piffer Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 BBC news hinted there may be a FIFA investigation into the way the Swiss players celebrated their goals tonight. Mentioned hands signals symbolising the Albanian eagle by players with Albanian roots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 10 hours ago, piffer said: BBC news hinted there may be a FIFA investigation into the way the Swiss players celebrated their goals tonight. Mentioned hands signals symbolising the Albanian eagle by players with Albanian roots. I guess if the other country had exterminated or tried to exterminate my family less than 30 years ago I might consider a few ‘hand signals’ at minimum. When is this PC dross going to stop? it was a great game of football to played in surprisingly good spirit. Serbia were denied a stonewall penalty that they are right to feel aggrieved about and both teams were trying to win. Wee Shaqiri was brilliant as he always seems to be when I see him. Can the powers that be not leave it at that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 10 hours ago, piffer said: BBC news hinted there may be a FIFA investigation into the way the Swiss players celebrated their goals tonight. Mentioned hands signals symbolising the Albanian eagle by players with Albanian roots. Are both Xhaka brothers not actually Kosovan who feels to Albania and then onto Switzerland? if all he does is show some hand signals after the attempted genocide then he should get a f**kn medal not punished. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brianstorm said: So do we still celebrate against Germany because of the world war? Certain people certainly do. 2 world wars, and one world cup, is the chant I believe. True, that's the fans, not the players. But they do seem to take delight in not liking them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, Brianstorm said: Where’s your post gone Bob? Ate it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 Touch of class from Toni Kroos tonight to keep Germany alive in the tournament. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser2 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Minutes away from virtually going out of tournament and the huge backlash from media and thier fans and Germany turn it around..... They still look open at the back and lacking the all round strength unlike previous German teams , Sweden should have attacked more when Germany went down to 10 men 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Scouser2 said: Minutes away from virtually going out of tournament and the huge backlash from media and thier fans and Germany turn it around..... They still look open at the back and lacking the all round strength unlike previous German teams , Sweden should have attacked more when Germany went down to 10 men Possibly the best thing for their tournament was Boateng getting a red card. He’s looked a liability from the start 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross1987 Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Brilliant from Kroos, #itscominghome trending on twitter in the 94th minute then bang. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Scouser2 said: Sweden should have attacked more when Germany went down to 10 men This 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasg Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Brianstorm said: England will win the World Cup What year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_killie Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Brianstorm said: England will win the World Cup Early days Brianstorm and against poor opposition so far but fair does good start from them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Scouser2 said: Minutes away from virtually going out of tournament and the huge backlash from media and thier fans and Germany turn it around..... They still look open at the back and lacking the all round strength unlike previous German teams , Sweden should have attacked more when Germany went down to 10 men Guidetti should have kept the ball instead of that woeful shot and they would have won. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Brianstorm said: England will win the World Cup I doubt that very much. There are several better teams than them in the tournament. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdevoy Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brianstorm said: England will win the World Cup There are many possible global catastrophes to be lived in fear of. There's global warming or nuclear war in the Middle East, and Engerland winning the World Cup really has to be right up there. They really are the most insufferable, patronising, "entitled" nation on the planet at the best of times, but think of the in your face 24 hour gloating we would be subjected to if the unthinkable were to happen. Fortunately I think the risk of that catastrophe is so vanishingly small that we can all rest easy. Edited June 24, 2018 by gdevoy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser2 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Fun day today if not actually playing that well . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAG Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, historyman said: I doubt that very much. There are several better teams than them in the tournament. Aye but Ronaldo aside, is there a better penalty box player than Harry Kane? Feed the goat - as they say! Enagland's home record, fact they have won at youth level at multiple age groups and physical nature of squad suggests they're in with a v good shout. South American teams are nowhere, Germans poor, Italians and Dutch not even there. Semis minimum for England from what I've seen - although I may revise that to quarters given I've not looked at the draw. If either Mexico or England get to the semis or beyond - Scotland may not look so bad - despite not even being there?! Belgians are obviously best side, but think Brazil 82 and Italy wining it - again not best side but had most physical team and best player in the box. Roanldo is clearly the worlds best player, but Portugals centre halves are 34 and 35 - CR is 33. England players are a decade younger. Edited June 24, 2018 by RAG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Belgium will be England’s first big test. At the same time England will be Belgiums. At this stage although performance and momentum are good simply getting out the group is more important. I guess we’ll see what they are made of with the opposition posing a real attacking threat. Teams can play with a bit of freedom at the moment. Knockout football brings different pressures. This England team don’t have a lot of experience of winning big knockout ties in the big tournaments be it World Cup, Euros, Champions League. They should be looking at Quarters at least just now. One of Columbia, Poland, Japan or Senegal awaiting them shouldn’t pose to big a threat based on what I’ve seen so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty66 Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, RAG said: England players are a decade younger. So they have a decades less experience in major tournaments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAG Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Just now, stewarty66 said: So they have a decades less experience in major tournaments. Arguably they all play at a high level in the best league in World - England chose nobody on a downward career spiral. Is no question is more strength and depth in English league than others in world outwith your Barcelona PSG REal Madrid Bayern, your 4 or 5 Italian teams etc. This is different to a decade ago - how many top quality players at this WC you never heard of? Very very few, cos of English leagues strength. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldow Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, RAG said: Arguably they all play at a high level in the best league in World - England chose nobody on a downward career spiral. Is no question is more strength and depth in English league than others in world outwith your Barcelona PSG REal Madrid Bayern, your 4 or 5 Italian teams etc. This is different to a decade ago - how many top quality players at this WC you never heard of? Very very few, cos of English leagues strength. I haven’t heard of half the England team and think I would recognise about 4 TBH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAG Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Just now, Caldow said: I haven’t heard of half the England team and think I would recognise about 4 TBH All big all natural athletes - probably why Strachan was moaning about the Scots lack of genetics in qualifying. If England win it, is a glass half full situation for Scotland, If Stuart Armstrong had booted it into the stand Kane would never have got equaliser - but Kane will get a record total in goals at this WC I suspect. No shame in that.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Spain are still the pick of the bunch. So many experienced players, playing regularly in the best league in the world. England will find it difficult to score from corners against them, when the game is never out of their own half. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAG Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Just now, Zorro said: Spain are still the pick of the bunch. So many experienced players, playing regularly in the best league in the world. England will find it difficult to score from corners against them, when the game is never out of their own half. They'll no be playing the 5-10 yard futsal v England they got away with against Portugal. I've analysed the Spanish team; although Pique and Ramos are world beaters Spurs and Harry Kane still beat Real Madrid twice this season. And that De Gea is as suspect as Jamie McDonald -you of all people should knows it?! haha Diego Costa needs to step up here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 What were England like to live with after 66' those that remember? Colombia turning it on against Poland. Most entertaining performance yet. Need more goals though -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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