Second place in this group may have a pretty low points tally
Russia vs South Korea - BBC One 11pm KO
8 of 9
Glad we didn't get a winner as neither side deserved one.
The only plus is we didn't get another goalless game.
The only plus is we didn't get another goalless game.
Originally Posted by robborocks:
“They're shit
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“They're shit
”
Seems that way. I thought they would push Belgium hard in this group based on the qualifying.
I don't know why people fancied Russia to win. I knew they were crap at football, always have been (since it became Russia). And I'm originally from Russia. Didn't need a gene to predict they would play terribly.
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“This Russian team did very well in qualifying but they seem preposterously conservative. Why take a draw when Belgium will be a tough opponent and Algeria will organise well? Are they just betting on bettering Korea's results and settling for second place? Or are they just shit?
”
“This Russian team did very well in qualifying but they seem preposterously conservative. Why take a draw when Belgium will be a tough opponent and Algeria will organise well? Are they just betting on bettering Korea's results and settling for second place? Or are they just shit?
”
It's looking like it could be a mirror image of Capello's 2010 campaign. Keeper howler in the first game which you draw 1-1. End up second in your group, and then get thumped by Germany in the second round!
Originally Posted by Bosox:
“It's looking like it could be a mirror image of Capello's 2010 campaign. Keeper howler in the first game which you draw 1-1. End up second in your group, and then get thumped by Germany in the second round!”
“It's looking like it could be a mirror image of Capello's 2010 campaign. Keeper howler in the first game which you draw 1-1. End up second in your group, and then get thumped by Germany in the second round!”
Is their next game Algeria? That would be a freaky coincidence (and a game to miss if this mirror image thing is to pan out)
BBC giving us a Capello interview to remind us all to be thankful for Roy Hodgson.
They're getting as bad as WWE.
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“That might be the worst goalkeeping error I've ever seen.
I wish BBC would shut up about Twitter.”
“That might be the worst goalkeeping error I've ever seen.
I wish BBC would shut up about Twitter.”
They're getting as bad as WWE.
Originally Posted by Joooe:
“BBC giving us a Capello interview to remind us all to be thankful for Roy Hodgson.
They're getting as bad as WWE.”
“BBC giving us a Capello interview to remind us all to be thankful for Roy Hodgson.
They're getting as bad as WWE.
”
It's all a bit desperate. It doesn't make you hip or down with the kids. I'm on Twitter and I'll freely admit that most people on it a complete mouth-breathers (as you'll know from seeing that stupid ticker on Raw.
)
Gotta say, I think Lennon is a great pundit. He really just summed up the difference between Messi and Ronaldo in a way that I've thought about but never quite been able to put into words. Similar to Federer vs Nadal in tennis in that regard.
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Is their next game Algeria? That would be a freaky coincidence (and a game to miss if this mirror image thing is to pan out)”
“Is their next game Algeria? That would be a freaky coincidence (and a game to miss if this mirror image thing is to pan out)”
Luckily not, they play Belgium next
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Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Gotta say, I think Lennon is a great pundit. He really just summed up the difference between Messi and Ronaldo in a way that I've thought about but never quite been able to put into words. Similar to Federer vs Nadal in tennis in that regard.”
“Gotta say, I think Lennon is a great pundit. He really just summed up the difference between Messi and Ronaldo in a way that I've thought about but never quite been able to put into words. Similar to Federer vs Nadal in tennis in that regard.”
It sounded like nonsense to me. Ronaldo is more 'manufactured'? He's the best player in the world, probably the most complete attacking player to have ever played the game.
Originally Posted by FrankieFixer:
“It sounded like nonsense to me. Ronaldo is more 'manufactured'? He's the best player in the world, probably the most complete attacking player to have ever played the game.”
“It sounded like nonsense to me. Ronaldo is more 'manufactured'? He's the best player in the world, probably the most complete attacking player to have ever played the game.”
It made perfect sense. Ronaldo is less 'natural' than Messi in the sense that he gets ahead on his pace and power, which are attributes that he has had to work very hard to hone. Messi just seems more effortless and has more pure, natural skill. That's why he'll always be superior to Ronaldo in my opinion.
Having just seen the highlights I'm surprised there was only one goalkeeping mistake.
Neither keep could cope with the long range efforts.
Neither keep could cope with the long range efforts.
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Why bother interviewing Fabio when we all know his English isn't good?”
“Why bother interviewing Fabio when we all know his English isn't good?”
I wonder how his Russian is!
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“Gotta say, I think Lennon is a great pundit. He really just summed up the difference between Messi and Ronaldo in a way that I've thought about but never quite been able to put into words. Similar to Federer vs Nadal in tennis in that regard.”
“Gotta say, I think Lennon is a great pundit. He really just summed up the difference between Messi and Ronaldo in a way that I've thought about but never quite been able to put into words. Similar to Federer vs Nadal in tennis in that regard.”
What did he say?
To me Ronaldo looks like a 16 year old playing with a bunch of 8 year olds. Bigger, stronger, faster, better
Messi looks like an 8 year old playing with a bunch of 15 year olds and he's still better than them
That's how I've always seen it, apologies if a pundit has already said that
Originally Posted by rupert_pupkin:
“What did he say?
To me Ronaldo looks like a 16 year old playing with a bunch of 8 year olds. Bigger, stronger, faster, better
Messi looks like an 8 year old playing with a bunch of 15 year olds and he's still better than them
That's how I've always seen it, apologies if a pundit has already said that”
“What did he say?
To me Ronaldo looks like a 16 year old playing with a bunch of 8 year olds. Bigger, stronger, faster, better
Messi looks like an 8 year old playing with a bunch of 15 year olds and he's still better than them
That's how I've always seen it, apologies if a pundit has already said that
”
That he thinks that people have an affinity/affection for Messi deep down because he is a more natural and instinctive talent while Ronaldo is a workhorse who had to put in a lot more effort to build his game to what it is.
After having nearly 24 hours to think about it, I'm even more incredulous at how bad this match was.
8 of 9
