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It's not as bad as the TFF artwork indeed. That was awful, almost as bad as the "Dance Of Death" cover.

There seems to be a lot of concern over the amount of long songs on the album, although only 3 of the songs are what I'd describe as being "Dream Theater" territory (songs over 10 minutes long). lol It's going to be interesting to see what those 3 songs are like, as they'll likely be either...

A double album with only 11 songs on it? Just shows how long some of the songs are! lol The album artwork is a bit plain, though it's not challenging "Dance Of Death" for the worst Maiden album cover to date! It's a bit underwhelming though, comparing it to Riggsy's classic 80's artworks, or...

I also jumped out of my seat and screamed when Gotze scored that goal! I felt sure that the match was going to penalties, and had a horrible feeling that Argentina would win if it went that far. The Argentines had been getting away with murder in extra time, with their rash challenges. So I...

Yeah, I was amazed he managed to stay on the pitch with all the harsh challenges he was receiving from the Argentinians. lol Argentina could easily have been reduced to 9 men, and couldn't have complained if that did happen. The ref was incredibly lenient, it was almost as bad as the refereeing...

Silva should have been sent off within the first two minutes, and only lack of bottle from the referee kept him on the field. You can debate whether or not it was a foul (I personally think it was, even if Robben made a meal of it), but the ref gave it as a foul, and therefore should have also...

This Brazilian side has to be the worst Brazilian team of all time. Or at least the worst since the World Cup as we know it has been in existence. They were lucky to get as far as they did, helped by biased decisions from officials, and perhaps opponents more in awe of the Brazilian name, than...

Yep, they said that in the commentary over here (that Cillessen had never stopped a penalty in his professional career), which I found quite incredible. And after learning that fact, it became more obvious to me why Van Gaal went with Krul in the previous match for penalties. It seems also, that...

Yep, I said just as much seconds after the last Argentina penalty went in. "Now I know why Van Gaal replaced Cillessen with Krul in the last game!" lol The last two Argentine penalties would likely have been saved had Krul been in goal again for the penalties. Dunno why Van Gaal didn't do the...

Yep, I'm not going to bother reading them either. lol It's funny you should say that, because when Juninho was interviewed after the game over here, he said that the Germans were teaching the Brazilians a lesson in how to play football. It was also amazing when the Brazilian fans started...

Surprisingly, the bonus tracks are all just as varied as the album itself, and each one would have been worthy of a place on the album proper. "Snakebite" has more of a hard rock style, rooted in the 80's. The part after the solo reminds me a little of "Devil's Child", which is highlighted all...

It's not out here (the UK) until July 14th, but I was able to open a US ITunes store account through "the back door" as it were, and I just bought it a few minutes ago! lol Give my thoughts on the bonus disc very soon. :)

Yep. They are clearly now, the greatest football nation to have never lifted the trophy. I'd love to see them finally do it. :)

@Dr. Eddies Wingman - Agreed. That was not an especially over the top, or aggressive challenge. Neymar was just unlucky to have been badly injured as a result of it. And like I said before, I do more blame the ref, as if he'd taken control of the game a lot earlier, that challenge probably...

Looks like I'm not the only one who had that theory. lol :)

Yep, I've just read that Krul knew of the plan of having him in goal for penalties. but Van Gaaal deliberately kept that news from Cillessen, because he didn't want it to interfere with Cillessen's preparation for the game.

If all of that is true, then it makes it quite likely that Van Gaal made the decision more to play mind games with Costa Rica than anything else. They were expecting to face Cillessen, then all of a sudden, they're realizing they're facing a different keeper, one which they'd probably presume to...

Van Gaal clearly is a manager who thinks outside of the box, and I think that is what makes him a genius. I strongly suspect the tactic of subbing the goalie for a penalty shootout was planned in advance. I also think the substitution was a double whammy, in that, it could have played mind games...

I wouldn't call him a genius just for that though. But he really put his neck on the block with that decision, a gutsy move to be sure. Many people doubted his decision to bring on Huntelaar for Van Persie in the last game, but he was proved right in his decision. In the end, there's a spirit...

As the commentators over here said, he was going to live or die by that decision. Such a massive call to make right at the end of the match. I didn't like Krul's antics, going up to the first two Costa Rica penalty takers and trying to put them off... that was bad sportsmanship. I suspect the...