FrankDrebin
Don't call me Shirley
Hmm.Haaland is one player, and a striker at that, if the rest of the team around him is poor, he's not going to change that on his own.
Hmm.Haaland is one player, and a striker at that, if the rest of the team around him is poor, he's not going to change that on his own.
Agreed mateHmm.
Haaland is one player, and a striker at that, if the rest of the team around him is poor, he's not going to change that on his own.
It's difficult to be a leader as a striker IMO, nevermind the fact he's 20.Absolutely but he's not been very good for Norway either. Yet to step up and be the leader in attack.
Food for thought to those who think getting Haaland suddenly makes United champions.Hmm.
He came on and looked pretty lively.VDB can't even get a game for Holland either eh?
Can’t say I watch them much (or at all), but looking at their results, I expect them to top group A in the Euros over Wales, Switzerland and even Italy.Are Turkey really this good? They pretty much matched France in the Euro qualifying group as well.
He came on and looked pretty lively.
Nearly got an assist as well. The whole of the Dutch side were wasteful tonight.Scuffed a decent chance wide.
Haaland is one player, and a striker at that, if the rest of the team around him is poor, he's not going to change that on his own.
They are a decent collective, but they're average at best. We were fecking shocking against them on Wednesday amd even then, literally everything they touched went in. So the result is a bit flattering to them. I realize this sounds like me being a bad loser, mind.Can’t say I watch them much (or at all), but looking at their results, I expect them to top group A in the Euros over Wales, Switzerland and even Italy.
Their team isn’t that poor at all. They have Odegaard who is hyped to be one of the best talents about. They have a number of players that are a decent Premier League standard and then the rest of their team is decent enough. They look to be underperforming to me. They really should be qualifying for the Euros at least.
Not sure about Italy or the Swiss so I’ll take your word for that but they can’t be level with Wales. I do watch Wales and they play absolutely tumescent football. The two star men, Bale and Ramsey, turn up for Wales but have been declining for a while and the supporting cast, Dan James and Kieffer Moore are nothing more than average players. The defence is Championship level, unlike Turkey’s, whose best defenders (Soyuncu and Kabak) start for CL level clubs.They are a decent collective, but they're average at best. We were fecking shocking against them on Wednesday amd even then, literally everything they touched went in. So the result is a bit flattering to them. I realize this sounds like me being a bad loser, mind.
Italy and Switzerland are much better and Wales is atleast as good.
Nearly got an assist as well. The whole of the Dutch side were wasteful tonight.
Fair enough, I honestly don't know much about wales and still judge them by that 2014 semi final. Still Turkey is spectacularly average. Beating us doesnt make a team good, we're really bad at the moment.Not sure about Italy or the Swiss so I’ll take your word for that but they can’t be level with Wales. I do watch Wales and they play absolutely tumescent football. The two star men, Bale and Ramsey, turn up for Wales but have been declining for a while and the supporting cast, Dan James and Kieffer Moore are nothing more than average players. The defence is Championship level, unlike Turkey’s, whose best defenders (Soyuncu and Kabak) start for CL level clubs.
They are now coached by the same guy who took them to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. With arguably a better team, he should be able to do well in Euro 2020 and possibly exceed expectations.Turkey seem to be a really good team.
Bernardo Silva put a great ball into the far past after Cristiano Ronaldo drew 3 men all towards himself. Surprisingly, no one really put a foot in, and Bernardo Silva was also in lots of space. Milenkovic was ball-watching the whole time and was completely unaware of Diogo Jota behind him. Honestly, I was surprised by that as he tends defend the far post quite well, but he also has issues with ball-watching.Jota scored for Portugal. 0-1.
They are now coached by the same guy who took them to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. With arguably a better team, he should be able to do well in Euro 2020 and possibly exceed expectations.
This may belong in the weird feelings of football thread, but Im quite sure Terim has always been the coach of both the Turkish national team and Galatasaray.I am having a major Mandela effect moment right now. Fatih Terim didn't coach Turkey in 2002??
I am having a major Mandela effect moment right now. Fatih Terim didn't coach Turkey in 2002??
You two aren't alone with that thought!This may belong in the weird feelings of football thread, but Im quite sure Terim has always been the coach of both the Turkish national team and Galatasaray.
VDB can't even get a game for Holland either eh?
Unless you're Alexis Sanchez.I don't think that's surprising though. When you're out of favour at club level you rarely getting picked for your country.
Unless you're Alexis Sanchez.
Are Turkey really this good? They pretty much matched France in the Euro qualifying group as well.