Norf, be fair to me saaxiib. Let us debate whether 3-1 is better than 2-0 and vice versa. Since you don't watch games, why do we waste debating tactics and form?

Originally posted by Abdiladiif: "We received Wetang’ula’s letter but under the Standing orders we cannot summon the Deputy Speaker," he said. [/QB] This is bad news for Puntland. I think the next course of action will be to place the Pirates fleecing the Indian Ocean on high alert, so that they capture any merchandise Faarax ships from Dubai.

Alshabab is maturing and is becoming ever more plolitical. I am assuming this is a cheap attempt to appease the suppossed 'locals'. But, it shows the dangerous motives of the satanic cult called AlShabab. And what is truely annoying is that they run away from their identity and embrace an Arab one, as if you cannot be a Muslim without being an Arab. That is why Yesterday's Dheeg Caagane is named Al bakri.

Ninka Samatar dacweeyey waa Qoloma? Tell me so that I understand what is going on and also I can take a clear position on this matter.

He, not she is going to the Cadaab. she is already in it!

Pardon? You didn't watch the game? Kolkaa maxaynu ku murmaynaa? To what extent can what you see by way of highlights from the game help you to talk about tactics and individual form of the team? Adeer, then, in typical Xinnfanin patronising language, I will tell you waxba meesha kuma hayside ina kala kexee.

Bob, adeer horta adiga ilaahay adigoo caafimaad qaba ha ku soo celiyo. Meel aan kaala soo xidhiidhana waayey hawlo inay jireena waan maqlay. Ducco'se iguma yarayn. Hawshan Brazil, all I am saying is pretty or not, Brazil is winning games. And I like that. I have Arsenal to entertain me, when I need some. But the world cup is no joke. In the Ireland game, would you care to analyse the second-half? I took your coments there as reflecting the first half. Anyway, even the first-half when Brazil was lucklustre, the score read Brazil 1- Ireland 0. And dear BOB, have you heard from world-conguering gervinho and the Elephants? What did Korea do to them? Norf, key words of your story about Ronaldinho: MADE, WAS, WAS, had to offer, took, proven. Which tense are they written? In what Mulugetta, my poor English teacher would say Past, and Past perfect. Anyway, you are really missing the jist of my message. Brazil are winning even when they are not playing well. Edit- Spain were long called CHAMPIONS OF FRENDLIES and it is naive to read too much into their current form. We need to see another trophy to be convinced that Euro 2008 was not a fluke and a one-off like that of Greece! Remember how they performed in the Confed cup!

Galaal eeda ayuu Samatar ku riixayaa si aan tiisa loo dabagalin. Waa khaa'in la yaqaan oo dhibaato badan gaystay.

Ciyaalka show'ga ku ciyaaraa kubada doing funny things before games start in opening ceremonies are also entertaining. The question is not whether step-overs and back-heels are enjoyable. The issue is whether they will bring result. And result matters. Dunga knows that and that is why I am a fan of him. By the way, he can be kicked out of the world cup and Brazil could decide to go to its 'entertaining self', but it will remain that: Entertaining! Edit- by the way, you never see the English press asking their team to add falir and flamboyance to their game. In fact, they insist on physical strength, high-tempo and positional descipline. But they ALWAYS ask Brazil to do those things. It is a trick, I tell you. Even Beckenbauer said why don't Brazil play like they used to do; meaning 'give us the 1970-1990 period again' in which case Germany won 2 world cups.

Jen Galal is not a good guy, but here I feel he is telling the truth. Maybe we are affected by the clan issue and the fact that Cali Samatar in la takoorayo not to see what he has done. I objected to one man's version of Xabsibaa la igu garaacay as if more horrific crimes were not committed in Somalia. But when it comes to genocide matters, I think Ali Samatar is ewvery bit culpable. Ummadda Somaliland ee uu diyaaradaha ku dalbaday darteed waa in loo ciqaabaa isaga iyo the entire command structure in those days. And Siyaad Barre himself posthoumously. Intaad dadka layso inaad hadhow reerkayagaa miskiin ah oo la igu eryanayaa lagu meereysto ma aha. But it is also good to see Galal's role in the Muqdisho massacres of the USC!

I have to say Egypt looked a very amateur team but still managed to hold off England in the first half and only succumbed to one off-side goal and one gifted by Elhadary. The amount of ball wastage from Egypt was mind-boggling. England cannot count on such level of freely-given balls at the World Cup and with a more polished sides. And Egypt gave the whole midfield to England in the second half. What I took from yesterday's game is, without bias, that England is vulnerable at the back and most of the players are average. You could see their body language in the first half and the frustration on their face shows a team that can easily panic. Terry, Upson, Brown, Rio Ferdinand and Green do not inspire confidence. A goal conceeded changes a game. England might be playing well and then a slip up at the back and their whole game will be affected. That is why solid defence is crucial. But anyway, if you think England in the form of last night are difficult to beat, I will only say let us wait and see! I am sure deep in your heart you are disappointed with what you saw last night and with SG, Lampard, Walcott, and much fancied guys.

