The Mighty Football Thread - Page 612

Peterpuff · 06.13.2019, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

Why was that 3rd Australia goal valid? It was so very much offside!
Nonetheless Ido hope they will win it

From my understanding, the Brazil player negated the offsides by making a play at the ball that "did not include" the actual offside player. She was offside, but it didn't matter in the long run, as it was deemed not a part of the actual play that proceeded. Kinda odd and interesting call.

demonrail666 · 06.13.2019, 01:39 PM

West Brom appoint Slavon Bilic.

It never worked out for him at West Ham but I really hope it works out for him there. Don't think I've ever heard anyone say a bad word about him.

choc e-Claire · 06.13.2019, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

Why was that 3rd Australia goal valid? It was so very much offside!
Nonetheless Ido hope they will win it

I don't claim to understand it, but I'm not complaining

I like that Sam Kerr more or less assisted two Australian goals without actually touching the ball in either. Now for Jamaica.

demonrail666 · 06.14.2019, 10:57 AM

Confirmed West Ham sign attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals from Villareal for around £27m. Great great signing, imo.

!@#$%! · 06.14.2019, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Confirmed West Ham sign attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals from Villareal for around £27m. Great great signing, imo.

he’s coming in for arnie or for who?

demonrail666 · 06.14.2019, 02:15 PM

No, Wilshire. Creative midfielder. Maybe rotate with Lanzini or sit just behind him.

choc e-Claire · 06.14.2019, 02:34 PM

England's probably eventually going to beat Argentina, but how good was that penalty save?

!@#$%! · 06.14.2019, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

No, Wilshire. Creative midfielder. Maybe rotate with Lanzini or sit just behind him.

wilshire who?

(lol sorry i don’t recall he guy. so that bodes well i guess?)

demonrail666 · 06.14.2019, 03:43 PM

Wilshire who? could almost be a tee shirt at the club's shop. We bought him off Arsenal last summer and he's barely played due to injury. When he's fit he's a VERY good player but the 'when he's fit' bit has always been the issue, even at Arsenal.

But he did score one of the greatest team goals you'll ever see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxh_ZEUPlQ

Bertrand · 06.14.2019, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by choc e-Claire

England's probably eventually going to beat Argentina, but how good was that penalty save?

Yes, the goalkeeper's saves were really impressive...

Will they try a bit more against Scotland ?
Scotland's been quite bad against a much better team - Japan, fluid team play, a delight to watch...

choc e-Claire · 06.14.2019, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand

Will they try a bit more against Scotland ?
Scotland's been quite bad against a much better team - Japan, fluid team play, a delight to watch...

Well, both Argentina and Scotland will need a win to make the Round of 16 - if it's a draw Argentina will finish with two points, almost certainly not enough (and it could be definitely not enough after results tomorrow).

At this point only four teams have guaranteed spots (France, Germany, Italy and England), although Japan are almost certainly in too. None of the knock-out stage games are confirmed yet, although it looks likely that Norway v Australia will be one.

!@#$%! · 06.14.2019, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Wilshire who? could almost be a tee shirt at the club's shop. We bought him off Arsenal last summer and he's barely played due to injury. When he's fit he's a VERY good player but the 'when he's fit' bit has always been the issue, even at Arsenal.

But he did score one of the greatest team goals you'll ever see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxh_ZEUPlQ

that’s some nice tiki-taka

!@#$%! · 06.14.2019, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand

Yes, the goalkeeper's saves were really impressive...

Will they try a bit more against Scotland ?
Scotland's been quite bad against a much better team - Japan, fluid team play, a delight to watch...

i haven’t been following, but expect to catch up during the knockout phase

who are your favorite teams so far?

Bertrand · 06.17.2019, 05:22 PM

USA are the favorite.
Haven't seen Germany ; England has one of the most best players in Lucy Bronze.
Others have shown frailties.

France won thanks to a penalty retake that tastes really sour.
The team hardly got disturbed by Nigeria but found it hard to get on target.
My favorite player was, alas, the worst. She's lost much of her strike force, she missed two opportunities, trying to put the ball as far out of reach as possible to compensate for that lack of power, and missed completely.
So good she was, Gaëtane... (but I'll keep on believing in her).
And a penalty retake...
In a competition hosted by France...

Has Trump already tweeted something?

The crowd was behind the players, our hands are swollen from too much clapping.

choc e-Claire · 06.17.2019, 07:54 PM

Well, France topped the group and made the knockout stage. They'll play the third placed team from one of group C, D, or E (Brazil, Scotland, or New Zealand, but there's plenty of room).

Australia plays our last game against Jamaica tomorrow. The most likely outcome is that we'll win and finish second, where we have the Norway game I mentioned.
If Brazil do better than us (they draw/we lose, they win/we don't, they win/we win, but with a margin less than two goals), we'll finish third and almost definitely play France.
However, if we thrash Jamaica and Brazil win, we finish first and play one of Nigeria or China.

