[Mentalist]

Gorefest, on 22 June 2018 - 10:30 PM, said:

I am not getting mad at all. I perfectly understand that they have to play this way and that it is very effective. But that doesnt change the fact that it just is bloody boring to watch and anti-football. I have no problems with Iceland, as I stated previously their goalkeeper is the former goalie of my own team. But after the novelty value wears off I dont see how a team can float indefinitely on the underdog vibe. I enjoy watching football, not Arkanoid.

Fair's fair. I play defense whenever I do rec footy, so I don't mind watching a good defense foil the most intricate attacks and plays repeatedly. But I can appreciate someone else getting bored from this.

[Tiste Simeon]

Hmm Belgium cruising to a comfortable win - was hoping for a draw to assist England in their campaign and make it easier when we play Belgium ourselves. Ah well. It appears this is the year that nothing goes the way I wish...

[Mentalist]

Tiste Simeon, on 23 June 2018 - 01:39 PM, said:

Hmm Belgium cruising to a comfortable win - was hoping for a draw to assist England in their campaign and make it easier when we play Belgium ourselves. Ah well. It appears this is the year that nothing goes the way I wish...

From what I've seen, I'm expecting England may struggle against Panama, tbh.

watching Korea play was painful. Every time they'd try to run through 2 defenders and lose the ball i wanted to smash something.

You are clearly a technically inferior team; why are you continuing to try to deek them out instead of passing around them?

[Mentalist]

Germany - Sweden about to start.

Can Germany turn things around, or is this going to be an all- Southern dominated WC where I'll stop caring who wins by semifinals because I don't like any of the survivors?

[Mentalist]

Oh, ffs...

[Mentalist]

WOOOOOOOOO!!!! FUCK, YES!

[Malankazooie]

Fuckin' hell, I'm a ball of fury! Sweden at least had a tie. You can't let them do that to you when they're a man down.

Well, at least Mexico won.

Come on England! (1st match tomorrow).

[Mentalist]

I am so very happy,

Now we just need a miracle to help Poland against Colombia,

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 23 June 2018 - 08:07 PM

[Mentalist]

Ah, this made my day.

Brandt should've put in that ball when he smashed the post, but i'm not choosy: I'll take Kroos' last minute surgical setpiece to finish,

[Macros]

Brandts was a hell of a shot, but Kroos was just stone cold over that ball he knew exactly where it needed to be. superb

[Malankazooie]

Goal of the day belongs to South Korea. Here it is if you missed it.

It will probably be in consideration for goal of the tournament when the World Cup comes to a close and those discussions begin in earnest. So glad Mexico won though.

[Macros]

Kane needs to bang in a few more to give himself a solid chance of the golden boot

[Tiste Simeon]

Well now... This is a confidence boost! I know it's only Panama but 5-0 at half time is quite a result to give you a bit of a push!

[Tiste Simeon]

Macros, on 24 June 2018 - 12:48 PM, said:

Kane needs to bang in a few more to give himself a solid chance of the golden boot

Yeah I'd like him to overtake Lukaku and Ronaldo today if possible.

[Macros]

and Jesse Lingards goal will surely be in the running for goal of the tourney so far

[Tiste Simeon]

Definitely that was sublime!

[Macros]

hah, perfectly timed substitution

how much Kane knew about it is debatable, but best to give it to him now to avoid another stoke incident

[Tiste Simeon]

Kind of glad they got one back in some ways, they've really been fighting for it this half.

Still not sure why Sterling is starting ahead of Rashford... And remind me the Stoke incident?

[Malankazooie]

All of the goals in the first half were crowd pleasers. Even the PKs by Kane. If I was given the choice of one player to take my PKs (from all of the teams assembled), I would choose Harry Kane. Velocity and placement. Just brutal.

[Tiste Simeon]

Ooh Stoke was that the goal claiming thing?

Anyway happy with that result glad to comfortably win - normally we struggle in the games we should be winning easily. We're through and that's what counts. Nice to win the group!