Comments on: PWC14 Semi-Final: Chile v Nigeria https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria Lollards in the high church of low culture Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Garry https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1396084 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:17:23 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1396084 Sad to see Chile bow out but happy they get another match against England or Iran. Thus far Chile have been my favourite team in the competition.

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By: cis logged out https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1395231 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:59:29 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1395231 phew, that was a hard-fought game – Chile’s unique spark and ingenuity has been a delight to see on the pitch and a redoubtable force to play against. What a fine pop footballing nation!

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By: katstevens https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1395147 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:06:29 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1395147 Relieved at Nigeria’s win as I have replicated the PWC results so far for my office sweepstake bracket – obviously I had to guess the final and 3/4 play-off results, so as defending champions I put the Nigerians as the eventual winners. Five quid WELL SPENT.

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By: lartsaegis https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1394874 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 02:56:42 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1394874 A hearthitting defeat. We have one more game — for third place, I’ll see you all there. Thank you, to those who believed! Chile is now on your Pop radars. Souvenance is indeed streamable on Soundcloud, glad I was able to expose her a bit more, definitely a favorite of this year.

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By: koganbot https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1394568 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:40:08 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1394568 Listening to Souvenance right now. Soap opera star’s vanity project? Clearly we don’t have enough vain soap stars.

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By: koganbot https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1394561 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:33:08 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1394561 I found the Chilean track really irritating, and the Nigerian track smooth, inventive, and forceful. And I voted for Chile. So hit me on the head with a 2 by 4.

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By: jeff w https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1394200 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:28:05 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1394200 The whole of the Kali Mutsa album seems to be streamable on soundcloud. I got enjoyably lost in it at the weekend. Might Buy!

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By: weej https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1391166 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:43:14 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1391166 Nigeria are on top form here, but the hunger in this Chilean side makes them unstoppable.

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By: Matt DC https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1390961 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:55:18 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1390961 That Nigeria video is filmed in the middle of Clerkenwell, you can see St John’s Gate and the Modern Pantry in the background. Incredibly bizarre choice of location.

With respect to England and Iran, whoever wins this deserves to go on and win the tournament, because both of these are sides of the highest quality. I am #teamnaija forever but the Chile track is probably the performance of the tournament, just bonkers.

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By: loneilgrim https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1390952 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:38:13 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1390952 Nigeria play with self assurance and swagger but are a little too narcissistic. Chile use protean tactics that see them change from an enveloping blitz attack to some surgical strikes that take advantage of the lapses in concentration from the African team.

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By: Query https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1390840 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:28:21 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1390840 I think my colleagues are mistaking novelty for brilliance here, Brian. Chile’s tactics are certainly aggressive and unconventional, but my money is for Nigeria’s supremely assured and coherent team performance to carry the day.

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By: katstevens https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1390737 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:00:57 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1390737 Cracking pop football from both teams in this match – fizzing brilliance from Chile, perfect tactics from Nigeria. I can’t pick a winner here…

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By: chelovek na lune https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1389883 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:56:17 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1389883 Early doors the defending champions are way out in front: they’ve proved their continuing world-beating class throughout this tournament, and their performance this time is, again, strong, flowing and competent. Confident, too.

The challengers, however, well, have never been less than one of the more experimental teams in this PWC, and this willingness to try new formations – diamond, rhombus, flattened dodecahedron – hasn’t always paid off. And it first, here, it appears they are being a little too unconventional, relying at first too much on intimidation, or is that even some kind of voodoo hex? However….and this is an important however, once they’ve worked out how to get round their opponents way of play, it seems this opening period has been about watching and learning, letting the opponents come close to tripping themselves up in their own brilliance. The tactic works, too – by the final third of the game Chile are firmly in control, going places no other team here has reached: their fluent technique lets them not so much dominate as control the entire stadium, and a well-deserved (and in retrospect superficially effortless) victory is theirs.

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By: dollymix https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1389855 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:30:06 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1389855 Nigeria settle into a good rhythm with touches of flair, but Chile’s aggressive tackling and rapid clearances keep them at bay. And then, with extra time starting to beckon as Nigeria continues to search for that elusive goal, Chile ditch the route-one tactics to suddenly put together a languid extended passing move that catches the Nigerians completely off guard. The fans seem to go silent in disbelief as the ball is rolled past Nigeria’s stranded goalkeeper. Pundits will wonder how Nigeria lost this game, but Chile prove that surprise is often the best tactic.

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By: thefatgit https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1389800 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:08:10 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1389800 I was unprepared for this. Starboy plays a high line with LAX & Wizkid darting into space, but most of the work from Nigeria comes from the percussion. I think this might need a couple of replays to be absolutely sure where those shots came from. All I can say for now is Nigeria’s momentum is so great it would take something phenomenal to derail this train…

…which brings me to Chile. Kali Mutsa pulling in inspiration from sources as diverse as star strikers; Edith Piaf and Nicki Minaj. There is so much energy and sheer force of will from Chile here, I’m inclined to believe they might, just might pull off the surprise result of the tournament.

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By: lartsaegis https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1389712 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:50:27 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1389712 A Nigeria this united will be hard to chop through. Strangely enough the percussion line is mixed so up front that it seems like the vocalists and all other elements are backing that up, and even if we can get past that, the midfielders (Starboy AMF, the others CMF) put up a capable, swaggy, and shifting attack and defense on their own accord — I haven’t even seen this type of tactic in soulful house tracks with vocalists on them. Very interesting!

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By: Erithian https://freakytrigger.co.uk/pop-world-cup-2014/2014/06/pwc14-semi-final-chile-v-nigeria/comment-page-1#comment-1389599 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:47:18 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=27504#comment-1389599 Well well – imitation the sincerest form of flattery and all that, the Guardian’s running its own World Cup of World Cup songs. OK, it’s all being done in a day, and it’s limiting itself to yer actual World Cup songs, but at the time of writing they have a Belgium-Bosnia final and our old friend Stromae is involved.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/04/world-cup-of-2014-world-cup-songs-live?CMP=twt_gu

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