Day 4: Morocco vs Croatia | Germany vs Japan | Spain vs Costa Rica | Belgium vs Canada

Righteous Steps

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As an actual central midfielder? Pedri is better than most of those and will soon be better than all, probably
He will be better than all of them but at the moment he is not and has been inconsistent as you would expect from a 19 year old, the problem is people watching the one or two great game here and there and base their judgement on that.

A quick scour through Barca forums would give you a fairer reflection of his performances, he simply hasn’t been operating at a level where he could be called the 2nd or even 3rd best midfielder in the world.
 

DJ_21

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De bruyne passing has been awful this game. Let’s see if he gets criticised like Bruno would.
 

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Surely Hazard isn't starting another game in this tournament? Sad watch these days.
Twitter is full of people saying he did well, because he had 100% of dribbling or something. He can’t beat a man for pace at all, nothing like the player he used to be.
 

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The goal frame should look huge to these Canadians with their small hockey nets and heavily padded keepers.
 

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Canada are playing really well when you consider the gap in quality when compared man for man with Belgium. I'll be a bit upset if we don't get something from this game. Referees have had too much influence on the game imo.
 
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I don't think Davies has recovered from the penalty miss. Been subpar most of the game and looks shattered right now.
 

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This has been one of the lowest quality games this far. Canada’s final ball, decision making, composure and finishing, has been atrocious. Belgium have been fecking dreadful in every department.
 

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Feels like the other upsets. Canada are going to nick one in a minute