triggs Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Saw a stat just now that we went 14 years between 2001 and 2015 without beating a team ranked higher than us and now we've done it 4 times in the last year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Saw a stat just now that we went 14 years between 2001 and 2015 without beating a team ranked higher than us and now we've done it 4 times in the last year Thought 'we' was Newcastle for a minute there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Active day for NUFC in Africa: Atsu started for Ghana, who suffered a very damaging 2-0 defeat today in Cairo against Egypt. Combined with a lacklustre draw in Accra against Uganda in the first match, the Black Stars are in a precarious position for the World Cup with 2 of the 6 groups matches played. Mbemba started for DR Congo and as usual played in defensive midfield, rather than defense. Northampton's Zakuani plays as central defender and also captains the side. They played pretty poorly (Mbemba included) , imo, but scored two goals in three minutes in the second half (one of which was thunder bolt by Bolasie) to steal a 2-1 win against Guinea in Conakry, which is a tough place to play. RDC are now my second team and I think we are in a good position to qualify for the World Cup, but it will really come down to the home and home with Tunisia. For my personal enjoyment, we got a big win yesterday. Many consider Algeria the best team in Africa and yesterday they had Slimani, Mahrez, Brahimi, Bentaleb, and Feghouli in their ranks, but they left Nigeria with a fairly comprehensive 3-1 defeat. The defence still is questionable under the new manager, but the team we had yesterday with Moses, Iheanacho, and Iwobi (with players like Musa, Ighalo, and Success in reserve) attacking and Mikel dominating the middle, is very exciting and absolutely loaded with fire power. Even 4 points clear after 2 matches, qualifying above Algeria and Cameroon in the "group of broken dreams" won't be easy, but this team could be special in 2018 without the usual self-destruction. Fwiw, Abeid came on for the final 20 minutes. I didn't notice much from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Portugal will be fucking dogshit once ronaldo retires Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Portugal will be fucking dogshit once ronaldo retires Won the Euros without him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 wouldn't of got to the euros without him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Portugal were dogshit at the Euros with Ronaldo or without him. Shouldn't have got beyond the group stages were it not for ridiculous cash grab format from UEFA as was. Still not that they didn't deserve to win, they did what they had to do, but one of the worst international sides to win a tourney ever. Dire to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 wouldn't of got to the euros without him Yes they would Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Portugal will be f***ing dogshit once ronaldo retires Won the Euros without him Like Greece and Denmark before them , won a tournament without being good. It does happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 wouldn't of got to the euros without him Yes they would Without Ronaldo's goal they had 12 points, and then you have Ronaldo ensuring they made the world cup in the Sweden play off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 wouldn't of got to the euros without him Yes they would Without Ronaldo's goal they had 12 points, and then you have Ronaldo ensuring they made the world cup in the Sweden play off So thick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Dzeko's red card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Ronaldo obviously had a big part in the euros win, but it wasn't a dragging them to the title situation. Not in this thread, but it's bizzare to see elsewhere in online comments people either basically saying he won it for them or saying he had no part in it because he was injured in the final. The truth, as usual (but boring), is somewhere inbetween. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I suspect the Portuguese couldn't give a flying fuck how good they are this very second or in two years time having achieved more than was even possible last summer with a bang average but supremely well organised team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Suggesting they won the Euros without him is retarded like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Suggesting they won the Euros without him is retarded like. I've only said that to try to rile the other guy up. Think they're an underrated team apart from him though and it wasn't a fluke that they won the final without him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Aye they owe their win more to their defensive work that they do their attack. They obviously benefited from the changes to the format (finishing 3rd) and a fairly 'easy' route to the final but they only conceded 1 goal in the knockout stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Northern Ireland going through after losing 2 matches was ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Watmore has just scored a class goal for the U21s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Brilliant goal by Watmore for the U21's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Dembele equaliser for France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Didn't realise the goalkeeper for England U21's tonight is Jonathan Mitchell who used to be on our books Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 WTF was is that screaming in the U21 game, shut the fuck up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Dembele 2-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Canny FK that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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