Poland offered absolutely nothing tonight, they were awful…France get a bye to the quarterfinals!
Poland offered absolutely nothing tonight, they were awful…France get a bye to the quarterfinals!
I like that , good option - it rewards attacking intent..Pathetic rule. Poland just sat deep trying not to concede, barely making a challenge. As Danny Murphy said, shots on target would be a better alternative. Make teams have a go.
I forgot about Spain.The problem is that we have to overcome France in the Quarters which won’t be easy……
Then it would most likely be Spain in the Semis and then Brazil in the final - if we win it then we will definitely
have deserved it….
Plus Messi, Ronaldo, Bale, Suarez and Co.Chesney was easily Poland’s best. Lewandowski hardly had a touch. I think Argentina can still go up a couple of gears.
He is the one and only…..Chesney was easily Poland’s best. Lewandowski hardly had a touch. I think Argentina can still go up a couple of gears.
I stand by my original pre-tournament prediction of a France v Argentina final….Chesney was easily Poland’s best. Lewandowski hardly had a touch. I think Argentina can still go up a couple of gears.
Pathetic rule. Poland just sat deep trying not to concede, barely making a challenge. As Danny Murphy said, shots on target would be a better alternative. Make teams have a go.
You use the opta stats that are used in every game and have been for years. Nothing to do with VAR.I look forward to VAR arguing about which kicks constitutes "shots" (scuffs, mishits, pathetic dribble 'shots', crosses looping into the keeper's hands that are technically on target) - Are shots that get blocked by a defender counted? (I saw a written piece by Shearer saying that Kane didn't have a shot on target in two games, but had an excellent effort v USA blocked by a defender). VAR would need to decide whether each shot was on target, or maybe going to curl just off target etc
I think you need something factual and countable. Maybe corners would be better? I don't like it. Nothing's perfect... and maybe Yellow cards might be as good as anything.
You use the opta stats that are used in every game and have been for years. Nothing to do with VAR.
VAR is fine. It is the ludicrous interpretation of the laws that they have decided to use it for that is the problem.The game is broken.
VAR needs fucking off.
It's not VAR that's the problem but rather the incompetent bunch of individuals that operate it.
1. The referee should not have been asked to look at the incident.
2. He should have had the bottle and common sense to not give a penalty.
The more matches I watch, the more convinced I am that England have nothing to fear in this competition.
The winners will come from England, France or Brazil.
You must prefer less successful managers rather than the most successful manager since Sir Alf RamseyIt’s not the players we or the other team have that scare me, it’s Southgate.
You must prefer less successful managers rather than the most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey
Big Sam. perhaps Pullis?
Brazil look imperious atm and should be everyone’s clear favourites. As someone else has said on this thread, Argentina look like they could go up a gear. Spain always a threat. Portugal have looked handy so far.The more matches I watch, the more convinced I am that England have nothing to fear in this competition.
The winners will come from England, France or Brazil.
Totally agree with this.Brazil look imperious atm and should be everyone’s clear favourites. As someone else has said on this thread, Argentina look like they could go up a gear. Spain always a threat. Portugal have looked handy so far.
I’d put England in the secondary group of challengers, behind France and Brazil.
They didn't even look at that one.You just know if that happens to us, we don't get a penalty. Maguire was rugby tackled against Iran and naff all was given.