F'uck's sake...
Day 6: Russia vs. South Korea
- Thread starter gooDevil
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Don't kid yourselves. Both Russia and Korea are difficult teams. I wouldn't be surprised if they both beat Belgium or snatch a draw.
Thanks for the gift Akinfeev. I'll take the point.
I don't know about Russia but South Korea could definitely beat Belgium if they don't show up again.
Bants! the difference between ITV and BBC coverage. BBC's actually want to be there.
The quality of the BBC is so much superior to ITV
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Yeah I agree with the general consensus on here. Neither side is really that good but I thought South Korea looked the better team. They seemed to have better technique, there were some nice periods where they passed the ball quickly but ultimately they looked toothless which seems to be their problem every World Cup.
I thought Russia looked really poor and really slow. Very similar to Capello's England in 2010.
I thought Russia looked really poor and really slow. Very similar to Capello's England in 2010.
Both teams were defensively solid and difficult to break down. I thought both teams did the best they could to break down the other, but both teams defended very well throughout the match.
South Korea have lots of good technical players in their team and have a good, patient, probing approach to playing football. Their counterattacks can be dangerous as well. Luckily for Russia, Son had a bad match, and Park Chu Young started against them, so their attacks weren't that deadly. Lee Keun Ho came in too late as the Korean team started to tire out.
The Russians, without Shirokov, seemed to lose the midfield battle as they had to play two wingers in central midfield. Whilst Fayzulin handled the unfamiliar role in average fashion (okay but still not performing well), Shatov was poor in central midfield. Once Dzagoev came on, Russia were winning the midfield battle. However, the Korean defenders were very good and shut down Kokorin for the whole match.
Both teams conceded because of poor goalkeeping, but that's all good as I'd rather have a 1-1 draw than a 0-0 draw. Belgium will have a tough time breaking down both teams unless both teams try to take Belgium on rather than keep themselves organised.
South Korea have lots of good technical players in their team and have a good, patient, probing approach to playing football. Their counterattacks can be dangerous as well. Luckily for Russia, Son had a bad match, and Park Chu Young started against them, so their attacks weren't that deadly. Lee Keun Ho came in too late as the Korean team started to tire out.
The Russians, without Shirokov, seemed to lose the midfield battle as they had to play two wingers in central midfield. Whilst Fayzulin handled the unfamiliar role in average fashion (okay but still not performing well), Shatov was poor in central midfield. Once Dzagoev came on, Russia were winning the midfield battle. However, the Korean defenders were very good and shut down Kokorin for the whole match.
Both teams conceded because of poor goalkeeping, but that's all good as I'd rather have a 1-1 draw than a 0-0 draw. Belgium will have a tough time breaking down both teams unless both teams try to take Belgium on rather than keep themselves organised.
Capello as charismatic as always.
Putin is probably going to send Akinfeev to Siberia for that..
Once Russia committed to attack they looked a different team. Capello needs to unleash them like Hiddink did the 08 team with the rise of Arshavin
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