Mendy bro. We can't defend you anymore. This is so bad.
Day 2: England vs Iran | Senegal vs Netherlands | USA vs Wales
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Maybe it was just a good run of form under the right circumstances, but he was genuinely excellent for about a 6 month or so period (perhaps more, Chelsea fans can correct me) under Tuchel. I think he had one really bad mistake on the ball in the following season and that shakiness has spilled into every facet of his performances since. Just looks like a semi-broken keeper now. You can't be that fragile in your confidence as a GK at a top club.
what's with the crazy amount of stoppage time?
Mendy cost Senegal a point here. Very poor.
Now Senegal will go hard against Qatar
Wow the replay makes it look even worse. He even fluffed the follow up save with a weak hand.
I think Chelsea need to replace him with another 70m keeper.
Chelsea should buy Noppert... he is even taller than Mendy
Mendy making Karius look like peak Buffon.
Mendy and Noppert the difference between the two teams.
shocking from Mendy and score line clearly not reflecting the game
They just don't believe that they can do it against a big team. They play to just not lose. A true shame.
Aaaand the mandatory second goal to highlight this fecking shite mentality.
Just leaving this here now that game 2 is over:
Good.
On the dot, like I said, African teams often give this illusion of being able to compete but the results against better teams is often the same
sad. i always root for the African teams in these tournaments and they always seem to lose in the same sad ways.
Agree. Hopefully UEFA and Euro leagues follow this example
Noppert 
Klaas goal that
This isn't my childhood's Netherlands, but honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they could finish off more dominant teams this way. That keeper was really good for someone who was clubless and supposedly almost quit football just two years ago.
Is it just me or does Gakpo look like a much less punchable brother of Dele Alli?
Feels like it's the first time proper time keeping is being used in football. Maybe this WC won't be so bad after all
Senegal can still do it. The other teams don't have the same solutions as Netherlands.
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That's what it is mentality, Holland were average and Mendy basically gifted them 2 goals. So so frustrating
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No real surprises other than Sargent starting.
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All the favourites have won so far.
Senegal has a strong and talented team but if they have mistakes like this in the WC, they’re not going to make it far. Ecuador becomes a life or death game for them
I do expect Senegal to finish second in the group. Which means they will have to play England
I still like Ecuador to go through after what I saw from Senegal today.
They won't, they just don't believe in themselves. Wales will go to the next round.
Gakpo/Dele Alli/Wenbayama
Never doubt the man
I thought Bale retired from football 3 years ago.
No Freddie Adu?
Had to look him up, but yes!
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