Comments on: Talking Points: South Africa 0-3 Uruguay http://backpagefootball.com/talking-points-south-africa-0-3-uruguay/6716/ Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: African Nations at the World Cup – a failure? – Back Page Football http://backpagefootball.com/talking-points-south-africa-0-3-uruguay/6716/comment-page-1/#comment-7983 African Nations at the World Cup – a failure? – Back Page Football Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:55:37 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=6716#comment-7983 [...] spark needed to be a truly imposing threat and the willing running of Mphela was not enough to overcome the Uruguayans. A final group game victory over the troubled French flattered to deceive as Parreira’s [...]

]]> By: Neil Sherwin http://backpagefootball.com/talking-points-south-africa-0-3-uruguay/6716/comment-page-1/#comment-7248 Neil Sherwin Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:17:22 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=6716#comment-7248 Thata boy Diego. My 75/1 shot for top scorer is now….top scorer!

]]> By: Ben Parker http://backpagefootball.com/talking-points-south-africa-0-3-uruguay/6716/comment-page-1/#comment-7246 Ben Parker Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:49:20 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=6716#comment-7246 Good analysis.

South Africa were very disappointing tonight, completely lacking any incisive passing and failing to show attacking awareness. They actually started to pass the ball around better after the sending off.

I would take issue with Forlan’s goal being ‘stunning’ though. If a shot is deflected (and it was still a significant deflection) can the striker still be credited?

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