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Old 06-06-2015, 06:15 PM   #137
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Originally Posted by flameswin View Post
Not sure why so many fans decided to straggle in so late. There was about 15000 people missing for that opening ceremony, and if only 1000 tickets were left it looks like there's still another 5-8k fans still left to show up and we're 10 minutes in.

It's weird, as it's such a big event to take your time getting to.
It could also be a football thing. When I head to the Emirates to see Arsenal I always seem to miss the start of the match and I'm not the only one as the turnstile queues are long before and after I get through them. I suppose it's that one final pint at the pub.


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Originally Posted by GirlySports View Post
I have no idea what DeVos is talking about. Just because China is sitting back doesnt mean Canada is hamperred. The better team should be winning. Canada cant put two passes together.
Canada were lucky and I think China deserved something out of that match. DeVos' comments were a bit off the mark as I'm seeing more and more elite clubs concede possession but play a pressing game where they contain the other team in non-dangerous positions and then use their superior technical skills to smash them on the break. While I didn't expect China to hit Canada on the break, they did look competent.
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