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Re: World Cup 2018

by CountryRoyal » 20 Jun 2018 16:13

bcubed Like a modern day Italy, happy with 1-0, but with more cynicism and less flair

Portugal are probably my least favourite team.


Kind of like the international Reading 16/17.

Reading 17/18 more like Saudi (just with less fight and passion).

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Re: World Cup 2018

by bcubed » 20 Jun 2018 17:58

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bcubed Like a modern day Italy, happy with 1-0, but with more cynicism and less flair

Portugal are probably my least favourite team.


Kind of like the international Reading 16/17.

Reading 17/18 more like Saudi (just with less fight and passion).

:D
Though we've never been cynical

By the way are the Saudis playing someone called Farage?!

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Re: World Cup 2018

by Winston Biscuit » 20 Jun 2018 18:30

Just read that not only did the Argies have some shambolic friendly fixtures pre world cup, draw with iceland and have one of their coaches accused of sexual misconduct by someone in the Argie FA, but somehow their training schedule was tampered with, a message was sent to the players saying training had been moved and so the players were apparently back at the hotel relaxing and playing FIFA while Sampaoli and his training staff are on the training ground wondering where the players are.

It's said that this world cup is being seen a total shambles back in Argentina

Lol

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by CountryRoyal » 20 Jun 2018 18:48

Winston Biscuit Just read that not only did the Argies have some shambolic friendly fixtures pre world cup, draw with iceland and have one of their coaches accused of sexual misconduct by someone in the Argie FA, but somehow their training schedule was tampered with, a message was sent to the players saying training had been moved and so the players were apparently back at the hotel relaxing and playing FIFA while Sampaoli and his training staff are on the training ground wondering where the players are.

It's said that this world cup is being seen a total shambles back in Argentina

Lol


As an Englishman this makes me smug.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by CountryRoyal » 20 Jun 2018 19:12

I think if Iran score the noise may create a small earthquake :shock:


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by tulip » 20 Jun 2018 19:49

A lot of Iranian playacting going on.

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by CountryRoyal » 20 Jun 2018 19:50

This Iranian performance reminds me of Villa away last season.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by CountryRoyal » 20 Jun 2018 19:56

Spain with 82% possession and 1 shot on target. It’s Jaap Stam’s wet dream.

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by Scutterbucketz » 20 Jun 2018 20:33

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.


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Re: World Cup 2018

by tulip » 20 Jun 2018 21:12

Hope Iran go home soon and take their vuvuzelas with them :evil:

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by genome » 20 Jun 2018 22:02

Scutterbucketz Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.


My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by genome » 20 Jun 2018 22:04

The best part of the World Cup so far.



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Re: World Cup 2018

by Scutterbucketz » 20 Jun 2018 22:19

Beautiful stuff!

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Re: World Cup 2018

by Scutterbucketz » 20 Jun 2018 22:22

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Scutterbucketz Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.


My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.


It’s every goal time a goal is scored you’re thinking it’s going to be disallowed. I’ll not allow myself to truly celebrate just incase I boot a pint glass across the room and then have to go and ignominiously clean it up 3 minutes later.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by Stranded » 21 Jun 2018 08:02

Scutterbucketz Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.


No problem with anyone beating up on VAR but on this one the linesman had flagged the goal correctly offside before the review. The ref checked it as a goal had been scored and it was very tight. VAR just confirmed the initial call.

Arguably VAR saved the Iranian's from letting in a second. If the ref hadn't gone to the review, nothing would have stopped Spain taking advantage of the Iranian's being off the pitch celebrating. They could have taken the free kick and gone down the other end unopposed to score.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by Sanguine » 21 Jun 2018 08:35

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Scutterbucketz Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.


My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.


It’s every goal time a goal is scored you’re thinking it’s going to be disallowed. I’ll not allow myself to truly celebrate just incase I boot a pint glass across the room and then have to go and ignominiously clean it up 3 minutes later.


Why would you think a goal is going to be disallowed, unless there is already reason to believe so?

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Re: World Cup 2018

by Sanguine » 21 Jun 2018 08:35

I mean, genome is literally complaining that the right decision was made on the Iran 'goal'. Bizarre.

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Re: World Cup 2018

by leon » 21 Jun 2018 08:41

Sanguine I mean, genome is literally complaining that the right decision was made on the Iran 'goal'. Bizarre.


Well it beats him trying to get simpletons banned

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Re: World Cup 2018

by John Madejski's Wallet » 21 Jun 2018 09:37

Yeah VAR seemed to work ok for the Iran goal

Though I have no idea what the point of a linesman is nowadays. Don't even bother flagging champ, VAR will decide....

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