Football (Soccer)
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ENG -ER - LAND
I'm trying not to get overly excited, but I always do! Enjoyed last night's match and sharing text camaraderie with @Alex and my youngest sister Rachel. She celebrated a big birthday last week and this message last night made us laugh:
"You know you're getting old when you stop perving at the players and find yourself thinking what a nice group of young lads they look ???"
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oh well. among the few games that i chose to watch, they were really boring. and unfortunately the game between mexico and germany was one that i missed. so i couldn't really comment about that. but it seems like a very tactical battle in the middle of the park amongst most games. along with the fact that there's already been about 9/10 penalties given because of VAR..
i watched the england game last night. first half was frustrating but the second half was way better when they actually tried to attack. unfortunately lingard, sterling and ali were the ones i rate the worst trying to dribble through everyone. when rashford came on, the dynamics of the game changed. this will be the year england wins it!!
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Did you realise England were in red not white?
Honestly it took me about 30 seconds into the game to figure that out :D. I felt like an idiot.
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hahaha. waking up at 0230 in the morning, i needed a second look to be sure. but at that time, tunisia had the penalty so i was pretty sure we're in red.
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Hoping for an England v Japan second round match
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Ronaldo beat Morocco today. If he can stay healthy he's got a shot at winning the world cup this year.
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But seriously the dudes a beast and I swear he's getting better when most players at his age are starting their decline.
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Hoping for an England v Japan second round match
I suspect even the Japanese would draw the line at cleaning up after the English…
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I feel for Iran though, extremely unlucky.
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Stats are hard to argue with, and I must admit I didn't look at them and wasn't aware of them. Having watched the game, they are astonishing.
In the first half, Germany looked chance- and hapless to me. Tactically, Mexico had found a way to dismantle the whole German game.
The second half did see them trying hard, but the Mexicans found the right defense and there were scary (for a German supporter) moments where their counters looked as if a second Mexican score could easily have happened.
So I maintain my view: this was deserved for Mexico, and unfortunately also for our side.Perhaps a demonstration for stats being deceiving, their accuracy notwithstanding?
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I'm not sure I agree …look at the post match stats. 26 shots by Germany (13 on target I believe), 67% possession, 8 corners to Mexicos 1, ....two shots off the post by Germany? I know games aren't played on paper and stats don't mean everything but you cant argue with those numbers. Germany were pretty relentless with their pressure but Mexico just defended their hearts out and looked dangerous on the counter.
Don't get me wrong Mexico deserved a result and they are a great team. I'm a fan of Mexico, went to a game here in Phoenix a few years ago and saw them beat Uruguay and the Mexico fans are second to none. Any game they play in Cali, Arizona, or Texas might as well be a home game for them...their 2nd home stadiums. Amazing atmosphere. Great job by El Tri.
Last post in reply to the above, sorry for omitting the quote.
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Good point 501/IH, sometimes it’s better to trust your own eyes and gut instinct rather than the stats.
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very impressed with the por vs mar game. ronaldo is absolute quality but his defence could do a lot better. must be tiring carrying the team.. i felt portugal were extremely wasteful and mar could've had a couple of goal. not to mention pepe getting hit by a bus. wonder how long he'll be out for. hahaha
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I think Ronaldo's quality is tempered by some needless diving. Witness his blatant attempt to win a penalty towards the end of the match….
This is the knock on Ronaldo for sure. He was even worse earlier on in his career in my opinion. I think I recall him actually getting red carded a few times when he was at Man United for some of his dives.
