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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • ManicmaniaManicmania
    edited July 2018
    Chunes said:

    Call me paranoid, but these Russia players look abnormally fit and strong...

    You're paranoid. FIFA have done the tests honest! (just don't ask to see the details)
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    Chunes said:

    Call me paranoid, but these Russia players look abnormally fit and strong...

    Russian genes... built like bears.
  • LawrieAbrahamsLawrieAbrahams
    Chunes said:

    Call me paranoid, but these Russia players look abnormally fit and strong...

    In each of the first two games they ran further than any other team.
  • 1StevieG1StevieG
    LawrieAbrahams said:

    Chunes said:

    Call me paranoid, but these Russia players look abnormally fit and strong...

    In each of the first two games they ran further than any other team.
    They look like they are withering a bit in this game and some of their passing has been sloppy.
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    ‘Spain relentlessly patient’...tv commentator speak for they’re fucking boring. No wonder they needed an own goal from Russia to score, all they can do is pass it back and forth and no end product...cue goals from Spain.
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    83 mins gone and they’ve had 711 passes
  • ManicmaniaManicmania
    Extra time will be where we will see if there is anything untoward fitness-wise i'd say. Will be checking the stats for that for sure. (if it comes to it)
  • CharltonMadridCharltonMadrid
    Fourth substitute rule in play for this World Cup.
  • The Red RobinThe Red Robin
    Boring game this
  • iaitchiaitch
    Commentator just said it was an absorbing 90 minutes. Is absorbing the new boring?
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  • MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    LawrieAbrahams said:

    Chunes said:

    Call me paranoid, but these Russia players look abnormally fit and strong...

    In each of the first two games they ran further than any other team.
    What is an even more amazing fact is that they are all women!
  • ManicmaniaManicmania
    Russia covered 110km in the 90 minutes. 13/14KM more than France/Argentina, 4KM more than Portugal/Uruguay, 6KM more than Spain. IMO they should be knackered.
  • MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    iaitch said:

    Commentator just said it was an absorbing 90 minutes. Is absorbing the new boring?

    yes it is if you take out the letters a s and b!
  • AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    Spain are pretty poor. Russia are very negative but Spain don't seem to have the nous to open them up.
  • paulie8290paulie8290
    MuttleyCAFC said:

    iaitch said:

    Commentator just said it was an absorbing 90 minutes. Is absorbing the new boring?

    yes it is if you take out the letters a s and b!
    Orbing
  • The Red RobinThe Red Robin
    AddicksAddict said:

    Spain are pretty poor. Russia are very negative but Spain don't seem to have the nous to open them up.

    Need to be more direct in the final third.
  • Red_in_SE8Red_in_SE8
    Isco looks heavy legged now. Koke is shit. Just get two subs on and tell them if they don't not need emergency oxygen treatment at the end of extra time they will never play for Spain again!
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    Manicmania said:

    Russia covered 110km in the 90 minutes. 13/14KM more than France/Argentina, 4KM more than Portugal/Uruguay, 6KM more than Spain. IMO they should be knackered.

    They are getting more than their fair share of resting time because the Spanish are just passing the ball about and the Russians can sit back in their own half and wait
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  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    Absolutely no urgency from Spain here, half the side are just walking about.

    Don't see why they just took Asensio off for a striker, why not take off a defender? Russia haven't got out of their half for about 20 minutes.
  • i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    I think Ruskies playing for pens and, from what I've seen of It, have been since 2nd half
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    edited July 2018
    1029 passes so far and still no Spanish player has managed to score from one
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    AFKABartram said:

    Just had a full blown row with a 7yr old as the stubborn little sod won’t have it that you are only allowed to make 3 subs.

    Wannabe ‘know it all’ cited some Chelsea v Leicester game this season where he remembered them both making 4 subs. Told him he was talking nonsense.

    So imagine my delight when in the 97th min Russia make a 4th substitution....

    And I’ve sneakily looked up that Chelsea game and he was right with that...

    When did all this change???

    About 2 years ago i think. Sure it first started at the Rio Olympics
  • i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    Why fall on the floor lol?
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    I think Ruskies playing for pens and, from what I've seen of It, have been since 2nd half

    Definitely. Russia have absolutely no interest in trying to win this game in normal/extra time.
  • soapboxsamsoapboxsam
    Direct running at last after a great spin by Rodrigo. Pace is the name of the game in this world cup.
  • MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    edited July 2018
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    I think Ruskies playing for pens and, from what I've seen of It, have been since 2nd half

    Yes, their drugs are wearing out. But Pens gives them a 50/50 chance so you can't blame them! Great for England if Russia get through! If they do and Denmark beat Croatia we could be looking at a SF v Russia or Denmark!!!!!!!!
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