Absolutely delightful
― imago, Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:33 (one year ago) link
lol at rashford saying the quality of training pre southgate wasn't very high. that would be the euros when roy was in charge and gnev was a coach.
― oscar bravo, Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:46 (one year ago) link
pic.twitter.com/M06GjkQXuU— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) November 27, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:47 (one year ago) link
Well, now we know who's got Portsmouth Bubblejet killfiled
― imago, Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
so bad it was posted twice
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
Junior Hoilett is still knocking about?
Guess he's...not so junior anymore 😎
― Number None, Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:55 (one year ago) link
Only 32! Could play in the next World Cup.
― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 November 2022 17:58 (one year ago) link
What's Portsmouth Bubblejet?
That post is extremely obscure.
― the pinefox, Sunday, 27 November 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
Tom D: must admit 1980 before my time in soccer - a good call then, perhaps indeed making that team slightly more successful.
Have to agree with poster Crisp: I don't dislike Martinez and think it's nice to be nice to such people, but he hasn't exactly proven great quality at the highest level. You would think that all kinds of other people could have done as well or better with this BEL squad.
― the pinefox, Sunday, 27 November 2022 18:16 (one year ago) link
Klinsmann embarrassing himself again now
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
ooh Poch In I see
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 18:43 (one year ago) link
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 27 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink
So good it had to be posted twice!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 18:50 (one year ago) link
Pretty good half so far - from both teams!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 19:39 (one year ago) link
Lol appalling marking. Germany 1-0
Boo!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 19:40 (one year ago) link
It was off.
Bad Belgians
Police used tear gas and water cannons against crowds in Brussels as violence broke out in the aftermath of Belgium’s 2-0 defeat to Morocco in the FIFA World Cup.https://t.co/0SPMH99b4Z— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) November 27, 2022
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
Lol, just saw a clip of Klinsmann not backing down from his comments on Iran because, apparently, he was the former US coach.
Racist cunt.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link
Kinda want to watch Iran-USA tomorrow evening, or at least listen to it through my ceiling. Sadly I think I've been summoned to the pub
― imago, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:00 (one year ago) link
Tuesday, even
I've only just realised Wales can still go thru if they win and Iran-USA is a draw.
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
That's fantastic!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:19 (one year ago) link
Auf wiedersehen.
― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:21 (one year ago) link
Fucking hell
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:22 (one year ago) link
Germany are there for the taking, so good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKC7aJ3kIRo
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:23 (one year ago) link
What a waste from Musiala
― crisp, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:30 (one year ago) link
Yup, that was bad
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:31 (one year ago) link
Germany look so sluggish, heavy touches all over the place
― crisp, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link
Not as assured as Spain but probably should've scored one.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:38 (one year ago) link
And there it is!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:41 (one year ago) link
well-deserved
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
Musiala has been brilliant
― Number None, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
Loving this. Would mean Spain still have to work v Japan also.
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:44 (one year ago) link
Musiala easily their best player. Plucking some galumphing great lump of a centre forward from obscurity to score in a World Cup seems very German.
― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:45 (one year ago) link
I see yer fella’s won a competition to be Germany’s number 9 at a World Cup https://t.co/ItMYm2g2vU— Vincent Collateral (@t_manning92) November 17, 2022
― after several days on “the milk,” (gyac), Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:46 (one year ago) link
Good tackle on Morata
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:47 (one year ago) link
Germany so near!!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:53 (one year ago) link
wow, germany has been owning
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 27 November 2022 20:54 (one year ago) link
Really enjoyed all three BBC games today.
― nashwan, Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:01 (one year ago) link
So for the benefit of myself and anyone else who missed it: in this tournament managers can field 26- as opposed to 23-man squads and make five subs across three separate instances not including half-time plus one concussion sub (opposition can also make a sub if this happens) plus one knockout game overtime sub for a grand total of seven possible subs, is that correct?
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:06 (one year ago) link
that sounds about right, without googling
i'm not a fan of these excessive substitutions, it clearly favours bigger nations
― this display name blocked by FIFA (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:35 (one year ago) link
Super strike from Morata, sorry to see GER equalise, regret that GER will very likely progress now.
Nobody talked at all about the fact that the GER goal was scored from the inside left channel just after ESP had replaced their left-back - literally a minute or two. Alba had a collision, but I was surprised he immediately came off. Maybe it was planned, but it seems unlikely that you choose to take your LB off when GER are attacking you. Not sure that taking him off was a good decision; it was hard for the other young lad to come in and get up to speed, and I think the goal might not have happened without all this.
Nobody on TV mentioned it once. If the equivalent happened with ENG (Trent on for an injured Walker) then it would be the talking point all night.
Lineker played the concerned thoughtful journalist for a couple of minutes earlier asking Klinsmann about his remarks. JK, I felt, kept digging his hole. Saying "I only meant that Asians are more emotional than us" is not a great defence. And it doesn't even correspond well to what he originally said.
Watched extra footage on iPlayer, Pochettino and JK talking management. Surprised how confident JK was in talking about management as, sadly, he hasn't really been successful at it for some years?
― the pinefox, Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:41 (one year ago) link
Germany are getting nowhere if they don't beat the surprise package of the tournament, Costa Rica!!!
― imago, Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:49 (one year ago) link
Tico und die Mannschaft.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:50 (one year ago) link
lol
― this display name blocked by FIFA (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 November 2022 21:51 (one year ago) link
pf very astute, particularly on the potential impact of that substitution and the lack of any enlightenment about it from the commentators.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 22:00 (one year ago) link
They didn't have time to do all the stupid little graphics they use to tell you the bleedin' obvious.
― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Sunday, 27 November 2022 22:18 (one year ago) link
i listened to BEL-MOR on the radio (actually on BBC Sounds) as i was walking around doing errands and the atmosphere sounded immense. the commentators were losing their minds. just watching the highlights back now and i get the same impression. probably the most intense crowd i’ve seen at this tournament so far.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 22:56 (one year ago) link
don't know if I agree that extra subs help the bigger teams. if you are a less able team surviving on small percentage of possession and closing down aggressively in the middle third and on edge of your own box being able to swap out half your outfield players is probably helpful.
― oscar bravo, Monday, 28 November 2022 07:35 (one year ago) link