Mole_Toonfan

You know damn well that's exactly what will happen.

Brazil will beat them pretty comfortably IMO, playing De Bruyne as part of a double pivot with Witsel is dumb as all hell and Brazil's midfielders will run off the back off them all game long.

I'm surprised how often he invites them tbh, one day he'll get seriously injured because of it and most people will just reference crying Wolf.

Neymar is really the only one tbh, Coutinho as good as he his at creating his own shots doesn't really create a lot for others. But it's for that reason i think they'll win the WC tbh, they are one of very few teams who seem to know how to win.

I was going to criticise Willian for being too passive and then he does that Typical.

Feel like if Brazil can't slow the game down Mexico will win, their counters are fucking rapid.

I thought he started playing for Depor when he was 17 turns out he was 20 but still 11 years is a long time.

Brazil can't deal with Mexico's wingers at all.

Brazil's RB doesn't look all that.

Still not sure why people rate Croatia so highly if I'm honest, they have an excellent midfield but the rest of the team is bang average. The game against Argentina made them look better than they are, now Spain are gone there's nobody on this half of the draw who should be considered favourites over the rest.

If Gaz is currently storming round the resort topless, waistcoat waving around his head, with Vindaloo and 3 Lions on repeat he needs sacking. fyp Needs a 5 year contract extension more like.

I don't rate them as high as most seem to but clearly it's a shock at this point if they don't make the semi finals.

54 beat me to it

One of Russia, Croatia, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Colombia or England are going to make the final. So that's cool.

I'll give you that but tbh the last time I found them entertaining was when Villa was still there. Since then they've been boring to watch and out right not that good since Xavi retired.

They've been like this for years, difference is Xavi and Alonso retired. This isn't really new, they've been boring and meh for 3 tournaments running now.

Spain looks like shit but considering they have for the last two tournaments it's not really surprising.

Much more balanced team then, not that it matters against Russia as they'll win regardless.

It shouldn't cross his mind either, remove the emotion for a second and see it from a pro footballer's point of view and pretty much all of them should want to stay in the league with the most exposure. Because some players do step down doesn't mean it's wrong to want to stay in the Premier League, it's very unfortunate he chose to join Pardew but there's nothing wrong with what he did or said.

Yeah but for Rafa he was great, what he did for other managers is pretty irrelevant.

Messi wouldn't be great at the Riquelme role tbh, just like he wouldn't in a Xavi role etc etc. He's a forward and that's what he will be till he retires, Argentina's issue was if Messi stayed up front he'd never see the ball and if he comes to get the ball he's never in position to hurt France anyway. It's just a total mess, their chance to win was clearly in 2014.

I'm happy both of them are out if one is going out tbh, the arguments and debates are just annoying so it's good that's over for the rest of the tournament.

I have a weird, explainable hatred towards France for some reason Uruguay for me.

I find it funny that neither Messi or Ronaldo have ever scored in the KO stages. Just weird.