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Ivory Coast gets the beatdown at the hands of Korea

I love the way the Koreans play - intense, outhustle, and technical.

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Posted by Tennessee Jed

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:51 am to ATL_Tiger

Koreans are WAAAAAYYYYY better than anyone give them credit for being.

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Posted by Stewie Griffin

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:52 am to ATL_Tiger

Ivory Coast are severely overrated, I fear

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Posted by glassman

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:55 am to Tennessee Jed

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Koreans

The one team that every team hates to play. Those frickers run every team into the ground. Their fitness is astounding. And they are tough as nails.

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Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:55 am to Stewie Griffin

/insert obligatory comment by me about how Asian teams are underrated and African teams are overrated

Thanks.

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Posted by ATL_Tiger

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:56 am to Stewie Griffin

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Ivory Coast are severely overrated, I fear

They recently sacked their coach and are thinking about bringing on Guus Hiddink in the short term (He'll be Turkey's coach for the next Euros). If that's the case, they become contenders again

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Posted by mrsmiller

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:56 am to Stewie Griffin

it's really starting to seem that way

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Posted by Poodlebrain

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Posted on 3/3/10 at 10:58 am to ATL_Tiger

The Koreans are absoolute maniacs when it comes to fitness. When I was in the Army in Korea we used to be amazed at the physical training regimen of the ROK Army. They would go on long distance runs with a senior NCO at the rear of the formation carrying a riding crop. He'd beat any man who fell out of formation during the run. You didn't see too many Koreans falling out of formation during PT.

I doubt you will ever see a Korean team in any sport out hustled by their opponent. They may not be the most athletic people, but they have an intensity that others would do well to emulate.

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