The World Cup

[54yrblade]

I wasn't going to watch any of it. So, obviously, I very much have. Heavily time invested, three magazines, daily news reports and a wall chart out of the 'When Saturday comes' WC issue.

France 2 - 0 Senegal is my shout tonight.

England v Croatia score draw.

 

[The Crab]

You can see it, on a cold wet night it February.

The game stops in pissing rain for the hydration break.

It’ll be a tea lady instead

 

[The Crab]

More correctly, on the field of play.

Even more correctly, someone stuck a Carlos Valderrama wig on a traffic cone for shits and giggles

 

[Tom Bott]

The players haven’t to wait while the hot Oxo cooled down?

Imagine the lawsuit costs otherwise.

Jury awards $50m to man injured by scalding-hot tea from Starbucks

Delivery driver said he was disfigured when improperly secured drink spilled after he picked it up at a drive-through

www.theguardian.com

 

[Shadota]

I'm not against a drinks break per se. Considering how we've seen incidents like Christian Eriksen at the Euros a few years back, taking precautions for player safety is A-OK with me. But as I've seen posted in here already, it becoming an opportunity to give out more instructions by coaches feels a bit snidy.

I'd rather the players be made to take drinks in a neutral location - behind a goal perhaps, or the opposite side of the pitch from the dugouts.

Haven't managed to catch a full match so far, but I've found a lot of what I have watched to be perfectly fine. Nothing has really stood out as being spectacular, but nothing has been awful either.

Gonna watch at least some of the France-Senegal game here shortly and see how that shakes out.

 

[Kenilworth]

I'm not against a drinks break per se. Considering how we've seen incidents like Christian Eriksen at the Euros a few years back, taking precautions for player safety is A-OK with me. But as I've seen posted in here already, it becoming an opportunity to give out more instructions by coaches feels a bit snidy.

I'd rather the players be made to take drinks in a neutral location - behind a goal perhaps, or the opposite side of the pitch from the dugouts.

Haven't managed to catch a full match so far, but I've found a lot of what I have watched to be perfectly fine. Nothing has really stood out as being spectacular, but nothing has been awful either.

Gonna watch at least some of the France-Senegal game here shortly and see how that shakes out.

They should take it at a little plastic table with children size plastic chairs so we get to see them in their true habitat. The little dears.

 

[Jan Age]

I'm not against a drinks break per se. Considering how we've seen incidents like Christian Eriksen at the Euros a few years back, taking precautions for player safety is A-OK with me. But as I've seen posted in here already, it becoming an opportunity to give out more instructions by coaches feels a bit snidy.

I'd rather the players be made to take drinks in a neutral location - behind a goal perhaps, or the opposite side of the pitch from the dugouts.

Haven't managed to catch a full match so far, but I've found a lot of what I have watched to be perfectly fine. Nothing has really stood out as being spectacular, but nothing has been awful either.

Gonna watch at least some of the France-Senegal game here shortly and see how that shakes out.

Americanising an English game … splitting
The game in to 1/4 with an advertising break in each quarter … pretending it’s player welfare

 

[Yoonitedite]

They should take it at a little plastic table with children size plastic chairs so we get to see them in their true habitat. The little dears.

Perfect theme for Plastic America

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

I'm with the ref. Suck on that France!

 

[VonBrysonsExpress]

Had to turn the commentary off for Senegal vs france, the constant verbal felation of mbappe is too much.

 

[SharpAsAblade]

When is this stupid Senegalese manager going to bring on Illiman, literally only reason I’m even watching the game ffs

 

[CrookesBlade]

The complaints against the kick off times make me laugh…as though the World Cup has never been played in a different time zone before.

 

[john Mathison]

Illiman assists for their goal. Stupid manager should have had him on way earlier.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Messi hat trick...

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Messi hat trick...

How did he not get sent off though!?

 

[espoo blade]

Americanising an English game … splitting
The game in to 1/4 with an advertising break in each quarter … pretending it’s player welfare

Favourite hydration break action so far

https://www.s24su.com/forum/threads/2026-world-cup.94610/post-6352998

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

If you have a particular sense of humour the match reports of "Soccer Guy" on Facebook are for me the best part of this World Cup

 

[jimmymuir]

How did he not get sent off though!?

Because it's Messi, no way they were going to hand him a suspension.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Been a great WC so far….surprisingly entertaining matches….its as though teams know 1 win, almost sends you through…so may as well go for the win.
Makes me wonder if some of the later matches in early groups become dead rubbers….so the effort and entertainment reduces…we’ll see.

Best teams seen so far
France….and then probably England….then Morocco.

Just watched the England 4 Croatia 2 match.

1st half we were OK but showed worrying signs of Southgate’s England.
However 2nd half we played Premier league style, upped the intensity and blew Croatia away…making them look old.

The only negative is we only scored 4…..should have been 6…..great start giving us much needed belief when playing the better sides.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Think everyone's played now?

Only 1 0-0 and bloody Spain it were

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Credit to Tuchel, England really went for it last night - I hope they keep it up! Defence needs a bit more thought but our midfield bullied Modric at times.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Can’t help but think Tuchel would be a much better manager if he had a Bannan combover.

 

[Ukkonen]

Credit to Tuchel, England really went for it last night - I hope they keep it up! Defence needs a bit more thought but our midfield bullied Modric at times.

Very much the defence needs sorting, the amount of risks they took with playing out from the back was unreal, a better team would have punished England and goals conceded would have been a lot higher.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Hydration break in 19 degrees and rain overnight.

We know what it is....

 

[Dkc]

Hydration break in 19 degrees and rain overnight.

We know what it is....

And a stadium with aircon and a closed roof

 

[Kenilworth]

Credit to Tuchel, England really went for it last night - I hope they keep it up! Defence needs a bit more thought but our midfield bullied Modric at times.

Modric has been immense in his career but he was out of his depth last night.

Had Southgate been in charge he’d have tried to protect the 2-2 and we’d have probably ended up losing. His risk reward dial was always turned to very low volume. We’d have beaten Italy in the Euros final with Tuchel at the helm, IMO. Instead Southgate tried to protect the 1-0 lead and we all suffered the consequences.

I like this different and positive approach. If we’re going to get beaten we’re going to lose due to some magic on the opposition, not by our lack of guts and ambition. Go for it full tilt and see what happens. It’s not Gung Ho as he has a plan and a system about runners getting beyond Harry Kane. It’s going to be exciting and not without jeopardy.
We do look suspect at the back but Marc Guehi should sort some of that out.

 

[ATL Recs]

If you have a particular sense of humour the match reports of "Soccer Guy" on Facebook are for me the best part of this World Cup

They are brilliant

 

[SwissBlade]

Modric has been immense in his career but he was out of his depth last night.

Had Southgate been in charge he’d have tried to protect the 2-2 and we’d have probably ended up losing. His risk reward dial was always turned to very low volume. We’d have beaten Italy in the Euros final with Tuchel at the helm, IMO. Instead Southgate tried to protect the 1-0 lead and we all suffered the consequences.

I like this different and positive approach. If we’re going to get beaten we’re going to lose due to some magic on the opposition, not by our lack of guts and ambition. Go for it full tilt and see what happens. It’s not Gung Ho as he has a plan and a system about runners getting beyond Harry Kane. It’s going to be exciting and not without jeopardy.
We do look suspect at the back but Marc Guehi should sort some of that out.

Thought both Modric and Ronaldo looked passed it in their games yesterday

 

[I should coco]

Thought both Modric and Ronaldo looked passed it in their games yesterday

Try to find Martrinez's pre match presser, justifying why Ronaldo has to be in the team. Dave Brent at his best.