The Jabulani
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Is it really as bad as it sounds?
haha. or those people condemning it are all sponsored by brands other than Adidas.
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this ball can be bought from the supermarket
- Julio Cesar
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Top 10 Complaints About The Adidas Jabulani World Cup Match Ball
The evil Jabulani
Well, they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but a host of World Cup stars are doing their best to deflate the Adidas Jabulani official match ball…
“The ball is dreadful. It’s horrible, but it’s horrible for everyone.” – David James (England, goalkeeper)
“The ball is a problem. You can’t anticipate which direction it is going to go in. It is difficult for defenders to deal with and you can’t take your eye off the ball until the very last second.” – Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Japan, defender)
“The new ball is not decent, not just for goalkeepers but for everyone. Its trajectory is unpredictable.” – Gigi Buffon (Italy, goalkeeper)
“It’s very weird. All of a sudden it changes trajectory on you. It’s like it doesn’t want to be kicked. It’s incredible, it’s like someone is guiding it. You are going to kick it and it moves out of the way. I think it’s supernatural, it’s very bad.” – Luis Fabiano (Brazil, forward)
“It’s like a beach ball.” – Claudio Bravo (Chile, goalkeeper)
“It’s terrible… like a ball you’d buy in a supermarket.” – Julio Cesar (Brazil, goalkeeper)
“Maybe they should stop trying to keep developing the ball and just change the look of it. The ball goes all over the place.” – Seigo Narazaki (Japan, goalkeeper)
“It’s a little sad that in a competition as big as the World Cup to have such a poor ball. It’s not just the goalkeepers complaining, but the outfield players as well.” – Iker Casillas (Spain, goalkeeper)
“It’s a catastrophe. I played with many different balls, some of which wiggled or changed directions, but this one is the worst of them all.” – Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia, goalkeeper)
“It’s a disaster… It moves so much and makes it difficult to control. You jump up to head a cross and suddenly the ball will move and you miss it!” – Giampaolo Pazzini (Italy, forward)
Nothing new here, and lots of goalkeepers moaning as always, but it does seem the Jabulani has come in for more criticism than previous World Cup ball.
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fans like to see the ball swerve in midair with all the external curls done..
but its the goalkeeper's worst nightmare..
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lol, anyhow swerve, no wonder Nike-sponsored Ronaldo haven't complain la.
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Would love to see the WC with lotsa goals and bloopers.
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Originally posted by maskedangel:
Would love to see the WC with lotsa goals and bloopers.
For bloopers I recommend the England matches...no more rio but james is still in goal!
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i reckon fifa has ppl at the top corruption.
just like WHO( world health organisation), the go 2 guys recommend countries to stockpiles vaccine that most counties do not need. coz drug companies give money.