SkinssRvA Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Zazzaro703 said: Even as a player, this World Cup has been really hard to watch other than a handful of games. Teams have been really poor in the attacking third. Also, having just watched the War in Ice for two months makes it extremely hard to watch people get flicked in the ear and do 13 barrel rolls on the ground acting like they are near death when I just watched people get hit with a brick of rubber at 90mph and not miss a shift for two months. It takes a while for these players to gel and build chemistry. Obviously they aren't playing with each other as much as club football...I expect the knockout stages to be much more exciting. De Bruyne for example today has looked pretty poor, but we know he's a great player. It's a different system with different players and it just takes time. Germany struggled too but you can see the pieces are there it's just that extra half second of doubt that causes problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 15 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: Belgium should wax Panama. I sense a 2nd half outburst. Belgium has had a lot more strong opportunities, if Panama starts to fade then Belgium could really pad a goal dif. Perfect header Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Panama is done. Nice header then pretty 1v1 flick over the GK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Berggy9598 said: Every sport has its dark side. Soccer has diving, hockey has actions that would be punishable by jail time anywhere else. Too bad the referees, who were instructed by FIFA and other organizations a few years back to be more aware, and heavy handed in booking for simulation, still refuse to do so for the most part. A number of fouls given by that whistle happy ref in the Korea Sweden game could have been left alone, and that horrid dive by Mertens in the first half in the box should have gotten a yellow. Only way to get diving out of the game is to penalize it. NHL hockey is a MUCH cleaner game now than 10-15 years ago, because they started to penalize a lot of the unnecessary rough stuff. Edited June 18, 2018 by Long n Left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Well, some things never change, no matter the venue. Sterling can’t net a sitter to save his ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Strong corner for England! Nice goal!! keeper did a great job stopping the header but England was there for the rebound I missed what happened to the Tunisian GK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Great English attack so far. Stones and Walker are soft as **** though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 THAT was STUPID!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, FanboyOf91 said: Great English attack so far. Stones and Walker are soft as **** though. Still bafflied by this fascination with Stones. There are better English center backs watching from the crib right now. Hell give me Alfie Mawson for Phil Jones today in a straight swap I'll drive him to Wales myself. England gonna England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Pep is good at making centerbacks soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Is there a bigger choking dog team than England? Its actually hilarious to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Whiffed sitters from Sterling and Stones, and a stupid penalty by Walker. And people still wonder how England have been irrelevant in the WC for half a century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 How does that hit thr post?!?! ugh!!! So unlucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Fun game to play before an England WC game: Player committing shocking error? Nature of shocking error? Time of shocking error? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 How is it that refs aren’t calling the Tunisian take-downs on Emglish set pieces?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Can't blame Southgate, his players need to execute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 look at that mosquito swarm, hell on earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Just now, SkinInsite said: look at that mosquito swarm, hell on earth And that’s AFTER they sprayed the stadium with a helicopter before the match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Just now, AsburySkinsFan said: And that’s AFTER they sprayed the stadium with a helicopter before the match mmm i love some DDT with my borscht 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I can’t tell if Tunisia is just doing a good job breaking up England’s offense or if England can’t get settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Ugh...England cannot convert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 hours ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Your statement is proof that writing something does not make it true. You can say that some of the teams that have used it have had stars, but that doesn’t prove that mega stars are needed for the system. IMO too few teams have utilized the system outside of Spain. So there's this system that has produced historical levels of dominance on the club and international level, and 95% of the soccer world doesn't use it because la dee da? No, it's incredibly hard to pull off and you need the best players to use it to a dominanting effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Wow, big collision. Great job by that keeper. 2 minutes ago, Berggy9598 said: So there's this system that has produced historical levels of dominance on the club and international level, and 95% of the soccer world doesn't use it because la dee da? No, it's incredibly hard to pull off and you need the best players to use it to a dominanting effect. That’s a half truth. Many teams have adopted a hybrid system inspired by the Barça style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Weird not having Netherlands or Italy in the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Rashford needed to strike that cross! Gotta put the ball on frame. KAAAAAAAAANNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!! In stoppage!!!!!! A beauty of a header!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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