Anon Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 3 hours ago, JoetheRam said: I love me some of big Mich's. No pretence of being a tactical expert a la Ferdinand, Neville, Carragher et. al) just an ex-players view with a sense of humour. He's similar to how Wrighty was when he started out - big personality but in danger of being used just for weak laughs. But when you've got about 3 minutes to actually discuss the football, it can only be surface level anyway, so no point taking it as earnestly as Jenas, Ferdinand and Neville do for example. All of whom are such tactical geniuses they choose the easy option of the sofa rather than the dugout. I mostly agree with this. I can't stand to listen to Neville and Ferdinand. If only they were half as knowledgeable and erudite as they believe themselves to be. A pair of self satisfied onanists. I like Richards. It's nice to see someone genuinely enjoying the game. I'm a miserable git myself, so I'd likely spend most of the time glowering at him like Keane does, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy his presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Brazil look open and slow when going back towards their own goal. They have enormous talent in the final third but a defensively solid team with quick players on the counter will cause them problems. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: In a roundabout way I think winning the World Cup is more difficult than winning any other trophy for a national team. Holland and Portugal have never won it. England just the once, Spain got their first in 2010 and France in 98 and 2018. Morocco winning the World Cup would be a massive shock. But then again, they aren’t a bad side. It’s not like they have a bunch of Championship standard players. But I understand your point. I just think ultimately the best teams win the World Cup. The teams with the best players I mean. It’s different to club football where you train as a team for potentially years, can buy specific players to fit into a particular style of play. At international level, in a simple way, it’s just cobbling 11 players together and doing the best you can. And generally the best 11 players win. I think what England are doing it is professionalizing it to some new extent. Southgate is the ultimate pragmatist. England have a group of good players, but we don't have the very best players. We don't even have all the best English players there. But we have made the international side like a club side. Previously, for a world cup there'd be so much debate at who would be picked and it seemed a very different bunch each time. We lacked the continuity. Now we have a set way of playing. You could substitute in any of the players and we would play the same way and be roughly as strong. There's the team spirit of players who have been together for a long time now, and a new seriousness in the camp. We will be feared by everyone because of our very high level of consistency. Someone might beat us with individual brilliance we can't match, but they very well might not. TigerTedd, therealhantsram and ariotofmyown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia's midfield absolutely running the show. Brazil might get away with playing 2 midfielders against South Korea and Switzerland but they have to match Modric, Kovacic and Brozovic surely? Fascinating tactically. Carl Sagan, Rammy03 and SKRam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Croatia a very underrated team. Finallists last time around, as we know to our cost. Amazing to see them being able to run through the Brazilian midfield at will. A shame for them that they don't have a Davor Suker this time around. Skin em Ted and SKRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 37 minutes ago, Anon said: I like Richards. It's nice to see someone genuinely enjoying the game. I'm a miserable git myself, so I'd likely spend most of the time glowering at him like Keane does, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy his presence. Ally McCoist is the best co-commentator at every international tournament for this exact reason. Rammy03, cstand, TigerTedd and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Game may flow a lot better if they’d have picked anyone, I mean anyone over Oliver. Never rated him never will. Do the FA nominate their World Cup refs or do FIFA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 The Croatian Wildsmith ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Antony trying to take Neymar's crown as king of the mard-arses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That was a great goal tbf. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin em Ted Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Keeganesque jinx by the commentator there for Croatia… ‘Neymars done absolutely nothing for his team all game,’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 ?? GET IN Carnero and angieram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Anon said: A pair of self satisfied onanists. Surely you of all people would know that all onanists are self-satisfied ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 angieram, Carnero and Rammy03 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hahaha Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 What will all the commentators do now Alph, Rammy03, Mucker1884 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Cro v Bra Score - Save Score - Score Score - Score Score - Post... and away 4-2 Neymar doing a Ronaldo, and not getting the chance to take his! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Lovely stuff. Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 It's like a funeral in the BBC studio Comrade 86, Alph and SKRam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 England v France really is the Final. Mucker1884, Skin em Ted, therealhantsram and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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