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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • It is how a team like Russia has to play against Spain. You have to let them have the ball in the areas that don't matter as much as they want it but put all your numbers in the areas that do. When you lose the ball, you need to have cover behind you. What Spain can't do anymore is play with the same offensive quality.

    Spain are still a good side and it is better for England they are out!
  • I reckon we'd smash Russia no matter how defensive and doped up they are.
  • Possession means fuck all.
    It is the most meaningless statistic in football.
    It's what you do when you have possession that matters.
    I hope Karl watched this game.
    Fuck off Spain.
    England will never have a better chance of reaching the final.
    Start believing

    Spain only started to go more direct in the second half of extra time. No point in having a holding midfielder if the oppo don’t attack.
  • Croatia strong favourites to reach a World cup final from the weak side of the draw.
    But can they take the pressure.

    England have achived nothing yet, they have got out of one of the weakest groups.
    Can we break a habit and win a KO game.
    Tuesday will answer that question

    All the optimism of fans mean very little.

    It is true - all they have achieved is to have a winnable route to the final - getting there is another matter! Roll on Colombia!
  • Columbia is the most important game of this world cup for me.
    Lose and that's it.
    Win and I truly believe we will reach the final.
  • If we get to 500 pages we have done (very) well, unlike the "other" thread
  • Croatia strong favourites to reach a World cup final from the weak side of the draw.
    But can they take the pressure.

    England have achived nothing yet, they have got out of one of the weakest groups.
    Can we break a habit and win a KO game.
    Tuesday will answer that question

    All the optimism of fans mean very little.

    Both England and Croatia are 5/2 not exactly strong favourties
  • Meanwhile on the other side of the draw, France will have to beat Argentina, Uruguay and potentially Brazil to reach the final
  • Columbia is the most important game of this world cup for me.
    Lose and that's it.
    Win and I truly believe we will reach the final.

    I feel the same. Although I’ve also got a horrible feeling we’re going to blow it against them. Hope I’m wrong.
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  • Daddy_Pig said:

    IT'S COMING HOME!!!!!

    Jules Rimet was French, so I guess
  • Croatia strong favourites to reach a World cup final from the weak side of the draw.
    But can they take the pressure.

    England have achived nothing yet, they have got out of one of the weakest groups.
    Can we break a habit and win a KO game.
    Tuesday will answer that question

    All the optimism of fans mean very little.

    Both England and Croatia are 5/2 not exactly strong favourties
    5/2 to win three matches? Pretty strong odds to me!
  • Leuth said:

    Daddy_Pig said:

    IT'S COMING HOME!!!!!

    Jules Rimet was French, so I guess
    Facts facts facts.
    I heard he was born in Woolwich.




  • 79% possession for Spain, but what's the point if you do nothing with it, and just keep the ball for the sake of it?

    Or replacing Costa with Aspas instead of withdrawing a defensive player?
  • Leuth said:

    Daddy_Pig said:

    IT'S COMING HOME!!!!!

    Jules Rimet was French, so I guess
    Facts facts facts.
    I heard he was born in Woolwich.




    Of course. His first name is Julian.
  • Croatia strong favourites to reach a World cup final from the weak side of the draw.
    But can they take the pressure.

    England have achived nothing yet, they have got out of one of the weakest groups.
    Can we break a habit and win a KO game.
    Tuesday will answer that question

    All the optimism of fans mean very little.

    Both England and Croatia are 5/2 not exactly strong favourties
    5/2 to win three matches? Pretty strong odds to me!
    Yes but the comment was strong favourites when another country are the exact same price.

    So not string favourites at at all.

    If they were 5/2 and we were 6/1 then u could say that.

    They are joint favourites not strong favourites
  • edited July 2018

    Leuth said:

    Daddy_Pig said:

    IT'S COMING HOME!!!!!

    Jules Rimet was French, so I guess
    Facts facts facts.
    I heard he was born in Woolwich.

    You're not confusing him with Jools Holland?
  • 79% possession for Spain, but what's the point if you do nothing with it, and just keep the ball for the sake of it?

    Or replacing Costa with Aspas instead of withdrawing a defensive player?

    Leicester won the Prem with 32% possession. As said above the most pointless stat in football.
  • Pity it wasn't Ramos that missed a penalty.
  • Good explanation from Clattenburg re: that penalty decision... Can see why it wasnt given
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  • On school trip with my Spanish students at the moment and to say they are gutted would be a massive understatement. Have greatly enjoyed it! Definitely something dodgy going on with Russia though
  • wonder why ITV have spent so much more time on this penalty call than BBC did. It wasn't a penalty, don't think it was particularly a close decision either.
  • Are they juiced who knows nothing would shock you from there
  • edited July 2018
    Angle with Ramos shown on ITV showed he wasn't fouled. I think there is something poetic about this very gifted, but also pathetic cheat of a footballer to pass up the great chance of a header on goal to nick a penalty!
  • Everyone talking about Ramos, but Pique was fouled
  • Are they juiced who knows nothing would shock you from there

    Only thing I'd question is it would be too obvious and too easy to catch them if they've been jabbed there

    Surely on the thigh or arse (where the mark cant be seen) would be smarter
  • Yes, I think he had a better case, but I bet the VAR looked at Ramos! Even more poetic.
  • I don't understand how they can have the levels of fitness they seemed to have over 120 minutes today - one of their defenders is nearly 39 FFS. 146KM covered over 120 minutes. These are not world class players playing for the top teams in the world either.


    If their fitness training doesn't involve chemicals and is purely above board then premiership/champions league teams should be snapping up these Russian fitness coaches after the tournament, they are clearly doing something special that could change the sport.
  • They did look dead on their feet in extra time!
  • I don't understand how they can have the levels of fitness they seemed to have over 120 minutes today - one of their defenders is nearly 39 FFS. 146KM covered over 120 minutes. These are not world class players playing for the top teams in the world either.


    If their fitness training doesn't involve chemicals and is purely above board then premiership/champions league teams should be snapping up these Russian fitness coaches after the tournament, they are clearly doing something special that could change the sport.

    As I said I think the proof was when Golovin on the pitch for 117 minutes overtook and beat Rodrigo to the ball who had been on the pitch for 13 minutes
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