sne Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Jordi Alba is up there with Bruno Fernandes for the most unlikable player in football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) I'm impressed by Germany's high line and high pressing. Good tactic it's working Edited November 27, 2022 by messi11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Man Utd and Germany doing badly brings me such joy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 36 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Gavi must be the generation after him Pedri is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Django_Zooms said: Man Utd and Germany doing badly brings me such joy. Germany don’t bother me. They’re not really a threat anymore in football terms and I don’t really see any rivalry with them because of events a generation ago. They also don’t seem to hate us like so many other nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Not the thriller I was hoping for, hopefully the second half will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Django_Zooms said: There have been far more close results than 2018. Why? 1) First mid-season World Cup, 2) Every team is far better coached on tactics & fitness & nutrition than ever before & 3) Performance data is much more advanced than the days when players would join fans in the bar after matches & 4) VAR reduces officiating errors, but also goal quantities. 5) teams are more cautious Seems to change every other world cup, not sure why, Brazil everyone just went for it and threw people forward Not sure if the group dynamics and final round of games has caused teams to lean more on not losing, I'm sure there's a stat for that too, half way through round 2 and only one team with 6 points (France) and I think 2 teams knocked out, will be a lot to play for in round 3 which is all most teams would hope for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Spoony said: Germany don’t bother me. They’re not really a threat anymore in football terms and I don’t really see any rivalry with them because of events a generation ago. They also don’t seem to hate us like so many other nations. Trust me they don't care and don't really understand the rivalry, it's a bit Coventry fans and villa Also agree that theyre not really a threat, said last week after Japan this game would suit them more because of how Spain play, teams that play quick and wide vs them can slaughter them, England (if Southgate did his job properly...) and especially France would batter this German team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 What a disappointing game, neither side look really up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 27 minutes ago, Spoony said: Germany don’t bother me. They’re not really a threat anymore in football terms and I don’t really see any rivalry with them because of events a generation ago. They also don’t seem to hate us like so many other nations. Either, you do not support England or you must be too young to have lived through 1970 & 1990 & 1996 & 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, villa4europe said: 5) teams are more cautious Seems to change every other world cup, not sure why, Brazil everyone just went for it and threw people forward Not sure if the group dynamics and final round of games has caused teams to lean more on not losing, I'm sure there's a stat for that too, half way through round 2 and only one team with 6 points (France) and I think 2 teams knocked out, will be a lot to play for in round 3 which is all most teams would hope for Nope. That has always been the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Germany are....terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Spain draw first blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Django_Zooms said: Either, you do not support England or you must be too young to have lived through 1970 & 1990 & 1996 & 2010. Yeah we've played them a lot in big games and we've lost Doesn't make them rivals Rather than saying its like Coventry fans vs villa it's like man City and Liverpool where sky keep trying to lable it a Derby game just because its a big game, it's not Holland are Germany rivals, a little bit of Poland and then maybe interestingly because its a similar reason to us ze germans consider their big historic games to be vs Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Tidy little goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Germany defensive shape is **** dreadful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, Django_Zooms said: Either, you do not support England or you must be too young to have lived through 1970 & 1990 & 1996 & 2010. Or maybe the rivalry against Germany only survives for older generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 What a waste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Gnaeby should be booked there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Great finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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