I heard there's even a massive statue of him in Rio on a mountain or something.
Day 4: Costa Rica vs Serbia, Germany vs Mexico , Brazil vs Switzerland
- Thread starter K2K
- Start date
Maybe. Let's agree to disagree then.
In terms of football world standing, not size of the country.
Mexico were really surprising! Amazing upset, they played some excellent fast football in the first half. Germany are not all that, are they? I said a while back, of course they'll be there or thereabouts, this German team doesn't have the same aura as previous WC winning teams. A lot more beatable, on paper.
Love results and performances like this - what the WC is all about! Over the moon for the Mexican fans.
Brazil will cruise here, 4-1 I reckon.
Love results and performances like this - what the WC is all about! Over the moon for the Mexican fans.
Brazil will cruise here, 4-1 I reckon.
Well played.But the 2008 team was more exciting under Aragonés, here I agree with you, being better is another thing.
Brazil will hammer the swiss here IMO. Dont particularly rate Switzerland, Brazil use good tactics now unlike 4 years ago and are a pretty complete side these days. Dont see them finishing anywhere but top of their group, but the question for them will be the knockout rounds when they play other quality sides. They're up there with Spain as favourites though imo. Plus Neymar for Brazil is always quality, plus he has the supporting cast to back him up unlike Argentina and Portugal.
At least we agreed on something.But the 2008 team was more exciting under Aragonés, here I agree with you, being better is another thing.
Not Herrera though!
Now we are forced to win against Sweden and South Korea. With our performance in the first half, we might draw one of those. Only players that showed up were our substitutes Reus and Brandt. Hummels and Khedira were a catastrophe. Hummels was the reason we received the goal. Hope he'll play better in the next game. Hope Reus starts, I bet he will. And Löw should really consider to give Brandt the starting chance like this:
Werner
Brandt - Reus - Müller
And don't you dare say Sané would have had any big impact against this Mexiko in this German formation! I think Reus and Brandt would have been the solution - Just bring them earlier or as starters! Pull yourself together Germany!!!
Werner
Brandt - Reus - Müller
And don't you dare say Sané would have had any big impact against this Mexiko in this German formation! I think Reus and Brandt would have been the solution - Just bring them earlier or as starters! Pull yourself together Germany!!!
Neymar's hair is a work of art.
Roy Keane has gone orange. Hope he's not turning into Trump.
He's seen as the next big thing, I guess. Firmino kind of gradually improved to get to this level, while Jesus has that story of a kid from the favelas becoming a star overnight. Also has a better record for Brazil.
Is Xhaka going to get sent off?
What an amazing World Cup so far. Almost all of the matches have been highly entertaining so far. Here hoping for more of the same for rest of the tournament.
I dislike the Swiss football team with passion. They manage to bore me to tears every tournament they’re in, so fir once I will not cheer for the underdog.
Well there hasn't been a red yet? It's got to happen some time.
Xhaka is perhaps the reason why the Swiss have a band-aid in their flag.
The only way my fantasy team can be saved is for Coutinho and Jesus to score a hat-trick each so go Brazil.
This.
that result is the most important I guess. If Germany ends n2, I can't see them beating Brazil. They are inferior in all the sides so they could be already out in the last 16. And between Mexico, 2E, Colombie (1H?) and England/Belgium it's going to be very open for the semis.
Anyway, I don't know if it's really surprising. Most of German players were disappointed during the season with their club or NT like: Muller, Boateng, Hummels, Khedira and Draxler. A lot of person talked about the qualification but they really showed nothing during the friendlies and the offensive side were already poor and without creativity in 2016. The defence is actually slower.
I hope Sule, Brandt and Reus will start a game
Anyway, I don't know if it's really surprising. Most of German players were disappointed during the season with their club or NT like: Muller, Boateng, Hummels, Khedira and Draxler. A lot of person talked about the qualification but they really showed nothing during the friendlies and the offensive side were already poor and without creativity in 2016. The defence is actually slower.
I hope Sule, Brandt and Reus will start a game
Should have brought Wagner. With Araujo and Reyes out of the cup he's got a good 10 cms on all the mexican defense.
Switzerland are going to get obliterated
I see, thanks.
Can't say I disagree with the boring sentiment. This might be the first truly terrible game even if Brazil demolish them with lots of goals.
Why not? Gabriel Jesus has played very well since his debut and he's the current topscorer of this squad under Tite's command, scoring 10 goals out of 21 games; Firmino made a great season in EPL, and Ederson isn't even the main Brazilian goalkeeper. He is much better than Doni, who was called up by Dunga in 2010, for example. The main weakness of this Brazilian squad at this moment is our right back. Without Daniel Alves there, we must trust in Danilo or Fagner, two average players for Brazilian patterns at very best. Unless you don't like their personality or something like that, I didn't get your point, dude.
Neymar's hair
Because they play for Man city and Liverpool obviously...Why not? Gabriel Jesus has played very well since his debut and he's the current topscorer of this squad under Tite's squad, scoring 10 goals out of 21 games; Firmino made a great season in EPL, and Ederson isn't even the main Brazilian goalkeeper. He is much better than Doni, who was called up by Dunga in 2010, for example. The main weakness of this Brazilian squad at this moment is our right back. Without Daniel Alves there, we must trust in Danilo or Fagner, two average players for Brazilian patterns at very best. Unless you don't like their personality or something like that, I didn't get your point, dude.
Even the Swiss national anthem is boring.
The Brazilian national anthem: the only World Cup song that matters.
*neutral
Why is a section of the stand above the tunnel on the top tier kept completely empty at every stadium?
Swiss bank accounts ain't boring though.
Neymar’s hair is phenomenal
He haven't had a single red card last season, but okay.
Lichtsteiner against Marcelo and Neymar, will be fun.
Is Marcelo Brazil's captain now?
Willian as captain for me. Watch him get red carded after 10 seconds.
We have no captain. Tite has rotated captains since his tenure.
Nice to see Neymar channeling his inner 90's Justin Timberlake.