Xray the Enforcer Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 onward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 All today's teams (potentially bar Serbia) have got very strong motivation to go for three points. Hopefully that will be reflected in the quality and entertainment value of the games. This WC has been mostly underwhelming so far, with a lot of the goals coming from VAR pens, set pieces and scrappy tap-ins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Willian was so poor once again. This time Tite made the correct decision to bring Douglas Costa on. He's made more of a positive impact in 5 minutes than Willian did in the entire 1st half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Someone needs to shoot Navas with a Kryptonite dart so he can lose his abilities. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 VAR could be Neymar's kryptonite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 haha, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Fantastic use of VAR. Never a penalty and Neymar is a diving cunt. He should have been booked for simulation as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Well damn, but not wholly undeserved. Great tumble by the coach. That'll become a meme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Retrospective ban for Neymar, please. His level of simulation is outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Coutinho saves Brazil once again. Douglas Costa made a huge impact as well. Willian should be warming the bench from now on - Douglas Costa just adds so much more dynamism. I'm kinda glad that Brazil have won and in a good position to qualify. Having watched Mourinho-ball for two seasons, I'm properly fed up of park-the-bus teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Mme Erzulie said: All today's teams (potentially bar Serbia) have got very strong motivation to go for three points. Hopefully that will be reflected in the quality and entertainment value of the games. This WC has been mostly underwhelming so far, with a lot of the goals coming from VAR pens, set pieces and scrappy tap-ins. Trust me, Serbia has a very strong motivation to go for the win. Media have made sure of that. They have made so much noise about several players of Albanian descent (some of them from Kosovo) playing for Switzerland, it's disgusting. I can't wait for this match to be over so we can go back to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Well, shit. I hope Nigeria can beat Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 So does this mean Iceland is fucked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The guy from the Vale Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Considering how good Croatia is right now - yes, it probably is. Even more concerningly, it means Argentina can still qualify on their own, just by winning against Nigeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Dolorous Gabe said: Retrospective ban for Neymar, please. His level of simulation is outrageous! Yeah, his simulation of a generational-elite player is one of the greatest lon-cons in football history. 5 minutes ago, el tío de Vale(ncia) said: Even more concerningly, it means Argentina can still qualify on their own, just by winning against Nigeria. That's not a concern if Argentina play against Nigeria like they did against Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 It was considered by all that Nigeria will easily be last in this group after we saw their first match. Now they may only need a draw against Argentina to advance if Croatia dont lose. This missed penalty could cost Iceland on goal difference. They will have a chance against Croatia since even yesterday the Croatian manager said he will likely rest a lot of players and give a chance to others. The likes of Modric and Lovren who played the CL final will be rested i guess and some players with yellow cards as well. So this group kinda proved to be the group of death since it will be very unpredictable who goes through as second. It could be the group of death of Messi. Argentina do have a chance if they rally in morale now and make some lineup changes but Croatia has little reason to help them. Both because this secures them first place and they will feature some subs and because they may remember what kind of attitude Argentina gave them in their match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, el tío de Vale(ncia) said: Considering how good Croatia is right now - yes, it probably is. Even more concerningly, it means Argentina can still qualify on their own, just by winning against Nigeria. Can’t Iceland get in if they win and have a better goal differential? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Just now, chiKanery et al. said: Can’t Iceland get in if they win and have a better goal differential? Yes, they can. This missed penalty didnt help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The guy from the Vale Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Yes. But for that they need to win against Croatia. For which, see my first point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 See my longer post above for the reason Iceland may have a good chance against Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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