| Irritated by that 00:41 - Jun 30 with 2706 views | judespiveyg |
Yet another game where one side doesn't even bother to play any football. Nice to see Enciso score but Paraguay are a hell of a chore to watch. We've been deprived of an exciting Germany vs France third round tie to instead watch yet another infernal 90 minutes of a team refusing to leave their own half. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 00:45 - Jun 30 with 2418 views | Ryorry |
Nah, sorry, always enjoy underdogs going through, and delighted we won’t have to face Germany, esp in a penalty shootout. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 00:50 - Jun 30 with 2355 views | vapour_trail |
I thought Germany were shit. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 00:53 - Jun 30 with 2330 views | judespiveyg |
| Irritated by that on 00:50 - Jun 30 by vapour_trail |
I thought Germany were shit. |
Eh, difficult to look good with eleven players in the defensive box, hardly lends itself to free flowing football. Also very very unlucky with the disallowed goal. | |
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| Irritated by that on 00:56 - Jun 30 with 2318 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Are you new to football?? |  |
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| Irritated by that on 00:56 - Jun 30 with 2317 views | WicklowBlue |
There are multiple ways to play the beautiful game. Germany as posted earlier are toothless and on multiple occasions could have won the game, during normal time, extra time and even with penalties they had reprieves. But as is the norm Germany couldn't put the ball in the net....
Fair play Paraguay they put the effort in and made it count. Again I expect similar for our upcoming season and happy to do a Paraguay if it means more points. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 00:57 - Jun 30 with 2314 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Irritated by that on 00:50 - Jun 30 by vapour_trail |
I thought Germany were shit. |
They were.
Hitzelsperger pretty much said the same | |
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| Irritated by that on 01:03 - Jun 30 with 2281 views | gainsboroughblue |
It gave me hope for us next season. We are going to be in Paraguay's shoes a lot. [Post edited 30 Jun 1:04]
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| Irritated by that on 04:25 - Jun 30 with 2108 views | Benters |
Balls!
It was lovely to see the Germans losing. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 05:48 - Jun 30 with 1993 views | Churchman |
Germany were dreadful and whoever won was always going to lose to France next round.
It makes for a distorted game, but I’ve actually enjoyed seeing these so called ‘lesser’ countries stick it to the more established ones. The game is changing and there is no harm in that. Their supporters have been great too.
As for massed defence way of playing, at a much lower level we saw in the championship a lot of teams doing it against us and doing it well. There were plenty moaning that we should have done this or that but as this World Cup has shown, it’s not so easy to break these teams. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 06:30 - Jun 30 with 1882 views | MK1 |
Who cares how. Germany are OUT. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 06:36 - Jun 30 with 1863 views | cressi |
Finding a way to win is all important as we will need to do next season. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 07:43 - Jun 30 with 1660 views | theinbetweener |
What are you on about? Germany were terrible and deserve everything they got - nothing.
Well done to Paraguay - pretty on the eye? No. Energy, heart and desire? Yes.
Welcome to football. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 07:58 - Jun 30 with 1569 views | BloomBlue |
You'll see more and more of the low block as its proving successful, Mick Mccarthy was ahead of his time.
As the WC is demonstrating, even the best players/teams are struggling against it. Although ironically Brazil beat it, by pumping it long into the box. Maybe we will go back to that style for a lot of teams, couple of tall strikers, bypass the midfield and just pump it in, the anti Pep approach. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 08:27 - Jun 30 with 1451 views | cressi |
| Irritated by that on 07:58 - Jun 30 by BloomBlue |
You'll see more and more of the low block as its proving successful, Mick Mccarthy was ahead of his time.
As the WC is demonstrating, even the best players/teams are struggling against it. Although ironically Brazil beat it, by pumping it long into the box. Maybe we will go back to that style for a lot of teams, couple of tall strikers, bypass the midfield and just pump it in, the anti Pep approach. |
Trouble is wingers never want to beat a man on the outside no more and get the ball in always play on the opposite side come inside you lose ur width hence why Burns has been so good for us a wide man who hits the by line. | | | |
| Irritated by that on 09:06 - Jun 30 with 1289 views | Ryorry |
| Irritated by that on 04:25 - Jun 30 by Benters |
Balls!
