row_33 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Outlaw the left wing lock! and the NJ Devil's neutral zone trap soccer is often a better game to dream about the artistry of, than to actually sit there and watch it.... i've told my Serbian friends that a man named Liechsteiner (sp) is going to make them want to punch him in the face 100 times during tomorrow's game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: sounded like a good game France tends to underplay it's dominant talent often, makes it hard to judge their overall worth, they always have both eyes on the round of 16. They need Pogba to start asserting himself. Between Griezmann and Kante they have a great collection of complementary talent, plus Mbappe can change a game by himself...they just looked content to be the better team instead of asserting themselves. But overall they just took care of business like they should. Elimination rounds should bring out their best, from a pure talent standpoint I think they have the best team on paper. Stacked at the back with Varane and Umtiti plus that guy Pavard was really solid today, Kante (who's fantastic and a great partner for an offensive-minded midfield Pogba) in the middle, Griezmann w/Giroud up front is a good match...I mean anytime you can bring a guy like Dembele off the bench you know your squad is pretty deep. I also think Croatia is about to give Argentina everything they can handle. Might be the best game of group play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: They need Pogba to start asserting himself. Between Griezmann and Kante they have a great collection of complementary talent, plus Mbappe can change a game by himself...they just looked content to be the better team instead of asserting themselves. But overall they just took care of business like they should. Elimination rounds should bring out their best, from a pure talent standpoint I think they have the best team on paper. Stacked at the back with Varane and Umtiti plus that guy Pavard was really solid today, Kante (who's fantastic and a great partner for an offensive-minded midfield Pogba) in the middle, Griezmann w/Giroud up front is a good match...I mean anytime you can bring a guy like Dembele off the bench you know your squad is pretty deep. I also think Croatia is about to give Argentina everything they can handle. Might be the best game of group play. looking hugely forward to Arg/Croa France shrugs and meh.... they've won it all, they've also gone home without even trying to break a sweat.... agreed they are very stacked, but we'll see what happens, they should get the runner up of the Arg/Cro/Ice group of death first..... they may also tank the next game and move to the other side just as easily... i'd much rather take on Japan or whatever.... hope to see everyone give their best when it matters, that's all i ask. Edited June 21, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Wow...1-0 Croatia so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Wow...3-0 Croatia in the 90th minute Argentina to only have 1 point after 2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Well that was an uninspired effort by Argentina. Embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 2 hours ago, GoBills808 said: I also think Croatia is about to give Argentina everything they can handle. Might be the best game of group play. Looks like they made Argentina their B word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Just now, eball said: Looks like they made Argentina their B word. That they did. Argentina completely embarrassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Just now, GoBills808 said: That they did. Argentina completely embarrassed. The game play was largely even. Argentina controlled the ball more but didn't threaten much at all. One horrible error by the Argentine goalie changed the game and two counter attack goals in the last 10 minutes sealed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: The game play was largely even. Argentina controlled the ball more but didn't threaten much at all. One horrible error by the Argentine goalie changed the game and two counter attack goals in the last 10 minutes sealed it. Oh man not for me. The first goal was a bad mistake for sure, but I thought Croatia was always the aggressor, more positive in possession, definitely surer on defense, and just generally looked the more dangerous side. Argentina suffered the same way Germany did against Mexico in a complete lack of ideas going forward...the ball just stuck in midfield and was either forced into Messi or played wide in safe positions with no support to go toward goal. Croatia wasn’t really troubled in the second half at all. Argentina have the look of a team that doesn’t believe in their strategy or each other. They are so far off from how in past WCs they used possession to demoralize opponents and were always positive and in control on offense...it’s amazing how different this team looks. They were hesitant and just lacked confidence. I thought Croatia were vastly superior today, 3-0 was deserved imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Arg got its rat bastard filthy cheapshots in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Argentina were piss poor from start to finish. It was brilliant. The goalkeeper error was horrendous but the finish to capitalise on it was technical bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Messi was never as good as Maradona Diego took a totally nothing team at Napoli to the top of Italian football, won a World Cup with little support and got to another WC final on his own bur a true midfielder with attacking powers is more valuable than a forward who dazzled in the penalty area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 If that's a dive, surely Neymar gets a yellow for it. Comical fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Blokestradamus said: If that's a dive, surely Neymar gets a yellow for it. Comical fall. Not for that dive but he just got one now. What horrible acting. Im glad they have VAR Anyone else kinda happy to see Brazil not doing so well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Not for that dive but he just got one now. What horrible acting. Im glad they have VAR Anyone else kinda happy to see Brazil not doing so well? Brazil just needs one win, they'll crush Serbia if they have to, Brazil is doing just fine but obviously not trying their best This bodes well for Brazil, the last 3 champions dicked around the whole group thing and then played when it mattered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Not for that dive but he just got one now. What horrible acting. Im glad they have VAR Anyone else kinda happy to see Brazil not doing so well? I'm torn with Brazil. Love their footballing history, incredibly fond of the likes of Coutinho. Won't lie that I had a chuckle to myself when the decision got overturned though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Just now, Blokestradamus said: I'm torn with Brazil. Love their footballing history, incredibly fond of the likes of Coutinho. Won't lie that I had a chuckle to myself when the decision got overturned though. I just feel like they have won it so many times, I would like to see someone else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I took a test on a link in Facebook. From my answers,I'm supposed to cheer for Costa Rica. I've been impressed by their play.⚽ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: I took a test on a link in Facebook. From my answers,I'm supposed to cheer for Costa Rica. I've been impressed by their play.⚽ OR.... you could cheer for Portugal with me Just saying UPDATE: Crap...1-0 Brazil in injury time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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