Corvinus85 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Boring game. Unnecessary drama at the end. The ref should have given that guy just a yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I watched most of the Paraguay/Costa Rica game in the gym, but it was pretty dull. The downside of tournament play is that most games are reasonably well matched and both sides are most focused on not losing. Neither team was terrible but they canceled each other out pretty well and lacked the quality to turn half chances into good chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Even though it was probably boring to watch, that nil-nil result between Costa Rica and Paraguay is the best thing for USA's chances of advancing to the knockout rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The Brazil game is pretty exciting so far, with skillful possession vs physical counterattacking. But this looks like a Brazil B team. I know they're resting Neymar for the Olympics but I thought with the Olympics being u-23 plus a couple of senior players that most of the first team would play here. Is this really what the Selecao first XI looks like now? Only Willian, Casemiro, Alves and maybe Coutinho look worthy of the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The Copa is a snooze fest of chippy, defensive games so far. Although sometimes the first round of games is like that. Brazil, and especially their keeper, got out of jail with the fumbled goal disallowed. Ecuador got more physical in the second half, especially on Coutinho, to significantly reduce the danger from the first half. But poor tactics by Dunga to push Coutinho so far forward and central where he always had his back to goal and was easier to crowd out. Brazil are badly short of strikers. Jonas was completely pointless and aside from him they had several #10 types floating around clogging up the space to no effect. Despite the yellow card count, Exuador were pretty dirty and had a lot of play-acting. I won't watch them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Iskaral Pust said: The Brazil game is pretty exciting so far, with skillful possession vs physical counterattacking. But this looks like a Brazil B team. I know they're resting Neymar for the Olympics but I thought with the Olympics being u-23 plus a couple of senior players that most of the first team would play here. Is this really what the Selecao first XI looks like now? Only Willian, Casemiro, Alves and maybe Coutinho look worthy of the first team. This is what Brazil's A team looks like- at least in Dunga's head, because he refuses to call Thiago Silva and Marcelo because they aren't sheep that just say amen to anything he says. There's also a couple injury problems (Miranda and Douglas Costa would be in the first XI if fully fit for sure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 More entertainment in the opening fifteen minutes of Jamaica vs Venezuela than in the three matches yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Super Mario said: More entertainment in the opening fifteen minutes of Jamaica vs Venezuela than in the three matches yesterday. Ah, but this Mexico v Uruguay game is finally going to get this tournament started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 They just played the Chilean anthem not the Uruguayan one. Rather insulting. 27 minutes ago, Nasrudin's True Love said: Ah, but this Mexico v Uruguay game is finally going to get this tournament started! Certainly needs it. I enjoyed the Jamaica game, but that shouldn't be the best of the tournament so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 A lot of bad luck today for Uruguay's Matias Vecino -- an own goal at minute 5 and a second yellow just before the half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 16 minutes ago, Teng Ai Bellerin said: A lot of bad luck today for Uruguay's Matias Vecino -- an own goal at minute 5 and a second yellow just before the half. The own goal was Pereira. A perfect playing out of the defender's dillemna: do you keep your eyes on the ball and risk losing your mark, or do you keep your eyes on your man and risk losing the ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Oooooo. Hirving Lozano's coming on. This kid was dynamite against Canada in recent WCQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Shocking miss, that. Have to wonder how Suarez might have changed this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Of course, keeping your eye on the ball is the correct answer. Even my 4 year old nephew knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Guardado sent off and a Godin equaliser in ten seconds. Been coming in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Guardado couldn't have played that better. Ref got conned. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 It was a foul, but the referee crowding ensured an undeserved yellow was given. Godin's been exceptional this half - defended brilliantly, created the best chance and scored the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 MARQUEZ!!!!! love that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, Super Mario said: It was a foul... The foul was the Uruguayan's. He knew Guardado was catching up so he planted his inside foot in front of Guardado's and took a tumble when he felt contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Nasrudin's True Love said: The foul was the Uruguayan's. He knew Guardado was catching up so he planted his inside foot in front of Guardado's and took a tumble when he felt contact. It is right on the borderline of initiating contact, at which point it is a dive, and putting yourself in the right position for contact, which is clever yet cynical play. Just about the latter in my opinion. 3-1 Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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