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Post by NetherFreek on Jul 1, 2018 16:45:44 GMT
Did Russia just....
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Post by Iron Duke on Jul 1, 2018 18:37:37 GMT
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 1, 2018 19:13:41 GMT
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Post by Mountbatten on Jul 2, 2018 11:26:36 GMT
Rev up the gulag
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Post by Iron Duke on Jul 2, 2018 20:09:11 GMT
What. A. Game.
Commiserations to Japan.
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 2, 2018 22:47:56 GMT
What. A. Game. Commiserations to Japan. I couldnt watch the game but im sad that japan lost. |
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Post by Saltin on Jul 3, 2018 4:10:05 GMT
That was an amazing result that Russia just pulled in the world cup beating Spain no less, they have done very well. Being a host nation does a great deed in motivating the players. Well done Russia! Croatia did it too, that was not expected, good job, way to go Croatia! In other news, wow, unlucky Japan got a goal scored against them at the 94th minute but their fans still stayed behind the game to.....  ...Clean up!Wow.. what a contrast to so many holigans in so many parts of the world. Japanese football fans, I salute you! |
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Post by anamateur on Jul 3, 2018 11:41:37 GMT
I just hope that Belgium wins the World Cup.
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 3, 2018 11:56:01 GMT
I hope any team but brazil wins the world cup 😬😬
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Post by stoic on Jul 4, 2018 2:21:24 GMT
That was close, wasn't it  ? I'm glad that England did it in the end. Current generation of English players is talented, but they still lack something as a team... |
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 4, 2018 9:28:04 GMT
That was close, wasn't it ? I'm glad that England did it in the end. Current generation of English players is talented, but they still lack something as a team... i agree with u but this time the team is more united than any other english team. They still managed to play short passes the whole game. A traditional english team would have gone for long passes and that chaos that they called football. Southgate somehow has undone that |
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Post by Iron Duke on Jul 4, 2018 10:20:40 GMT
That was close, wasn't it ? I'm glad that England did it in the end. Current generation of English players is talented, but they still lack something as a team... i agree with u but this time the team is more united than any other english team. They still managed to play short passes the whole game. A traditional english team would have gone for long passes and that chaos that they called football. Southgate somehow has undone that I disagree with the generalisation, the England teams of 1998, 2002 & 2006 were all decent footballing sides. However, 2010 & 2014 were abysmal so I agree that he's improved on his immediate predecessors. |
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 4, 2018 11:56:04 GMT
i agree with u but this time the team is more united than any other english team. They still managed to play short passes the whole game. A traditional english team would have gone for long passes and that chaos that they called football. Southgate somehow has undone that I disagree with the generalisation, the England teams of 1998, 2002 & 2006 were all decent footballing sides. However, 2010 & 2014 were abysmal so I agree that he's improved on his immediate predecessors. what i meant is that the “traditional english football” need some changes in tactics to reach europe and Southgate is trying to do just that tactically. U dont see the whole team go in attack like crazy and u dont see them trying to do only long passes without reason. For what i see its a team who knows what is doing 😊 |
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Post by stoic on Jul 4, 2018 12:03:26 GMT
i agree with u but this time the team is more united than any other english team. They still managed to play short passes the whole game. A traditional english team would have gone for long passes and that chaos that they called football. Southgate somehow has undone that I disagree with the generalisation, the England teams of 1998, 2002 & 2006 were all decent footballing sides. However, 2010 & 2014 were abysmal so I agree that he's improved on his immediate predecessors. I really liked Jerrard-Lampard generation. It is a shame that they were unable to find a common language on the field. But they were always a bunch of individual stars rather than a team. And I have to agree that team tactic was awful most of the time. I blame head coaches for that. Some of them were mediocre at best, imo. MacClaren, Hodgson even Eriksson were simply not up to the task... |
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Post by Iron Duke on Jul 4, 2018 12:48:40 GMT
I disagree with the generalisation, the England teams of 1998, 2002 & 2006 were all decent footballing sides. However, 2010 & 2014 were abysmal so I agree that he's improved on his immediate predecessors. I really liked Jerrard-Lampard generation. It is a shame that they were unable to find a common language on the field. But they were always a bunch of individual stars rather than a team. And I have to agree that team tactic was awful most of the time. I blame head coaches for that. Some of them were mediocre at best, imo. MacClaren, Hodgson even Eriksson were simply not up to the task... No argument on McClaren & Hodgson (and don't forget Capello), but Sven's teams were pretty good imo - Lampard-Gerrard conundrum aside. His teams lost to Brazil 2-1 (Ronaldinho fluke) QF 2002, and Portugal on penalties QF 2004 & 2006 so certainly not a terrible tournament record, and who can forget Germany 1 England 5 in 2001? Yes, that's right, England FIVE! In Germany!  |
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? I'm glad that England did it in the end. Current generation of English players is talented, but they still lack something as a team...