It was lovely to see the Germans losing. |
And in a penalty shootout in the first knockout round was hilarious 😂 | |
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| Irritated by that on 09:12 - Jun 30 with 1248 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Irritated by that on 01:03 - Jun 30 by gainsboroughblue |
It gave me hope for us next season. We are going to be in Paraguay's shoes a lot. [Post edited 30 Jun 1:04]
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I can’t think of anything worse. Last thing I’m interested in is going to a football match to watch us park the bus for 90 mins. Fk that, I’ll take up tiddlywinks instead. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 09:14 - Jun 30 with 1231 views | homer_123 |
Define football. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 09:24 - Jun 30 with 1162 views | vapour_trail |
| Irritated by that on 07:58 - Jun 30 by BloomBlue |
You'll see more and more of the low block as its proving successful, Mick Mccarthy was ahead of his time.
As the WC is demonstrating, even the best players/teams are struggling against it. Although ironically Brazil beat it, by pumping it long into the box. Maybe we will go back to that style for a lot of teams, couple of tall strikers, bypass the midfield and just pump it in, the anti Pep approach. |
Get it fcking launched. | |
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| Irritated by that on 11:32 - Jun 30 with 938 views | Vaughan8 |
Paraguay got whacked by USA in the groups and then changed to being more defensive which has worked for them.
It's obviously not pretty, but what do you want them to do. If they play expansive football, they'd almost certainly lose.
Some people are in for a shock next season because that'll be us vs the top teams. | | | |
| Irritated by that on 11:58 - Jun 30 with 854 views | m14_blue |
| Irritated by that on 11:32 - Jun 30 by Vaughan8 |
Paraguay got whacked by USA in the groups and then changed to being more defensive which has worked for them.
It's obviously not pretty, but what do you want them to do. If they play expansive football, they'd almost certainly lose.
Some people are in for a shock next season because that'll be us vs the top teams. |
It's not the uber defensiveness I object to, it's the constant diving and play acting.
Of course everyone does it but they are at the very worst extreme. | | | |
| Irritated by that on 12:01 - Jun 30 with 829 views | Vaughan8 |
| Irritated by that on 11:58 - Jun 30 by m14_blue |
It's not the uber defensiveness I object to, it's the constant diving and play acting.
Of course everyone does it but they are at the very worst extreme. |
Yes. Paraguay were definitely not likeable. That 23 was a little sh!t all game. Surprised he didn't get sent off.
Almiron was falling over at every opportunity. | | | |
| Irritated by that on 12:59 - Jun 30 with 725 views | benrhyddingblue |
| Irritated by that on 00:56 - Jun 30 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Are you new to football?? |
My thought too | | | |
| Irritated by that on 13:39 - Jun 30 with 612 views | keighleyblue |
| Irritated by that on 11:32 - Jun 30 by Vaughan8 |
Paraguay got whacked by USA in the groups and then changed to being more defensive which has worked for them.
It's obviously not pretty, but what do you want them to do. If they play expansive football, they'd almost certainly lose.
Some people are in for a shock next season because that'll be us vs the top teams. |
Yep, it will be the McGiven era all over again. |  | | |
| Irritated by that on 14:15 - Jun 30 with 551 views | Guthrum |
| Irritated by that on 08:27 - Jun 30 by cressi |
Trouble is wingers never want to beat a man on the outside no more and get the ball in always play on the opposite side come inside you lose ur width hence why Burns has been so good for us a wide man who hits the by line. |
Even just players willing to run at defenders, rather than jogging a few paces before stopping and passing sideways or backwards.
It's notable what a difference the likes of Saka (who will do that) make to England. |  |
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| Irritated by that on 14:18 - Jun 30 with 545 views | Guthrum |
| Irritated by that on 07:58 - Jun 30 by BloomBlue |
You'll see more and more of the low block as its proving successful, Mick Mccarthy was ahead of his time.
As the WC is demonstrating, even the best players/teams are struggling against it. Although ironically Brazil beat it, by pumping it long into the box. Maybe we will go back to that style for a lot of teams, couple of tall strikers, bypass the midfield and just pump it in, the anti Pep approach. |
Always the way with sport. Someone comes up with a cunning tactic, it becomes hugely fashionable, opponents evolve a method of negating it, somebody invents (or, often, resurrects) a way of dealing with that and so the cycle starts again. | |
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