The Official Fifa World Cup thread v15: Sebbe, do you need picking up in the morning pal? Edition

[Madmick]

Europeans are going to be insufferable for the next four years.

 

[Mga223]

How about that Francis - Lewis fight?
One for the ages.


And btw, this was the first UFC I've seen for a while and I will hear the phrase "X brought to you by X". Christ almight it is annoying! Imagine paying for a PPV and still have to sit through all that brainwashing shit.

Worst fight I've ever watched.

DC made up for it though holy shit

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Europeans are going to be insufferable for the next four years.

muricans are and will always be insufferable, so it just gives you a little window to what they deal with.

 

[Da Speeit]

Europeans are going to be insufferable for the next four years.

why

 

[Da Speeit]

you're looking HENCH and in shape my man, that beard adds a ton too.

what a fucking BOIST

Was gonna say, beard on point, nice haircut, looking F I T T A N D T H I C C

 

[gtm3]

Two surely? Argentina got to the final last time. In terms of actually getting all the way to the final unpredictability is always going to be their if you have a smaller number of teams although besides Uruguay none of the smaller nations have yet to really step up.

One factor perhaps is EU employment law? big clubs do still have limits on non EU players which means there isn't quite as much opportunity for South American players, Brazilians and Argentinians tend to take a lot of those spots plus indeed I think the Prem does still have a bit of a phobia to South American players after a few expensive flops(Veron most obviously) down the years. Belgium for example have arguably the three key players in the three biggest sides in the Prem at Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea.

Still though your still looking at no non European of South American side getting to the semi's bar Korea and honestly I think we can look back at that as one of the dodgiest results in WC history alone with that Argentina/Peru game in 78, ref in the Italy/Korea game went on to have a string of scandles back in Ecuador and got jailed for drug trafficking in the end.

Two how? 06 was Italy/France, 10 was Spain/Netherlands, 14 was Germany/Argentina, and 18 will be 2 European nations. That's 1 in 8. I don't think there is that much of a phobia with the players. The issue isn't the players. The issue is shit mgmt by SA FAs. Putting Maradona in charge ffs.

 

[Da Speeit]

@Chules @Concrete @Clear Winner @Mga223 @blokeybloke

The Gunners midfielder is "bent, disappointed and offended" by the treatment he has received this summer, according to his dad

Mesut Ozil’s father Mustafa has said that he would retire from international duty with Germany if he was in his son's shoes.

The Arsenal playmaker has been targeted for criticism in the aftermath of the 2014 champions’ premature exit from the ongoing World Cup and as a consequence, his future on the international scene has been called into question.

In particular, he and Ilkay Gundogan have come under fire for being pictured meeting controversial Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan prior to the tournament, which Oliver Bierhoff, the team’s public relations manager, admitted could have been seen as a reason to leave him out of the squad.


The 29-year-old was also booed in a pre-tournament friendly as Joachim Low’s side crashed to a defeat against Austria, a foreshadowing of what was to come.

Things got little better for Ozil once in Russia, with Germany suffering defeats to Mexico and South Korea to consign them to a stunning early exit from the competition.

“If I were in his place, I would say: ‘Thank you, but that’s enough,’” the 50-year-old told Bild am Sonntag.

“He’s bent, disappointed and offended, yes, offended, his own fans booed him before the World Cup at the international in Austria and he cannot understand why.

“He doesn’t always have to defend himself. He’s played in the national team for nine years … and became a world champion.

“It’s always said that if we win, we win together, but if we lose, we lose because of Ozil.

“He’s booed and put up as a scapegoat – I completely understand that he is offended.

“Mesut’s been an example for years. The situation is absurd – he loves Germany and has shown commitment to his country, that he’s presented as a scapegoat is so unfair.”



Mustafa, who was once the player’s advisor but no longer holds that position, hinted that he might have counselled his son not to be photographed alongside Erdogan.

“I thought: ‘This isn’t such a good idea.’ But I didn’t think: ‘Uh oh, everything is collapsing now,’” he said.

“It wasn’t the first photo of Mesut with Erdogan, I knew it wasn’t a political statement from him or anything like that

what a fass

 

[Dr J]

The writing is on the wall, lads.

 

[Da Speeit]

The writing is on the wall, lads.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

The writing is on the wall, lads.

we use VAR & goal line technology now.

 

[Dr J]

If England win the World Cup, are we going to have a Sir Jordan Henderson?

Spoiler

 

[blokeybloke]

@Chules @Concrete @Clear Winner @Mga223 @blokeybloke


what a fass

His dad is a fn idiot & needs to stfu. He's giving the boo boys oxygen & sports press is so clickbait driven now they'll pile on too & stir it up even more.

We're living in the death of expertise era where muggy, bleating, no nothing, misinformation pumping retards like AFTV are polluting the media landscape.

 

[blokeybloke]

Watching Sweden game again. Stones has had a decent World Cup

 

[therealdope]

Europeans are going to be insufferable for the next four years.

Next 4 yrs? Too late IMO.

 

[Da Speeit]

His dad is a fn idiot & needs to stfu. He's giving the boo boys oxygen & sports press is so clickbait driven now they'll pile on too & stir it up even more.

We're living in the death of expertise era where muggy, bleating, no nothing, misinformation pumping retards like AFTV are polluting the media landscape.

what a post.
Honestly i'll take AFT over Neville, Carragher and co whining about Pogba every fucking day of the week

 

[therealdope]

The quarter finals matches had just results. The better team in each game won. Would have been nice to see Cavani in the Uruguay side but that's the way it goes in a tournament.

 

[blokeybloke]

The quarter finals matches had just results. The better team in each game won. Would have been nice to see Cavani in the Uruguay side but that's the way it goes in a tournament.

Not true. Brazil are & were a far better side than Belgium.

Cavani not playing was so disappointing. Suarez didn't get a touch in the French penalty area the whole game.

It's France's tournament to lose.

 

[blokeybloke]

I want to believe

 

[blokeybloke]

@Deffid whats the deal with yer boy Yarmalenko going to the Irons?

Pellegrini doing work this summer

 

[gtm3]

Not true. Brazil are & were a far better side than Belgium.

Cavani not playing was so disappointing. Suarez didn't get a touch in the French penalty area the whole game.

It's France's tournament to lose.

Brazil were not a far better side. It was clear Belgium were ok with having Brazil in their half and to hit them on the counter.