Abdilatif'na waa inaadeerkay, Xinna waa the oracle of the site. Hadday isku bilaabaan baa la ii yaaba sidaan yeeli lahaa. A month or a week ago, it would have been straight-forward. But I am now a fan of Xinn and it is not easy to choose side. Laakin, to hell, Ina-hebel baan aqaan oon raaci!

All the qabyaalad or so you think people talk here are for fun and amusement. Don't take things very seriously. Laakin adigu waxoogaa waad isku wareegaysataa. Newbies'ka la bikrad jabinaayana Ngonge nin kaga dheereeya majire dad gaar ah ha u aanayn. By the way, it may not be necessarily newbie in la harawsado, but it is true newbies feel in la target gareeystay when one established Soler bullies them in the first days. I too felt the same.

The bottom of this is that a broad man was caught busy doing a petty mannerless act. And now they diverson tactic is on full swing. I am not part to it. I quit this thread.

Spanish attack is better than that of Brazil, Brazil defence is much stronger than that of Spain. I think Spain are susciptible fromset-pieces and counter-attacks. Meanwhile, Brazil can be stopped if you mark them up the field before they reach the third-half. I have seen that they struggle to creat anything if you shut down Maicon and the left full back. But again, few teams can do that. Most retreat and invite Brazil attack. Or try to attack and are caught by the speed of light counter attack.

I share this comment I saw on the BBC- about Brazil. They work hard as a team, are strong in defense, have talent and it will take a good team (or lucky one) to beat them in the World Cup. And this one too, not about Ronaldinho though. can see what dunga is doing and agree result-wise it brings results. I`d say they are like a poor mans brazil circa 2002. Then `Big Phil` had a balance of workers and water carriers(gilberto silva,kleberson) and even employed 3 at the back with the two sitting central midfielders. This allowed the two full-backs to bomb forward and the 3 R`s to combine closely causing havoc. It was entertaining to watch then during a world cup lacking top quality for the most part. Against argentina twice, and italy twice they have torn them to shreds with their sound and polished keep ball passing in deeper areas and then sprung in deadly fashion through Maicon, or Kaka/robinho. Whilst not being as dazzling as many other Brazil sides they are highly skilled but i belive Dunga only wants it in bursts and will use their skill as if it came from a tap. i think they need that 2nd defensive midfielder is pivotal and without it their pressuring wouldnt be as effective. the 1998 and 2006 teams were qite similar in their reckless abandon at times and neither time Ronaldo alone couldnt save them . I do feel that they could do with Ronaldinho and Ronaldo in their squad though. Matchwinners are matchwinners after all.

The irony is they are still diverting humanitarian and development funds to oppress Ethiopian people. The TPLF are shameless thugs. I have never come across a group like it when it comes to greed, tribalism and cruelty.

