G-Man11 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Be hilarious if after all the debate about winning/not winning both Belgium and England meet again in the final . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, PMLF said: I think he will surely be blamed as he is our main star. He was poor today tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorando Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, PMLF said: Anyway, congrats to Belgium, well deserved win when almost everyone thought Brazil would win. Belgium was terrible in the second half. Brazil was much better but their finishing was not good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Rio_V said: Hazard or Rom MoM? 5 minutes ago, JDownie said: Alderweireld. Courtois. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, Gorando said: Belgium was terrible in the second half. Brazil was much better but their finishing was not good. Belgium were great in the first half though, they got tired in the second half but as you say, Brazil's finishing was poor. I think the result is fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, heavybassX said: Will Brazilians blame Neymar this time? Nah will be the manager and the referees fault Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreenio Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 it's a shame that Neymar has pretty much turned everybody against them. I'd usually rather enjoy watching the Brazilians Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gorando said: Belgium was terrible in the second half. Brazil was much better but their finishing was not good. Hi Belgium westy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_pd Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, enigmatic said: Courtois. De Bruyne actually. It is kinda insulting though to give a Belgian a Budweiser.... They have much better stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, Barry Cartman said: Nah will be the manager and the referees fault you are to neymar what the sun is to sterling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreenio Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 they're banging on about Courtois being amazing whilst they show him parrying two shots straight to Brazil players...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Rio: Nothing was going to beat him tonight except for that header Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, bestbrother said: you are to neymar what the sun is to sterling Everything I say is 100% accurate though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Gutted for Bobby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, dking said: Gutted for Bobby. He had a whole half to shine and didn't do much, at least he will be well rested for the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, dking said: Gutted for Bobby. Should have brought him on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Fair play to Courtois clearing up the Pickford thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NabsKebabs Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Random thoughts Belgium lucky to win that...Brazil were just not clinical enough and also had some bad luck - possible penalty not given, unlucky rebounds in the box Neymar was shockingly bad....I'd love to know how many times he lost the ball Costa brilliant Courtois...is it just me or is he only good because of how tall and freakin long his arms are....ok he is good but my god his reach is insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipster1986 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Based on the entire match it's a correct result. Belgium's second half was very poor but Brazil's finishing was below par as well; they had 2 CCC to equalize but didn't. When Lukaku got subbed for Tielemans I honestly didn't know what to think. If Brazil equalized those last few minutes we (Belgium) would've been in big trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, PaulHartman71 said: Fair play to Courtois clearing up the Pickford thing What did he say? Missed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Not sure what Kompany was thinking when he went in on Jesus in the game though. Poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 minute ago, craigcwwe said: Not sure what Kompany was thinking when he went in on Jesus in the game though. Poor. Definitely a penalty not sure how anyone can watch that and say it wasn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 We have a ref in a post match show here and it's quite clear when slowed down that Kompany fouled him when the ball was out. Can't be a pen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 minute ago, kpain16 said: We have a ref in a post match show here and it's quite clear when slowed down that Kompany fouled him when the ball was out. Can't be a pen. Wasn't out at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Congratulations Belgium, the incredibly on-form front trio of KDB-Hazard-Lukaku, and their bonkers plan of trying to outscore everyone. I seriously wouldn't mind if they win the whole thing. However... Brazil didn't really do that much wrong? Had loads of chances, only really failed on their finishing, maybe they could've attacked slightly better, more fluidly, maybe they could've involved their very shy right-back, but it doesn't really feel like there was an awful lot wrong with their gameplan and performance, just mainly unlucky. Knowing them Tite is sacked in the morning, but it doesn't feel like they should throw away all the work done here and start in a new direction yet again. Bit funny to see Neymar gone already though - has somehow emerged from this WC as an even more unlikeable figure, and not really played all that amazing for the talent he has: it's a massive exaggeration to say he was rubbish, but today often did poor decisions on the ball etc - how many through balls to nowhere did he try to play? You look at the match Hazard and KDB were playing and compare... it's not very favourable for him. Yet I feel for a few other players who were great, like Coutinho with another gloriously sweet assist, Marcelo yet another good game, Miranda-Tiago Silva had a great tournament, Douglas Costa was superb once he came in, etc. This is marketed as Team Neymar +10 but that's so unfair on the depth of talent there. Meanwhile the French must be loving this, now emerge as the big favs this tournament, I tip them over the Belgians though would probably like the Belgians to win! