Group E: Curacao, Ecuador, Germany, Ivory Coast

[leffe186]

Defenders were a bit casual there I think. Two or three of them were just standing and watching.

[LionOfGosforth]

wish we had a shot at Diomande but we've no chance at all

[Joe1984]

Just now, leffe186 said:

Defenders were a bit casual there I think. Two or three of them were just standing and watching.

The Newcastle Way... 😅

[LionOfGosforth]

Would be quite fun for Germany to lose, would put the wind up the smug buggers

[leffe186]

Feel like if they keep the pressure on here they’ll get another.

 

Drinks break changed the game again.

[The Prophet]

Diomande is quality.

[Joe1984]

Just now, LionOfGosforth said:

Would be quite fun for Germany to lose, would put the wind up the smug buggers

Two of those smug buggers are our smug buggers...

[JNK]

Just now, LionOfGosforth said:

Would be quite fun for Germany to lose, would put the wind up the smug buggers

The rule is clear, only Germany and Argentina are forbidden to win the world cup. For the rest I wish all the luck if they're not playing Brazil

[Joe1984]

Just now, JNK said:

The rule is clear, only Germany and Argentina are forbidden to win the world cup. For the rest I wish all the luck if they're not playing Brazil

Even Portugal?

[LionOfGosforth]

2 minutes ago, Joe1984 said:

Two of those smug buggers are our smug buggers...

 

Havertz covers that and then some

[Disco]

Mad how Sane still gets a start.

[leffe186]

Does feel like Germany are missing that one out-and-out star. Wirtz has shown flashes over the two games, as has Sane, but someone needs to take this game by the scruff of the neck.

[JNK]

Just now, Joe1984 said:

Even Portugal?

At least the Messi CR7 debate would be alive again. Also, Portugal is so tiny in international football that I don't think many people would care.

 

Argentina since I'm brazilian is kinda obvius, germany already have four world cups, if they win we lose the bragging rights from being the only country who's won it 5 times.

 

But if Brazil don't win I would like to the Netherlands to win, they're deserving a World Cup since 1974

[Disco]

Ref is on one. 

[triggs]

Germany just aren't very good

[Mike]

 Love a ref that knows he's on TV. (When we aren't playing)

[TaylorJ_01]

Please make Unkel stop, she sounds like a default AI voice

[Pata]

Class ref this.

[leffe186]

Some podcast I listened to cited Pierluigi Collina’s position with the refs in this World Cup as one reason why they’ve been letting things flow more. It does make a lot of sense.

 

 

Edited Saturday at 20:41 by leffe186

[Beren]

Just now, Pata said:

Class ref this.

 

Standard of refereeing this tournament has been excellent overall IMO.

[Joe1984]

1 minute ago, JNK said:

At least the Messi CR7 debate would be alive again. Also, Portugal is so tiny in international football that I don't think many people would care.

 

Argentina since I'm brazilian is kinda obvius, germany already have four world cups, if they win we lose the bragging rights from being the only country who's won it 5 times.

 

But if Brazil don't win I would like to the Netherlands to win, they're deserving a World Cup since 1974

We haven't had one since 1966... 😄

[Fak]

Here's Christina Unkel to just repeat the FIFA rulebook

[Pata]

He reffed that perfectly if he wasn’t 100% certain there was a touch. 

[Joe1984]

1 minute ago, Fak said:

Here's Christina Unkel to just repeat the FIFA rulebook

Probably knows it better than some current refs tbf...

 

 

Edited Saturday at 20:43 by Joe1984

[Disco]

4 minutes ago, leffe186 said:

Does feel like Germany are missing that one out-and-out star. Wirtz has shown flashes over the two games, as has Sane, but someone needs to take this game by the scruff of the neck.

Musiala is probably their match winner who can do something from nothing but he’s obviously barely played this last year. Not sure he’s a boss the game man though.

As expected this has been a good watch.