Right?? They haven't conceded a single goal aside if that own goal and people think they'll be pushovers. Madness! Morocco would be the last team I would want to face. Can't get past 'em and they got ice in their veins during pens and their sick goalie as well.
Day 19: Morocco vs Portugal | England vs France (QF 3&4)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Laughing and wanking.
Bias much
! Don't think it was the quality of the players.Mentally Portugal weren't strong enough after conceding. It was a gutless performance. Similar to what usually happens to England in tournament football...
Guess we'll see about if it's the same this time.
Oh ffs....Fox giving Kane the NFL interview treatment.
Well yeah, that little prick is just as narcissistic and unlikeable as Ronaldo.
We still an Euro and at a lesser scale the Nations League. It was the most successful period of our National team and Ronaldo was the driving force. I thank him alot for that. For me he's the best portuguese player ever. I don't consider him the GOAT to be honest.
I miss the days of Figo, Rui Costa, Ricardo Carvalho. These were real gentlemen and our football was exciting and full of flair.
This is not a go at United fans, it's more in relation to the Ronaldo mistreatment in Portugal driven by Benfica fueled Media. Now I'll confortably sit and see what Seixal Benfica Academy will show us.
It's not just the competitions. Ronaldo saved us plenty of times during qualification. This new batch of players are too weak mentally. I truly believe we will have a desert crossing in our National team now.
Is he really though...
Oh yeah they're World Champions - silly me for not taking ITV pundits seriously. Souness was picking his words very carefully but he knew.
It's not bias. It's facts. When we won the Euro about 80% of players were made at Sporting. I'll gladly be wrong but I don't believe this generation can hack itBias much
Mentally Portugal weren't strong enough after conceding. It was a gutless performance. Similar to what usually happens to England in tournament football...
Guess we'll see about if it's the same this time.
Better than Eusebio?
Well maybe not quite, but he’s still a little wanker.
No team making it to the last 4 is rubbish. Especially when you consider the teams they had to beat to get there without conceding a single goal other than an own one.
Get off your high horse.
4-3-3 confirmed.
Frankly it'd be easier to feel happy for Morocco if their supporters didn't act like such complete wankers - booing the opposition at full blast for 90 minutes every time they touch the ball, for no other reason than being the opposition. If everyone did this, football would be unbearable to watch.
Log off, this is too serious for you
I dont ever comment about a posters on here, because 99% are good, the others not worth it ,but this post is a joke , the poster is a joke, clearly butt hurt about Ronaldo.
You have got to be the only person on this planet that would describe Figo as a 'real gentleman'. He was full of flair though!
Yes. He's finished now but what he achieved for us was truly incredible. We are a small country and he gave us self-esteem and pride. I'm not even talking just about our National team. He was top scorer in England, Italy and Spain. Won multiple Ballon d'or and all top competitions bar the World Cup. It's time to retire now. Quit the antics and retire with dignity. Let the new blood take control now.
Wuss
Not at all confident with our defence against France.
A lot will of course be said about how they can handle Mbappe, but Dembele running at Shaw and Maguire must be absolutely terrifying for England.
No bias there
Either would be a massive test to them. I feel both England and France have many different strings to their bow, unlike those Morocco have faced so far.
I think the winner of tonight's game will win the tournament. I fancied France because they have Mbappe, that genuine world class attacking quality that the other teams can't quite match.
Funny thing is, if either England or France get past Morocco, it would be a good game in prep for the final because I think it would he similar in regards to the challenges they'll face against the ultimate finalists. Both Argentina and Croatia are rock solid and dogged to the last.
Against Argentina, you also have the mental test of keeping your cool against their shenanigans.
It's a difficult moment for the Ronaldo fanboys.
Why? Shaw is fantastic .
ehh their “shenanigans” only happened in the Dutch match, zero of it in prior matches this WC
Facts. I'll gladly change opinion when these players win something. I really wish Ronaldo retires so we can see what they do. I'll be here to judge. I hope you buy Felix and we watch him evolve here togetherNo bias there
Fair enough, but for me, Eusebio will always stand out as the greatest Portuguese player, not only for his ability, but for his humility. He was loved wherever he went. Ronnie not so much but I get what you mean (and he did play for Benfica).
This is karma to santos who is a bad coach but was lucky at euro2016. He kept too long to the players who gave him that throphy and then he got the complaint that he didn't build a new team with some old and some young players.
And then out of a sudden he changed Patricio for Costa (both good keepers) and said that he put in a younger player but the press and everybody was talking about moutinho's maybe even Pepe Ronaldo' too make a point. Portugal lost to Belgium with an error of the goalie at the EC and now with an error of the goalie at the WC but Portugal gave 2 times a half time advance to the other team.
Poor coach that can't read a game and put in the players to win it if things aren't going well. Felix today was one of the players who was totally out of the game and he played the whole game. At the end they were throwing long balls from the middle of the pitch instead of the corners. Easy to defend for Marocco.
I always think santos is a friend of jorge mendes and that he uses portugal team to get players in the picture. Neves and Felix need transfers and so they play.
He can be, but he can also get lost positionally against better sides and spend most of the game tucked in as a third CB. I can see Griezmann drifting over to that side a lot and him and Dembele tying them in knots.
Griezmann is playing well. He will be a handful.
I don't care about the Real VS Barcelona period. I'm talking about his national team career. He was an incredible player, captain and widely respected in our country. In portuguese we say that he was a "senhor" translated to sir or gentlemen. I don't care about Barcelona shenanigans
Didn't they invade eachother for over 300 years straight? Probably just a rivalry or pride thing. I love it. It's either that or a completely dead atmosphere since all the Senegalese and Ghanaian drummers have gone home.
Good and well informed post
Absolutely. Barring another Morocco masterclass the winner of this game will be well up for it whoever they face in the final. As to whether Morocco can do it again: I don't know why but my gut feeling is they could cause an almighty upset against France but will stumble if they meet England.
Frances 11 is quality you have to say.
Undoubtedly but I think England would face the same problems Spain, Belgium, Croatia and Portugal (talk about giant slayers) had against Morocco, should they beat France. They're not able to break a good team defending in a low block, not under Southgate, and they don't have that X factor like France in Mbappé. Morocco's only problem is injuries and fatigue. The last two games took a real toll on them.
Both have weaknesses that France and England can easily exploit. Croatia can't score a goal to save their lives despite their excellent midfield and defense. They also had two games go all the way to the penalties which will play a major role in their fitness. Argentina are very reliant on Messi in terms of chance creation. Mark him out and their attack crumbles. They have no finisher and defense is also nothing worth of note. Last point, their game management against Netherlands was simply awful and they added unnecessary 30 minutes because of that.
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I was just messing with you anyways, I like Figo. Except in 2004 against us. He was far from a senhor then, the bastard.
Who are “these” players exactly because Ronaldo has been playing with them for 20 years. How are they supposed to win something without him when he’s always there.
Saka to look out of his depth & be subbed early in the second half.