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Barry Cartman said: Wasn't out at all When the contact was made, the ball was quite clearly out as it was shown. Unless they edited the footage. Which I doubt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 BBC shown an angle where on 1st contact the ball is still in play by a long way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 And here they had an angle where it wasn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 They just showed it here and the ball was still on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreenio Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 it's another one of those where you say Kompany has made a stupid challenge so dont be surprised if you end up being punished for it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Barry Cartman said: Everything I say is 100% accurate though ill be pedantic a brazilian poster who probably knows his country more has said that brazil will blame neyms as he is their star man.... you state that they wont and will blame the manager and referee and call that 100% accurate... #neymism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynal Seven Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, kpain16 said: And here they had an angle where it wasn't. You need to get yourself a UHD tv mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, PMLF said: He had a whole half to shine and didn't do much, at least he will be well rested for the next season. He should have been given considerably more time to shine. Jesus was poor all tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, dking said: He should have been given considerably more time to shine. Jesus was poor all tournament. As shown today, Firmino probably wouldn't have been a solution though, regardless of how poor Gabriel Jesus was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 minute ago, dking said: Jesus was poor all tournament. Gabriel Jesus must be one of the tournament's biggest disappointments, we all know he's good but 5 matches as Brazil's striker and 0 goals, he looked nervous every match and essentially did almost nothing. Except for nutmegging Kompany, at least there was that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastRed Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 37 minutes ago, JDownie said: I hope for the forum's sake Belgium don't win. I am going to be ****ing insufferable aren't I? Nope, SI will just ban you for all our collective sanities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I'm watching Belgium's second goal. What the hell are Brazilians doing there!? I mean, they just walk around as it's just a shiny Sunday at the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, PMLF said: As shown today, Firmino probably wouldn't have been a solution though, regardless of how poor Gabriel Jesus was. I thought Brazil improved after he came on. oh and that was a definite pen for me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Vynal Seven said: You need to get yourself a UHD tv mate. I have one. Will be able to watch Croatian national TV in 4k in about 15 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Not sure the split second when Kompany's leg makes contact with Jesus is the decisive factor anyway: the initial lunge is part of the foul (in theory there doesn't even need to be contact if it's deemed careless, reckless or excessive enough), and the ball's definitely on the pitch then. Still, being denied a stonewall penalty couldn't happen to a more deserving team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, dking said: I thought Brazil improved after he came on. oh and that was a definite pen for me! Brazil improved after Douglas Costa came. It seems Fernandinho is also going to be blamed due to his own goal and apparently making a mistake in the other Belgian goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svenc Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I had always assumed Hazard completing like 50x the dribbles on FM 15 (and turning Chelski into quite the excercise for reloaders til the win) to be a bug. Standing corrected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylight Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, SouthCoastRed said: Nope, SI will just ban you for all our collective sanities Will they do the same if England win? There will just be a few of us left but I really don't mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 7.5 for Costa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 38 minutes ago, Redshift said: What did he say? Missed it. Basically said he didn't mean it to be taken the way it was, wouldn't mock a fellow keeper about their height and thinks Pickford is a great keeper etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Albrighton Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 43 minutes ago, Redshift said: What did he say? Missed it. Basically said he didn't mock his height he just said as Pickford got fingertips to it he would saved it as he is 10cm higher. I still don't understand what he was originally trying to say or why but anyways he cleared it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused Clarity Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 33 minutes ago, Svenc said: I had always assumed Hazard completing like 50x the dribbles on FM 15 (and turning Chelski into quite the excercise for reloaders til the win) to be a bug. Standing corrected. In what world does Lukaku get such a low rating? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Martinez the tactical mastermind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Interested to see what he does next game now. That was a back four tonight, and he's spent basically his entire tenure playing a three. I thought Belgium looked alright, but they still gave up some decent chances. When he did this Lukaku wider thing first time at Everton, he just copied it again for either the next match or one after (think it was the next match), and it sucked because it works vs. specific opposition. Wonder if he's learned from that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolsgold Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Motm for me was Marcelo. Absolutely class going forward and creating chances, just a shame no one else was on the same wavelength. It's a shame to see Brazil go out. Great to see Neymar out of course but minus him, Brazil are quite a likeable side I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.