WE KANE DO IT or KANE AND ABLE?
― alomar lines, Monday, 18 June 2018 05:29 (five years ago) link
http://imgur.com/hAMPzIC
― alomar lines, Monday, 18 June 2018 06:49 (five years ago) link
Scathing from Hummels (apols for sun link, couldn't find another). Germany still have two snoozers ahead of them but this is the first in forever they are somewhat in disarray.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 07:18 (five years ago) link
I'd guess that Hector will be back for the rest of the group.
They're lucky in that they're facing probably two of the three worst teams in the competition next.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 18 June 2018 07:22 (five years ago) link
Agreed, though Sweden is solely responsible for keeping both Italy and Holland out of the WC. That must account for... something.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 07:39 (five years ago) link
it's all espionage
South Korea's World Cup team responded to spying by the Swedish team by swapping their jerseys so that Sweden couldn't tell them apart. Taeguk Warriors coach Shin Tae-yong told reporters Sunday that his team swapped around their numbers after a member of Sweden's coaching staff was caught trying to spy on their closed training session in Austria earlier this month."We switched them around because we didn't want to show our opponents everything and to try and confuse them," said Shin."They might know a few of our players but it is very difficult for Westerners to distinguish between Asians," he added. The Swedish spy first tried to gain intel on the South Koreans by approaching the team's training base and posing as a tourist, although his plan was quickly foiled. He later convinced a local couple who lived near the camp to let him use their house and set up a high performance telescope and video camera."It took a long car journey up the mountains to reach the house, but it was a perfect spot to observe the Korean team’s training," Lars Jacobsson, the Swedish spy, said Sunday according to Reuters. Sweden's coach Janne Andersson has apologized, saying that Sweden analyzes every opponent before a match, but they may have crossed a line."It’s very important that we show respect for opponents, always and in every way. If it has been perceived in another way, we apologize," he said.Still, South Korea seemed unfazed by the incident."All coaches probably feel their opponents are always spying on them," Shin said. "I think it’s perfectly natural that we all try to get as much information on each other as we can."In recent matches between Bolivia and Senegal, only two Korean players wore their usual numbers, Shin added. South Korea and Sweden face off on Monday at 3 p.m. local time.
Taeguk Warriors coach Shin Tae-yong told reporters Sunday that his team swapped around their numbers after a member of Sweden's coaching staff was caught trying to spy on their closed training session in Austria earlier this month.
"We switched them around because we didn't want to show our opponents everything and to try and confuse them," said Shin.
"They might know a few of our players but it is very difficult for Westerners to distinguish between Asians," he added.
The Swedish spy first tried to gain intel on the South Koreans by approaching the team's training base and posing as a tourist, although his plan was quickly foiled. He later convinced a local couple who lived near the camp to let him use their house and set up a high performance telescope and video camera.
"It took a long car journey up the mountains to reach the house, but it was a perfect spot to observe the Korean team’s training," Lars Jacobsson, the Swedish spy, said Sunday according to Reuters.
Sweden's coach Janne Andersson has apologized, saying that Sweden analyzes every opponent before a match, but they may have crossed a line.
"It’s very important that we show respect for opponents, always and in every way. If it has been perceived in another way, we apologize," he said.
Still, South Korea seemed unfazed by the incident.
"All coaches probably feel their opponents are always spying on them," Shin said. "I think it’s perfectly natural that we all try to get as much information on each other as we can."
In recent matches between Bolivia and Senegal, only two Korean players wore their usual numbers, Shin added.
South Korea and Sweden face off on Monday at 3 p.m. local time.
