ponsaelius Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 1 minute ago, oscar said: BBC and itv have missed a trick not having a 7/8am highlight show each morning. I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting a spoiler free 30 min catch up on the overnight games Fwiw you can watch 8~ highlights spoiler free on iPlayer, check out the NWOAT thread for links. I do agree though, amazed they haven't done that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Posted before the replay ya gimp I thought the same at the time Edited June 12 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, LionOfGosforth said: 77F in Toronto, warm but hardly bad enough to need these daft breaks 60% humidity which would melt most of yous in the NE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Just now, The Bonk said: 60% humidity which would melt most of yous in the NE. Lived in the US for 28 summers, I know all about humidity and yeah, fair, it's no joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Just now, LionOfGosforth said: Lived in the US for 28 summers, I know all about humidity and yeah, fair, it's no joke fair for having a go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Was happy with that result, we're missing some quality in Davies, but thought others stepped up and we were closer to winning than Bosnia. I think that's probably our best game in a WC I've seen. We were terrible in Qatar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I’m still revelling in my Larin prediction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 29 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Was happy with that result, we're missing some quality in Davies, but thought others stepped up and we were closer to winning than Bosnia. I think that's probably our best game in a WC I've seen. We were terrible in Qatar. Larin > David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, The Bonk said: Was happy with that result, we're missing some quality in Davies, but thought others stepped up and we were closer to winning than Bosnia. I think that's probably our best game in a WC I've seen. We were terrible in Qatar. Main thing is Canada got better as the game went on, gives them good momentum for the next game. defensive shape was generally horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 1 hour ago, Matt said: Main thing is Canada got better as the game went on, gives them good momentum for the next game. defensive shape was generally horrible. Shape will get better with Davies on the pitch, but it’s always been ropey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 2 hours ago, Kanj said: Larin > David. Honestly, they’re best when on the pitch together, but at the moment, Larin has better form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) Honestly I said it at the last World Cup where Canada were decent in all 3 games, but lost them all. They suffer from the Nations League. They don’t get a chance to play against European opposition enough to be able to learn how to play cleverly, how to see out games etc. They were the better team by far, but because they don’t play anyone but the USA, and a Mexico team that are nowhere near the level of it’s predecessors, they don’t get to play against the level of opposition they need too in order to improve. Edited June 13 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 1 hour ago, Stifler said: Honestly I said it at the last World Cup where Canada were decent in all 3 games, but lot them all. They suffer from the Nations League. They don’t get a chance to play against European opposition enough to be able to learn how to play cleverly, how to see out games etc. They were the better team by far, but because they don’t play anyone but the USA, and a Mexico team that are nowhere near the level of it’s predecessors, they don’t get to play against the level of opposition they need too in order to improve. Damn, nice take, @Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) 9 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Damn, nice take, @Stifler I remember the Belgium game in particular. You were by far the best team, but Belgium had that experience in knowing that you would tire. They hit you on the counter towards the end of the first half, and as the game went on and you got tired they knew that your chance of getting back into it was disappearing. It was honestly very similar to when Newcastle played Dortmund in the Champions League a couple of years ago. Dortmund had the experience of knowing that they can do a foul in the middle of the park to kill our attack and the referee won’t punish them as we hadn’t at that stage advanced to the dangerous area of the pitch, yet we were naive enough to just let Dortmund get further down the pitch in their attacks. Dortmund were particularly the better side, they were just the most experienced in game management. Edited June 13 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Would want to avoid buying David like the plague, looks ill suited to the PL and how we play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 5 hours ago, Stifler said: Honestly I said it at the last World Cup where Canada were decent in all 3 games, but lost them all. They suffer from the Nations League. They don’t get a chance to play against European opposition enough to be able to learn how to play cleverly, how to see out games etc. They were the better team by far, but because they don’t play anyone but the USA, and a Mexico team that are nowhere near the level of it’s predecessors, they don’t get to play against the level of opposition they need too in order to improve. This chimes with what I've been saying about the benefits of expanding the World Cup. I actually don’t mind the expansion too much. You can rely on FIFA to fuck things up for cash, but in this case I think it might accidentally be a good thing. There are people complaining about diluting the quality, but I’m not worried about that - it will rise to the top as the tournament progresses. Sure, there will be mismatches but there always have been - I’ll never forget Hungary-El Salvador, or Germany-Brazil. Rather than a team like Canada being a sacrificial lamb that has to mix its metaphors and go into its shell to try to survive, they are actually likely to get at least one game where they are up against somebody comparable and can play with a bit more freedom. There have always been a ton of shitty games at the World Cup, forever. That’s never going to change. I just really like that more teams are going to get the chance to experience it, to pit themselves in a proper competition against countries with completely different styles and attitudes. The Canada game was a perfect example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Having to wait til 8pm on a Saturday for the first World Cup game Woke nonsense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 It’s sickening, like. We should have one just kicked off with another two in the chamber. Bed by 11, do it all again tomorrow, lovely stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I'd be up for just playing every tournament in Germany to be honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 3 hours ago, joeyt said: Having to wait til 8pm on a Saturday for the first World Cup game Woke nonsense You have the whole day to be productive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 9 hours ago, Nucasol said: Would want to avoid buying David like the plague, looks ill suited to the PL and how we play. Rinse and repeat our forum with someone suggesting we should sign him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 2 hours ago, The Bonk said: You have the whole day to be productive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 This next one’s going to be a stinker, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Embolo and Rodriguez despite always playing in major leagues feel like players you only ever see at international tournaments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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