Darrell Green Fan Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) On 6/26/2018 at 12:51 PM, techboy said: Speaking of commercials, those Barca matches spoiled me. It's really hard watching another sport now, with breaks every 10 minutes. It's much easier to ignore all the commericals at the half. This is why God gave us the power to invent the DVR. I can't remember the last game I watched live, or any other show for that matter other than the morning news. Everything else is started an hour late to skip the commercials Edited June 27, 2018 by Darrell Green Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Mournblade said: I think the German loss will make this tournament more exciting. With the favorite out, now all the remaining teams must all think they a have a legitimate shot at the Cup. The 2018 World Cup just went into overdrive. Tbf, Brazil was the pre tournament betting favorite. And, as someone else posted, there is a reigning champ curse in full swing in the WC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Columbia may have just given up ANOTHER PK early...VAR... Wow...ref wiped it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 An early Columbian substitution. James out! Wow!!!! That asave by Japan!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Which team has played the best football in your opinion in the group stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Elessar78 said: Which team has played the best football in your opinion in the group stages? My gut says Belgium, France, England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Agree that Belgium and England have been good, but also untested. France have been decent on the virtue of lots of quality players, but I don't think they've played close to potential. Same with Brazil. Thoughts on Croatia as "played best football" so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Which team has played the best football in your opinion in the group stages? Oddly enough, Germany looked completely dominant in their games, just no finishing options. Croatia, Belgium, and England have all looked very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Agree that Belgium and England have been good, but also untested. France have been decent on the virtue of lots of quality players, but I don't think they've played close to potential. Same with Brazil. Thoughts on Croatia as "played best football" so far? Agree on them untested. As for Croatia, I honestly cannot say. I’ve not seem one of their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Long n Left said: Oddly enough, Germany looked completely dominant in their games, just no finishing options. This is what I've been saying amidst the gloom and doom over Germany. Their finishing was ****e. But chance creation, good chances were pretty good. I think with a bit more effort in moments when they lost the ball and shifting their set-up about 40-45 yards on goal instead of right on top of the penalty box may have given them more room to attack. Maybe. That attack to defense transition they really could've cared less about and it showed in how easily other teams got up field (yet only 1 counter goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Elessar78 said: This is what I've been saying amidst the gloom and doom over Germany. Their finishing was ****e. But chance creation, good chances were pretty good. I think with a bit more effort in moments when they lost the ball and shifting their set-up about 40-45 yards on goal instead of right on top of the penalty box may have given them more room to attack. Maybe. That attack to defense transition they really could've cared less about and it showed in how easily other teams got up field (yet only 1 counter goal). Klose and Muller were their main scoring threat for years. One retired and the other one might as well because he can't score and Low didn't have the stones to bench him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Berggy9598 said: Klose and Muller were their main scoring threat for years. One retired and the other one might as well because he can't score and Low didn't have the stones to bench him Brandt was the answer, IMO. He was the most lively, inventive(?) of any German player, IMO. They were really unimaginative too. Gotta break the pattern—needed someone to occassionally run at the that block. Maybe draw a penalty, the crossin and frontal combinations were just too predictable. Maybe they did need Sane. Not for open field speed, but for dribbling skills. Edited June 28, 2018 by Elessar78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Brandt was the answer, IMO. He was the most lively, inventive(?) of any German player, IMO. They were really unimaginative too. Gotta break the pattern—needed someone to occassionally run at the that block. Maybe draw a penalty, the crossin and frontal combinations were just too predictable. Maybe they did need Sane. Not for open field speed, but for dribbling skills. Agree, and the big debate was Brandt or Sane. Hell, should have been Brandt and Sane, and leave either Muller or Ozil off, both were, and have been for a while, ****e. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Poland 1-0 off a set piece. It just proves the rule that set pieces are the most dangerous scoring opportunities in soccer. I honestly wish youth teams around me would practice them more. When you see a team that does you can tell...easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 25 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Brandt was the answer, IMO. He was the most lively, inventive(?) of any German player, IMO. They were really unimaginative too. Gotta break the pattern—needed someone to occassionally run at the that block. Maybe draw a penalty, the crossin and frontal combinations were just too predictable. Maybe they did need Sane. Not for open field speed, but for dribbling skills. Oh they definitely needed Sane and him and Brandt would have been a deadly wing combo. Not sure what the big hype about Timo Werner was either he's basically a German Danny Welbeck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Senegal having all kinds of opportunities, but cannot finish. Japan had a great save, defender deflected Poland's shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 African teams not having a good time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, SkinInsite said: African teams not having a good time Yup, Senegal was my sentimental favorite. They are big and fast and have been playing well in group. It's a shame that they are going to go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 But but if the USA could just recruit more black athletes from the inner city we'd be winning the WC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Columbia 1-0 Senegal Japan 1-0 Poland I wanted to see better matches today, but they all seemed pretty tame. Some nice saves and a couple nice goals but there never seemed to be any "pedal to the metal" motivation for the teams that were fighting to get off the bubble. I think Columbia has an uphill climb if James is out. Knowing that Senegal got eliminated by "fair play" points...1 yellow card makes it even more heartbreaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Damn, that's gotta be the first time someone is eliminated due to Yellow Cards. Crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Columbia 1-0 Senegal Japan 1-0 Poland I wanted to see better matches today, but they all seemed pretty tame. Some nice saves and a couple nice goals but there never seemed to be any "pedal to the metal" motivation for the teams that were fighting to get off the bubble. I think Columbia has an uphill climb if James is out. Knowing that Senegal got eliminated by "fair play" points...1 yellow card makes it even more heartbreaking Yeah, really gutted for Senegal, as Japan just sat on the ball the last few minutes and didn’t even try to play, while a Senegal goal would’ve knocked them out. Also thought the reversal of the penalty call was a bad decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Long n Left said: Yeah, really gutted for Senegal, as Japan just sat on the ball the last few minutes and didn’t even try to play, while a Senegal goal would’ve knocked them out. Also thought the reversal of the penalty call was a bad decision. You mean the one that was initially called against Columbia? If so, I thought it was a PK at first too, but on review the player clearly got the ball first before any contact was made, it was clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Elessar78 said: Which team has played the best football in your opinion in the group stages? Croatia, Brazil is getting better thanks to Coutinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Are there degenerate gamblers betting on Panama-Tunisia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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