Re: Pre World Cup Friendlies Thread

[Hapless_Hans]

honestly think Dembélé was coming back from offside for that goal

they didn't show a proper replay but I'm fairly certain

[Hapless_Hans]

You have VAR in the game and they don't flag this offside?

No commentator even mentionign it?

What the hell

[Cruijf]

It's because it went off the defender. Good call.

[Hapless_Hans]

It's because it went off the defender. Good call.

It's not a pass from the defender. It's a deflection.

[Hapless_Hans]

Active Play
“Gaining an advantage by being in that position”
means:

Playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or
crossbar, having previously been in an offside position.

Playing a ball, that rebounds to him off an opponent,
having previously been in an offside position.

https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/refereeing/5.%20law%2011_554.pdf

It's a blatant offside goal and it's shocking referees don't even call it with the help of VAR

[Hapless_Hans]

hmm

looking again, defender makes a tackle
so probably not a 'rebound'

guess you're rgiht @Cruijff

[S]

The midfield France fielded today is the best combo they could use in the world cup

Tolisso-Kante-Pogba

[sportsczy]

Other than Umtiti... that's not the back 4 for France. Sidibe-Varane-Umtiti-Mendy.

Lucas and Pavard are not very good going forward. It's a big difference.

Other than that... Giroud will start over Dembele.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

The midfield France fielded today is the best combo they could use in the world cup

Tolisso-Kante-Pogba

Agreed, if you are going midfield 3 anyway. NZonzi instead of Tolisso is too defensive IMO.

[Hapless_Hans]

Pogba really is just a waste of space in this current form. The guy is laughable, a clown. Needs to be benched to get him thinking.

Sad to see what has become of him. What the $$$$$$ have done to him.

[sportsczy]

Physical players will look poor in games right before a WC... they can't be physical as they don't want to get injured. So they look like they're a step off.

Kante was meh today too.

The attacking players tend to look the best as they don't get tackled much lol.

Italy actually played France fairly physical... but not so much the other way around.

These games aren't that useful other than fitness.

[S]

Pogba was booed when he came off. Deschamps asked about it and said 'better not to focus on it but I would've preferred it didn't happen.' Didn't look happy at all when asked about it.

— Lana (@Cocolitooo) June 1, 2018

[Hapless_Hans]

Physical players will look poor in games right before a WC... they can't be physical as they don't want to get injured. So they look like they're a step off.

Kante was meh today too.

The attacking players tend to look the best as they don't get tackled much lol.

Italy actually played France fairly physical... but not so much the other way around.

These games aren't that useful other than fitness.

That would be a neat excuse were it not for the fact Pogba has been looking equally shitty all season

[sportsczy]

He's been very good with NT all season, which is what DD cares about... and myself. I care little about how Mou uses him at Man U.

[Myesyats]

Pogba is not bad at all, I'm sure he'll play well at the WC. Mourinho is a bad influence.

He can't have many defensive duties assigned though. Suits him well to play alongside a workhorse like Kante.

[Hapless_Hans]

Germany lineup vs Austria:
1 Neuer - 3 Hector, 6 Khedira, 10 Özil, 16 Rüdiger, 18 Kimmich, 19 Sané, 20 Brandt, 21 Gündogan, 25 Petersen, 26 Süle

Neuer's first match since 8-9 months. Poor Ter Stegen

[Hapless_Hans]

Austria vs Germany will start only at 18:30 due to storm, rain and hale

[RealGunner]

All 3 of them?

[Hapless_Hans]

Apparently so. Although I imagine it's the hale that tipped the whole thing over.

Game will be starting either at 19.15h or not at all.

[Hapless_Hans]

for some strange reason, England NT games are the most boring games to watch
It's amazing how boring to watch they are

not sure why that is, it's not like they play significanty worse, or uglier, than other teams

[Hapless_Hans]

I think it may have to do with the NT game atmosphere in Wembley

[Jay29]

It's always a pre-season friendly atmosphere at Wembley. These games draw fans who are either first timers, young kids and people just there to see Wembley. Whereas the more vocal England support can't really afford to go.

The atmosphere at Elland Road for our game against Costa Rica next week will be a lot different.

[Hapless_Hans]

It's always a pre-season friendly atmosphere at Wembley. These games draw fans who are either first timers, young kids and people just there to see Wembley. Whereas the more vocal England support can't really afford to go.

The atmosphere at Elland Road for our game against Costa Rica next week will be a lot different.

Has the Wembley monopoly fallen then ?

That's fantastic news for the England NT

[RealGunner]

How did this Nigeria team make it lmao

Wtf is this


OUT

[Jay29]

It's always a pre-season friendly atmosphere at Wembley. These games draw fans who are either first timers, young kids and people just there to see Wembley. Whereas the more vocal England support can't really afford to go.

The atmosphere at Elland Road for our game against Costa Rica next week will be a lot different.

Has the Wembley monopoly fallen then ?

That's fantastic news for the England NT

For pre-tournament warm-ups only, I think. Before Euro 2016 they played at the Stadium of Light and the Emptihad.

Regular qualifiers are always going to be played at Wembley.

[Hapless_Hans]

I think it's absolutely vital for the connection between English club fans and the NT that the NT tours the stadia of the country for qualifier games too.

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