Either way, we're going to lose in the round of 16

choc e-Claire · 06.18.2019, 05:59 PM

Got up to watch our game against Jamaica. I'm not sure whether it was that they're rather good or we're overrated, but they were playing a lot better than the 1-4 scoreline suggests, and their goal was a brilliant breakaway.

Four goals for Sam Kerr though

choc e-Claire · 06.20.2019, 09:35 PM

Okay, I've run the numbers (have I told you about my amateur statistics? no?), and France are still favourites - I give them a ~21% chance of winning.
That said, they'll probably play the US in the quarter-final, which should be a big game. So, USA/France v Germany in the final most likely.

demonrail666 · 06.21.2019, 02:59 AM

TBH, I haven't watched any of the National League games. Don't know about the rest of Europe but certainly in England it's received minimal coverage.

_tunic_ · 06.21.2019, 03:03 AM

well, it did over here obviously

. I don't recall that I watched the match though. I have the tendency to change the TV channel whenever I see his face ...

demonrail666 · 06.21.2019, 03:09 AM

I think even in England there's a limit to how much football people can take. The intense final weeks of the Prem, followed by the all-England CL and Euro finals probably left a lot of fans burnt out and in need of a break. I know I did. Plus it coincided with the Cricket World Cup.

06.13.2019, 01:39 PM	#12222
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	West Brom appoint Slavon Bilic. It never worked out for him at West Ham but I really hope it works out for him there. Don't think I've ever heard anyone say a bad word about him.
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06.14.2019, 10:57 AM	#12224
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Confirmed West Ham sign attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals from Villareal for around £27m. Great great signing, imo.
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06.14.2019, 02:15 PM	#12226
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	No, Wilshire. Creative midfielder. Maybe rotate with Lanzini or sit just behind him.
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06.14.2019, 02:34 PM	#12227
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,468	England's probably eventually going to beat Argentina, but how good was that penalty save? __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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06.14.2019, 03:43 PM	#12229
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Wilshire who? could almost be a tee shirt at the club's shop. We bought him off Arsenal last summer and he's barely played due to injury. When he's fit he's a VERY good player but the 'when he's fit' bit has always been the issue, even at Arsenal. But he did score one of the greatest team goals you'll ever see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxh_ZEUPlQ
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06.17.2019, 05:22 PM	#12234
Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,268	USA are the favorite. Haven't seen Germany ; England has one of the most best players in Lucy Bronze. Others have shown frailties. France won thanks to a penalty retake that tastes really sour. The team hardly got disturbed by Nigeria but found it hard to get on target. My favorite player was, alas, the worst. She's lost much of her strike force, she missed two opportunities, trying to put the ball as far out of reach as possible to compensate for that lack of power, and missed completely. So good she was, Gaëtane... (but I'll keep on believing in her). And a penalty retake... In a competition hosted by France... Has Trump already tweeted something? The crowd was behind the players, our hands are swollen from too much clapping.
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06.17.2019, 07:54 PM	#12235
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,468	Well, France topped the group and made the knockout stage. They'll play the third placed team from one of group C, D, or E (Brazil, Scotland, or New Zealand, but there's plenty of room). Australia plays our last game against Jamaica tomorrow. The most likely outcome is that we'll win and finish second, where we have the Norway game I mentioned. If Brazil do better than us (they draw/we lose, they win/we don't, they win/we win, but with a margin less than two goals), we'll finish third and almost definitely play France. However, if we thrash Jamaica and Brazil win, we finish first and play one of Nigeria or China. Either way, we're going to lose in the round of 16 __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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06.18.2019, 05:59 PM	#12236
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,468	Got up to watch our game against Jamaica. I'm not sure whether it was that they're rather good or we're overrated, but they were playing a lot better than the 1-4 scoreline suggests, and their goal was a brilliant breakaway. Four goals for Sam Kerr though __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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06.20.2019, 09:35 PM	#12237
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,468	Okay, I've run the numbers (have I told you about my amateur statistics? no?), and France are still favourites - I give them a ~21% chance of winning. That said, they'll probably play the US in the quarter-final, which should be a big game. So, USA/France v Germany in the final most likely. __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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06.21.2019, 02:59 AM	#12238
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	TBH, I haven't watched any of the National League games. Don't know about the rest of Europe but certainly in England it's received minimal coverage.
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06.21.2019, 03:03 AM	#12239
_tunic_ invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I could live in eurHope Posts: 3,944	well, it did over here obviously . I don't recall that I watched the match though. I have the tendency to change the TV channel whenever I see his face ... __________________ what comes first, the music or the words?
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06.21.2019, 03:09 AM	#12240
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I think even in England there's a limit to how much football people can take. The intense final weeks of the Prem, followed by the all-England CL and Euro finals probably left a lot of fans burnt out and in need of a break. I know I did. Plus it coincided with the Cricket World Cup.
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