Bris Vegas Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, Highgate said: Absolutely, it was seriously underhand behaviour by both Lopetegui and Real Madrid. But I wonder if the Spanish FA would have been better just letting him remain on as coach until after the World Cup, they have time to find a successor afterwards. I don't see how they have benefited by sacking him. And I don't see how Real Madrid have been damaged by Lopetigui's removal, everyone already knows they simply do as they please. They got what they wanted from this, and Spain's World Cup's mess is not going to bother Real Madrid much. I think allowing him to stay on would have sent the wrong message. By firing him, this close to the WC, it’s a clear sign they condemn Lopetegui’s actions and Real Madrid’s behaviour in all this. Allowing him to stay on and just saying what Madrid have done is bad would be like giving them a slap on the wrist whereby any other club would have been grilled. I’m glad they’ve treated it lile they would for any other club. And now from a publicity point of view, Madrid have just taken on a sacked manager after failing to persuade Pochettino and Klopp to join them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-a-lama fa fa fa Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Phew! Just got on spain not qualifying from their group before they sacked their boss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 32 minutes ago, Highgate said: Absolutely, it was seriously underhand behaviour by both Lopetegui and Real Madrid. But I wonder if the Spanish FA would have been better just letting him remain on as coach until after the World Cup, they have time to find a successor afterwards. I don't see how they have benefited by sacking him. And I don't see how Real Madrid have been damaged by Lopetigui's removal, everyone already knows they simply do as they please. They got what they wanted from this, and Spain's World Cup's mess is not going to bother Real Madrid much. briefly scanned the comments made by S FA and they recognise that whichever decision they made would be criticised so they went with what they felt was right and well done for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highgate Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, Spanish said: briefly scanned the comments made by S FA and they recognise that whichever decision they made would be criticised so they went with what they felt was right and well done for that It's totally understandable, but I wonder if Spain's chances at the World Cup have been damaged as a result of their decision. That ultimately should be their primary concern, rather than sending a message to Lopetegui or Real Madrid. The Spanish FA's prestige right now should be a secondary concern. Maximising their chances of bringing home the World Cup should be really be all that matters at the moment in my opinion. Sacking a manager on the eve of a World Cup damages those considerably, you would think. But hey, who knows, if they go on to win it, maybe everyone will sack their manager the day before the 2020 World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 17 minutes ago, Highgate said: It's totally understandable, but I wonder if Spain's chances at the World Cup have been damaged as a result of their decision. That ultimately should be their primary concern, rather than sending a message to Lopetegui or Real Madrid. The Spanish FA's prestige right now should be a secondary concern. Maximising their chances of bringing home the World Cup should be really be all that matters at the moment in my opinion. Sacking a manager on the eve of a World Cup damages those considerably, you would think. But hey, who knows, if they go on to win it, maybe everyone will sack their manager the day before the 2020 World Cup. Either way, if they fail, the S FA would be blamed whatever decision they made, keep him on and the barca players get the hump, sack him and the RM play poorly? Really a no win for them unless they win the Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Highgate said: I wonder if Spain's chances at the World Cup have been damaged as a result of their decision. Their chances were damaged as soon as the news broke he'd took the job. How did the Barcelona and Athletico players react when they found out? They probably needed to sack him to placate the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 All this media build up and excitement to the world cup and we start with Russia v Saudi Arabia, Egypt v Uruguay & Morocco v Iran... what a damp squib. Bring on Portugal v Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Winner: Germany to beat France in the final Top goalscorer: Harry Kane Surprise packages: Croatia and England to reach the semi-finals; Morocco to reach the quarter finals Flops: Spain not to advance to the knockout stage England: Semi finals Russia: Last 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Winners: Brazil to get revenge on Germany 2-1 in the final! Surprise packages: Serbia, Croatia and Columbia! England: decent tournament, knocked out at QF stage! Good going into the 2020 Euros Flops Uruguay, Argentina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Portugal to win the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rample Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 5 minutes into ITV's commentary the token female reporter turns to Ryan Giggs and says "How will the teams feel waiting to go out there and kick off the world cup finals" How would he know? The prat's never even played in the Euros. The analysts are decent though - I like Ian Wright's enthusiasm, Neville knows his stuff and Dixon is bland but okay, Bilic is the icing on the cake though - adds a bit of life to proceedings and always likely to drop the f bomb again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rample Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Winner: Germany (Runner up Brazil) Top goalscorer: Neymar Surprise packages: Uruguay Flops: France England: Quarter finals and out to Germany or Brazil Russia: Last 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Look out for the player Golovin for Russia. He’s playing on the left side of the midfield 3. He destroyed Arsenal in the Europa league and he is close to signing for Juventus. Proper talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carnero Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, McLovin said: Look out for the player Golovin for Russia. He’s playing on the left side of the midfield 3. He destroyed Arsenal in the Europa league and he is close to signing for Juventus. Proper talent. Shuttle runner or zone 8/10 driftwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Jobbie Williams putting in his russian citizenship application there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 So, how can we show off Russia in our own World Cup, arguably the biggest sporting event in the world? We could always get Robbie Williams to sing a couple songs on a stage that looks like a football? Da! Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Carnero said: Shuttle runner or zone 8/10 driftwood? All rounder. Can play every role in midfield but is best as a link man between the midfield and front 3. Shame the rest of the Russian team is rubbish. Smolov is ok and so is dzagoev but is past it but the rest are meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBG83 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Carnero said: All this media build up and excitement to the world cup and we start with Russia v Saudi Arabia, Egypt v Uruguay & Morocco v Iran... what a damp squib. Bring on Portugal v Spain. When did it change from the current holders opening the tournament? France opened it in 2002, can't remember after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, SuperFrankieLampard said: When did it change from the current holders opening the tournament? France opened it in 2002, can't remember after that. I did wonder that. Brazil opened up against Scotland in 98 too if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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