What do you think the result will be?So many people here expecting England to win.
What do you think the result will be?So many people here expecting England to win.
Why is KDB playing in a 2 man midfield? Should that not be Dembele and KDB plays number 10? Or even 4-3-3 like the Man City formation with Dembele playing the Silva role and Witsel holding?
I can't remember the last time I saw Belgium play with a midfield three, tbh.@Aboutreika18 @bosnian_red cheers guys. Presumably dembele would come in against a better team, perhaps at the expense of Mertens/Carrasco? Any news on Kompany’s fitness?
I'm not saying Europe should get less seats in World Cup than they have. I'm saying they shouldn't be looking at taking more seats from other continents in which playing in World Cup is a dream on its own, to add more European teams who are definitely not going to compete either.Mate you gotta take into account the fact that an average European team will be far better than the average African team. In terms of purely quality you can't begrudge Europe getting the number of spots that they do, in fact you could argue in terms of quality only, Europe and South America deserve more spots. But in a WC there are other factors that dictate how many teams from each region qualify and its fair enough in my opinion as they bring a different color and joy to the occasion.
People on here seem to underrate the 2nd tier European sides for some reason. Last week when I said I'd back Croatia and Serbia to go through their groups I had been called out for underestimating Nigeria and Costa Rica and how they would beat the aforementioned teams. I don't know what these assumptions were based on but Nigeria were miles below Croatia in quality and same for Costa Rica as well. I know Egypt were missing their best player but they hardly threatened against an off the pace Uruguay side. Morocco lost to Iran in a piss poor game. Its not been a great advertisement for the merits of African teams so far.
True. I guess the likes of Vertonghen, Kompany, etc will be leaders on the pitch regardless of having a arm-band to confirm it or not. Hope we see the best of Hazard this tournament, one of the best players at the world cup on his day.Probably want to give him more responsibility and try to elevate his performances. He is also pretty extrovert and funny and liked by everyone.
Like a slightly camp bloke from Sunderland. Which isn't Geordie but almost is, a bit softer.
He sounds like a character from a Charles Dickens TV adaptation, a slightly odd Geordie inflection.
OK now i'm very curious to hear himLike a very softly spoken, slightly nasal Geordie/Mackem (I can never tell the difference)
I've actually found him quite endearing on his little ITV bits.
Don't mean to be rude, Paul but it always amuses me how your posts are always full of cliches.first look at my dark horses , Belgium, if they all click, they are a very good side, should be an easy win against Panama and put pressure on England before they have kicked a ball.
Such a wierd career. He’s quite good, but seemingly never gave twi fecks about achieving something in a big competition. I still mostly associate him with that horrible tackle at the start of his career.I forgot Axel Witsel even existed.
Dont worry, reading it I can see what you mean.Don't mean to be rude, Paul but it always amuses me how your posts are always full of cliches.
Now that you mention it reading the post it does seem like a computer generated take on what Hansen and Lawrenson would say in a football studioDon't mean to be rude, Paul but it always amuses me how your posts are always full of cliches.
I agree about the dream bit. That's what I mean when I say that non- European teams bring a joy to the occasion that European teams just can't. But the fact of the matter is European sides tend to be more competitive as they are better disciplined and well drilled, even 2nd tier European sides.I'm not saying Europe should get less seats in World Cup than they have. I'm saying they shouldn't be looking at taking more seats from other continents in which playing in World Cup is a dream on its own, to add more European teams who are definitely not going to compete either.
Yeah it does , point takenNow that you mention it reading the post it does seem like a computer generated take on what Hansen and Lawrenson would say in a football studio
Bet you've secretly wanted to say those words your whole life.come on you red devils
Bet you've secretly wanted to say those words your whole life.
Yeah that’s true. The current distribution of CL places has basically killed all minor leagues.I find it wierd that they don’t apply this geographical fairness for CL qualifications. You’d think Europe consists of only 5 countries when watching the CL.