Football 18/19

[zahidf]

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[dentalplan]

3 hours ago, jyoung said:

Agree with this. Think Uruguay's strength in defence will prove difficult for France to break down.

I think their defence will keep it tight but losing Cavani is a fatal blow.

[Hugh Jass]

25 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I think their defence will keep it tight but losing Cavani is a fatal blow.

Wish I had known Cavani was out before betting on Uruguay.

[dentalplan]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

Wish I had known Cavani was out before betting on Uruguay.

That'll be why you got such good odds.

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, dentalplan said:

That'll be why you got such good odds.

I did think 18/5 was very, very generous...

[The Nal]

45 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I think their defence will keep it tight but losing Cavani is a fatal blow.

Was never going to recover from a calf injury so soon. A fatal blow indeed. They need 13/14 season Suarez for 90 mins to go through. 

[JSmurphy]

And I thought that Colombia team was nasty. Uruguay currently stepping up the levels shithousery.

[The Nal]

40 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

And I thought that Colombia team was nasty. Uruguay currently stepping up the levels shithousery.

They can continue on the 16 hour flight home. They were shite. 

[Ted Dansons Wig]

not easy to love either team there...

Uruguay niggly twats, French arrogant swines

Edited July 6, 2018 by Ted Dansons Wig

[kaosmark2]

When a team is so dirty that you're happy France win.

[Hugh Jass]

11 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

It’s quarters day! Last couple of days have felt weird without football to gorge on.

Fancy Uruguay to snuff the French out and Brazil to overcome Belgium reasonably comfortably.

This is why I work in an office and am not permanently sunning myself on a beach in the Carribean.

[dentalplan]

We’ve always rated Belgium and Martinez round here.

[lost]

13 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

We’ve always rated Belgium and Martinez round here.

Another popular player around here Fellaini has been fantastic. Great game plan from Martinez bringing him in.

[thetime]

Martinez not to shabby after all. 

[pink_triangle]

1 minute ago, thetime said:

Martinez not to shabby after all. 

Got it right today. I think both him and Deschamps have it in them to mess up a final, so England, Croatia and Russia ( I don’t think Sweden stand a chance) should fancy their chances.

[pink_triangle]

So we will have a new nation added to that list of countries who have won a World Cup away from home.

[LJS]

17 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

So we will have a new nation added to that list of countries who have won a World Cup away from home.

Unless Russia win it.

[Hugh Jass]

Karma’s a bitch eh Neymar?

[pink_triangle]

34 minutes ago, LJS said:

Unless Russia win it.

Yes I should have realised Russia is in Russia!

[pink_triangle]

Interestingly for all the talk about “this most unpredictable of world cups”. I would argue the results in the knockout have been pretty predictable. I have only been surprised by 2 results, Russia beating Spain and Belgium beating Brazil.

[dentalplan]

36 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

Interestingly for all the talk about “this most unpredictable of world cups”. I would argue the results in the knockout have been pretty predictable. I have only been surprised by 2 results, Russia beating Spain and Belgium beating Brazil.

Swiss losing out was a surprise. Unless the stars have aligned for Sweden to Greece the thing and Zlatan to lift the cup in full kit.

Edited July 6, 2018 by dentalplan

[pink_triangle]

56 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Swiss losing out was a surprise. Unless the stars have aligned for Sweden to Greece the thing and Zlatan to lift the cup in full kit.

I think Swiss v Sweden and Uruguay v Portugal were the two 50/50 matches. I feel it fits the narative they want to highlight the unpredictable and ignore the predictable.

[LJS]

3 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I think Swiss v Sweden and Uruguay v Portugal were the two 50/50 matches. I feel it fits the narative they want to highlight the unpredictable and ignore the predictable.

I think a last 8 without Germany and Spain wasn't something many folk predicted.

Which kind of makes it unpredictable.

[pink_triangle]

1 minute ago, LJS said:

I think a last 8 without Germany and Spain wasn't something many folk predicted.

Which kind of makes it unpredictable.

I agree the Germany and Spain eliminations were unpredictable, but the tournament as a whole is not as unpredictable as some make out.

[kaosmark2]

2 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

Interestingly for all the talk about “this most unpredictable of world cups”. I would argue the results in the knockout have been pretty predictable. I have only been surprised by 2 results, Russia beating Spain and Belgium beating Brazil.

When a heavyweight like Spain gets knocked out in one of the first knockout games, and Germany have already been eliminated in the groups, with Italy and Netherlands not even qualifying, it means there's a lot of 2nd tier (and potentially lower) teams left. With the way the groups fell leaving two halfs of the draw imbalanced, there wasn't really much potential for surprises beyond those.