too much sucking
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
CR does play that 5 man backline a la Mexico and a bunch of other Central American teams xxp
― dan m, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
I don't think Ruiz will continue to play for us next season
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bql5LULCAAAiidN.jpg
― dan m, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
think Spain and Italy had roughly the same number of foreign star players when they won the last 2 World Cups and the last 2 Euro Championships between them
― Kevin from Blechgium (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
lotta charts itt
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
The continent the tournament is played in has some bearing I think. Italy looked knackered today.
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
http://a.pomf.se/ottxtk.gif
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
don't think Spain have been fully fit either but climate doesn't account for tactical deficiencies. it feels more like they've brought the wrong ideas to the tournament tbh.
― Kevin from Blechgium (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
Subs that Italy brought on did nothing
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
How many deathmatches are we on for in the third round of games, and who'll have the advantage in them? Italy-Uruguay is an unexpected bonus, kind of wish Uruguay had the edge though.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
Mexico-Croatia
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
Croatia need to win.
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
shd be a bonus play-off round where 3rd place teams in good groups get a chance against 2nd place teams from shit groups
― Kevin from Blechgium (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link
No
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:18 (nine years ago) link
Greece-Ivory Coast technically.
xxp
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
Alan Green banging the drum for John Terry rn. Why do I subject myself to this?
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:20 (nine years ago) link
Dunphy was on about John Terry as well last night
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
Now Pat Nevin's on about it as well.
HE WAS AT THE LAST FUCKING TOURNAMENT WHEN ENGLAND WERE DRUBBED 4-1
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
Last WC not tournament I guess tbf
the risk w/ the world cup, as mentioned w/ the fear of revisionism on this spain side, is that ppl read way too much in to one or two games. any perception of a team you have that can be shattered by an unremarkable scoreless draw is probably not worth investing too much into in the first place.
― ogmor, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:23 (nine years ago) link
Pat Nevin - England went 4-2-3-1 to be like Spain but that's all gone now with Spain's performance.
England have NEVER been like Spain you moron.
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:24 (nine years ago) link
"England went 4-2-3-1 to be like Spain but that's all gone now with Spain's performance."
This is a remarkably dumb sentence
― anonanon, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:26 (nine years ago) link
4-2-3-1 was 2010 wc, 2014 is all about 3-5-2
― ogmor, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
No Pogba?
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
Omar Hitzfeld decides to start the two players who scored as subs in Switzerland's first game, the wily old coot.hopefully Rodriguez starts on dead ball duty also.
― mizzell, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:39 (nine years ago) link
*Ottmar*
― mizzell, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
God yes, Shaqiri was brutal the other day.
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
France up to their usual shenanigans again? Fighting, arguing, disciplinary benching Pogba?
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
Source?
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
is that a guess? seems tactical, they're playing two strikersxp
― mizzell, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
It was a question. Hard to fathom that Pogba is not playing when as far as I know he's not injured.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
o Sissoko is starting too. that does seem weird.
― mizzell, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
Dutch commentator saying Pogba's misconduct in the first game (the yellow that could have been a red card) lead to a brawl between him and Sirigu. No idea how accurate this is, just saying.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Djourou looked like an international class CB in the first game. Can't happen twice in a row.
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
Damnit, not Sirigu, I mean the French keeper obv
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
Is Karim gonna be winging it?
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
Yep, left side
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
Englands World Cup in Six Seconds
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
cant picture Lloris in a brawl tbh
― anonanon, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
Oh man :-(
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 19:07 (nine years ago) link
how is that not dangerous play?
Arsenal reunited
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:08 (nine years ago) link
What the flying fuck is with all the French blackface supporters in the audience?
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
france, belgium, netherlands, germany, italy, spain, etc. all really racist
― caek, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:12 (nine years ago) link
so every foreign country that isn't your own is really racist?
― StanM, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
yes i read about it on wikipedia
― caek, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
basically
― maybe/whatever/so what/boring (admrl), Friday, 20 June 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
Nice you guys are having a laugh about it. It's sickening.
― In the airplane over the .CSS (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 20 June 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
BOOMING HEADER
― pandemic, Friday, 20 June 2014 19:16 (nine years ago) link
That's like 8 this WC already