Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark 16 months ago we all thought we'd seen Christian Eriksen die on the pitch. Incredibly, he didn't die, Denmark went on to be one of the best teams at Euro 21, they beat France in the Nations League, and now they go into the World Cup with Eriksen back in the team and as one of the leading contenders. Amazing. Tunisia Tunisia were the first African team to win a World Cup match, but they have never reached the knock out stages. Keep an eye out for Youssef Msakni, their best player. TV Coverage Commentary comes from Seb Hutchinson and big John Hartson. Flashback Can Denmark recreate the magic of 1992? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDe2N9ykR6A 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Music time, squad songs being a thing of the past now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark XI: Schmeichel; Christiansen, Andersen, Kjaer, Maehle; Delaney, Eriksen, Hojbjerg; Skov Olsen, Dolberg, Kristensen. Tunisia XI: Dahmen; Drager, Meriah, Talbi, Bronn, Abdi; Laïdouni, Skhiri, Ben Slimane; Msakni, Jebali. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Think Denmark could be one of the surprises. Qualified really well and looked really strong at the last Euros. Should easily make it out of their group and wouldn’t put it past them to finish ahead of France who are never far away from a World Cup implosion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Not sure what to expect from Tunisia. They keep turning up but it never seems to quite happen for them. And they had a relatively easy qualifying group, then lucked in by drawing Mali in the playoffs. But they did beat Chile and Japan in friendlies in the summer. Maybe our best chance of a new R16 team this year... and it would be great if that Tunisia v France game on MD3 still had something riding on it for them. Imagine if they can still go through and France have a wobble and need a result as well. Wikipedia page nailed on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Danes should drop Eriksen, showed at the Euro's they're better without him. Should be playing Damsgaard or Jensen really.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark are my dark horses too. Predicted them to win the group and get to another Semi Final. Tunisia's a tough one. Not sure they've got the quality to finish in the top two of this group, but they can definitely ruffle a few feathers. Starting here. Denmark to win, but only by one goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Going to actually have to do some work during the group stage so unfortunately skipping this one. Hope it's a stinker... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Weezer said: Think Denmark could be one of the surprises. Qualified really well and looked really strong at the last Euros. Should easily make it out of their group and wouldn’t put it past them to finish ahead of France who are never far away from a World Cup implosion. The easily beat France in Nations League recently. They're not a top quality team, but will take advantage of any top team that's in trouble with injuries or tactical issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark "dark horses" for every tournament it feels like despite the fact they were SemI Finalists at Euro 2020 and won their qualifying group quite easily I wouldn't be surprised if they won their group here, maybe similar to how Denmark did in Euro 92 with France in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Lets see what John Hartson is like when he doesn't have a horse in the race Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, skybluedave said: Lets see what John Hartson is like when he doesn't have a horse in the race I’m going to go with….terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 That's a lot of Tunisians in the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearcey_90 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Don’t think that player is up for this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark have a nice team on paper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Well he's getting sent off before half time isnt he. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I do like this Danish squad, not just because of the brentford connection but it helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Good start from Tunisia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Denmark just seem a bit slow so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Hartson, Jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I get people moaning at the flag thing, but oh my ****ing god it isn't hard to understand. Harston baffled that the linesman let that go on is incredible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tummyowl Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Tidy finish though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggins Top Boys Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 it's painful though, what a waste of an attack. it's obvious that it's offside. just raise the flag as soon as he advances with the ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Hartson Nope it wasn't just because Wales were playing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tummyowl Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 His foot came off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I know it can backfire , but this Denmark team having lower odds to win it all than Croatia and some other teams is just hillarious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOORAY HENRIK Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, Wiggins Top Boys said: it's painful though, what a waste of an attack. it's obvious that it's offside. just raise the flag as soon as he advances with the ball Agree. Assistant with barely any responsibilities now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 The state of British pundits is so bad. Hartson sounds like a right moron, can we at least get some that know the rules of the game ffs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Hutchinson sounds just like Matterface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Wiggins Top Boys said: it's painful though, what a waste of an attack. it's obvious that it's offside. just raise the flag as soon as he advances with the ball It's far far better this way than flagging whenever they think it's offside and get it wrong, and you have teams complaining that play was pulled back when their player was clean through and it ended up being miles onside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 No need to use that technology there. You could see it during the live feed ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggins Top Boys Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) Just now, Pukey said: It's far far better this way than flagging whenever they think it's offside and get it wrong, and you have teams complaining that play was pulled back when their player was clean through and it ended up being miles onside. it's really not. the defender was not even in his own half. the decision can be made instantly and clearly. it's ridiculous. we want the officials to be better but they are basically have no responsibility here, how will they be any good if they barely even have to use critical thinking to make a call Edited November 22, 2022 by Wiggins Top Boys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Did that Tunisia player just dive after running into his teammate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Wiggins Top Boys said: it's really not. the defender was not even in his own half. the decision can be made instantly and clearly. it's ridiculous. we want the officials to be better but they are basically have no responsibility here, how will they be any good if they barely even have to use critical thinking to make a call Letting them make this kind of decision doesn't magically make them better though? All it does is increase the chance of there being a decision they get wrong and people complaining. And pointing at this kind of instance and saying "it's obvious" doesn't work either as they get "obvious" ones wrong all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony85 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Wiggins Top Boys said: it's really not. the defender was not even in his own half. the decision can be made instantly and clearly. it's ridiculous. we want the officials to be better but they are basically have no responsibility here, how will they be any good if they barely even have to use critical thinking to make a call In a way it's time wasting by the assistants when it's that obvious. A goal can never be scored and we ain't getting the time back on the clock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggins Top Boys Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 'all the time' okay then let's just have robot cameras running the line instead if we can't give a linesman the benefit of being able to call offside when a player is a yard offside with the defender in their own half. he knows it's offside and he can call it immediately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 The Coutinho offside call against Man City a few weeks ago is a good example of what can happen when they flag for an obvious-looking offside call. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Pukey said: Letting them make this kind of decision doesn't magically make them better though? All it does is increase the chance of there being a decision they get wrong and people complaining. And pointing at this kind of instance and saying "it's obvious" doesn't work either as they get "obvious" ones wrong all the time. Yeah...few months back, can't remember the commentators but they were moaning about the late flag, saying why not put it up straight away when it's obvious like that? It then showed the replay and the player was on Edited November 22, 2022 by Baptista_8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggins Top Boys Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tony85 said: In a way it's time wasting by the assistants when it's that obvious. A goal can never be scored and we ain't getting the time back on the clock. the same nerds wanting this probably also want 30 minute half and stopped clocks. so probably suits their argument Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Tunisa looking pretty good. Look much better then 2018 team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wiggins Top Boys said: the same nerds wanting this probably also want 30 minute half and stopped clocks. so probably suits their argument Wycombe would be in shambles if this ever happened Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy From The Sunny Place Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 40 minutes in and we are still in Page 1. Disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Fair play to Tunisia, looking pretty strong so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggins Top Boys Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Weezer said: Wycombe would be in shambles if this ever happened i never said there weren't any positives tbf 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very little has happened. Tunisia making a game of it but not that dangerous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 WTF was that from Tunisian goalkeeper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Big save Kasper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Great save by Schmeichel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Wouldn't have counted after review but good save nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Great save Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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