Germany and Denmark proving we got a bye to the final in the euros as well as the last World Cup to the final
yeah... because teams are always as good as they were 4 years previously... lol
you forgot about Belgium in our group btw bye for the whole tournament right??
Don’t think we played Germany and Denmark 4 years ago Belgium were good 4 years ago all the other shit we played were pony 4 years ago
so.. you agree with me then..?
teams being good in the past doesn't = good now.
glad we cleared that up
I’m saying teams from 4 years ago we played were pony then (Belgium apart) and teams last year in euros were pony and we duly dispatched all the pony teams except Croatia 4 years ago and if it helps a team is likely to be nearer to how they were 17 months on rather than 53 months on
You can only beat what's in front of you.
We played Sweden in 2018 because Germany messed up in their group, Croatia because they were better than Argentina, Denmark last year because Netherlands lost in their part of the draw.
By the very fact those types of teams reached QFs, Semis, they were better than those that failed to.
And we are better than all other London teams looking at the league cup .
better teams do mess up and don’t go as far as others who would we rather in our side of the group Spain or Japan🤷♂️ as ever we want the better teams to not qualify and I’d say I’d prefer to play Japan over Germany.
and of course we can only beat who we play but there are easier draws and we certainly had and took advantage of them last two tourneys , Croatia apart , who I believe everyone would take , at that point in time , forever for a World Cup semi final opponent forever …
who we all cheering on in France v Poland … exactly
Yeah but you said our knockout games in the euros were byes - that's very different to saying they were "easier" games on paper. A bye means an automatic win. And you based that assumption on results at a different tournament 18 months later.
In other words.. its bollocks.
in the knockout stage of the euros we had as pony a german team as there has been in our lifetimes ukraine in quarters , yes that one that lost to Wales Denmark in the semis .. come on they are as easy as we could wish for
i mean are you gonna take things literally, please don't , of course we've had super easy draws last two tourneys and have performed decent enough , i think we've had the luck of the draw and took advantage till the failure in euros final and losing to croatia in a world cup semi
What if Poland beat France and we beat Senegal then Poland. Will Poland still be 'pony' to you?
If we beat Senegal and then France, will you give it a rest?
It's a blow but Jesus isn't really that critical for them. Their main priority is trying to get Neymar fit in time for the later rounds, i don't think they'll win it if he doesn't return.
Makes me laugh when pundits complain about VAR decisions
Remember them complaining before it was introduced saying that it would take away the talking points
No talking points = no need for pundits.
Is the word 'pundit' used for any other sport or domain other than football?
'Pundit' comes from Hindi, meaning 'learned man or scholar' so it's quite inappropriate. I would rather call them 'waffleheads.'
Yes, "pundit" is used in politics to describe someone who goes on TV to talk about the government or elections without ever doing a political job like being a minister or running an election campaign. The only real difference is that in football pundits are a mix of journalists and ex-players whereas in politics they tend to be journalists and lobbyists. So yopu might say a political pundit knows the theory but not the practice, while a football pundit often knows about the practice of 20 years ago but is out of touch with the modern game.
Sublime 21 pass move from the Dutch with a great finish at the end. After 10 minutes of defending they found a high gear to counter attack against the press.
Sublime 12 pass move from the Dutch with a great finish at the end. After 10 minutes of defending they found a high gear to counter attack against the press.
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'Pundit' comes from Hindi, meaning 'learned man or scholar' so it's quite inappropriate. I would rather call them 'waffleheads.'
If we beat Senegal and then France, will you give it a rest?
My prediction that game will be 0-0 right up until 80th min then Messi taps one in
US have started brightly.
Had a great chance to put the ball across the face of the Goalkeeper, and in No Mans Land too
But for now, you feel they're going into the Quarter-Finals with that goal
21 passes you Doughnut!
Watching that and thinking to myself that I’ve no doubt he’d have been there to make a tackle if they were playing England.
US need to focus everything down that side. Double up Dest and Weah on him and get balls into the box.
I think Argentina (should they get past the Aussies) beat these lot down the flanks.
Timber and down went the defender.