| FIFA World Cup thread. 12:02 - Nov 15 with 136473 views | Snipper |
I’m trying to get excited about this World Cup, but to no avail :-((.
I’ve just watched Sky Sports World Cup preview with Gary Neville, Jamie Redknapp, Jamie Carragher & Karen Carney. Utterly depressing viewing. Same old, same old. Picking players for the starting XI not playing for their clubs, or totally off form.
I’m hoping this thread can get the juices flowing.
Do any of you think England have a chance? |  | | |  |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 12:18 - Nov 30 with 2405 views | Northernr |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 11:44 - Nov 30 by PinnerPaul |
For all the talking up, Wales were simply awful in all 3 matches.
1 goal, a pen and their 'legends' clearly not fit/any good anymore.
As for comms etc, its all subjective. I can just about put up with most except Jonathan Pearce who really grates with me. |
They really were shockingly bad. Who would have thought a manager binned by Northampton and Port Vale would come up short in a World Cup?
The insistence that Ramsey had to play every bloody minute basically meant and already limited side was going at it with ten men. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:06 - Nov 30 with 2329 views | soops |
I think I'd be angrier as a Wales fan with the first half more than the second. It's like they were playing for a 0-0 despite having to win. From the 'expert' comments at half time it was seen as a tremendous strategy to show a complete lack of ambition and then wait for Bale to have a free kick from 25 yards at some point to win the game. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:18 - Nov 30 with 2287 views | bosh67 |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:06 - Nov 30 by soops |
I think I'd be angrier as a Wales fan with the first half more than the second. It's like they were playing for a 0-0 despite having to win. From the 'expert' comments at half time it was seen as a tremendous strategy to show a complete lack of ambition and then wait for Bale to have a free kick from 25 yards at some point to win the game. |
I agree I thought Wales would come straight out the blocks and put us on the back foot like the USA. But they just sat deep and did nothing to come at us. It felt extremely comfortable and unless they pulled off some freak goal at 0-0 they weren't going to have more ambition. They say Bale was injured but realistically he has seemingly lost a great deal of his pace and not adapted to another playing style. Ramsey looked completely shot for them. I think the old guard there are finished and they have to concentrate on the young players and they have a few of those. I would be pretty angry if I was a Wales fan. I thought USA really should have beaten them, Iran deserved to beat them and they came out against us with singularly little ambition. A great achievement to make the WC but their performance in it really was a whimper. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:36 - Nov 30 with 2256 views | R_from_afar |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 00:21 - Nov 30 by SydneyRs |
Costa Rica are worse, don't let their fluke win v Japan deceive you. They are 25/1 to beat Germany... Also Tunisia, Australia and others are worse than Wales IMHO.
US could beat Holland, who I don't think are that good. [Post edited 30 Nov 2022 0:23]
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Yeah, Costa Rica are poor but I love plucky underdogs and respect a country which makes massive use of renewable energy and got rid of its army*.
The other reason I like them is because they keep the pundits honest. They struggle to get away with the usual lazy cross referring to Premiership and Champions League players because, if I recall correctly, only one of their starting eleven last Sunday, Navas, plays in the Europe. I think the other ten all play in Costa Rica, which is incredible.
* It's actually their Army Abolition Day tomorrow. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:45 - Nov 30 with 2239 views | Juzzie |
It felt to me Wales knew they had no chance of progressing so decided to try and avoid losing to England.
Great free kick for the first goal but the goalie should have been further to his left, might have had a chance to save it then. Felt he didn’t fully trust the wall so went slightly to his right to try and cover both sides which is not possible. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:48 - Nov 30 with 2225 views | PlanetHonneywood |
For all their pre- and by the sound of it, actual tournament noise, the Welsh were woeful.
The US really should have had all three points, and as for 'it's only Iran' well enough said.
I agree with the poster about the Yanks doing the Dutch. Senegal won't be easy, but if we see Sterling and Mount in the starting XI we'll be making it harder for ourselves. Kane looks a little off the pace too. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:58 - Nov 30 with 2176 views | PinnerPaul |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 12:18 - Nov 30 by Northernr |
They really were shockingly bad. Who would have thought a manager binned by Northampton and Port Vale would come up short in a World Cup?
The insistence that Ramsey had to play every bloody minute basically meant and already limited side was going at it with ten men. |
Indeed - Ramsey looked like he was blowing after 10 mins last night! |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:01 - Nov 30 with 2160 views | BAWHoops |
Only Qatar have been worse than Wales. Absolutely hopeless |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:10 - Nov 30 with 2131 views | themodfather |
wales went to Qatar thinking they are a top team, world contenders but are really an over rated league one side v a top 6 prem side!
Senegal are big, strong, quick and a proper threat .
glad we put the noisy neighbours in their place, now we move on. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:24 - Nov 30 with 2086 views | Sonofpugwash |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:10 - Nov 30 by themodfather |
wales went to Qatar thinking they are a top team, world contenders but are really an over rated league one side v a top 6 prem side!
Senegal are big, strong, quick and a proper threat .
glad we put the noisy neighbours in their place, now we move on. |
There's self delusion and there's Welsh self delusion.They certainly are world class when it comes to that.Days prior to the game BBC Wales had reporters going into schools geeing up the kids with tales of derring do and hysterically patriotic jumping around.God knows what psychological effect this had had on the poor little mites.
