You do know that's what I'm parodying, right? Considering my username? Should go without saying but I know what this place is like.
World Cup Round of 16 Matches
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Thanks guys, appreciate it!
Sadly it doesn't look too good according to our coach. After the game yesterday he said it's probably too risky and thus unlikely for him to play again this World Cup. I have a slim hope it might be an attempt at mind games, but probably not, which would suck :/
Oh well - all the best. They are a mentally strong team. Wishing you and the team all the best. I will be rooting for them for sure.
Oh sorry, fair enough. Let's just hope they all get back home safely.
I watched it live. Watched the highlights. Watched slow mo replays, etc. Doesn’t change anything. That isn’t a foul.
I didn't know if you were serious or not but now I know
No matches tonight. What is a boy to do?
Finally get an early night.
catch up on all the TV shows we have missed from the past 4 weeks
The Bear, House of Dragon, not finished From yet (even though its awful)
North African are not arabs
So if someone has possession the defender can just run from behind them and impede their shot? That doesn’t make much sense
So what’s going to happen to Egypts coach? He stared at and runs menacingly into an elderly camera man.
Fine? Suspension? Both?
“Yes, Arab forces colonized North Africa, beginning with a military conquest in the 7th century that was followed by centuries of migration, cultural assimilation, and the spread of Islam and the Arabic language among indigenous populations”
Arab colonization this video summarizes it well
Fine? Suspension? Both?
Ah, another person who doesn’t know about the colonization that the Arab/islam world did
“Yes, Arab forces colonized North Africa, beginning with a military conquest in the 7th century that was followed by centuries of migration, cultural assimilation, and the spread of Islam and the Arabic language among indigenous populations”
Arab colonization this video summarizes it well
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Hmm...full Argentine refereeing crew for the Morocco vs France game. Why would they do this?
Thank you, the support is much appreciated!
It is interesting how much we seem to split opinions. On the one side there was quite a bit of "hate" in some comments yesterday because of our less-than-flamboyant playing style. On the other side there was also a lot of encouragement and good wishes like yours.
For a neutral nation that is quite something as our mentality is mostly a "do right by everybody", which we apparently fail to do completely in our approach to the World Cup
So Spanish are arabs too by your definition ? Are british people latin ?
They did the same as the romans before them by placing pawns in to lead the regions they conquered but they didn't replace the population.
PS : don't assume what people know or don't, I'm Moroccan btw and I know my country's history.
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Yeah man, impeding a shot is called defending.
No games today, always hate this part of the WC.
I'd even take another Switzerland v Colombia just to have a game on today.
I'd even take another Switzerland v Colombia just to have a game on today.
Yeah man, when you don’t hit another players foot. Defending is not doing what Tielamans did. It’s fine you don’t want to watch the footage I sent, it’s 10000 percent a foul. I’m curious did you believe the Egyptian stomp on the foot was also “just defending” and that goal shouldn’t have been over turned?
Pulisic hit the defenders foot. I did watch the footage you sent. I watched it when it happened too. I even watched other replays of it on TV and social media. Just because you’re wrong doesn’t mean I didn’t watch it.
So if an attacker is running towards goal a defender can just jump in front of them? They don’t play the ball, just put their body directly in front of an attacker in motion?
I remember the exact same thing being said about African teams back in the 90s.
They've got much better but the outcomes follow the same pattern. The argument used to be tactical indiscipline and naivety, can you still argue the same? Concentration?
Maybe it's more about belief? Some of the games above you expected the other side to score and somewhat turn it into "it was nice while it lasted". Not Senegal, I was very surprised but more a function of how shite Belgium had been.
Here's hoping Morocco prove me wrong on all of that
Morocco for the past 4-5 years have consistently shown that they are playing at a World Class level. I still expect them to lose tonight but that is only down to two things.I remember the exact same thing being said about African teams back in the 90s.
They've got much better but the outcomes follow the same pattern. The argument used to be tactical indiscipline and naivety, can you still argue the same? Concentration?
Maybe it's more about belief? Some of the games above you expected the other side to score and somewhat turn it into "it was nice while it lasted". Not Senegal, I was very surprised but more a function of how shite Belgium had been.
Here's hoping Morocco prove me wrong on all of that
1 the absolute brilliance of this France side (hosting 3-4 Ballon d'Or level players)
2 and the fact Moroccos squad is very thin. Players 12-16 are already a huge drop of in quality vs 1-11. France on the other hand have at least 16 players who are good enough to be starters.
Would be a shame to see them ousted this "early", Morocco 26 is better than Morocco 22 that ended 4th.
At this point, you are willfully creating an alternate reality instead of accepting that you’re wrong.
Tielemans played the ball. He completed a successful tackle of the ball and gained possession, and while doing so, got kicked by Pulisic.
That was a quarterfinal, no?
Belgium played Argentina in the semi finals (and got beaten by Maradona who was fantastic once again).
You too my man
Yes quaterfinal.
Er... Isn't that exactly what defenders do? What else? To put your body infront of the attacker and closing his space is the very definition of defending
What else can defender do? Tell him to stop?