Perhaps this sharpen their analytical capacity on football matters ------------------- By Sam Lyon BBC Sport at the Emirates Think of the greats of Brazilian football and you will probably come up with Pele, Garrincha, Rivelino, Socrates - players full of flair, skill and vision. In short, geniuses. The name of Dunga, however, wouldn't necessarily be on the tip of your tongue. A nuggety defensive midfielder who cut his teeth in Italian football and prizes tactics above flamboyance does not quite fit the Brazilian stereotype. But while Dunga, who captained Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup, might have flown under the radar as a player to some extent, there is no danger of him doing so as a manager. For now, as head coach of the national side, he is playing a lead role in formulating a new brand of Brazilian football, one that in many ways is shaped in his own image. And the critics back in his home country are not amused. Since his appointment in July 2006, the 46-year-old has led Brazil to the 2007 Copa America, the 2009 Confederations Cup and comfortable qualification for this year's World Cup. His record reads 36 wins from 53 matches, and 43 from 61 if you include the 2008 Olympics campaign - a win percentage of 75.4. But that is not enough. Not in a country that epitomises all that is glorious and glamorous about the game of football. The accusation is that Dunga is too pragmatic. Too keen to put the result first and the performance second. Substance over style. And for a country that has won the greatest prize of them all on five occasions and has also given the world Jairzinho, Zico, Romario and Ronaldo, that is unacceptable. His selection of the defensive-minded Felipe Melo and Gilberto Silva in central midfield is considered anti-football. His insistence that Robinho, Kaka and Adriano track back as well as attack baffles the average Brazilian fan. The continued absence from his squad of Ronaldinho has been attacked from all angles by his country's press. Even German legend Franz Beckenbauer weighed into the debate in December, stating: "I don't know this Brazil. I don't like the style. Sorry, Brazil is (about) offense and scoring goals, not controlled soccer." And now, it would appear, Dunga's patience has worn thin. He has already announced he will step down as Brazil coach, however far his side gets in South Africa this summer. And meet the man up close and his frustration at having to answer to the media is hardly disguised. In a room packed full of Brazilian journalists in town for the friendly against the Republic of Ireland, Dunga bristles as the questions rain in, constantly rolling his eyes, sweeping his hair back or sighing deeply. Kaka is not yet at his brilliant best Why have you not selected Ronaldinho? "Everyone always wants to talk about players who are not here. You need to respect the players that are here," he snaps. How do you deal with the pressure of coaching Brazil? "It's normal that everybody speculates on what could happen. But I need to see what actually will happen. Pressure has always been the story of Brazil. It doesn't give you any advantage or any lack of it. It's something that happens and you have to live with it," he replies. What do you say to those who do not like your coaching style? "Some people say I'm arrogant but that's not true. Most players in Brazil are talented players. But we don't live on talent. We live on results," he says forcefully. It is that final philosophy that upsets his critics so much. It is an approach that he has engineered - publicly - from the start of his reign. "Talent is extremely important but it has to be united with other things, history shows this," he said at the time of his appointment. "Brazil have often had players of quality but haven't got the results. The national team is not only about skill any more; it's about competitiveness and commitment." And he makes no apologies for it nearly four years later. An open training session at the Emirates Stadium on Monday provided an interesting insight into the workings of the Brazilian. Only so much can be concluded from such a session, of course - why would any side wish to reveal their inner-most secrets and methods with the world's media watching? - but it was still noteworthy that Dunga employed a watching brief, his lieutenants running the drills. The 2006 side lacked a bit of collective spirit. When the group is solid, individual talent tips the balance. But when there is no collectiveness, then individualism goes down the drain together with the group And whereas you might imagine previous Brazil sides flicking the ball around with aplomb, Dunga ran through endless set-pieces. When a 20-minute match took place at the end, it was 11-a-side on half a pitch, with only two touches allowed and the emphasis on pass and move and closing down the opposition. In Brazil, some have called it "killing creativity", but on this evidence it is more about enhanced preparation. Few can argue his approach has not bred results much improved from the embarrassment felt among Brazil fans after the 2006 World Cup, when they were knocked out at the quarter-final stage. And at a time when Brazil are hardly brimming with the wealth of top-class stars of previous vintages, Dunga is leading from from the front in exactly the way modern football demands: marrying flair with function. Brazil's 2-0 friendly win over Ireland on Tuesday typified Dunga's approach. A sluggish start against the Irish at the Emirates Stadium was still notable for the Brazilian players' application, closing the opposition down high up the pitch and squeezing two lines of four in defence. Even Adriano, the striker who disappointed so badly in 2006, broke into a sprint back towards his own goal every now and then. Still, Ireland had the odd glimpse at goal and, for the first 40 minutes, Brazil were very disappointing going forward. On that evidence alone it would have been easy to understand the supporters' frustration with Dunga's philosophy. But then they took the lead - albeit fortuitously - and in the second half they barely allowed Ireland a touch of the ball. Robinho, king of the stepover, was their tormentor in chief. Maicon, bombing forward, underlined why he is regarded as one of the best attacking full-backs in world football. Michel Bastos supplemented attacks on the left at every opportunity, while Kaka - though far from his best - stalked the pitch at will, full of intent. When the Real Madrid playmaker returns to top form, and you can bet it will be at the World Cup, he could be unplayable. And that is Dunga's point. Yes, he has instilled a work ethic in the side that was barely recognisable in some previous Brazil sides - most notably the one that slumped four years ago. And yes he expects even his most flamboyant players to do their bit defensively and to keep the shape of the team. He has not, however, totally robbed the team of their Samba magic. In attack, Kaka, Robinho and, when they play, the likes of Dani Alves, Elano, Nilmar and Luis Fabiano, have the freedom of the pitch to express themselves, to pull out of position and create something, to torment defenders as they see fit. When Robinho popped up to sweep home Brazil's second goal at the Emirates, it was on the back of a 22-pass move, full of one-touch football, mesmerising movement and even the odd back-heel. "Everything is almost clear for us," said the coach after the match. "And we have different options depending on how we need to play." The flamboyance is still very much in effect. But with the ethic of the team now much improved and an awareness of their defensive responsibilities in place throughout the team, Brazil appear able to execute whatever gameplan is necessary to win. As Dunga remarked about the 2006 Brazil generation: "They lacked a bit of collective spirit. When the group is solid, individual talent tips the balance. But when there is no collectiveness, then individualism goes down the drain together with the group." The preparations are not yet complete and there are certainly creases to be ironed out in the coming weeks. But if Brazil do fail to win the World Cup for a staggering sixth time this year, it will not be down to a lack of preparation, a losing philosophy or even a suffocation of the Samba magic. Dunga will see to that.

