Giving away goals for fun. Makes you wonder how bad the second choice goalie is!
Day 7: Portugal vs Morocco, Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia and Iran vs Spain
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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?
He’s actually first choice lol
Here's hoping. I need to get at least one correct score in this stupid tournament! Today I have 5-0 Uruguay. Fingers crossed (Sorry Saudi fans!).
I think it's a big problem that every one of your players is from your local league. I'm going to take a guess and say you pay VERY well, but it's hard to advance as a player when you don't play the best.
What happened to the guy that played for Bolton? Al Habsi?
The Saudi keeper didn't wanna jump 
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???Al Habsi is from Oman
He is from Oman not Saudi.
He flat out refused to jump. That or his athleticism is truly shit
As I said in a previous post this isn’t the team that qualified. The coach that led them to the finals was sacked before the tournament probably because he didn’t like being told who should play and who shouldn’t
This keeper maybe is the Saudi version of Rinat Dassaev? 
Seriously, good game for Suarez to gain confidence.
Seriously, good game for Suarez to gain confidence.
I think you misunderstand me. My point is if he's the first choice and the best keeper you have then how bad is the goalie on the bench?!
Isn't that a part of Saudi Arabia?
Oman is a country
Err.. no ?
No, it's an independent country.
Rerun of first game. Early goal for a weaker team.
Ah, I think he played in Saudi Arabia then. My mistake.
I was kidding. Not funny I know.
First time watching Saudi and they're definitely not the worst team in the tournament. Passing it well and some skillfull players. Korea were much worse.
First time watching Saudi and they're definitely not the worst team in the tournament. Passing it well and some skillfull players. Korea were much worse.
I'd love to see Saudi Arabia pull off a shock here. Im asking for too much.
Christ some of these players are pathetic.
Uruguay are still playing zombie football. They have a solid enough backline to give anyone trouble in the knockout rounds, though.
No it wasn't. Do you really want to compare the game South Korea did vs Sweden compared to Saudi Arabia vs Russia?
They have a nice thought-out system and a good coach but their players are so bad individually that it rarely shows.
I did say this game is my first time watching Saudi, so clearly I didn't watch the opener. Not sure I understand the point you're making either.. playing well against Uruguay is infinitely better than not being able to string 3 passes together against Sweden.
This KSA... they can't defend, can't pass... they need to work harder and give everything, play with heart because there is no skill. I wonder if this is one of the best team in Asia...
Actually I think it's the opposite. Individually not that bad, but very naive and rubbish tactically.
Saudis aren't actually bad at football, just defensively naîve and slightly lacking up front. And they must have the three worst goalkeepers in the entire tournament.
What's with all the vuvuzela drone ?
The worst teams so far have been Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Panama, Nigeria, South Korea, Poland
Then maybe better watch that match first. Anyway Iran and Japan are the best Asian teams, Saudi Arabia is worse then South Korea, its only a opinion.
Phil Neville always commentates like he's on Autumnwatch sitting in a camouflaged hide with a pair of binoculars describing a Badger emerging from its set with some newly born cubs for the first time.
We've been by far the worst relative to what should be expected from us.
Holy shit that split from the SA player looked painful.
Is that a hamstring gone. Looked painful
Looks like the player is a goner
Hmm feck. That doesn't look well at all. Hope he's ok.
I was just thinking exactly the same thing.
It's as if he's doing a David Attenborough impression or something
This group crosses with Portugal--Spain one? Both Uruguay and Portugal will wish for each other.
The one who said Uruguay play like Atletico wasn't wrong. They're incredibly similar, same boring style.