Kid Icarus Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 minute ago, ponsaelius said: WC2014 massively fizzled out in the knockouts, IMO a very overrated tournament. Think the last two world cups were both better for me if you ignore vibes bias. In terms of Euros I think they're always good pretty with the exception of 2016 which was a massive anomaly in terms of being very low scoring. I did say WC2014 group stage tbf Do you not think everything seems slower than usual? Could be the heat, fatigue, teams pacing themselves I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Frigging Philips tellys went on 10 minute standby…. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Just now, Geordie Boyo said: Frigging Philips tellys went on 10 minute standby…. But you KNOW we don't have a good replacement for Kalvin-Phillips! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: I did say WC2014 group stage tbf Do you not think everything seems slower than usual? Could be the heat, fatigue, teams pacing themselves I suppose. Nah I don't personally, international tournaments are always imperfect in terms of football. Maybe it's just more noticeable as club football has become so efficient. There is always some absolute stinking games at tournaments as well - Qatar started with loads but ended up being class. The only thing I would say is the big teams have been pretty disappointing except Spain/Germany, but on the other side I've been genuinely entertained by Poland and Slovakia which is a minor miracle so it has balanced out. Edited June 21 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Joke that wasn’t a goal before, fucks my group stage bet up royally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Just now, ponsaelius said: Nah I don't personally, international tournaments are always imperfect in terms of football. Maybe it's just more noticeable as club football has become so efficient. The only thing I would say is the big teams have been pretty disappointing except Spain/Germany, but on the other side I've been genuinely entertained by Poland and Slovakia which is a minor miracle so it has balanced out. Austria and Albania have been great value as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Finally over. Zzzzzz.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) 3 minutes ago, OoOGazOoO said: But you KNOW we don't have a good replacement for Kalvin-Phillips! I could have used bbc iPlayer on me phone in the time I’ve been moaning about it, but it’s probably finished now…! Edited June 21 by Geordie Boyo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Silage that. Wasted an Angel Delight on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Ah well, would have taken a point beforehand but the manner in which it happened sucks, for the disallowed goal and the mediocre play going forward… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Worst game of the tourney so far. Think France lack a focal point without Giroud. Miss Mbappe massively too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Second round of games inevitably cahier with most teams happy to settle for a point, either cos it all but puts them through or provides an opportunity going into the last game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Deschamps makes Southgate look risk tolerant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 It's partly the format. Genuine contenders know they can ease their way in as there's almost no chance of going out in group stages. Smaller teams know one good win and you're through - which is the peak of their ambitions really. 16 team format has far more jeopardy from day 1 - which can be to the benefit of hitting ground running along with tighter quality. But there are trade offs in that final group games can be genuine dead rubbers - which is actually almost impossible in this format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 2 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Nah I don't personally, international tournaments are always imperfect in terms of football. Maybe it's just more noticeable as club football has become so efficient. There is always some absolute stinking games at tournaments as well - Qatar started with loads but ended up being class. The only thing I would say is the big teams have been pretty disappointing except Spain/Germany, but on the other side I've been genuinely entertained by Poland and Slovakia which is a minor miracle so it has balanced out. Genuinely just Austria, maybe Turkey for me. Got behind Albania, but there haven't been any classics at all yet and think that's the noticeable thing for me. It has to get better imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Decision looks even worse on these replays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 I mean, he is standing right next to the keeper. I can see why they chalked it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 44 minutes ago, Keefaz said: I mean, he is standing right next to the keeper. I can see why they chalked it off. He essentially ensures that the keeper cannot make an attempt at diving after the ball. He'd never have saved it but as the rule is structured, the defender, by taking away the keeper's opportunity to dive for the ball - is clearly "interfering in play". Do I think it should be that way when the keeper would have had no chance regardless? Absolutely not, but here we are I think the rules of the game need a massive overhaul and that them not having been properly updated plays a big part in making VAR not function as well as it should. Well, that and English refs being absolute shitstains, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 2 hours ago, The Prophet said: Deschamps makes Southgate look risk tolerant. penalty kick away from winning 2 world cups. nations league winner. runner up in the euros. better being a lucky manager than a good one. unfortunately southgate is neither. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 2 minutes ago, huss9 said: penalty kick away from winning 2 world cups. nations league winner. runner up in the euros. better being a lucky manager than a good one. unfortunately southgate is neither. I'm not saying he's bad, just very risk adverse. The great Spanish team were as boring as they come, but incredibly effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: I'm not saying he's bad, just very risk adverse. The great Spanish team were as boring as they come, but incredibly effective. i dont think he;s very good. but he;s damn lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted Saturday at 13:46 Share Posted Saturday at 13:46 If they're doing LBW scans in cricket for where they think the ball might have gone then why not have it in football because there was no was on earth the goalkeeper could have saved that ball whether there was someone next to him or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted Tuesday at 15:57 Share Posted Tuesday at 15:57 ‘Jonathan Pearce and Danny Murphy’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Tuesday at 15:59 Share Posted Tuesday at 15:59 Mbappe succeeding Ronaldo for standing at a jaunty angle during the anthems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted Tuesday at 16:05 Share Posted Tuesday at 16:05 6 minutes ago, Rich said: ‘Jonathan Pearce and Danny Murphy’ Keown is on the French game, not sure who’s worse tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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