baxus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Denvek said: I believe that was called the European Super League. That was the first attempt and, as most first attempts, it was poorly planned and executed even worse. It's very likely that the next attempt would not be as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I can't think of anything i'd want to do less than play in a 3rd/4th place playoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: I can't think of anything i'd want to do less than play in a 3rd/4th place playoff. Unless you happen to be a part of the team that never even played in quarterfinal before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It's a big deal for supporters of teams playing in it. Other than that, I'm not sure anyone cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Usually, the 3rd place playoff is one of the most fun games of the tournament, and has the best goal average. There's less pressure on the teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 As I recall Belgium-England was a pretty good game 4 years ago, and 8 years ago The Netherlands twisted the knife in Brazil's wound with a 3-0 victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 News coming in that Sinisa Mihajlovic has passed away. He's won European Cup with Crvena Zvezda and Cup Winners' Cup with Lazio, as well as a bunch of trophies in Italy playing for Lazio and Inter. He played for Sampdoria as well, don't know if he's won anything with them. He also played in '98 World Cup and 2000 Euros. For a while he was the record holder for most free kick goals scored in Serie A, but someone has probably overtaken him by now. He was also assistant coach to Mancini at Inter, and he coached several Serie A teams as well as Serbian national team. He's been battling leucemia for a couple of years now so this is not that unexpected, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Yeah, that 3rd game play-off game. Utterly useless, but usually one of the more fun games to watch, because it is so utterly useless and nobody is really mad at losing it. So no pressure, nothing on the line. It's arguably even less pressure than in a friendly, when players want to make a good impression for the next big tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'd be interested in what the viewership ratings for Third-place play-offs are in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denvek Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Corvinus85 said: As I recall Belgium-England was a pretty good game 4 years ago, and 8 years ago The Netherlands twisted the knife in Brazil's wound with a 3-0 victory. Germany-Uruguay in 2010 was also much more exciting than the final. But Croatia-Morocco in the group stage was a 0-0 and I'm not holding out hope for the rematch to be any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 hours ago, baxus said: News coming in that Sinisa Mihajlovic has passed away. He's won European Cup with Crvena Zvezda and Cup Winners' Cup with Lazio, as well as a bunch of trophies in Italy playing for Lazio and Inter. He played for Sampdoria as well, don't know if he's won anything with them. He also played in '98 World Cup and 2000 Euros. For a while he was the record holder for most free kick goals scored in Serie A, but someone has probably overtaken him by now. He was also assistant coach to Mancini at Inter, and he coached several Serie A teams as well as Serbian national team. He's been battling leucemia for a couple of years now so this is not that unexpected, but still... One of the best free kick takers I've ever seen. He scored three free kicks in a game once. No distance was impossible for him to score from, he scored absolutely crazy goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 hours ago, baxus said: News coming in that Sinisa Mihajlovic has passed away. He's won European Cup with Crvena Zvezda and Cup Winners' Cup with Lazio, as well as a bunch of trophies in Italy playing for Lazio and Inter. He played for Sampdoria as well, don't know if he's won anything with them. He also played in '98 World Cup and 2000 Euros. For a while he was the record holder for most free kick goals scored in Serie A, but someone has probably overtaken him by now. He was also assistant coach to Mancini at Inter, and he coached several Serie A teams as well as Serbian national team. He's been battling leucemia for a couple of years now so this is not that unexpected, but still... I could look it up, but who the fuck are cerveza zelda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Red Star. Can't you read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: I could look it up, but who the fuck are cerveza zelda? Must be Red Star Belgrade. I remember watching them dismantle Bayern on their way to the Champions Cup. Robert Prosinecki was the player I remember most from those games, tho. Another sorta unfulfilled promise, but that was down to injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Red Star. Can't you read? I'm 11 cans in, I can barely see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, BigFatCoward said: I'm 11 cans in, I can barely see. Back from Qatar, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, BigFatCoward said: I'm 11 cans in, I can barely see. Would have thought being plastered would improve one's ability to understand Slavic languages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Would have thought being plastered would improve one's ability to understand Slavic languages Spoken language versus written language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Not new, but still great: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said: Not new, but still great: I knew I had a good reason to like Giroud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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