Credit where it is due.

We have no qualms about that. But what if I say I am ONLF supporter in one thread and then say I am not in another? That is the problem with flip-flopper Maaddey. Speaking of Xinn, I really have come to realise rather late the man have prophetic capacity. Goortuu fahmay this Maaddeey creature, Maaddey didn't even pen down his first decade of posts. But Xinn failed to warn me and the rest by borrowing these lines: Ma Daahir kaan ogaa buu, Nin kale danbar ka sii dooni

Here is what the maestro Marcello Lippi said today. Yet despite his bullish talk, the pragmatic Lippi does not believe his side should be ranked among the leading favourites. “Brazil and Spain are the teams to beat, without question,” he says. “We’re in the next group along with France, England, Argentina and Netherlands. They are all sides that believe they can win whenever they go the World Cup.” I would take Lippi's words over that of Tuujiye and Norf when it comes to Football. The Problem with Tuujiye and Norf is they lack the perspective. They watch too much English football and then conclude Darren Gibson is better than Ribery!

Aw Muse, we don't have to go in circles about this issue. You are trying to prejudice the issue here and to hide your negative role in it, by bringing unrelated issue of X-rated and bygone matters. I see this as an attempt to recover from the moral fiasco, but you are only human and if it makes you feel good about youself, you did nothing wrong. It was all about my mistake and your genuine attempt to correct me was misunderstood. For your information, there was nothing wrong about any of the stories you call it X-rated. Bring them back here and let us evaluate them. From the man sleeping with a wheel-chair women to the one dating a breast-feeding mother, there was nothing graphic I wrote. If the notion such things could exist in a society is what you don't like, then it is your choice of not liking it but you cannot say it was X-rated more than what we see in this and other forums. Ngonge, I am prepared for that. And it is a given that the bulk of the tastless jokes will come from my two current wives by waying of ambushing me outside the house and throwing hot water at me while I am asleep!

Maaddeey comes across as a reformed vagrant. Sometimes, the vocabulary he uses is really that of xabag-jiid. And I really salute Xiin. He has the foresight of knowing what is wrong with SOL debaters. Ninkan Maaddeey ah bal lugaha meel isugu duwo halaga helo!! To the Takfiri Prodigy Kashafa 1- ONLF fights Xabashi, so it is wrong of you to call me an ONLF dog and also a Xabshi dog at the same time. The two are ill-assorted. But Courtesy and sober mind is not the characteristics of a juvenile zealot and I can understand your anger! 2- Sure, we are fighting Xabashi occupiers; but we are not fighting to eradicate Xabshi from the face of the Earth. The Xabashi are good people and there is nothing wrong with them. But their government is colonising our people and we are fighting for our rights. We are NOT in this fight to behead women, children and unarmed Xabshi's. That is the vision of Alshabab. 3- If you are geniune about your 'jihaad', don't you think you should not sit in the land of the infidels -America? Isn't the fact that you sip an aromatic Cappuccino in the heartland of America and yet endorse the mental torture of a blind and elderly man indicative of hypocracy?

He is not in the Sqaud NG. I have seen the squad before and after the game. bal ku noqo. The BBC in this case listed all the squad, those who played, those who were the subs and those who were in the squad but not used. But that is not my proof. my proof is the official site of the Brazil football federation.

NG, the baloney about somali culture on this matter was meant for your likes who are suspect on this subject. Good to see even Ngonge is not falling for it! If at all, the time all kinds of outlandish kaftan is allowed is such times of happiness. From the chest-beating of some here, you would think I was having a dig at Emperor at his moment of grief! Haneefah, I hear and heed you sister. This was actually more about a spill-over from politics section than difference in styles of Kaftan. It was an ambush where one of the hit men shot before the target arrives at the execution ground. But I hear you. I have since sent my comments to a pirate-friend of mine and have given him the context and he has confirmed it is also OK in his version of the 'pirate' culture he grew up. Abdiwali, the man I contacted, can't see what is wrong with what I said. If Emperor comes out and finds what I said offensive, LST baan wixii xaal iyo xurmayn ah si too ah ugu diri si uu iiga gaadhsiyo caruuska. And honestly, I will invite the bride and groom for a week of joy-ride to the serene Victoria Falls!!