World Cup 2018

[OTF 7295]

On 29/03/2018 at 03:38, Tdansmith said:

Jesus MOTM for Brazil.

Big weekend coming up for him.

[McFaul 35]

Quick World Cup Predictions

 

Group A (TOP 2 go through)

1 Uruguay

2 Russia

3 Egypt

4 Saudi Arabia

 

Group B 

1 Spain

2 Portugal 

3 Morocco 

4 Iran 

 

Group C

1 France

2 Denmark

3 Peru 

4 Australia

 

Group D 

1 Argentina

2 Croatia

3 Iceland 

4 Nigeria

 

Group E

1 Brazil

2 Serbia

3 Costa Rica

4 Switzerland

 

Group F 

1 Germany

2 Mexico

3 South Korea

4 Sweden

 

Group G

1 England

2 Belgium

3 Tunisia

4 Panama

 

Group H

1 Colombia

2 Senegal

3 Poland

4 Japan 

 

Second Round

 

Uruguay - PORTUGAL 

FRANCE - Croatia

BRAZIL - Mexico

ENGLAND - Senegal

SPAIN - Russia

ARGENTINA - Denmark 

GERMANY - Serbia

Belgium - COLOMBIA

 

Quarter Finals 

 

Portugal - FRANCE

BRAZIL - England

SPAIN - Argentina

GERMANY - Colomboa

 

Semi Finals

 

FRANCE - Brazil

Spain - GERMANY

 

Final 

 

France - GERMANY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ewerk 30569]

 

Maybe England fans aren't all thick.

[Ayatollah Hermione 13861]

I assume the Americans don't realise they haven't qualified.

[Dr Gloom 21912]

I fully expect us to lose to Belgium. They have some world class players. We have Jake Livermore and Jordan Henderson pulling the strings in midfield. We couldn’t even beat Iceland.

[Graing 15]

8 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

I assume the Americans don't realise they haven't qualified.

 

Ouch. 

 

[Howay 12496]

8 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

I fully expect us to lose to Belgium. They have some world class players. We have Jake Livermore and Jordan Henderson pulling the strings in midfield. We couldn’t even beat Iceland.

Belgium’s main issue is at times they look like a team of individuals, well that and the fact Roberto Martinez is their manager. Not that I hold much hope of England getting a result but at least Southgate does seem to have them playing as some sort of team.

Still, as you mention he favours a central midfield that completely wastes any chance for quick attacks which is what an England side with the likes of Ligaard, Alli, Sterling, Kane, Vardy, and Rashford should be focusing on. While it’ll never happen bringing Jonjo as a plan B really is a bit of a non-brainer since he offers something actually different from all of the sideways passers he will fill CM with. 

[Tdansmith 3259]

16 hours ago, ewerk said:

 

Maybe England fans aren't all thick.

796,000 Russians ! 

Black Tshirt sales must be going through the roof.

[PaddockLad 17244]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/19/jonjo-shelvey-england-midfielder-world-cup?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Andrew 4748]

1 hour ago, PaddockLad said:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/19/jonjo-shelvey-england-midfielder-world-cup?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

That might be the best thing shes ever written.

 

[Dr Gloom 21912]

But she begins a line in her second par with the word moreover, ugh 

[Andrew 4748]

5 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

But she begins a line in her second par with the word moreover, ugh 

 

I do like this line though

 

Quote

In a world of beige central midfielders specialising in neat, short, tidy sideways manoeuvres, his ability to really hurt opponents provides a welcome splash of shocking pink.

 

[Dr Gloom 21912]

her writing style is so pompous 

[Rayvin 5217]

Really? I always thought it was somewhere between tabloid and broadsheet. I don't really think she's good enough to write for them, not when she has to stand up alongside people like Ronay. That said, the other 'regional' football reporters are about the same level.

Edited April 20, 2018 by Rayvin

[Dr Gloom 21912]

pompous doesn't mean she's lucid, or talented 

[Ayatollah Hermione 13861]

Think that’s the first article of hers I’ve read that doesn’t mention Steven Taylor

[Alex 35063]

1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said:

her writing style is so pompous 

Yeah, it's really affected. That piece is actually not too bad though, not just the subject matter but the style itself is more reserved than usual. I don't actually mind reading stuff that's stylistically a bit pretentious if the writer can carry it off but her stuff is usually unreadable.

[The Fish 10855]

6 minutes ago, Alex said:

I don't actually mind reading stuff that's stylistically a bit pretentious if the writer can carry it off

Thanks

[Isegrim 9762]

7 hours ago, The Fish said:

Thanks

IF!

[The Fish 10855]

4 hours ago, Isegrim said:

IF!

you, get out, before september, remember, that I’m still inside, but I’m dry, I’m dry

[Tdansmith 3259]

Asked about possible selection for England, Shelvey said: "I would love to go to the World Cup. It would be my dream but it's not down to me, that decision lies with Gareth Southgate."

[Howay 12496]

It’s mental having a side with pace of Sterling, Lingaard, Kane, and Alli up top and not wanting to bring a bloke that could lay on some great balls to them in favour of three players that would wince at the thought of attempting a pass over 8 yards. He’d be a great option in a game where the team is set up to play on the counter, or a 2nd option to if we are dominating possession but can’t break down a team sitting deep. 

[Dr Gloom 21912]

I’d start him alongside dier in centre midfield 

[ewerk 30569]

He has an amazing passing range. What might go against him is that he’s neither an attacking nor defensive midfielder. So isn’t easy to pigeonhole for the team.

[Alex 35063]

I think (and perhaps Southgate agrees) that he wouldn't be as effective as international sides tend to sit a bit deeper than ones in the Premier League and this would be even more the case if England were chasing a game. I still think it's crackers he can't even get into the squad given the other options though