Thengil Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Lol at the ref there. Two Costa Rica players collide, free kick for a phantom foul by Loftus-Cheek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 So far Costa Rica making a pretty good Panama impression. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Seeker Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Whisper it quitley. England are now a good team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Playing a lot better that's for sure. Playing with a really decent intensity on and off the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Seeker Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Rashford is enjoying himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 This is better than last time we played Costa Rica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 what the hell is with the picture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Rashford is such a joy to watch when he's given the freedom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 We need an England fan giddyometer. Off the scale judging by posts in here about a friendly with Costa Rica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Astafjevs said: We need an England fan giddyometer. Off the scale judging by posts in here about a friendly with Costa Rica At leas we made it to the tournament..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, Astafjevs said: We need an England fan giddyometer. Off the scale judging by posts in here about a friendly with Costa Rica It's always at 100 before a major tourny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan045 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Really rating Rashfords performance tonight. He has to start at the WC. Alli or Lingard drops out, take your pick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decapitated Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 minute ago, ryan045 said: Really rating Rashfords performance tonight. He has to start at the WC. Alli or Lingard drops out, take your pick. I think Alli should be dropped. Lingard and Rashford are in form, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadsheep2001 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, decapitated said: I think Alli should be dropped. Lingard and Rashford are in form, Alli drops out for me too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Alli and Lingard can play like an orthodox midfielder. I mean, Gareth could start with an FM-style pure 5-2-3, but I don't think he will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Pope!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Big moment for Pope. Unknown a year ago (parents aside perhaps) and now playing for Engerland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 It's pretty obvious Rashford is competing with Sterling. And he's not going to win that battle off the back of a game against a weak team. Youll see the two strikers if they're chasing a game. Otherwise it's three midfielders in there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Probably means Pickford is first choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Seeker Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Great goal.. DAT MAN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Welbeck. Was it going in anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Decent goal that. Welbeck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon_84 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Danny plays, Danny scores Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Iceland 1-0 Ghana just before HT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2-0 Iceland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Other matches today: South Korea 0 - 0 Bolivia Portugal 3 - 0 Algeria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 How does Welbeck still end up somehow scoring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Love all the British sounding names in the Costa Rica squad. Ian Smith, Joel Campbell, who both played tonight, Patrick Pemberton, Rodney Wallace. Even Kendall Jamaal Waston, thats not a very Central- American sounding name either. You'd expect them to have Spanish names. Was there a big mining industry in Costa Rica? When all the tin ran out in Cornwall a lot of the miners went to Central and South America, USA, Australia even South Africa I think, so there could be an ancetral connection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 10 hours ago, av3ry said: Love all the British sounding names in the Costa Rica squad. Ian Smith, Joel Campbell, who both played tonight, Patrick Pemberton, Rodney Wallace. Even Kendall Jamaal Waston, thats not a very Central- American sounding name either. You'd expect them to have Spanish names. Was there a big mining industry in Costa Rica? When all the tin ran out in Cornwall a lot of the miners went to Central and South America, USA, Australia even South Africa I think, so there could be an ancetral connection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Costa_Rica#Britons Quote After the independence of Costa Rica (1821), the Costa Rican government encouraged foreign immigration to strengthen the workforce. The new arrivals came mainly from Central Europe and North America, although Germans, Britons and Americans also arrived, the latter two known collectively as Anglos. Britain was the first to notice the potential that Costa Rica had to offer from coffee production; over time, agricultural areas of the Caribbean and northern Costa Rica were under British control, especially the coffee farms. Afterwards the Britons brought in Italians for construction of the railroad of Altiplano. Most of the agriculturally productive areas were held by the British.[12] According to the census of 2012, there are about 5,200 Britons in Costa Rica, forming the second-largest European community after the Spaniards. Coffee rather than tin it seems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I think a lot of the Costa Rican footballers with English sounding names are the descendents of Jamaican immigrants as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limón#Afro-Costa_Rican Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Old school OTF this, come in to check the friendly scores and end up reading about Central American agriculture. Well done everyone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Croatia beat Senegal 2-1. Germany currently 2-0 vs Saudi Arabia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2-1 now. Are Saudi Arabia not that bad any more then? I just think 2002 when I see them. Have they improved? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, skybluedave said: 2-1 now. Are Saudi Arabia not that bad any more then? I just think 2002 when I see them. Have they improved? They could score the 2-2 right at the end with a clear chance but were denied by what was probably a penalty by Hummels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Textbook Germany. Never look that strong in friendlies immediately before a tournament, then people start thinking they are beatable. Then they romp to the last four as normal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, skybluedave said: 2-1 now. Are Saudi Arabia not that bad any more then? I just think 2002 when I see them. Have they improved? They're better than 2002. But then I think most minnows from that period (the ones that have stuck at and qualified for a competition or two since) have improved. That said, they're still a garbage team. We played them a week or so ago and they were pretty ****. Their goal came from Zappacosta being crap and giving them ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Sandman Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Can’t believe pundits saying navas is **** should have saved the goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Other matches today: Uruguay 3 - 0 Uzbekistan Iran 1 - 0 Lithuania Switzerland 2 - 0 Japan Poland 2 - 2 Chile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Germany being rubbish is pretty much par for the course before they get to the semi finals. Wonder if they'll have stopped booing Gundongan by then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, enigmatic said: Germany being rubbish is pretty much par for the course before they get to the semi finals. Wonder if they'll have stopped booing Gundongan by then Not likely. That's what you get for endorsing authoritarians. Oezil will get his share too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Takes from Croatia-Senegal game: Senegal doesn't look like your typical African NT at all. They're deadly on the counter attack and very disciplined in defensive phase. Started with Niang-Sakho-Mane. I think Keita should get the starting place of Niang. Croatia was subpar, no real flow in the offense or any coherent offensive actions. Two fairly lucky goals from deflections, but still, great teams win even when they play badly. Overall, I think that Senegal has a great chance to get out of their fairly weak group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearcey_90 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Germany always turn it on at World Cups, but I do have a feeling this will be a dud World Cup for them and one people look back on and say “they needed fresh ideas”. They looked dead on their feet with 10 to go which really shocked me. Get involved in a physical open game, they could be right in the ****. Boateng/Hummels need to suddenly switch it on too. Both looked slow and playing a zig zag high line is a recipe for disaster against competent sides. Saudi got through multiple times and they’re ****. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, pearcey_90 said: Germany always turn it on at World Cups, but I do have a feeling this will be a dud World Cup for them and one people look back on and say “they needed fresh ideas”. Bookmarked for when England get them in the quarters and lose 4-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 7 hours ago, pearcey_90 said: Germany always turn it on at World Cups, but I do have a feeling this will be a dud World Cup for them and one people look back on and say “they needed fresh ideas”. Holders often struggle, so I won't be surprised if that happens with Germany too. But a bad World Cup for them probably means semis or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 We play against Bolivia in our second and last friendly match. If those pre-match reports don't lie, Krstajic is going with our perhaps strongest XI Serbia XI vs Bolivia: Stojkovic, Ivanovic, Milenkovic, Tosic, Kolarov, Matic, Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic, Kostic, Ljajic, Mitrovic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 1-0, Mitrovic, goal from corner kick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 4-0 Serbia at HT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Tunisia v Spain on FreeSports tonight, Freeview channel 90-something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Sweden v Peru starting now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Hungary 1-2 Australia FT Estonia 1-3 Morocco FT Serbia 5-1 Bolivia FT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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