Comrade 86 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Alpha said: Think he's always seen Stoke as a stepping stone. Not far wrong then. TBH, these days, Stoke are more of a big steaming dog turd you look to step over. * And yes, the snake should fit in nicely then (haha) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Refs are, on the whole, being very conservative with their yellow cards, it seems. I quite like that. I also enjoy that all the pundits, the same pundits who've been complaining about how "everythings a yellow" since they stopped playing and how ridiculous it all is - are now complaining that every foul is not being yellow carded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Can't beat a last minute goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Serbia v Brazil should be worth watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I know it’s unlikely, but it’s interesting how Germany, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil are all just one defeat away from going home in the group stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said: I know it’s unlikely, but it’s interesting how Germany, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil are all just one defeat away from going home in the group stages. It shows that the other teams whilst still lacking the quality players have become really solid and hard to beat at the back, and it gives them a really good base to play against the more technically gifted countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Brilliant cross from Tadic to the back post where Mitrovic is wrestled to the ground by Lichtsteiner and Schaer. Both had their arms wrapped around him as he went up to win the header and grappled him to the ground. That was a stonebonker of a penalty. They double-teamed him and yet the VAR bottles it and the referee ignores it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Brilliant cross from Tadic to the back post where Mitrovic is wrestled to the ground by Lichtsteiner and Schaer. Both had their arms wrapped around him as he went up to win the header and grappled him to the ground. That was a stonebonker of a penalty. They double-teamed him and yet the VAR bottles it and the referee ignores it. You’re incorrect regarding VAR in this instance, referee already gave a free kick other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Well done Switzerland, got back into it well, didn’t need to Milka the celebrations though, they could have been more Dignitas about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, SaintRam said: Refs are, on the whole, being very conservative with their yellow cards, it seems. I quite like that. I also enjoy that all the pundits, the same pundits who've been complaining about how "everythings a yellow" since they stopped playing and how ridiculous it all is - are now complaining that every foul is not being yellow carded. Thank you Saint, I’m not the only one who clocked this then. Think it was Waddle who whinged about poor refs (or Butcher) the other day. I think refs have been very good this time round and considering some of the acting still taking place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mafiabob said: You’re incorrect regarding VAR in this instance, referee already gave a free kick other way. In your opinion. Serbia were denied a stonewall penalty even when VAR exists and it's potentially knocked them out of the tournament, not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: In your opinion. Serbia were denied a stonewall penalty even when VAR exists and it's potentially knocked them out of the tournament, not good enough. Errrr? Read my reply again, not saying the ref was right, far from it..... They couldn’t review it as referee already gave a free kick as he though foul was other way, even if I do disagree..... not my opinion at all. I’m sorry, but if you let a striker run free 1 on 1 from the halfway line in the last minute, then the team have no one else to blame than themselves, not the officials...... but that’s the easy way out of course..... not good enough defending I’d say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 13 hours ago, 86 points said: WTF is Shaquiri doing at Stoke? Please tell me he won't be there this year. Tricky little ducker could win the league on his own. #differentgravy Said himself that he is interested in getting back to Champions League. I'm pretty sure he won't be in Championship when the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Cmon Tunisia. Take Belgium out with some more wrestling grapples this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 22 minutes ago, SouthStandDan said: Cmon Tunisia. Take Belgium out with some more wrestling grapples this afternoon! No! I’ve just realised a horrible scenario could still potentially unfold. Tunisia beat Belgium. And we beat Panama. Seems like a brilliant round of games all round. But if my maths are correct, that would mean that Tunisia just have to beat Panama, and if we loose to Belgium in the final game, we could miss out on second to Tunisia on goal difference. So we could be in a position where we’ve won our first two games well, we could narrowly loose to Belgium, and there’s no shame in that, and we could still go out in the group stages. Unless we absolutely hammer Panama. Best result for us is a draw. Then the maximum Tunisia can get is 4 pts, so if we beat Panama, we’ve qualified, and we go into the game against Belgium knowing that a draw will see us too the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Frank in the studio again for the Belgium Tunisia game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highgate Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 18 hours ago, ramit said: Iceland manager must take the blame for this result, playing 442 in that heat against a 5 man Nigeria midfield was suicidal and he didn't change anything when it was clear what the problem was. Well played Nigeria, they did their part well. Our only hope now is a fleeting one, Nigeria and Argentina to draw 0-0 and while we beat Croatia 2-0 All you need to do is beat Croatia ( and who knows what sort of team they will put out) and hope Argentina beat Nigeria. Then it would come down to goal difference between Iceland and Argentina, and as it stands Iceland are -2 and Argentina are -3. Getting out of the group is still a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, Highgate said: All you need to do is beat Croatia ( and who knows what sort of team they will put out) and hope Argentina beat Nigeria. Then it would come down to goal difference between Iceland and Argentina, and as it stands Iceland are -2 and Argentina are -3. Getting out of the group is still a possibility. You are right and thank you, but i doubt it will happen. Heimir Hallgrímsson should go back to dentistry full time after yesterday, the team deserve better i think. Wouldn't even own up to making tactical mistakes in the game, glaring tactical mistakes, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Tunisia are a horrible team. I hope they get hammered. And right on cue, Tunisia score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Belgium look weak at the back, this Tunisia defense is playing atrociously, but a better team could easily get at Belgium with the amount of time and space they have been giving in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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