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I missed the game but just watched the highlights. Man for such a great game that soccer is they HAVE to do something about the stinking diving. The 1st goal was 100% due to a blatant dive.
Basically a mixture of Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Chelsea!
Curtois as goal keeper hell yeah. Either that, the Iranian guy, or the English dude, and Navas too perhaps as replacement, he did a hell of a job for Costa Rica this and the past world cup. I really wonder how would it be to get one team with the best possible players against another team with maybe the other best possible players.
RIP old BioWare - 1995-2016. I used to be a fan, now I'm just toxic.
So I'm the only person who found the finale boring? I skipped the first 15min of the second half in favor of finishing an episode of Westworld...
Lots of stupid penalty shenanigans. France didn't do much at all the first half. I was... confused.
I do like that France won simply because it has been exactly 20 years and I get nostalgic about playing the world cup game as a teenager. France won with a wimper rather than a bang but overall they do deserve it imo.
Had my money on them after the Argentina game. So no surprise here for me.
Feel a bit bad for Croatia. I would have been fine with either winning.
Overall, meh world cup for me. Surprising but meh.
So I'm the only person who found the finale boring? I skipped the first 15min of the second half in favor of finishing an episode of Westworld...
Lots of stupid penalty shenanigans. France didn't do much at all the first half. I was... confused.
I do like that France won simply because it has been exactly 20 years and I get nostalgic about playing the world cup game as a teenager. France won with a wimper rather than a bang but overall they do deserve it imo.
Had my money on them after the Argentina game. So no surprise here for me.
Feel a bit bad for Croatia. I would have been fine with either winning.
Overall, meh world cup for me. Surprising but meh.
How could it even be possible being a teenager b4 the year 2000?! IMPOSSIBLE!
Buy yeah, at least you like me can remember the cool age of 97-2002, unlike most people on these forums. Dem kiddos
Wew, what was I dissapointed in the way France played the 2nd half. They have by far the best team in the world when it comes to individual talent. The players they left back home in France are better than the current Dutch team as an example, with guys like Lacazette and Payet. Why in the world do they park the bus instead of going for that second goal? And more importantly, why does the referee reward them? I do not understand why he did not give Belgium a single chance to attack after France had been obviously wasting time and playing anti-football during the entirety of the extra-time. I'm not even a fan of Belgium (they cannot become world champions before the Netherlands because we will otherwise never hear the end of it) but this was just painful to watch. Mbappe in particular does not need 'Neymar tactics' to win a game, so his behaviour in particular was dissapointing.
France doesn't deserve the World Cup with anti-football like this. Guess it is up to Croatia to safe the day, because I also don't like the English team.
not every good defense is parking the bus.
"parking the bus" is sitting so deep that you dont have people in the front to counter-attack often. Yesterday France tore Belgium apart with their counterattacks. It's not the bus, it's a classic counter-attacking strategy. Kinda the same Belgium employed against brazilians.
A little bit of a late reply, but you're right about what parking the bus means. That being said, I didn't intend to use 'park the bus' as a summary of the whole game. It is true that France employed a very effective strategy of counter-attacking throughout almost the entire game. Parking the bus, combined with my grievances regarding how France played, were both directed at the last 10/15 minutes of the game . During those last minutes, France had no offensive intentions at all and betted everything on the 1-0 being enough to win. The free kick which was gained from the 'foul' on Mbappe was taken towards their own goal/defenders, the last corner was the usual 'stand in the corner until you either gain another corner or eventually lose the ball' and the entire team was generally positioned all the way back on their own half.
Is this a smart strategy? Yes, definitely, and it is very calculated. So again, it makes sense that they did this. That being said, I am still annoyed by the fact that arguably the best team in the world resorts to these tactics and refuses to dominate a match with their sheer quality. It got them the cup in the end so kudos for that, but I just find it a shame that France ultimately won like they did, especially because they can and should do so much better.
All in all, I found this quite a weak world cup, mostly devoid of memorable matches. Teams employing counter-attack tactics, goals coming from standard-situations, a discutable role for the VAR and a (even though it is deserved) winner who played horribly throughout the tournament. It was fun to watch in the background whilst doing something else, but not much more than that.
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All in all, I found this quite a weak world cup, mostly devoid of memorable matches. Teams employing counter-attack tactics, goals coming from standard-situations, a discutable role for the VAR and a (even though it is deserved) winner who played horribly throughout the tournament. It was fun to watch in the background whilst doing something else, but not much more than that.
------------------------------------------------------- - Are all believers idiots? - Of course not, it's just the insignificant 90% that make the rest look bad.
Indeed france sucked hard in the first half and video completely killed Croatia (penalty). Even the first goal was both a gift from the referee and croatia. Then it was the best situation for Pogba and Mbappe indeed. ANd Kante substitution trully stabilized the team
Anway wroatia sucked in all KO games but the final
Indeed france sucked hard in the first half and video completely killed Croatia (penalty). Even the first goal was both a gift from the referee and croatia. Then it was the best situation for Pogba and Mbappe indeed. ANd Kante substitution trully stabilized the team
Anway wroatia sucked in all KO games but the final
Champions du Monde !!!
the penalty call was right tho.
------------------------------------------------------- - Are all believers idiots? - Of course not, it's just the insignificant 90% that make the rest look bad.
Indeed france sucked hard in the first half and video completely killed Croatia (penalty).
the penalty call was right tho.
Well, it s not even really clear with the vid. The ball was not on goal but was a possible assist and the hand was not stuck to the body, but was nt moving toward the ball either. I m pretty sure the law isnt really clear enough in that case and referring culture makes the call. With the VAR, seems the new calling way is penalty, but it sucks in my book. I would prefer they wld call penalty for holding but that s another thing.
Well, it s not even really clear with the vid. The ball was not on goal but was a possible assist and the hand was not stuck to the body, but was nt moving toward the ball either. I m pretty sure the law isnt really clear enough in that case and referring culture makes the call. With the VAR, seems the new calling way is penalty, but it sucks in my book. I would prefer they wld call penalty for holding but that s another thing.
0:24-0:25 the hand was moving towards the ball. It's a clear penalty.
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