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 07:47 (five years ago) link
ruben ostlund's next movie should be about lars jacobsson
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 08:01 (five years ago) link
tip for the Koreans: watch out for that tall blonde guy on the Swedish team
― StanM, Monday, 18 June 2018 08:19 (five years ago) link
a good read from romelu lukaku about his childhood https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/romelu-lukaku-ive-got-some-things-to-say
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 08:44 (five years ago) link
oh wow that's a great piece <3
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 08:52 (five years ago) link
mighty
― tired culché (darraghmac), Monday, 18 June 2018 09:08 (five years ago) link
fantastic
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 09:18 (five years ago) link
Croatia's Kalinic sent home for refusing to come on as a sub.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 09:27 (five years ago) link
lol dick
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 09:47 (five years ago) link
Somewhere a Croatian equivalent of Ian Wright will be doing his nut right now.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:15 (five years ago) link
"some of boys died committing genocide for this flag, fucking disgrace" etc...
― calzino, Monday, 18 June 2018 10:23 (five years ago) link
This world cup has been so good, but the one downer about it throws into sharp relief the worthlessness of our pundit classes, and the need liquidate the lot of them.
― calzino, Monday, 18 June 2018 10:30 (five years ago) link
omg that Lukaku piece!!
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 10:51 (five years ago) link
incredible spurs action today
https://media1.tenor.com/images/dad1b4819abfda4579d97df63df16b4b/tenor.gif
he better be ready
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:00 (five years ago) link
absurd early yellow. gonna be a sending-off in this one
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:14 (five years ago) link
sweden more aggressive than i feared, son even got in behind momentarily
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:19 (five years ago) link
Berg still utterly useless I see.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 12:21 (five years ago) link
korea keeper already a cult figure
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:22 (five years ago) link
Well Cho’s putting in the work.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:22 (five years ago) link
this referee is kind of dreadful
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:30 (five years ago) link
that is a stonewall yellow card ffs
― imago, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:32 (five years ago) link
lee seung-woo is a bit of a unit
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:32 (five years ago) link
he's a zwei meter mann
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:36 (five years ago) link
Awful refereeing, but also kinda awful attacking from both teams.
― Frederik B, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:37 (five years ago) link
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
Yeah that was a muddle. Roll on the second half I guess.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:49 (five years ago) link
that's a pen. boring.
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
VAR working surprisingly well, tbh.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
Yeah
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:22 (five years ago) link
it's been quietly efficient on the whole, i guess i can tune out one more thing for TV people to talk shite about
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
still the Koreans were into the Swedish box before the ref stopped play, something ridiculous is bound to happen eventually
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
Let's review the review :-( xp
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
If they'd scored the goal would just have been cancelled, right? They got the ball and began the contra through illegal means.
― Frederik B, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
i'm sure that's what would happen but it would be clumsy and stupid, especially for people at the ground. it's not very likely so i'm not that exercised by it but aesthetically i'm still not totally into rewinding after that much play
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:29 (five years ago) link
impossible to spoil this match tbf
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
itv commentators baffled by granqvist taking the oen revealing they've done less research for their job than ppl I know have done for fantasy football
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
well there's a surprise. they're only unpaid amateurs tho so you can't expect them to follow football with any seriousness.
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:32 (five years ago) link
I'd like to propose giving a 30kv stun taser to the ref, any dissent over decisions or smartmouthing and you get zapped. Saves all the fucking about with camera rooms in some secret bunker, and would add entertainment.
― calzino, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:32 (five years ago) link
Granqvist 12 in a season in Holland, though I guess most people score 12 in a season in Holland at some point or other.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:34 (five years ago) link
you could literally hear McCoist forming his opinions from a list of recent results at the start of this game btw
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:36 (five years ago) link
Korea be needin' reunification
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
tell you what, there's been some absolute shit technique in the tournamnet up to now, so many over/underhit passes
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:41 (five years ago) link
lee seung-woo is a bit of a unit― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:32 (one hour ago)Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:32 (one hour ago)Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this wasn't lee seung-woo but kim shin-wook! BBC had wrongly matched names and numbers; clearly the subterfuge continues
― ogmor, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:41 (five years ago) link
there are about five Kims in the squad, but it's always amateur hour at the beeb.
― calzino, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:45 (five years ago) link
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, June 18, 2018 3:34 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
harsh but fair
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:46 (five years ago) link