After my sterling predictive work of wins for Slovakia and England yesterday i think Turkey could get at least a point here.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Sunday, 12 June 2016 12:43 (eight years ago) link
got this as a 2-2
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 June 2016 12:57 (eight years ago) link
Excited for this. 1-3.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 12 June 2016 12:59 (eight years ago) link
england were decent, although i'm not as sold on them as WD. The control in midfield was promising helped by the 2 wide forwards, unfortunately this positive is countered by the fact that the control they help foster means england play 2 wide frwds one of which lallana pretty much never scores and the other sterling can't finish which means they're relying on kane to score and he looked a little off it last night.
should be noted that I rowed back my admittedly overzealous comments on the quality of the England performance; it's more the spirit of the thing that I admire, even when we weren't playing that well we were at least trying to.
more than praising the performance i was trying to express my disgust that after how many years of ppl begging for exactly this ("we don't care about the results! it's the turgid style of play!" etc., you wake up the next morning after a performance that was at worst encouraging (and at times positively thrilling) and it's still the same old shit in the newspapers / fb feed /w.e. bunch of moaning wankers
really excited about this one, i've got money on the score draw so i'm hoping to see something from Turkey here
― Windsor Davies, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:01 (eight years ago) link
Friend of mine predicts Turkey to win the competition. Highly doubtful but she did predict Leicester to win the league.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:05 (eight years ago) link
That was a yellow if I ever saw one, but you could see the ref indicating w/ three fingers that he thought it's too early in the game smh
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:05 (eight years ago) link
England were ok against a poor outfit last night but the inability to make good use of possession and time out wide is something thats been a big trend in english football the past few years and showed last night. Sterling is exciting but pretty useless. Walker is the kind of player youd be happy to let cross all night as an opposition manager. Without incision through the middle its very easy to lock kane down.
Tbink wilshere and sturridge provide a little more of that than was evident in last night's lineup but without true width its just too compact in the centre.
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:40 (eight years ago) link
Croatia otoh plenty of quality crossing but wasted so far
Oh my word luka
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
ooooh luka
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
Modric <333
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
God. Just the greatest little player.
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:42 (eight years ago) link
Well that woke me up
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:42 (eight years ago) link
hmm keeper poor on replay, still luka is lovely
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:42 (eight years ago) link
Disagree. The dip and pace on that gave him another dimension to worry about.
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
think modric is the most obviously fantastic player whom i resisted recognising said fantasticness for the longest time.
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
lot of shit keeping so far
don't even have a dodgy ball to blame either
― Number None, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
don't think i rated him till his last season at spurs iirc, shamefully belated on my part.xp
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:45 (eight years ago) link
Don't think this was shit keeping. It was an unexpected strike and fast as a cannonball.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:46 (eight years ago) link
Think if youre criticising the keeper there youre looking for reasons not to love football there i said it
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
turned on the radio, Lawrenson blaming the keeper, i'll go with the opposite of whatever Lawrenson says
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:49 (eight years ago) link
Sterling really reminds me of when Gervinho played for us, they are best and fastest players to run into the opposition and give away the ball, achieving absolutely nothing
― plums (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:49 (eight years ago) link
Lennon
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:50 (eight years ago) link
Walcott actually better than them, which from me yknow
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:51 (eight years ago) link
Oh, he always blames the keeper and if a keeper makes a spectacularly good save, it's "One for the cameras there". Twat.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:53 (eight years ago) link
Again- hates football
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:53 (eight years ago) link
Definitely.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:55 (eight years ago) link
Hoddle blaming the keeper there on ITV. Again, tempted to go against him just because, y'know, twat. Bilic basically telling him to shut up.
― ailsa, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:55 (eight years ago) link
TV3 has a female analyst and she is exactly as bad as anyone else in the role, viva progress
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:55 (eight years ago) link
looking at it again the keeper seemed woefully unprepared to me. but it's true i do hate football tbf.
luka's technique was exemplary from an insanely difficult ball
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:55 (eight years ago) link
Croatia Turkey definitely the best kit pairing so far fwiw.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
She blamed the gk but in the nicest way possible
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
British ex-players should be banned from punditry for the duration of this tournament.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
dunno i'd quite happily sub in souness for anyone the bbc has fronting up for them
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:57 (eight years ago) link
Gk sees it late and did well to get close enough for his missing it completely to look pretty bad. Again id argue the dip had a lot to do with it
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Nice connection, loses points aesthetically for being too central and bouncing before it goes in. Not a "great" goal
― Number None, Sunday, 12 June 2016 13:58 (eight years ago) link
If Charlie Adam or some other midtable EPL landfill had scored that in an inconsequential game everyone would be pissing their pants.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:01 (eight years ago) link
everyone hates charlie adam
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:02 (eight years ago) link
so no
imagine if it was Joe Hart in goal xpost
― Number None, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link
exactly
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:04 (eight years ago) link
Great goal.
― a goon shaped fule (onimo), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:08 (eight years ago) link
Ref sprays line. Everyone steps over line. Ref does nothing.
― a goon shaped fule (onimo), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:10 (eight years ago) link
how du miss that ?!
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:12 (eight years ago) link
absolute shocker
― The Brexit Club (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:13 (eight years ago) link
srna no way
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
Croatia starting to look like contenders here
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
What have i missed, was oit of room for a minute
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:15 (eight years ago) link
Bounce of ball is irrelevant imo if the pace has it going by you like that
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:16 (eight years ago) link
keeper parried the ball out to Srna, screwed it wide with most of the goal to aim at
― Number None, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:16 (eight years ago) link
shame that would have been a beautiful goal after modric turned and flicked himself out of pressure at the start of the move there
― pandemic, Sunday, 12 June 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link