But then it's in the DNA I suppose(or maybe DNQ of course) |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:01 - Nov 30 with 2037 views | stowmarketrange |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:24 - Nov 30 by Sonofpugwash |
There's self delusion and there's Welsh self delusion.They certainly are world class when it comes to that.Days prior to the game BBC Wales had reporters going into schools geeing up the kids with tales of derring do and hysterically patriotic jumping around.God knows what psychological effect this had had on the poor little mites.
But then it's in the DNA I suppose(or maybe DNQ of course) |
To be fair they did go into English schools too,or least they did on bbc breakfast yesterday.
What I can’t understand though is why have the virtually dead rubber of France v Tunisia on bbc1 and a game that means something to both teams on the red button? |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:24 - Nov 30 with 1968 views | Silverfoxqpr |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:48 - Nov 30 by PlanetHonneywood |
For all their pre- and by the sound of it, actual tournament noise, the Welsh were woeful.
The US really should have had all three points, and as for 'it's only Iran' well enough said.
I agree with the poster about the Yanks doing the Dutch. Senegal won't be easy, but if we see Sterling and Mount in the starting XI we'll be making it harder for ourselves. Kane looks a little off the pace too. |
I've been 'lucky' enough to have watched most of this tournament as I'm currently on gardening leave. Anyway Senegal have looked pretty bl00dy good to me so far, very quick and VERY physical, think we're up against it a bit personally and would have preferred the orange blokes. And let's face it Aldershot Town would have given Wales a good game last night, they were dire all round. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:36 - Nov 30 with 1945 views | QPRSteve |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:01 - Nov 30 by stowmarketrange |
To be fair they did go into English schools too,or least they did on bbc breakfast yesterday.
What I can’t understand though is why have the virtually dead rubber of France v Tunisia on bbc1 and a game that means something to both teams on the red button? |
It's on BBC 2 | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:42 - Nov 30 with 1914 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 14:24 - Nov 30 by Sonofpugwash |
There's self delusion and there's Welsh self delusion.They certainly are world class when it comes to that.Days prior to the game BBC Wales had reporters going into schools geeing up the kids with tales of derring do and hysterically patriotic jumping around.God knows what psychological effect this had had on the poor little mites.
But then it's in the DNA I suppose(or maybe DNQ of course) |
That nonsense speech from the actor Michael Sheen to a sea of confused Welsh footballers before they departed for Qatar looks to have been wasted. | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:46 - Nov 30 with 1908 views | stowmarketrange |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 15:36 - Nov 30 by QPRSteve |
It's on BBC 2 |
Cheers. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 30 with 1812 views | daveB |
If Australia score again do they win the group?
Ignore me just seen the goal difference. Was just starting to get excited about England avoiding France for a second
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:39 - Nov 30 with 1805 views | MrSheen |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 30 by daveB |
If Australia score again do they win the group?
Ignore me just seen the goal difference. Was just starting to get excited about England avoiding France for a second
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Nope, France are three goals ahead on GD. Looking bad for Brentford though.
Fark me, could be Wales in the red shirts [Post edited 30 Nov 2022 16:41]
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:47 - Nov 30 with 1779 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Tunisia doing everything Wales should have done. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:56 - Nov 30 with 1752 views | daveB |
incredible from Australia to get through, fully deserved as well. Shocked at how poor Denmark have been, fancied them to go far | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:01 - Nov 30 with 1734 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:56 - Nov 30 by daveB |
incredible from Australia to get through, fully deserved as well. Shocked at how poor Denmark have been, fancied them to go far |
I had a punt on Denmark for finalists, the Carlsberg peddling bastards | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:02 - Nov 30 with 1728 views | Mick_S |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:01 - Nov 30 by BazzaInTheLoft |
I had a punt on Denmark for finalists, the Carlsberg peddling bastards |
If baz did bets...  |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:24 - Nov 30 with 1681 views | stowmarketrange |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:47 - Nov 30 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Tunisia doing everything Wales should have done. |
I went to make a cuppa thinking that it was 1-1.It was only when I watched the end of the program that I saw the French goal was disallowed for offside.Well done Tunisia.Shame it wasn’t enough. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:58 - Nov 30 with 1629 views | ManinBlack |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 13:45 - Nov 30 by Juzzie |
It felt to me Wales knew they had no chance of progressing so decided to try and avoid losing to England.
Great free kick for the first goal but the goalie should have been further to his left, might have had a chance to save it then. Felt he didn’t fully trust the wall so went slightly to his right to try and cover both sides which is not possible. |
That is how I saw it. Wales content to draw 0-0. I think they knew if they attacked us our better players like Foden would have picked them off on the counter. Once USA went ahead it meant they had to beat England 4-0 which was never going to happen. They probably felt Iran would not turn it round so no point going gung ho. Very subdued in North Wales today... |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 19:40 - Nov 30 with 1695 views | DWQPR |
If anybody thinks that VAR is fair then check the decision that has given Argentina a penalty. Totally bent decision. And the angles provided do not show that the Polish keeper actually touched the ball first before his hand glanced Messi’s head. Thankfully justice was done with a Messi missing the penalty. | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 19:41 - Nov 30 with 1694 views | Toast_R |
Great penalty save and justice done. |  | | |
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