalmouths are particularly poor. I fully agree that it is the same for both sides, but nevertheless it seems a travesty that the best English and Italian players of their generation have prepared to be at their optimum, and they end up with a Sunday league pitch to play on.
TWOCHOICEStom
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Although it is poor. This is the usual "it's not going to be ready - everything is terrible" crap we get before EVERY olympics or world cup. It's pretty bad. But not THAT bad.
Raleigh Chopper
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I don't know why but I just have a feeling that this World Cup is going to be shocking. Not much seems to have gone right so far and this is another example. I am thinking poor performances problems with the grounds, demonstations, FIFA and Qatar, maybe something serious as well.
And dont forget the endless TV of Lineker or Crooks on the tax payers freebies swanning up and down the beach showing pictures of fat arsed women and blokes doing tricks with footballs. For a month.
And dont forget the endless TV of Lineker or Crooks on the tax payers freebies swanning up and down the beach showing pictures of fat arsed women and blokes doing tricks with footballs. For a month.
Raleigh Chopper
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To be fair a World Cup pitch should not look like that.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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i know what you mean, but they are saying that theres still exposed wiring at the stadium. bit more than the usual needing to let the last coats of paint dry and fluff the pillows, they are not finished *days* away from first games. in this country you'd have to go through 2 or 3 ramp up events to certify the building (maybe going too far?). seems they will be opening to the wolrd and hoping everything is fine.